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TheChamp
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How much money do you have? I wouldn't buy any of them. It would be a good thing if you created a new thread, it would be very unbecoming to derail this thread.
It's was just a question out of curiosity since they all are based on old tech and were manufactured locally for a couple of decades
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Okay, they are cars you buy if you really like them, if you need a proper, cheap car to use as a daily you go for an old car that wasn't built cheaply, The Sentra came with a power steering and an air on, some even had electric windows, the Hyundai Accent/Elantra, the equivalent Kia etc.
They are priced similar and have the tried and tested 4 cylinder NA engines that won't give you issues.
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Uber reliable + parts are cheap.
I love seeing these old ads and reviews. Takes me back to a time I never existed (quite literally since I was born in 2000). Amazing to see how far technology in cars has come and what we consider features and "luxury".
Yesterday I watched an old video of the Mazda GLC and it had a radio as well as a laminated windscreen, which was seen as luxurious. Meanwhile today nearly all cars have a tablet slapped on the dash.
I actually think this car has aged well. Maybe it's because the next gen was kept in production for so long so the shape has become timeless in a sense. These cars are also still pretty affordable compared to a similar era Escort or Golf so who knows, maybe it makes a good starter classic
Yesterday I watched an old video of the Mazda GLC and it had a radio as well as a laminated windscreen, which was seen as luxurious. Meanwhile today nearly all cars have a tablet slapped on the dash.
I actually think this car has aged well. Maybe it's because the next gen was kept in production for so long so the shape has become timeless in a sense. These cars are also still pretty affordable compared to a similar era Escort or Golf so who knows, maybe it makes a good starter classic
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Mazda 323
Launched in January 1977, the original Mazda 323 was Mazda's first modern hatchback and the car that started a model lineage that stretches all the way to today's Mazda3. A rear-wheel drive compact family car, the smartly styled first-generation 323 was a global success for Mazda. Sales continued until 1980 when it was replaced by the second-generation 323, which was Mazda's first front-wheel drive, front-engine compact hatchback.
However, called the Mazda Familia in Japan and the Mazda GLC (for Great Little Car) in North America, the original Mazda 323 was a seminal car for Mazda. The hatchback was offered with a choice of three or five-door bodies, while a station wagon/estate version was introduced in 1978.
Globally, three petrol engines were offered: initially a 985cc or 1,272cc petrol and from 1978 a 1,415cc petrol. Over 890,000 examples were sold in three years of full production and in 1979 it underwent an update where its round headlamps were replaced with square headlights, while other changes included the introduction of a five-speed gearbox.
Introduced in the UK in 1977, the range consisted of a 1000 three-door, 1300 three-door, 1300 three-door Deluxe and 1300 five-door Deluxe. Deluxe models featured split rear seats and an internal cabin release for the tailgate. Despite the model naming, initially all UK cars featured the four-cylinder 1,272cc 1.3-litre engine, which produced 90bhp. A four-speed manual gearbox was standard with the option of a three-speed automatic.
The rear-driven Mazda 323 featured disc front brakes with drums on the rear and, as was common in the seventies, recirculating ball steering. With no power-assistance, even with the small by modern standards 13-inch wheels, low-speed maneuvering required some physical input. By 1979 the UK spec Mazda 323 SP 1.4 featured the larger 1,415cc engine, which produced 69bhp. By the end of the seventies the rear-wheel drive 323 hatchback sat in Mazda's UK dealerships alongside the Montrose (626) Saloon, the 818 saloon, the 616 Saloon and the 929 Saloon, plus the newly launched RX-7 sports car.
Launched in January 1977, the original Mazda 323 was Mazda's first modern hatchback and the car that started a model lineage that stretches all the way to today's Mazda3. A rear-wheel drive compact family car, the smartly styled first-generation 323 was a global success for Mazda. Sales continued until 1980 when it was replaced by the second-generation 323, which was Mazda's first front-wheel drive, front-engine compact hatchback.
However, called the Mazda Familia in Japan and the Mazda GLC (for Great Little Car) in North America, the original Mazda 323 was a seminal car for Mazda. The hatchback was offered with a choice of three or five-door bodies, while a station wagon/estate version was introduced in 1978.
Globally, three petrol engines were offered: initially a 985cc or 1,272cc petrol and from 1978 a 1,415cc petrol. Over 890,000 examples were sold in three years of full production and in 1979 it underwent an update where its round headlamps were replaced with square headlights, while other changes included the introduction of a five-speed gearbox.
Introduced in the UK in 1977, the range consisted of a 1000 three-door, 1300 three-door, 1300 three-door Deluxe and 1300 five-door Deluxe. Deluxe models featured split rear seats and an internal cabin release for the tailgate. Despite the model naming, initially all UK cars featured the four-cylinder 1,272cc 1.3-litre engine, which produced 90bhp. A four-speed manual gearbox was standard with the option of a three-speed automatic.
The rear-driven Mazda 323 featured disc front brakes with drums on the rear and, as was common in the seventies, recirculating ball steering. With no power-assistance, even with the small by modern standards 13-inch wheels, low-speed maneuvering required some physical input. By 1979 the UK spec Mazda 323 SP 1.4 featured the larger 1,415cc engine, which produced 69bhp. By the end of the seventies the rear-wheel drive 323 hatchback sat in Mazda's UK dealerships alongside the Montrose (626) Saloon, the 818 saloon, the 616 Saloon and the 929 Saloon, plus the newly launched RX-7 sports car.
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Here’s how the Mazda 323 was more than just a Great Little Car - My Old Car
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A potent hot hatch from the 1990s: The Mazda 323 GT-R is JDM royalty
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A potent hot hatch from the 1990s: The Mazda 323 GT-R is JDM royalty | Life
The 1990s was a golden era for Japanese performance cars and one model in particular from the Mazda stable produced modern day hot hatch figures ahead of its time.
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I had this Mazdarati 323 real wheel drive, is what I transported chicks in in the 90s. This car is highly recommended for late night mountain rallying as well as doing donuts on a church lawn.
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Those newer Stings are front-wheel drive, the older (real) 323 was RWD ftw! RWD! liken a BMW!
