That's right, I couldn't live without a Mazda in my life. After I parted out my MX-3, I bought a 2003 Protege 5 with 65K miles (126K now). It had a beat up chassis, but it has been a great daily driver. It has gone cross country without ever letting me down. It's time to pay for its hard work, so I'm making this thread to share with my good pals here on Clubprotege my Protege 5 revive build ![Smilie](https://www.clubprotege.com/forum/core/images/smilies/smile.gif)
1st Day that I bought it. 65K miles, but pretty beat up. Bad clear coat, rust, broken bumpers, dented fender, bad tires, bad brakes, dirty interior, etc...
![](http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/mx-3_4evr/Protege%205/IMG_00451_zps88c530a0.jpg)
Every summer we go camping and take road trips for our daughter to learn and experience more of life
I was glad to drive my Protege 5 cross country!
![](http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/mx-3_4evr/Protege%205/087bfd68-aecb-4975-9dbc-e6515a1da3df_zpsadf2883b.jpg)
![](http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/mx-3_4evr/Protege%205/IMG_02851_zpse9dec3d5.jpg)
![](http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/mx-3_4evr/Protege%205/IMG_02861_zpsaedccd0e.jpg)
At bear country lol
![](http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/mx-3_4evr/Protege%205/IMG_02921_zps554b107e.jpg)
Great Teton National Park!
![](http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/mx-3_4evr/Protege%205/IMG_03111_zps45ff4343.jpg)
![](http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/mx-3_4evr/Protege%205/IMG_03171_zpsd3b835ea.jpg)
Bugs love my Yellow car lol
![](http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/mx-3_4evr/Protege%205/IMG_03181_zpsa9a91a23.jpg)
Then I bought an Ebay exhaust... Now it's back to OEM
![](http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/mx-3_4evr/Protege%205/IMG_03601_zps983e21ad.jpg)
![](http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/mx-3_4evr/Protege%205/IMG_05041_zpsf0c22e79.jpg)
Both of my cars years ago when someone tried to buy my 280Z and the Z kept saying no I stay with you Antonio hahaha (It kept having random issues as the guy was test driving it. It was back to normal once the guy left lol)
![](http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/mx-3_4evr/Protege%205/IMG_05181_zps43a92a88.jpg)
![](http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/mx-3_4evr/Protege%205/IMG_05191_zps5f30cfc9.jpg)
More camping
![](http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/mx-3_4evr/Protege%205/IMG_06911_zps9bc1fff3.jpg)
Tackling some rust... it didn't work for too long...
![](http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/mx-3_4evr/Protege%205/IMG_08221_zps2c50faa2.jpg)
![](http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/mx-3_4evr/Protege%205/IMG_08231_zps5567a733.jpg)
![](http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/mx-3_4evr/Protege%205/IMG_08261_zpsff59dbea.jpg)
![](http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/mx-3_4evr/Protege%205/IMG_08301_zps841f6011.jpg)
![](http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/mx-3_4evr/Protege%205/IMG_08321_zps04ed8277.jpg)
And this is how I've spent my summer on days off
![](http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/mx-3_4evr/Protege%205/IMG_09671_zpsc0a3cb0c.jpg)
-Antonio
![Smilie](https://www.clubprotege.com/forum/core/images/smilies/smile.gif)
1st Day that I bought it. 65K miles, but pretty beat up. Bad clear coat, rust, broken bumpers, dented fender, bad tires, bad brakes, dirty interior, etc...
![](http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/mx-3_4evr/Protege%205/IMG_00451_zps88c530a0.jpg)
Every summer we go camping and take road trips for our daughter to learn and experience more of life
![Smilie](https://www.clubprotege.com/forum/core/images/smilies/smile.gif)
![](http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/mx-3_4evr/Protege%205/087bfd68-aecb-4975-9dbc-e6515a1da3df_zpsadf2883b.jpg)
![](http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/mx-3_4evr/Protege%205/IMG_02851_zpse9dec3d5.jpg)
![](http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/mx-3_4evr/Protege%205/IMG_02861_zpsaedccd0e.jpg)
At bear country lol
![](http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/mx-3_4evr/Protege%205/IMG_02921_zps554b107e.jpg)
Great Teton National Park!
![](http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/mx-3_4evr/Protege%205/IMG_03111_zps45ff4343.jpg)
![](http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/mx-3_4evr/Protege%205/IMG_03171_zpsd3b835ea.jpg)
Bugs love my Yellow car lol
![](http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/mx-3_4evr/Protege%205/IMG_03181_zpsa9a91a23.jpg)
Then I bought an Ebay exhaust... Now it's back to OEM
![](http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/mx-3_4evr/Protege%205/IMG_03601_zps983e21ad.jpg)
![](http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/mx-3_4evr/Protege%205/IMG_05041_zpsf0c22e79.jpg)
Both of my cars years ago when someone tried to buy my 280Z and the Z kept saying no I stay with you Antonio hahaha (It kept having random issues as the guy was test driving it. It was back to normal once the guy left lol)
![](http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/mx-3_4evr/Protege%205/IMG_05181_zps43a92a88.jpg)
![](http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/mx-3_4evr/Protege%205/IMG_05191_zps5f30cfc9.jpg)
More camping
![](http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/mx-3_4evr/Protege%205/IMG_06911_zps9bc1fff3.jpg)
Tackling some rust... it didn't work for too long...
![](http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/mx-3_4evr/Protege%205/IMG_08221_zps2c50faa2.jpg)
![](http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/mx-3_4evr/Protege%205/IMG_08231_zps5567a733.jpg)
![](http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/mx-3_4evr/Protege%205/IMG_08261_zpsff59dbea.jpg)
![](http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/mx-3_4evr/Protege%205/IMG_08301_zps841f6011.jpg)
![](http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/mx-3_4evr/Protege%205/IMG_08321_zps04ed8277.jpg)
And this is how I've spent my summer on days off
![](http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/mx-3_4evr/Protege%205/IMG_09671_zpsc0a3cb0c.jpg)
-Antonio
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