jporter12

Update.......

So check this shit out. If you've been following this thread you know that the engine light went out Wednesday night and the car has been running fine since then' date=' well....

So I let the car warm up about 10minutes in the garage this morning before heading back over here to Boyds. Light was off, started fine. Ran fine all the way to the parking lot of Boyds, I come to a stop in the parking lot and before I could put it in park it starts shaking and the engine light comes on and starts flashing, I put it in park and it continues to shake and flash. How's that for perfect timing!

They got wifi here and I brought my laptop so I'll be off and on here for probably several hours.[/quote']

Wow! It NEVER works that way! They're always broken until they hit our driveway! Then we try for days to duplicate the problem, seriously! It's not that we don't want to fix the car, or can't get to it, and feeding a line of B.S. (I know places that do that) but so many times we can't get a car to act up while we have it!

Best of luck to ya there Dave.... Now I'm off to work to play in the snow.....errrr fix cars...

RSVDon, Try entering Aprilia Italy in google maps, then zoom in a few levels! I'm guessing that's their building?

Those old Chrysler 4 cylinders would run forever! They had some power, too.... in their day....

Cool!

at the time of the FIRST post on this thread..that very post was my 1000th but i have a sneaking suspicion you knew that

I wouldn't be too sure about that...

At least this thread isn't about how shocked someone is that their Dodge Stratus or Plymouth Sundance is having issues.

I could throw in how shocking it is that my Intrepid is still running at 190k! Some recent semi-major repairs (simple for me, but for someone to bring it in for that stuff would be major) and everything looked great inside the engine, and I see no reason it won't go another 100k!

I don't think anyone thats driven a Protege5 can say they didn't like driving it. The handling is incredible' date=' its got a very low tight suspension.

Kinda like a gokart, very tight steering. Its an absolute blast to drive fast on curvy roads.[/quote']

Eh... I guess I've just driven too many sports cars, and been bitten by the bike bug! Not much on 4 wheels excites me that has less than 400 HP anymore. Don't take my comments as a put-down, as I said, there's a reason that there are so many different cars on the market!

^^^ Some things can't be un-seen....

Thanks for your vote of confidence.

I love my car.

It costs me alot in low profile tires.. but that's all I've had thus far. My 5-speed transmission car with 101k miles has been good to me.

Oh, and I replaced my plugs and wires with HIGH GRADE plugs/wires at 35,000 miles. It's also never late for a oil change.

Wish the tires were cheaper.. but pick your battles.

With proper care and maintenance, and a few repairs here and there, MOST cars will last a long time. I just don't like Mazda's, working on them, or driving them. THAT is why there are so many different cars out there though!

Even working in the auto repair field, I have problems with the car, and get behind on things, and it bit me a few weeks ago! I still have parts that I bought 6 months ago for both of our cars!

I think I have posted more in the last 30 days then I have in 3 years.

I've posted more in the past 8 or so months than ever, too!

You can pay for background checks/plate numbers online, thats not illegal to do.

http://www.docusearch.com/license-plate-lookup.html

Looks like $39. I found a site that checked out several, and many were actually the same thing with a different front end, which in turn sent to other sites. They said this one is the best. It's an option anyway.

I sent you a email in response to your question since I too own a Mazda Protege 5. My Zoom Zoom is a 2003.

Ugh, not another one!

In my opinion, Mazda is pretty low on the list of imports that I like, or think are decent. That's just my opinion though, and not meant to put anyone down for their choice in vehicles. They all break down, which is how I make my living! We just try our best not to be like the situation in this thread!

I did the work the radio at the police station before. It's really really illegal to do what you asked.

How about a P.I. that pays for access to this info? What's the legality of that? Not using the info, beyond name and address?

I just turned 500 posts a couple days ago. Looks like I have a long way to go.

Loser! For someone with nothing to do, you don't post much!

Time to tell him to GTFO?

What kind of messed up friendship do you two have?!?

Some things are better left unknown. Ya know, once you see something, it's tough to un-see it....

ok so i just hit my 1000th post... i kno i kno lame but then again.. ive been a member since 2006.. so kinda troll if ya will

As long as you've been too busy riding to post, it's all good. Otherwise.... You suck!

Any form where you don't crash and are fluid through the turn is "good form". Might not be the absolute fastest though. Or it might be.

That makes a lot of sense.

Leaning? You're supposed to lean?

No need for the busa riders...

I just want to say thanks to Ben and Carrie for keeping OR.n up and running.

I had an issue with my furnace last weekend and I don't believe I would have been able to get it fixed by myself without the help of some of the members.

Thanks Ben, Carrie, admins, and those that provide good information.

Where did you end up finding that HSI on New Years Day? That's awesome that you were able to!

good stuff, lots of helpful peeps on the site!

Lot's of drama, and entertainment, also! It's a well rouded deal in my opinion...

Just drove from Beavercreek through Kettering and then through to Centerville and it's not too bad. People amazingly aren't driving like complete morons yet. I was in the Legacy though so the AWD drive made whatever is on the roads mean about nothing. My wife said the Mazda didn't have as fun a time earlier. We're supposed to get a bit heavier snow before it starts to taper off around 3-4PM.

I go through stuff that many AWD vehicles won't with my Intrepid. I'm either a decent driver, or stupid!

We've already got over an inch of fresh snow. Calling for over 6 by morning. Gonna be a great night at work tonight.

How much does the snow affect the trains? I always wondered that.

Just a few flurries out this way.... We're not going to get much to talk about. The news will be talking about it like crazy though. I don't get it...