Saw two Protege5s today

"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck) 03/15/2019 at 20:21 • Filed to: Self-deprecating humor

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P5guy now GTIguy > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 03/15/2019 at 20:37

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Good one. Definitely got me. 

Aremmes > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 03/15/2019 at 20:38

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Are they really Protege5 if they show no rust?

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Aremmes 03/15/2019 at 20:45

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They are almost common here. See them every day.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > Aremmes 03/15/2019 at 20:57

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should have a hole under the protege 5 emblem.

glemon > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 03/15/2019 at 21:05

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I think the 90s through early 2000s were peak car. They figured out emissions, electronic engine controls, and how to make decent horsepower again. After that they got slab sided, big and ugly, and also started using touch screens infotainment, etc. to a much greater extent.

So hip hooray for the Protege, fine example of what was right about cars from this era 

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > glemon 03/15/2019 at 21:09

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I think it was peak build quality for Toyota, too. Everything after 2007 seems to have a lot of hard, unforgiving plastics and dissatisfying door slams.

Aremmes > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 03/15/2019 at 21:31

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They used to be a relatively common sight around Philly. Road salt returned most of them to the earth.

MiniGTI - now with XJ6 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 03/15/2019 at 23:38

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I see what you did there…

Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition > Aremmes 03/16/2019 at 00:05

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Yeah the front strut tower likes to detach from the body.

Forrest > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 03/27/2019 at 01:52

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I really like final-gen Protégés, and the Protege5 is my favorite of them all. And, I have been seeing them for Lemons prices these days. I would love to run one in Lemons someday.