My friend has a Protege 5, the big wagon version. I like it, roomu and drives fine. Has about as much power as a Civic EX, maybe a little more torque but that's cancelled out by the weight. Some aftermarket for it, but not a lot. He's happy but he's going to be paying for it for a while.
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'06 Subaru Legacy Spec B - Stock, for now
'98 Civic EX - CTR headlights and grill, Kosei K1's, for sale
'90 240SX - SR20DET that will never get installed, project car.