Yeah it's just a great piece of engineering and a very reliable and good looking car. The later models did have front airbags for the driver and the one for the co-driver replaced the 2nd glove box. There's also versions with a roof top window and mazda also gave you the choice to have a spoiler and other additional parts. They look great on the car and if you can get your hands on some of them i'd recommend you to do so because it makes the car look great.
I don't need airbags, because #wedielikemen ahahah I actually haven't had the need to spend that much money on the car. The biggest investment I will do next is a new set of ignition leads/wires, since the old ones are very beaten up. I have strong reason to believe this car had never spent a night in a garage up until now. I will keep making videos letting everyone know how my experience goes :-)
Dont forget the amazing storage in the doors. For a car this size the storage is amazing. Fun to drive and in the states they get a surprising amount of attention because no one has ever seen one.
My Channel Lacks Originality no wait don’t this is a huge mistake. I got one of these 12 years ago and still drive it. You will just fall in love with it and you will never want to get rid of it or get another one. :) At least this is my problem.
I have one of this car.. easy handling, nice pick ups and looks very nice too. Been using the same car for about 8 years.. The engine is very easy to handle. Not very costly to repair and for those who would like to buy this car for their first car, i recommend it.
The 2.0 V6 is the one to have, because it's quite unique. Also, it can be "easily" swaped with the 2.5 V6 KL-DE from a Ford Probe, which is very similar to the KF-DE of the 323F but with a little more power.
a person that live in my street owns one of these. it´s weird to see a review of that car, cause they seem to be kinda rare (at least in germany you don´t see them that often) i always liked the color of that car :D
Thank you! :-D I believe the song fits very well with the car, don't you think? I will contact you when the time comes for the next review, another car from Japan, actually ;-)
It's a great car if you buy it in good shape. Mine has a few things broken. Some of the EU (not UK) parts are hard to find, but doing a bit of research you'll be able to find the most of them (some parts are really hard to find because is a rare car after all). Now, the engine is stronger than the soviet union back in 1980s, I've got the 1.5, and it's pretty decent. Consider that Mazda sports are always light, unlike BMW or Mercedes where they put 2 tons of steel so you can hear cracks whenever you touch something on the dashboard. On the lantis, everything feels solid, even the windows and they're frameless, which sounds weird, but they're quite resistent. My max speed..... wait, not mine, someone else's, in a closed circuit, was 210km/h in a 7% tilted road, and then 180 on flat, so as I said, it's pretty decent, because it weights like it was made out of 2 motor bikes, and recovers are also good, 120-80, and then 80-120 in about 3 seconds in 4th gear, without burning the transmission. Over all, it's a great car, and a great investiment, mostly if it's your first car, second car or project (and yeah, there are still a lot of tuning parts for it).
El chasis es cojonudo para su categoría, lo he metido en circuito, de serie, muy bueno de media. Lo he upgradeado con suspensión roscada de calidad, silentblock, rótulas etc, un coche que merece mucho la pena para primer coche o coche de capricho para tramos de curva, fin de semana o ir a nurburgring a intentar under 9 con 88cv!!! da más caballos de los que declara, al menos el 1.5i 16V ba motor z5 sub!
am masina asta de 16 ani..am luat-o cind avea 6 ani de viata ..e ceva de necrezut ..dupa atitia ani nu am avut nici o problema mecanica sau electrica ..doar burdufele la planetare dupa 20 de ani ..am 223000 km si e fara cusur ..dar e facuta la Hirosima si aici e tot secretul ..calitate japoneza 1.5 L un motor exceptional silentios si trage bine si vopseaua e perfecta ..fara rugina .De fapt mi-au spus cind am luat-o..asta nu e fiat si nici Alfa Romeo ..n-am crezut dar acum sint convins ca au avut dreptate
First of all, I loved the video miniature. XD Same goes with the intro and the music, very well choosen. #nodieselinsportscars I have to say that I drove a 1999 toyota echo and it had two glove bloxes. XD Loved the video as always, great job! BTW You should see the prices of M3 E30's in Germany, holy crap!
Thanks mate! Machi is truly amazing, you should really check out her channel if you haven't already :-) About the glove boxes yeah... I already figured that I need to shoot myself right now ahaha Even a good 318 sedan in Portugal will set you back at least 3000 euros.
It's a great car too. :D And wow, this one has the exact same steering wheel that my BMW has! www.milanuncios.com/mercedes-benz-de-segunda-mano/mercedes-benz-190-2-3-16v-cosworth-210647872.htm
victorMD11 I like the grandpa style more. I will shave my face and leave only a mustache, then I will pretend to be one of those typical Portuguese taxi drivers :-P
Thank you! The bushings are fine, really. There is zero play in the gear shifter, like it's brand new. The problem really is the way Mazda designed it. Even my father's 2014 Corsa has tighter shifting pattern. Anyway, right now I don't have any mods planned for this car, since it's my daily driver and I also have a project car that I will reveal on this channel soon :-)
No mods?!? That's crazy talk :D I wanted a very oem feel to my car. So far so good. The plan was to park it over winter and daily my Jeep. Well my plan to fix my Jeep up with a fresher motor fell through. Everything went fine til I broke the shifter off the automatic transmission, (the kind of really screwed kind of broken.) Sooo my daily turned into a project and my project turned into a daily. Now the plan is a 5 speed mtx Jeep with a better 4x4 transfer case. All stock Jeep parts, so it will drive stock and be repairable with stock parts.
Daily Driver Reviews Total junkyard mods. It's not going to cost a lot. Already have power seats and cruise control added. Jeeps are great because you can rebuild from in almost any condition. If I win the lottery, screw stock, 2JZ time : )
The C-pillar is massive? What about todays' cars? :o) I have this car (a 1997 model) since 2011. Not a SINGLE mechanical problem. God i love this car. But NO 2 gloves boxes :-/ because of the airbag...
no problem :D i found your channel watching your ae86 video cause its my fav car can you do a video of the delorean dmc 12 if you ever cone across one thanks
I would definetly. My sister is practicing in my 323f for her driving license, and she feels confident driving it. It's easy to reach everything, no distractions when you try to switch A/C on or whatever. It responds quite fast, power steering is not too soft, not too hard (hydraulic, but it feels great). And if you're a chrisfix sub, yeah, you can fix a lot on it, and it's very easy to do so. Bleeding brakes and clutch, easy as hell, because it's all hydraulic, almost no cables. Replacing parts like short shifter and all that, very easy aswell. And if you just need it for a couple years without investing in it, you can do that aswell. Engines are built solid, you can drive like a learner literally, and there won't be any leaks or gasket problems (ofc if you don't rally it 24/7). You can also drive it on country roads, old cars were supossed to be able to drive on those aswell. So yeah, get your hands on one of them, they're great, and they're easy to fix, and you can find tons of second hand replacements for it (and new ones aswell).
@@alexandruelgeo thanks for all that information, mate. I ended up buying a 323F from 96 that looks brand new and works super well! I am very happy with its driving, and although it isn't the most economic car I think the power/mileage ratio is pretty good tbh. I'm glad I got my hands in one, every electric part works and the acceleration in 2nd and 3rd gear is pretty fun. Love the steering as well, very sharp and direct. I hope it will last me for a few years. Cheers!
@@zem.7986 O2 sensor uses to fail after 80.000 km, because of the exhaust fumes heat (exhaust manifold goes around 450-500ºC which is actually a lot for a 1.5 engine). If you plan on having it for a lot of years, you can custom the exhaust and get a stainless steel one, it will cost money, but that won't heat as much as the stock one, plus, it will last for ever. If you find that the car sucks gas like it was an RX7, it must be the O2 sensor (plus, you won't pass MOT with that because it will read rich). I run a de-cat, and I'm very happy with it, more sound, and you free up some power. For the engine, I ran my old engine (a 1.8 which the previous owners installed wrong) with no oil for at least 300 km, and when I found out it had no oil, I checked compression and the inside with an endoscope, it had no significant wear (few minor scratches), so you can beat the shit out of the engine for a bit, and it won't have any problems. As I said, no 24/7 rallying it, but sometimes you can drive it like you stole it. It doesn't use to heat, but in case it heats (everything can happen), you can get a better radiator, made all of aluminium, for around 70-80€, and always use the red coolant (even though, they say you have to use the green stuff). Think that it's still at least a 23 years old car (and in your case, just like mine, 25 years old car), so you can expect some wear issues in the suspension parts and all what it's made out of rubber, which are easy and cheap to replace. Interior is strong, I don't have any cricket sounds, and the car stood outside for many years, and still stays outside sometimes for weeks. If you find out that the suspension feels weak, specially the rear one, it's the problem with these cars (factory struts). All 4 gas struts. Front is good, it feels like mercedes suspension, but the rear feels too soft and it's like it's broken. I changed my rear struts with gas/oil, they feel stronger, but still feel weak, but hey, no car is perfect, even though this is one of the most perfect I driven. Have fun with the new toy. Cheers
The second car I drove was this model. Only a bit older, the one with the pop-up headlights. Was on LPG. 1.6 four pot. And I damn right prefer my dad's Astra. It was in awful condition, and that was probably the reason why it was so awful. Dead handbrake, and gas pedal does not work until you press half of it, and when you do it instantly pushes you forward. Clutch is ridiculously light and pedals are so tiny you need a microscope to find them. And steering wheel has a ridiculously long travel so you need a good turn of the steering wheel to go from one lane to other. Dead awful cars if not taken care of. Probably nice to drive if it hasn't been killed and brought back from the dead 10 million times by 5 million previous owners.
Well, I can tell you mine has none of those problems. But I will agree with you in the sense that they get terrible if you don't look after every single aspect on the car's main components. Mine had a big delay in the throttle... Just tune the throttle cable, problem solved ahaha. They are very easy to work on, but Mazda's are not as dependable as an old Opel, Mercedes or Toyota, which are still "driveable" even when neglected.
The pop up headlight is mazda astina.. its like an older sister to this model. A 323f/lantis is much more better model than astina. Furthermore, mazda lantis was designed by an ex employee of porsche.
Thank you! The 323F is actually a bit too big for me in some daily driving situations. When I get my Merc 190, I will probably replace the Mazda for a smaller cheap sports car, like the EF Civic or the CRX.
5 door Miata ???? What the hell..! Both cars are apples and oranges. The 323F is a fwd non convertible..It has nothing in common with the MX5/ Miata. Only the badge. They share nothing. The MX3 would be a slightly better comparison. Or maybe the previous BG 323F and that's just cause it has popup lights and shares much the same 1.8 DOHC engine in the GT.
Yeah it's just a great piece of engineering and a very reliable and good looking car. The later models did have front airbags for the driver and the one for the co-driver replaced the 2nd glove box. There's also versions with a roof top window and mazda also gave you the choice to have a spoiler and other additional parts. They look great on the car and if you can get your hands on some of them i'd recommend you to do so because it makes the car look great.
I don't need airbags, because #wedielikemen ahahah I actually haven't had the need to spend that much money on the car. The biggest investment I will do next is a new set of ignition leads/wires, since the old ones are very beaten up. I have strong reason to believe this car had never spent a night in a garage up until now. I will keep making videos letting everyone know how my experience goes :-)
Dont forget the amazing storage in the doors. For a car this size the storage is amazing. Fun to drive and in the states they get a surprising amount of attention because no one has ever seen one.
I'm planning to buy one of these as my first car.
I got one as my first car. It's been very problem-free apart from the upper coolant hose exploding on the freeway once.
Same
@@TopiasSalakka Same lol
My Channel Lacks Originality no wait don’t this is a huge mistake. I got one of these 12 years ago and still drive it. You will just fall in love with it and you will never want to get rid of it or get another one. :) At least this is my problem.
@@NikolaTubeNikolov Too late. I didn't get one as my first car but I bought one yesterday. 1.8 Executive. Already love it
I have one of this car.. easy handling, nice pick ups and looks very nice too. Been using the same car for about 8 years..
The engine is very easy to handle. Not very costly to repair and for those who would like to buy this car for their first car, i recommend it.
I got this car waiting for me to turn 18 for like 3 years. I cant wait to drive it cause its the only car in the city.
did you end up driving it?
@@davemohale1973 Yeah for a year and a half. Then got myself Mitsubishi Lancer
@@Wolferfifa you lucky bugger!..it's going to be my first drive in a few months....definitely eyeing the impreza as my next.....wish me luck!
@@davemohale1973 Good luck mate
The 2.0 V6 is the one to have, because it's quite unique. Also, it can be "easily" swaped with the 2.5 V6 KL-DE from a Ford Probe, which is very similar to the KF-DE of the 323F but with a little more power.
I got one as my first car for like 80.000km now. I rly like the car. it never had any problems. Cheap and good. if u consider buying one, do it.
a person that live in my street owns one of these. it´s weird to see a review of that car, cause they seem to be kinda rare (at least in germany you don´t see them that often) i always liked the color of that car :D
Great review! l’ve just become the proud owner of a Zxi 2.0 Litre V6 version.
Very nice video, I think your videos are getting better and better =) if you need more music, let me know I'll send you the mp3!
Thank you! :-D I believe the song fits very well with the car, don't you think? I will contact you when the time comes for the next review, another car from Japan, actually ;-)
This is great! I'm actually interested in buying a 323f and this video was very helpful. Thank you!
It's a great car if you buy it in good shape. Mine has a few things broken. Some of the EU (not UK) parts are hard to find, but doing a bit of research you'll be able to find the most of them (some parts are really hard to find because is a rare car after all). Now, the engine is stronger than the soviet union back in 1980s, I've got the 1.5, and it's pretty decent. Consider that Mazda sports are always light, unlike BMW or Mercedes where they put 2 tons of steel so you can hear cracks whenever you touch something on the dashboard. On the lantis, everything feels solid, even the windows and they're frameless, which sounds weird, but they're quite resistent. My max speed..... wait, not mine, someone else's, in a closed circuit, was 210km/h in a 7% tilted road, and then 180 on flat, so as I said, it's pretty decent, because it weights like it was made out of 2 motor bikes, and recovers are also good, 120-80, and then 80-120 in about 3 seconds in 4th gear, without burning the transmission.
Over all, it's a great car, and a great investiment, mostly if it's your first car, second car or project (and yeah, there are still a lot of tuning parts for it).
El chasis es cojonudo para su categoría, lo he metido en circuito, de serie, muy bueno de media. Lo he upgradeado con suspensión roscada de calidad, silentblock, rótulas etc, un coche que merece mucho la pena para primer coche o coche de capricho para tramos de curva, fin de semana o ir a nurburgring a intentar under 9 con 88cv!!! da más caballos de los que declara, al menos el 1.5i 16V ba motor z5
sub!
I have one with 1.8bp 129hp. its 315.000 km on the gauge and the engine still works perfect.
am masina asta de 16 ani..am luat-o cind avea 6 ani de viata ..e ceva de necrezut ..dupa atitia ani nu am avut nici o problema mecanica sau electrica ..doar burdufele la planetare dupa 20 de ani ..am 223000 km si e fara cusur ..dar e facuta la Hirosima si aici e tot secretul ..calitate japoneza 1.5 L un motor exceptional silentios si trage bine si vopseaua e perfecta ..fara rugina .De fapt mi-au spus cind am luat-o..asta nu e fiat si nici Alfa Romeo ..n-am crezut dar acum sint convins ca au avut dreptate
First of all, I loved the video miniature. XD Same goes with the intro and the music, very well choosen.
#nodieselinsportscars
I have to say that I drove a 1999 toyota echo and it had two glove bloxes. XD
Loved the video as always, great job!
BTW You should see the prices of M3 E30's in Germany, holy crap!
Thanks mate! Machi is truly amazing, you should really check out her channel if you haven't already :-)
About the glove boxes yeah... I already figured that I need to shoot myself right now ahaha
Even a good 318 sedan in Portugal will set you back at least 3000 euros.
You're welcome!! I'll definetely will! :D
XD No worries!
Well, it's not that bad, I bet that in germany is a lot more expensive.
victorMD11 I always liked the Mercedes 190 more than the E30, so I will stick with that :-)
It's a great car too. :D And wow, this one has the exact same steering wheel that my BMW has! www.milanuncios.com/mercedes-benz-de-segunda-mano/mercedes-benz-190-2-3-16v-cosworth-210647872.htm
victorMD11 I like the grandpa style more. I will shave my face and leave only a mustache, then I will pretend to be one of those typical Portuguese taxi drivers :-P
It is a three two three, not 200 and twenty three
Sure, I just have trouble pronouncing 323 :-P
Found one with 205k km 323f ba from 1996 looks good and for only 800€ ^^
Is it worth getting now? Very cheap here.1996 model
Its not bad car if you want sports car this is mechanically very good
I'm 18 and I wanna buy a car that looks good even if it's old . How does it feel when you drive? Did you have any major problems with the 323f?
You might be able to get a Civic short throw shifter to fit. It does for some Mazdas, oh and new bushings.
Thank you! The bushings are fine, really. There is zero play in the gear shifter, like it's brand new. The problem really is the way Mazda designed it. Even my father's 2014 Corsa has tighter shifting pattern. Anyway, right now I don't have any mods planned for this car, since it's my daily driver and I also have a project car that I will reveal on this channel soon :-)
No mods?!? That's crazy talk :D I wanted a very oem feel to my car. So far so good. The plan was to park it over winter and daily my Jeep. Well my plan to fix my Jeep up with a fresher motor fell through. Everything went fine til I broke the shifter off the automatic transmission, (the kind of really screwed kind of broken.) Sooo my daily turned into a project and my project turned into a daily. Now the plan is a 5 speed mtx Jeep with a better 4x4 transfer case. All stock Jeep parts, so it will drive stock and be repairable with stock parts.
I don't make a lot of money yet, so all my savings will go to my project car. You will see what I plan to do soon :-)
Daily Driver Reviews Total junkyard mods. It's not going to cost a lot. Already have power seats and cruise control added. Jeeps are great because you can rebuild from in almost any condition. If I win the lottery, screw stock, 2JZ time : )
engine ccm? i have 2nd version of this mazda in the same color :P its 1.8 BP and gauges is in three big cylinders
The C-pillar is massive? What about todays' cars? :o)
I have this car (a 1997 model) since 2011. Not a SINGLE mechanical problem. God i love this car.
But NO 2 gloves boxes :-/ because of the airbag...
you deserve more subs and views
Thank you! Your support is really important :-D
no problem :D i found your channel watching your ae86 video cause its my fav car can you do a video of the delorean dmc 12 if you ever cone across one thanks
Oh that would be a dream! I never saw one in person... I am very glad you like the videos!
Used to have the 2l v6 in that colour got rear ended twice second time it was a right off☹
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can someone tell me if the wire ISO of autoradio cassete are universal or need adapter?
would you recomend this car for a new driver getting their 1st set of wheels?
I would definetly. My sister is practicing in my 323f for her driving license, and she feels confident driving it. It's easy to reach everything, no distractions when you try to switch A/C on or whatever. It responds quite fast, power steering is not too soft, not too hard (hydraulic, but it feels great). And if you're a chrisfix sub, yeah, you can fix a lot on it, and it's very easy to do so. Bleeding brakes and clutch, easy as hell, because it's all hydraulic, almost no cables. Replacing parts like short shifter and all that, very easy aswell. And if you just need it for a couple years without investing in it, you can do that aswell. Engines are built solid, you can drive like a learner literally, and there won't be any leaks or gasket problems (ofc if you don't rally it 24/7). You can also drive it on country roads, old cars were supossed to be able to drive on those aswell.
So yeah, get your hands on one of them, they're great, and they're easy to fix, and you can find tons of second hand replacements for it (and new ones aswell).
@@alexandruelgeo thanks for all that information, mate. I ended up buying a 323F from 96 that looks brand new and works super well! I am very happy with its driving, and although it isn't the most economic car I think the power/mileage ratio is pretty good tbh. I'm glad I got my hands in one, every electric part works and the acceleration in 2nd and 3rd gear is pretty fun. Love the steering as well, very sharp and direct. I hope it will last me for a few years. Cheers!
@@zem.7986 O2 sensor uses to fail after 80.000 km, because of the exhaust fumes heat (exhaust manifold goes around 450-500ºC which is actually a lot for a 1.5 engine). If you plan on having it for a lot of years, you can custom the exhaust and get a stainless steel one, it will cost money, but that won't heat as much as the stock one, plus, it will last for ever. If you find that the car sucks gas like it was an RX7, it must be the O2 sensor (plus, you won't pass MOT with that because it will read rich). I run a de-cat, and I'm very happy with it, more sound, and you free up some power.
For the engine, I ran my old engine (a 1.8 which the previous owners installed wrong) with no oil for at least 300 km, and when I found out it had no oil, I checked compression and the inside with an endoscope, it had no significant wear (few minor scratches), so you can beat the shit out of the engine for a bit, and it won't have any problems. As I said, no 24/7 rallying it, but sometimes you can drive it like you stole it.
It doesn't use to heat, but in case it heats (everything can happen), you can get a better radiator, made all of aluminium, for around 70-80€, and always use the red coolant (even though, they say you have to use the green stuff).
Think that it's still at least a 23 years old car (and in your case, just like mine, 25 years old car), so you can expect some wear issues in the suspension parts and all what it's made out of rubber, which are easy and cheap to replace. Interior is strong, I don't have any cricket sounds, and the car stood outside for many years, and still stays outside sometimes for weeks.
If you find out that the suspension feels weak, specially the rear one, it's the problem with these cars (factory struts). All 4 gas struts. Front is good, it feels like mercedes suspension, but the rear feels too soft and it's like it's broken. I changed my rear struts with gas/oil, they feel stronger, but still feel weak, but hey, no car is perfect, even though this is one of the most perfect I driven.
Have fun with the new toy. Cheers
The second car I drove was this model. Only a bit older, the one with the pop-up headlights. Was on LPG. 1.6 four pot. And I damn right prefer my dad's Astra. It was in awful condition, and that was probably the reason why it was so awful. Dead handbrake, and gas pedal does not work until you press half of it, and when you do it instantly pushes you forward. Clutch is ridiculously light and pedals are so tiny you need a microscope to find them. And steering wheel has a ridiculously long travel so you need a good turn of the steering wheel to go from one lane to other. Dead awful cars if not taken care of. Probably nice to drive if it hasn't been killed and brought back from the dead 10 million times by 5 million previous owners.
Well, I can tell you mine has none of those problems. But I will agree with you in the sense that they get terrible if you don't look after every single aspect on the car's main components. Mine had a big delay in the throttle... Just tune the throttle cable, problem solved ahaha. They are very easy to work on, but Mazda's are not as dependable as an old Opel, Mercedes or Toyota, which are still "driveable" even when neglected.
The pop up headlight is mazda astina.. its like an older sister to this model. A 323f/lantis is much more better model than astina. Furthermore, mazda lantis was designed by an ex employee of porsche.
How does it feel to drive compared to the EF or EG Civic?
I have never driven one of those unfortunately... I will make sure to find one!
I recommend the EF, personally. It seems more like your kind of car than the EG.
Thank you! The 323F is actually a bit too big for me in some daily driving situations. When I get my Merc 190, I will probably replace the Mazda for a smaller cheap sports car, like the EF Civic or the CRX.
If the CRX is an option, do it. Just do it.
And good call on the 190. They're great.
It will depend on price. It's hard to find one that's unmodified, and those stock CRX's are picking up value.
i should do a video on my car when i get my camera ready but i wont talk in this
Looking forward to that mate! If you need any help, feel free to contact me :-D
I want to import one of these to the US
10/10- I would spit on a diesel sports car again!
Wanting a sports car to save fuel is the same thing as dating a super model and waiting until marriage.
Indeed!
Oh and my dads car has 2 glove box haha
Oh nooooo :-O I have disgraced myself!!!
5 door Miata ???? What the hell..!
Both cars are apples and oranges.
The 323F is a fwd non convertible..It has nothing in common with the MX5/ Miata. Only the badge. They share nothing. The MX3 would be a slightly better comparison. Or maybe the previous BG 323F and that's just cause it has popup lights and shares much the same 1.8 DOHC engine in the GT.
This is the not funny version of Regular car reviews. ok
Joke's on you. Mr Regular already said on twitter I am the "nicer" version of Regular Car Reviews. I don't even make videos anymore btw.
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