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The mitsui dealer is willing take my car as a trade and give me like 1500 not as much as I owe but the best offer. There also willing to come and get it and bring it up there, 50+ miles.
Seems like the best deal, the next step is to choose a model and have them come and get it.
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Have to say that even if the Mazda dealer won't give you as good of a deal financially, the quality of a Protege is well worth the extra coin.
A good deal on a bad car is not a good deal.
You can pillage an enemy once, but a customer is an endless resource.
James Oerichbauer - PFPC Global Fund Services
Ross: 1998 E0 SVT Contour, Toreador Red, Konis, Superchip, KKM w/heat shield, SHO-shop y-pipe and rear strut brace, no res, ScotchCal, Moda Sport 16x7.5 wheels with 205/55ZR16 Dayton Dayton tires... more
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I agree...i love my fiance's Protege 5! Not a whole lot of power, but the car is extremely nimble through traffic. The steering is very responsive, i would almost say i like it better than my SVT. But the SVT's power is a major portion of the fun  Good luck with the lancer though. Cheers Rimmie
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i hope you mean a Lancer Evo VII!! if not then go with the protege, like everyone says, it's pretty solid.
Darren '98 Mystique LS -Duratec, MTX Nakamichi CD-40z, Knauberized, K&N drop-in...what else could you want? 
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Check out the Hyundai Elantra GT too. AWESOME warrantee and class leading performance in many categories.
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-1998 Ford Contour SVT E0
BLACK and beautiful, bone stock
-1993 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX
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-1993 Pontiac Grand Am GT
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nooooooooooo not the lancer.....u're gonna be driving around singing that stupid song from the commercial.... "its been 1 week since u looked at me....blah blah blah and said im sorry..."
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are my dodgers for real????
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I have to say that everything I have heard about the Lancer is a great little car. All the reviwes I have read have been stunning.
The looks are also growing on me, not a bad little car it IS a little underpowerd but nothing a few mods wont fix. I have talked to a few people who have got one and they love it.
For some strange reason all the Ford and GM dealers I have talked to have pretty much blew me off.
This dealer is willing to give me a good trade in, when I everything is set there willing to deleiver the new one and pick up the old one.
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For the love of God, get the Mazda Protege 5 instead. The Lancer is a dog!
Regards, Anastazi Father of the Aussie Bar anastazi.sarigiannis@aam.com"Computer games don't affect kids. I mean if Pacman affected us as kids, we'd all run around in a darkened room, munching pills and listening to repetitive music." ----------------------------------- 2000 Silver Frost SVT #1126 of 2150 8" AFE/"Big-Mouth" Intake, Modified BAT Pipe, IAT Mod - A'PEXi S-AFC, Superchip, No Secondaries, Cobra/CSVT Hybrid MAF, Magnaflow True Duals, MYSTERY Mod, Autolite AWSF22FS's and FMS Wires, ES MM Inserts, Cross Drilled/Slotted Rotors w/ Greenstuffs, APR DTM Spoiler, Escort Cossie Vents, NACA Duct, Mirko Splitter, Koni's & H&R Springs, 24mm "Aussie" Sway Bar, 18" Enkei RS-5, 225/40R18 KDW-2's. Pioneer DEH-P7000R, TS-6975's, TS-6855's, MTX BE104, MTX Blue Thunder PRO502 http://www.geocities.com/qikslvrsvt
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Originally posted by L8 Apexing Aussie:
For the love of God, get the Mazda Protege 5 instead. The Lancer is a dog! wooo hoo, i cant wait to get my mp5...should be here in about 2 weeks or so!! yippie skippy! 
Jim Hahn
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I agree with the Protege 5. I like mine a lot. Great little car! Handles awesome! It may be underpowered, but if you're looking at the Lancer, that obviously isn't an issue!
Steve
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