Which color Protege? (pics inside)

Which color Protege do you like best?

  • Silver

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  • Blue

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  • Black

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  • Red

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White95Max

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As many of you know, I'm looking into getting a 99/00 Mazda Protege ES. I can't decide which color I should get, so throw your own two cents in to help me would you?



BTW there is a minor difference between the front end of the 99/00 and the 01+ Proteges. The black ones are 01+, while the rest are 99/00. I like the newer front end better, so I'll probably swap the grills of the two generations.



Silver:

SilverProtege2.jpg


ProtegeSilver.jpg


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what no white:D proteges are nice, my friend has an 01 and i like it alot...when looking for a used car, dont forget to go to new car dealers and check their used as inventory as my boy got an 01 burgundy manual protege for 6500, power everything, not a lemon, only 20k....it was sitting on the lot for almost 2 years.....but out of the cars you got i like red...you are right about the grill:xyxthumbs anyways, when looking for a used car, even though its hard i tend not to focus on exterior color but rather the best car available, except black:sosad does it really matter the color, i've seen your work you can make anything pop.....i hope the motor is extra dirty hehe....



ps....does this mean you will change your name to redprotege00??:D
 
:) I don't think I can change my name can I? David???



I don't know that it would be changed to redprotege00, because I don't know what color I'm going to get. I like them all...that's why I posted this thread.

I hope the engine is filthy too Jay...then I'll have a challenge. But I'll be happy to work on it for 12 hours straight just to see the transformation of my "new" car! :D
 
I vote black as it will finely hone your detailing skills. Trust me, I know. I have had a black or dark blue car around my house for the last 14 years.
 
SpoiledMan said:
I vote black as it will finely hone your detailing skills. Trust me, I know. I have had a black or dark blue car around my house for the last 14 years.
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I thought about that. But the thing I have against black is the fact that I'll be sitting in the car a lot during the summer for my job. So I don't know that I would want a black car since it will attract/hold more heat.

I'm definitely getting window tint on whatever color I get though.
 
Much as I wanted to pick something more interesting, I went with silver [sigh]. It does IMO make for a classy little car.



Mazda silver seems like a very easy color to keep *very* nice, based on our MPV. Since you're buying used, I wouldn't pick a color that might have some questionable-to-safely-fix issues. You'd hate to find something awful on a black/red/blue car after you got it home and detailed it. With silver I don't think such a discovery would bother you as much. And it's nice to have a car that doesn't require constant perfection.



The old style grills look sorta like the one on the MPV. Dozens of little slots that only *really* come clean when you poke something in each and every one of them :rolleyes:
 
Exactly my thoughts. I also see silver as very classy color when done right. This picture really makes me want to get silver.



ProtegeSilver.jpg




The paint on this car looks excellent, and we know that's how it would be in my hands. :) So that pic represents how it would look if I got silver. I would also be concerned with polishing too much if I got black, since I would probably see little scratches on the paint pretty frequently. And as stated before, I spend a lot of time in the car in the summer, so black may not be the wisest choice for me.
 
I'm not much for small cars but I do agree with Max about the silver one above. I like those rims and spoiler. Gives it a more sharp look to it. Paint seems wet and glossy looking so that's a plus. Good luck dude:up AR
 
I think that the darker colors look really nice on that car. Seems to make econo cars look a little less "econo". But personally, I wouldn't pass up a good car just because I didn't like the color.
 
I vote for black, Paul. Big surprise, right? My second choice would be red.



But I like the wheels on the silver one in the second pic.
 
As far as those wheels go, they aren't stock unfortunately. The stock wheels on the ES are 15", like the ones shown on the red pics...

2000RedES.jpg
 
Ah looks like silver is taking over. I'm surprised at the lack of votes for blue. :confused:

Does anyone have a certain reason for not picking blue? Is it the actual color, or is it the car styling???
 
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