I suspect that automatic transmission Proteges aren't much different, despite the mildly higher gear ratios of the 4 speed in cars equipped thusly.
That's VERY high compared to most cars, and the result is an annoying drone that combines with awful road and windnoise to produce shouting conversations between my passengers and I. in 5th gear, cruising at the usual 80 MPH (in states where 75 is the legal limit, so 80 is reasonable), my RPMs are right at 4000. The net result is high RPMs in top gear on the highway. Redline in first is less than 30, and redline in second is less than 60.unusual for any car. My Mazda is a 5 speed manual, and in the interest of sprightly performance (less so by today's standards-the Mazda3 now has 160 HP), the transmission is geared very short. Whenever I visit my parents and cruise around in their 2002 VW passat, I'm always amazed at how quiet and smooth it rides at high speed, right up to 100+mPH (don't ask why I'm driving that fast). If there's one major complaint about my car, it's the highway cruising noise. As for your complaints about noisy highway cruising. It's simply a mechanical connection between the crankshaft and the camshaft via a belt or chain. In reply to 12th Feb 2007, 13:08 22nd Feb 2007, 02:26Ĭamshaft (timing belt) timing is never computerized. I had them put in another spark plug and I drove the car VERY SLOWLY never over 2,000 rmp to the nearest dealer and traded it in. The next morning I drove it back to Mazda, later that afternoon they called and said that the "rod" was broken and the engine needed to be replaced. I got it out of the shop and on my way home at a stop light it started shaking again. I had the car towed to the Mazda dealer who ran the diagnostic check on it and diagnosed that it needed a tune up. I immediately turned the car off, and tried again in case it was a fluke. In April of 2006, with 58,000 miles on the odometer, I got into it, turned the key, started it up, and it shook like there was an earthquake under the hood, the "check engine" light also did not go off after the car idled for a few moments.
I took excellent care of this car, the oil was changed EVERY 3000 miles religiously. I paid 20,000 (new car) in year 2003, almost fully loaded, so far, only changed alternator, oil.
#AVERAGE MILEAGE FOR 2003 MAZDA PROTEGE 5 MANUAL#
It had the 2.0 engine and 5 speed manual transmission. This car can go for another 5 more years, very reliable. I purchased my 2003 Mazda Protege LX in May of 2003.
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