I sold my 99 protege lx to buy my SVT. I liked it, it was loaded with a MTX. It was peppy but not fast, it handles OK. I paid 17.5 for my SVT when I got it (2000 with 16K miles) from a dealer.

There is no comparison in luxury, comfort, performance, looks between my SVT and my Protege, the SVT wins in all categories by a longshot. Just my .02.

2000 CSVT #1172 of 2150
Toreador Red...Birthday -> 1/4/2000
*Indiglo Gauges
*Drop in K&N
*Sylvania SilverStar Highs in Lows
*Fog light Fix
*Pioneer Premier P730
*Sound by Audiobahn
*White HVAC Panel
*Security via Ungo MS2007
*Elky Mesh Mod