[Tom D.]

In the fall of 1998 I bought a 1999 Mazda Protage with a 5 speed manual transmission. My oldest child was getting her learner's permit and I wanted her to learn to drive a car with a manuel transmission.

She learned how to drive on that car as have my other two kids. They drove that car to school everyday (35 miles each way).

This car has been driven hard. It has over 173,000 miles on it and has only had routine maintenance. It has been one tough car.

Why anyone would buy a car from Germans, who are not much above the French, is beyond me.

[Mark17]

Why anyone would buy a car from Germans, who are not much above the French, is beyond me.

I love my BMW 328is, and I would like to have another, but I am sure I will get a Toyota or Honda next, simply because of the price. The Bemer is nice, but too expensive for me. I still have this thing against Mazda, and maybe I shouldn't, but I bought a 1972 Mazda RX 2, and the engine blew up at 40,000 miles. I vowed, never again, and maybe I shouldn't have, but I did.

[oilfieldtrash]

I have never bought other than a VW(in 25 years) but the new Citroens C3,+ look great to me.