2002 Mazda Protege

[Journey]

:evil: Does anyone know anything about 2002 Mazda Protege's? I purchased one at the end of January. It had 69,000 km's. It is now at 72,000. I recently noticed that there was sopots of oil under the car when I leave the drive way. I took it in for an oil change and told the mechanic about the oil. I find out that the head gasket is leaking and has to be replaced. Why would the head gasket be leaking at such low miles. Also when I purchased the car I found out that the cam seals had all ready been replaced. Did I really buy a lemon or di someone drive the snot out uf it when they owned it. It was a Mazda buy back.

[Pritch]

is it standard? if so youll probably need a transmission before too long. My friend went through 3 of them under warranty

[Bonds]

Hey I bought a 2003 mazdaspeed protege 5 nice car for what it comes with 170 hp 5,500 rpm,160ft of torque at 3,500 rpm,5 speed manual,24mpg in city/30 highway,turbo charge engine,450 watt kenwood system,aluminum pedals,antilock brakes,and 17" racing hart alloy wheels. My car only has 21,450 when i bought it right now it has 29,645 and that thing has taken a turn i dont know what happend i dont race and my clutch has a bad part i dont know i cant even change to 2nd it's like its stuck so my car is parked for about 2 months now which i'm mad i called my car dealer where i bought it but same old story i'm tired so i'm asking if any one can give me a hand with this i'm new at this.