Mazda 323 Astina ???????

[melki]

anyone have any thoughts, suggestions or whatever about buying a Mazda 323 Astina (about 97', probably 2L V6) and don't say "buy a skyline" coz i can't afford one!!!

not looking for one seriously at this stage, but could be interested. :aroused:

[ONYX]

buy a skyline :bahaha:

[RadiuM]

good cars... my brother in laws bought 2 brand new in 97, nice to drive.

both are getting turbo conversions at the moment

Shaun

[R34]

Nice car

[Nizmo]

oi why didnt you tell me about this first

actually that was what i wanted when i was looking to buy my first car but back then they were out of my price range.

[melki]

coz i was looking at the mazda 3's and then i thought nah what i want is more power, not to pay more money... the mazda 3's are like 1.8 i think! so then i came across the 323 and i'm like oooo i can afford that soo yeah sorry i didn't tell ya.... only a recent thought hehe

[wannabe]

I read that you can get a Mazda 3 (2004 version) in both 2 litre and 2.3. I am 90% of this info but am more than willing to be told otherwise!

[melki]

nah i won't tell you otherwise i couldn't remember so your probably right!!

[IMACUL8]

melki

Mazda 3 are awesome - mates girlfriend just bought a new one.... and ran a 15.6 at the plex at drag combat...

Thats pretty dam good - oh and thats bog stock.

[wannabe]

melki

Mazda 3 are awesome - mates girlfriend just bought a new one.... and ran a 15.6 at the plex at drag combat...

Thats pretty dam good - oh and thats bog stock.

Do you know the engine capacity on the car that ran the 15.6? Was it 2.3litre?

[melki]

wow!!! i want one now!!! but i cant afford

thats why i was thinking the 323

[IMACUL8]

Not sure - but ill let you know in about 10 minutes .....

Dan

[IMACUL8]

Melki

Whats you budget???

[wannabe]

Not sure - but ill let you know in about 10 minutes .....

Dan

Don't go to any trouble mate.

Sorry to whore your thread Melki

[melki]

under 16,000

[melki]

nah thats cool i wanna know too!!!

[KamikazeR33]

we have a 2.3l mazda6 and a late 98 protege 1.8l and i reckon the protege goes harder

revs to 6.5k all the time n its reliable as fcuk

ive heard of one driving for 800kms without the radiator cap on n it finally blew a head gasket - was in summer too

was the only case of this happening that ive heard of

but still not as fast as the skyline but thats not always what everyone wants

[KamikazeR33]

also on a side note - as my daily driver for the last 7 months, ive found the 323 to be fun to drift

[melki]

hahaha drift!

[KamikazeR33]

hehe yeah mel its fun

i get scared drifting in my skyline sometimes, but in the 323 its just fun

prob cos its a front wheel drive but oh well

the 1.8L has a fair bit of torque too

in the wet i can have the wheels spinning for 100-150m down the road in 3rd gear, almost 4th