Since I was going in to the dealership to have the mirror installed, I took the van out last night for a little drive to push it over the 1000 km mark. 

Along with the 1000 km inspection, they took the van out to the body shop to repair the cosmetic defects on the roof spoiler. During the last wash I noticed that the paint job was worse than I first thought. In addition to the paint drip on the side, almost the entire rear edge was bumpy from excess paint. There was also a 0.5 cm chip on the roof just under the spoiler. It's all repaired, but the quality isn't as good as what the mobile repair guy did on the first defect. Mental note: Avoid body shop in future. There's a few more scratches just under the spoiler that I'm going to try polishing out myself.

Now that the van is finished the break-in period, I've tried being more assertive on the gas pedal a few times. It feels good .

Brought the car in to fix some exterior defects. 

The first one (located on the right front bumper) bugged me the most. I didn't notice it until the day after we picked up the van. I thought maybe some neighborhood kids bumped into it while the van was parked on the street since it didn't look like it could have been caused by a rock. It wasn't until I looked at pictures I took of the van at the dealership that I realized that the damage was there already. 

I dropped the car off and they gave me a Protegé 5 to drive. The repair took only a couple hours and looks perfect. They even gave me a little jar of touch-up paint.

They forgot to fix the second defect on the roof spoiler, but I'm in no hurry and the salesperson said they'd fix it when I brought it in for the 3-week checkup.

Picked up van from dealership with full tank of gas. This is what the owner's manual says about the break-in period:

"No special break-in is necessary, but a few precautions in the first 1,000 km (600 miles) may add to the performance, economy, and life of your Mazda.

• Don't race the engine.
• Don't maintain one constant speed for long.
• Don't drive constantly at full-throttle or high engine rpm for extended periods of time.
• Avoid unnecessary hard stops.
• Avoid full throttle starts.
• Don't tow a trailer."

- MPV 2002 Owner's Manual, 8Q61 Form No. 8Q1-EC-01K, Nov 2001 (Print1), p. 4-7