Great old upload. I'm currently bringing my 88, 323 back to life that has been sitting in a field for several years. I went back East and saw it at an old friends house and saw that the body was straight w/little rust. I had flashbacks and pulled the trigger. The engine is rebuilt and clutch installed. Now here comes the fun part... interior / exterior.
@@MrToxicB1izzard well I agree on that. The front looks like a big smile and the interior isn't better than the interior of the first Mazda3. Maybe only the back lights were good, because they were looking ''japanese''.
That last shot really shows just how much larger 'small' cars have become in 40 years. I currently have a new Mazda3 SP25GT Hatch but well remember my 1983 Ford Meteor Ghia, a Mazda 323 sedan by any other name.
Happy to subscribe. It's nice to see a reviewer who isn't either screaming or overly inflecting to add "charisma" to his Vlog. I look forward to viewing all your posts.
I had the Mazda3 2006 hatchback model. I trully enjoyed driving the car. With 309500 km . Now I have the Mazda2 GT-M 2016 model and the fun goes further with driving and reliability. Mazda for life !
I'm with you there buddy. Where can you get a rear wheel drive hatch these days? Mazda were one of the few manufacturers to make one. I did look at a '77 mint 5 door hatch about 4 years ago but auto and with that 1272 cc engine, just too slow. The owner called it the "Double Demerit Car!" Hilarious!
It's a shame Mazda is incorrectly portraying the first 323 as the model you have in it's current advertising campaign. The model you have does not share "most of it's mechanicals with the older 808 sedan." The 808 had a 1272 cc engine for most of it's life (along with the Mazda 1300 and the first 323) and then had a 1586cc. The 323 you have has a 1415cc engine. The 1989 323 Astina SP you have does not have "a bigger engine" than it's sedan equivalent as the sedan and regular Astina and the "SP" all had a 1840cc engine. The sedan could also be had with a 1.6 L with carburettor. The "SP" had DOHC's and shorter gearing making it faster but with the same displacement (i.e 1840cc). Some research would be a good idea.
I've had two 323's, first one was 1982 323 1,3 3-door Hatchback and second was 1990 323 sedan with the 1,6 -16valve carb engine. Bought them used, they were around 10 years old when I bought them. Also my dad had 1983 323 5-door Hatchback in the 80's (1984-87) and loved that car. It's the main reason why I wanted Mazda 323 as my first car :) Love these "generation comparisons" of cars, they indeed show how cars have changed during last decades. Mazda 3 has become pretty large car these days, maybe todays Mazda 2 is more equal to old 323 in size.
Power steering wasn't mainstream until the early 1980's especially in pov-pack budget cars. My 1985 323 B5 sohc carb didn't have it when I had it - long gone now had it as an in between car. I miss it was brilliant! I took the power steering out of my 1989 GT sport hatch, which is my first car and I still have it and love it very much, 13 years later. SP20/Protege era was when Mazda was starting to get into "tiptronic" which is what every car maker was doing in the late 90's early 00's. They were all quite similar, you'd know when it had changed gear lol. Manual ones felt very light in the clutch department. Then again I got a heavy duty clutch in my GT, which I daily drove then - possibly affecting my memory of how the SP20 felt. I also have a 1997 Capella/626 wagon, which I'll be swapping a FS-ZE into (Jap SP20 motor). It has power steering. Lol abs ecu has failed. I personally don't need abs. GT doesn't have it. My motorbikes don't have it. I worked at a Mazda dealer back when the RX8 was launched, as well as SP23's and the Mazdaspeed 3's and 6's. I really did like the dynamics of the first generation Mazda 2, 3 and 6's. "One drive and you'll never be the same" was the slogan for the 6. Yeah, they felt good and I enjoyed driving in them they were quite memorable when launched. I can't say about the 2nd and 3rd gens because I have not driven them. I like classics/80's-90's cars over modern ones - I like the raw unrefined feel - you, tires, road - rather than electric crap interfering with my driving. To be fair electrics are needed in today's swerve while txt and not look or indicate while I look for a park to get my latte fix society - generally speaking. If the new 3 is an auto then no its not better to drive for me auto's are boring and bore me. An ecu does not know when I personally want to change gears. CVT? Lol those are for scooters.
I have a beautiful example of the og 3rd gen 323 I'm 3rd owner only owned buy old lady's, done 100.000kms. 1st gen is my favourite tho.,had one with a 13b rotary in it, very quick in the lilttle bugeye.
Iv'e ha all of them,all great in their own right.Like the the look of the 1989 -1994 Astina & the 1994 -1998 Astina best of all. I now have a 2013 mazda 3 bloody brilliant. Thanks great review!
Different market I know, but the 2.0 v6 in UK spec, was far more powerful than the 1.8 and 1.5 four- pot ... with the 1.8 and 2.0 both having early tech ABS
AND the new 3 is an overcomplicated bag of sh*t that has been engineered to be particularly difficult to service and repair PLUS parts a total ripoff on numerous replacement electronic components, even a headlight globe is a $200 ripoff and hard to replace and if that's not bad enough, when you or your mechanic need to by say a replacement electronic module that control the power steering, Mazda rips you off by charging around $800 for the module PLUS a few hundred dollars just for the pin code to allow it to function as a replacement in the vehicle it's being fitted to. IN SHORT Mazdas along with many other makes are engineered ripoffs designed to permanently fail in about 10 years or less.
Yeah this car is definitely for "girls". The same thing I heard about the MX 5 , but afterwards they thought that it's cool. Everyone should buy what he wants not what other say about it.
323F from 1991 is gorgeous.
Great old upload. I'm currently bringing my 88, 323 back to life that has been sitting in a field for several years. I went back East and saw it at an old friends house and saw that the body was straight w/little rust. I had flashbacks and pulled the trigger.
The engine is rebuilt and clutch installed. Now here comes the fun part... interior / exterior.
Really enjoyed my 1978 1st gen. Here in Canada they were called a GLC (Great Little Car).
Where's the second generation of the Mazda 3?
We don't talk about that one... it brought shame to the family.
@@MrToxicB1izzard why
@@aleksuks Cause it ugly.
@@MrToxicB1izzard well I agree on that. The front looks like a big smile and the interior isn't better than the interior of the first Mazda3. Maybe only the back lights were good, because they were looking ''japanese''.
@@MrToxicB1izzard OMG!!!
That last shot really shows just how much larger 'small' cars have become in 40 years. I currently have a new Mazda3 SP25GT Hatch but well remember my 1983 Ford Meteor Ghia, a Mazda 323 sedan by any other name.
A Meteor Ghia! They were a beautiful and plush little jigger in their day!
Happy to subscribe. It's nice to see a reviewer who isn't either screaming or overly inflecting to add "charisma" to his Vlog. I look forward to viewing all your posts.
Now try Mazda 323 gtr 1.8 turbo 4wd vs Mazda 3 2.5 skyactiv g
The first and second generation 323's were called GLC in the United States.
Who would have thought 40 years? Certainly not me
I had the Mazda3 2006 hatchback model. I trully enjoyed driving the car. With 309500 km . Now I have the Mazda2 GT-M 2016 model and the fun goes further with driving and reliability. Mazda for life !
Would love to own a mint 1st gen.
I'm with you there buddy. Where can you get a rear wheel drive hatch these days? Mazda were one of the few manufacturers to make one. I did look at a '77 mint 5 door hatch about 4 years ago but auto and with that 1272 cc engine, just too slow. The owner called it the "Double Demerit Car!" Hilarious!
Where can one go to view Mazda's heritage collection? I'd be interested in viewing them.
OMG. My first car was a '78 GLC ... like the orange one in this video, but mine was a wonderful combination of silver paint and grey primer paint LOL.
sad they didn't include any of the mazdaspeed versions of the protege or speed 3's
I have the exact same hatch 2018 - i love it!
It's a shame Mazda is incorrectly portraying the first 323 as the model you have in it's current advertising campaign. The model you have does not share "most of it's mechanicals with the older 808 sedan." The 808 had a 1272 cc engine for most of it's life (along with the Mazda 1300 and the first 323) and then had a 1586cc. The 323 you have has a 1415cc engine. The 1989 323 Astina SP you have does not have "a bigger engine" than it's sedan equivalent as the sedan and regular Astina and the "SP" all had a 1840cc engine. The sedan could also be had with a 1.6 L with carburettor. The "SP" had DOHC's and shorter gearing making it faster but with the same displacement (i.e 1840cc). Some research would be a good idea.
I've had two 323's, first one was 1982 323 1,3 3-door Hatchback and second was 1990 323 sedan with the 1,6 -16valve carb engine. Bought them used, they were around 10 years old when I bought them.
Also my dad had 1983 323 5-door Hatchback in the 80's (1984-87) and loved that car. It's the main reason why I wanted Mazda 323 as my first car :)
Love these "generation comparisons" of cars, they indeed show how cars have changed during last decades. Mazda 3 has become pretty large car these days, maybe todays Mazda 2 is more equal to old 323 in size.
Power steering wasn't mainstream until the early 1980's especially in pov-pack budget cars. My 1985 323 B5 sohc carb didn't have it when I had it - long gone now had it as an in between car. I miss it was brilliant! I took the power steering out of my 1989 GT sport hatch, which is my first car and I still have it and love it very much, 13 years later. SP20/Protege era was when Mazda was starting to get into "tiptronic" which is what every car maker was doing in the late 90's early 00's. They were all quite similar, you'd know when it had changed gear lol. Manual ones felt very light in the clutch department. Then again I got a heavy duty clutch in my GT, which I daily drove then - possibly affecting my memory of how the SP20 felt. I also have a 1997 Capella/626 wagon, which I'll be swapping a FS-ZE into (Jap SP20 motor). It has power steering. Lol abs ecu has failed. I personally don't need abs. GT doesn't have it. My motorbikes don't have it. I worked at a Mazda dealer back when the RX8 was launched, as well as SP23's and the Mazdaspeed 3's and 6's. I really did like the dynamics of the first generation Mazda 2, 3 and 6's. "One drive and you'll never be the same" was the slogan for the 6. Yeah, they felt good and I enjoyed driving in them they were quite memorable when launched. I can't say about the 2nd and 3rd gens because I have not driven them. I like classics/80's-90's cars over modern ones - I like the raw unrefined feel - you, tires, road - rather than electric crap interfering with my driving. To be fair electrics are needed in today's swerve while txt and not look or indicate while I look for a park to get my latte fix society - generally speaking. If the new 3 is an auto then no its not better to drive for me auto's are boring and bore me. An ecu does not know when I personally want to change gears. CVT? Lol those are for scooters.
Great video. Shame about the weather. Although it did highlight that modern cars have come on in every way apart from size!
Where is gen 2 m3s?
I have a beautiful example of the og 3rd gen 323 I'm 3rd owner only owned buy old lady's, done 100.000kms. 1st gen is my favourite tho.,had one with a 13b rotary in it, very quick in the lilttle bugeye.
Iv'e ha all of them,all great in their own right.Like the the look of the 1989 -1994 Astina & the 1994 -1998 Astina best of all. I now have a 2013 mazda 3 bloody brilliant. Thanks great review!
They skipped a few in the line up :c
Different market I know, but the 2.0 v6 in UK spec, was far more powerful than the 1.8 and 1.5 four- pot ... with the 1.8 and 2.0 both having early tech ABS
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МОЯ МАЗДА 323__MY MAZDA 323 !!!!!!!ЧЯСЧЯС
Mazada is the best...handsdown
Great Video CarsGuide.com.au team!
what a great video! good job !
... nice video ....
The GOOD. LITTLE. CAR is a great car indeed 🤟💪
en sudamenrica los astina son los Allegro y no son 323
Great video. I am pretty sure most of the viewers would have not even heard about the 323 line!!
#zoomzoom
one Astina killed by tank in The F&F 6
These cars are still cheap in NZ. Australians sell these for an arm and leg now because they’re so hard to find and the tuning is endless with them
AND the new 3 is an overcomplicated bag of sh*t that has been engineered to be particularly difficult to service and repair PLUS parts a total ripoff on numerous replacement electronic components, even a headlight globe is a $200 ripoff and hard to replace and if that's not bad enough, when you or your mechanic need to by say a replacement electronic module that control the power steering, Mazda rips you off by charging around $800 for the module PLUS a few hundred dollars just for the pin code to allow it to function as a replacement in the vehicle it's being fitted to. IN SHORT Mazdas along with many other makes are engineered ripoffs designed to permanently fail in about 10 years or less.
Mazda 3 1st gen is the best!!! 7.1 sec in stock!!! New Mazda 3 only for girls
7.1 bullshit no way possible
Alexander First you sound like a guy with the older car and jealous you don't have the new 2018
you mean the new 3 is for attracting girls!!
Yeah this car is definitely for "girls". The same thing I heard about the MX 5 , but afterwards they thought that it's cool.
Everyone should buy what he wants not what other say about it.
@@kerrymcmanus9188 Your right it's 5.4 sec fastestlaps.com/models/mazda-3-mps