Originally posted by DANNYONE
Not all people want a 4dr to do 12 sec.Some people just want a nice car with some type of power for daily driving.The protege beats alot of stock cars that are out these days expect the srt 4 .The car does have good handaling and i do agree with you on the motor isuue but everyone knows within a couple of months aftermarket companies are going to tons of things to improve this car.for 19k what do u expect.
The aftermarket isn't going to get too big on the car, since it's pretty uncommon, and limited quantity.
Also, all the aftermarket in the world isn't going to help the fact that the motor simply isn't all that good...the head isn't great, the internals aren't too strong, the ecu is a pain to deal with, etc....