Originally posted by Jeb Hoge:
IIRC, the Mazda makes 130hp, not too bad if you've got a stick (the auto is a dog). I've been told that turbo kits are easy to find for the P5 if you want MO POWA, and for the money, it's not a bad deal.
Funny that all the trucks over there are 2WD.
Yeah, back in Zetec territory again 
The fuel economy and reliability factor (since it's not modded) will overcome the shortcoming in power. Plus I can haul junk in the back (which is sorta why I was looking at trucks).
Seen a couple S/C and turbo kits for these... guess the Mazdaspeed Protege helps this car's aftermarket.
Yeah, I was like WTH?!?! when I realized that every truck on their lot was a loaded 2WD model. They also had a few more SUVs (2002 Explorer, RAV4 or something, Saturn Vue) and 1 truck (late 90s S10) that I wasn't interested in, with all but a Saturn being 2WD.
I was really confuzed with the Xterra... I mean, it's all decked out for light off road use (huge roof rack, high ground clearance, big M+S tires, etc), but 2WD... whoever bought it must have been concerned with fuel economy or something.
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