You did good. I got my kid a 99 camry that took 13 years to cover 23k miles, under the ownership of a lady born in 1937, LOL. These older cars are simpler and easier to work on, and their glitches are well documented.I like the good condition and relatively low mileage of the Protege. I looked at a few other cars earlier this week that were newer, but had higher mileage and didn't see anything I liked.