 I bought the 02 Protege new and had it only 2 days when the stereo shorted out. Then the CD player broke after they fixed it.  Five months later the stereo went out again and then driving the car from Arizona to Chicago the engine blew because of a bad head; now when the car goes above 60 it shakes very badly. The rims also rusted, more than any other car I have owned during winter. The heater also smells very bad when it gets to about 30 degrees outside. 