micrat
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Building a Kanjo styled Cinquecento :)
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Hi gents! Looks as though the rover is sold to all intents and purposes, just waiting for the money so wont be sure until then, but basically all sorted! i have spotted this locally as a possible replacement, i love the look of it, and it seems a goodun, problem is i know absolutely nothing about them! any experiences or advice much appreciated, above all else i need RELIABLE i cant stress that enough lol cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220877455431&category=18211&_trksid=p5197.c0.m619   |
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Rich
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mazda advice please!?Rich
@foxmcintyre
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Just went and spoke to my mot tester who worked for eastgate Mazda back in the day and he said definitely buy it! He said that they rarely got anything wrong with them and he once took one to Scotland. Worth a punt I say, good looking car!
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micrat
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Building a Kanjo styled Cinquecento :)
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thanks mate  if the monies come through i will be straight round, its not a bad looker! standard 626 mechanicals I'm guessing?  not quite as nice looking!!! |
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Wasnt it these that had some kind of 4wd/4ws system?
I may be wrong I'm only going on one i saw for sale round here last year.
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VIP
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626 Coops are lovely looking things. You should definitely buy it. In fact, why haven'y you already? Buy it, then come back when you have.  |
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I had a 626 saloon and it was great. Only think wrong with it was rust. Needed the rear suspension tops doing, and a couple of other bits. Great car though. Reliable as anything. Comfy and economical
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skinnylew
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mazda advice please!?skinnylew
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would have thought thats rarer than a rare thing these days. They weren't exactly ten a penny when new!! Buy it |
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crazymonkey
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ummm....what was I doing again???
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Ive never even seen a 626 coupe so they must be rare, but yeah the old 626s of that genre were very reliable.
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whoever said dogs were man's best friend....obviously never heard of cable ties
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micrat
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Building a Kanjo styled Cinquecento :)
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I'm not sure wether rarity is a good or bad point with my finances and luck though! am having a browse to see whats still available! i imagine ill end up with a 106 or something, depends how quick i get the money sorted!!! c'mon c'mon 'cmon! hehe |
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craig1010cc
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mazda advice please!?craig1010cc
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My uncle had one years back, sadly got written off when he was forced off the road by a car coming towards him on the wrong side (and didn't stop  ) but he had it for a good few years with no issues. 1 of my mates had the shape before (about 13 yrs ago) with a BBR turbo conversion on it, went like stink |
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The most reliable cars I've had have been Mazdas. I wouldn't hesitate to buy that.
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i've kept looking at that mazda as it comes up in my searches, think it's been up on ebay a couple of times. great looking thing. buy it a stop me from getting tempted  ;D |
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kv77
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626 GD's are bombproof mechanically, but like to rust like any other late 80ties car.
I see this is the FE3 engined GT model, which means 147bhp on tap. You can get cool J spec accesories for them (as i did with mine when i had one) like a digital dash and oscillating vents
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<a href="http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=readersrides&action=display&thread=81096&page=1"> My 1975 Mazda 616</a>
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micrat
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Building a Kanjo styled Cinquecento :)
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thanks for the advice cant get hold of the rover buyer atm |
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Del
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This is my GC coupé that I sold to my Mum:    I did have an issue with the fuel pump, which I never did get to the bottom of, but I did love it. Bear in mind I had an N10 Cherry before this! |
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OMG....that video of those air vents! How much do I want that in my daily?? I'd have it on all the time. Gotta love Japanese gadgets. The perfect solutions to problems that never existed.
Mike, regardless, you HAVE to buy this Mazda! (even if it doesn't have the vents, it's still a world chock full of potential)
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Ads 19
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My old r19
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just missing the twr kit!
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Ebay ad suggests a very mint car. For that price I would certainly have a look.
Parts might be a bit pricey and difficult to get, but when do you need parts on a Japanese car?
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just missing the twr kit! TWR kit is awesome! The only problem you're gonna have Mike is once you see it, you're really going to want one too!     Pretty cool huh? Dude, you've gotta buy the car! |
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if the monies come through i will be straight round, its not a bad looker!
Ax GTi Turbo
) but he had it for a good few years with no issues. 1 of my mates had the shape before (about 13 yrs ago) with a BBR turbo conversion on it, went like stink
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