What model is this?

[jitb37]

LX or ES?

I have no idea what seperates the 3rd gens exterior wise. I may be gettin this car this weekend.. I hope its a ES, but i doubt it.. it does have a sunroof tho.. any help would be appreciated, the plac doesnt have a number...and im not off until saturday to go look at it..

[95ProLeila]

depending on the year some ESs had alloys, looks like an early 3rd gen, which are a little bit harder to distinguish.

[McCorkle]

It is atleast a LX. If the rear brakes are discs then it is an ES. I can rule out DX because the side molding is painted body color, on a DX it is always black.

[jitb37]

well that helps a little. Its a 2000 if that helps anymore.

[McCorkle]

Hmm, I just noticed the sunroof as well. I know the 2001+ LX's had available sunroofs, but not sure about the earlier 3rd gens. I'd check with TheMan and see what he says.

[jitb37]

slow is good, i wanted a automatic protege to drive around..

[zerocover]

how do you know its been in a wreck?

Futhermore Es's also have drums in back. The only significant diffrence is the 20hp, other then that you wont notice the diffrence. REmember thouse models got the e-spec steering rack, much tigher and more fun.

It should make a fine daily driver. Yeah thouse hubs are really nasty

[95ProLeila]

how do you know its been in a wreck?

Futhermore Es's also have drums in back. The only significant diffrence is the 20hp, other then that you wont notice the diffrence. REmember thouse models got the e-spec steering rack, much tigher and more fun.

It should make a fine daily driver. Yeah thouse hubs are really nasty

the later ES's went back to rear disc, so it depends on the year.

[zerocover]

99-00 es's all have drums and 15" wheels. Standard.
They do get slightly better front brakes though.

[95ProLeila]

the LX badge on the fender is gone, duh
horsepower doesn't matter, torque does! the 1.8l HAS torque... they also have bigger front brakes... no such thing as an "e-spec steering rack" on those models we got... they're all the same

its not that hard to remove the badge though, that doesn't immediately qualify it as wrecked.

[jitb37]

i found a Es, but ....it too far. This car has a nice price, and is normal and slow and automatic. If i wanted a quick car i wouldnt get a 3rd gen.. I got a quick pro already no need for another, i hope it hasnt been wrecked nothin a simple carfax cant cure..

[zerocover]

The car waent owned by some normal guy it was owned by a ricer. Hence the chrome fugly hubs, it was probubly ripped off while he was installing his mad tyght hub caps.

[95ProLeila]

The car waent owned by some normal guy it was owned by a ricer. Hence the chrome fugly hubs, it was probubly ripped off while he was installing his mad tyght hub caps.

dont forget the tint

[95ProLeila]

a ricer is still "normal" in my book

debadging isn't that hard or that uncommon though, so it doesn't automatically mean the car was wrecked.

[NegatiZE]

1999 DX: Black molding, handles, 14" steelies + hubcaps
1999 LX: Body colored molding, handles, 14" steelies + hubcaps
1999 ES: Body colored moding, handles, 15" alloys
2000 DX: Black molding, handles, 14" steelies + hubcaps + chrome interior door pulls, steering wheel
2000 LX: Body colored molding, handles, 14" steelies + hubcaps + chrome interior door pulls, steering wheel
2000 ES: Body colored moding, handles, 15" alloys + chrome interior door pulls, steering wheel