Advantages: Unique styling, Jap reliability, very fast, hugs the bends well. Disadvantages: No air con' , no ABS, parts expensive. ( with this particular modle )
...polish....... What a transformation, the Mazda looked a (million), well, a few hundred dollars !! . Next job .. MOT to find the horrors. The only problems were - blowing rear tail box and nacked front tyre, rest .... perfect !!. The only other problem I could find was a cracked metal power steering pipe, alowing slow loss of the fluid, more of a niggle than a major prob', but wipped it off anyway and soldered up the weak spot. I recon to buy a new ... ...On the road ***
The Mazda fires up instantly. When cold the idle control valve will hold the revs' at around 1500 RPM untill it warms up , once under way, you will find gear selection positive and firm, the clutch is light, and the engine revs freely, I find it is also quite flexible, allowing higher gears to be pulled at low revs, and you always feel it wants to go faster, and is a bit of a pain to hold at legal speed limits ! , I feel like I'm ...
cashman44 11.07.2004 (08.08.2004)
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Advantages: Sporty look and sporty performance Disadvantages: Fuel consumption
I got my 323F 1.8 Automatic a year ago thinking I would get a sporty looking car but with a knackered and slow engine, but instead I got an endless fun car that performs just like its very first day.
Reliabilty has always been a "must" in all my cars and so far I have had no trouble whatsoever. Parts are fairly easy to get, servicing costs are average (depending on where you get it done) and both handling and performance are astonishing.
Unfortunately, ... ...fuel consumption. It might just be that being an automatic, mine just drinks petrol, but I have been told it usually is a thirsty car.
Air conditioned comes as standard, with two air-bags, power assisted steering, all electric windows and electric sunroof.
Forget the rumours that it looks like a girly car, as soon as you sit down and press the accelerator, you'll think you're Vin Diesel acting in the Fast and the Furious.
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maurimarzal 15.09.2005 (28.10.2005)
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Advantages: Reliable Disadvantages: Tuned for Grandma
...is an excellent all rounder, it will however never set the world alight for the more demanding driver. That is why we have a much more exciting RX8 on order.
Overall when compared to the Ford or GM equivalents this Mazda is a very good value for money car. ...
coloneltupperware 22.12.2003 (24.01.2004)
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SUPERB CAR,BUT ONE MAJOR DRAWBACK -MY AIRBAG LIGHTS RE FLSHING WHICH FOR THIS CAR YOU NEEDA HOLE NEW PASSENGER SEAT AS THE SENSOR IS MOLDED INTO IT.CHEAPEST PRICE I CAN FIND IS £282 VAT £150 TO FIT IT.DOES ANYODY KNOW HERE TO GET ONE CHEAPER? ...
NEILBEATTIE1 05.09.2007
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Advantages: One of the bst cars I have ever driven Disadvantages: My wife always wants to drive it
We have had the 323 for some time, and have found it to be reliable, comfortable, and very sporty. Fuel consumption is good but like all cars, if you thrash it in low gears the consumption drops. It is a wolfe in sheeps clothing - it can be as sedate as any ordinary hatchback quite happy with the usual urban crawl, but press that pedal and the wolfe wakes up instantly, showing remarkable acceleration with good highend torque.
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wrightsonj 13.01.2003
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