Sensible Secondhand Classics: 1985 Mazda 626 2.0 GLX (GC) - Lloyd Vehicle Consulting
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Welcome to Sensible Secondhand Classics, the series where we take a sensible classic car worth between £1000 and £5000 and put it through its paces in a very straightforward manner! This time we test a perfectly preserved 1985 Mazda 626 2.0 GLX and try to film a review without the sound failing (and fail). We experience driving this rare old car in two different places, a very strange key buzzer, surprisingly restricted passenger room, very light power steering, a rather large boot and generally little of any consequence at all. Nothing untoward then!
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What a fine alternative to your Sierra and Cavaliers of the day. A design that has aged very well given the fact the car is 36 years old. Another splendid review.
These looked a bit boring and square back in the day, but it now looks pleasingly old-fashioned and typical of its time, so it has aged very well. Glad you enjoyed it!
I love the key warning ditty. I wish car companies would do that more often instead of the buzzers and such.
I thought that was the sort of thing you may find entertaining, sir!
My grandfather bought one as his retirement present the week they came out in the UK first week of May 1983 - a 1.6 LX Hatch in a very nice shade of Silhouette Blue. Space was a bit tight in the rear for the size of car as the wheelbase was relatively short but in ran and drove beautifully - even if in true Japanese style of the time - the damping was rather short of travel and suppleness. He owned it for 12 years and swapped it it for a 323 only really due to the Lx's lack of power steering. I'd absolutely I've to find another - the wonderful warning chimes and the fingertip binnacle controls which oddly didn't feature on the 4 door really put the icing on cake to a well thought out mid sized hatch. My grandfather was fascinated by Mazda's twin trapezoidal rear linked suspension at the rear - a feature that was heavily explained in the original brochure. Lovely to see one again - and in higher spec Glx form.
Wow, it must have been very heavy on the steering! I certainly wouldn't have wanted to try one with an unassisted rack myself. You are right, space is a bit tight, and the ride is a bit firm for a car of this age. They are extremely rare now, and have all those little typical touches of earlier Japanese cars. Alex has an amazing car, I was truly privileged to drive this.
I used to live in Beckenham and so the Copers Cope dealer sticker was an enjoyable "blast from the past" for me!
I liked the car: there is something about the driver switches and controls of that era that really appeal to me. I am not from the generation of iPhones, swiping, etc. I have never "swiped" in my life....apart from when, as a schoolboy, I nicked (a.k.a. swiped) an apple from a shop and was taken back my Dad to apologise to the shop owner.
Keep your videos coming, Mr. Lloyd, they are the tops!
Yes, sir, we did enjoy this rare survivor from the 1980s. The switches are pretty crazy, very much of their time, and this car now looks far from boring, just very charming. More reviews coming up, don't you worry!
Another great looking car reviewed, and I love the key in the ignition warning chime.
Well sir, we do like the little things in life which bring us joy!
I really really enjoyed this lovely video!
I have love for all the 626 models. I even have the steering wheel from this model from a junkyard since i was little when my dad owned a 1991 626. It was a weird thing.. if my dad bought a new car i wanted a steeringwheel from that brand from the junkyard. So i could sit on the back seat behind my father and pretending that i also was driving. My steering wheel was beige from a beige interior 626. You had this model with beige blue and red interiors.
My parents also had the Mitsubishi Gallant from this same timeline as this 626. But i do think that this 626 is more far ahead more modern more luxury than the Gallant and other rivals. Just like the later 3 626 models did compared to other rivals from their time.
Yes the Mazda 626’s will always be special for me. Thank you for this video sir.
We aim to please, sir! These are rare cars now, I was very blessed to be able to drive this twice. Funny how interiors seemed to have a lot more colour back in the day. They all seem to be black at the moment.
A left field choice for a fleet manager back in the 80s, where the only decision was what colour do you want your Ford/Vauxhall/Rover. Working for a leasing company in the mid 80s we had to ask around to identify a local dealer when a customer had the audacity not to pick from the usual fleet threesome. The 2 door coupe was a lovely looking car I recall.
Thank you, sir! Yes, would have been hard to get a 626 company car due to those import quotas and also the fact that everyone else was geared up for Ford/Vauxhall/Austin Rover to be fleet cars. These probably were better than all of them, though, much as I like them.
Most excellent review MR Lloyd what a lovely well appointed car
It is indeed very well appointed, sir! It was worth going back to complete it.
Mazda were way ahead of the curve with this one - lovely looking car!
In terms of equipment and refinement, I completely agree!
в то время мазда была сильным конкурентом тоёте королле у неё покребче моторы и понадёжнее
I had a C reg 2.0 GLX saloon briefly 22 years ago. Silver with an all red interior. I remember taking it to the ton once, quite easily. A very solid compliant car.
Thank you for watching! Yes, I can imagine the red interior right now. The gearing certainly felt as if it would hit 100 mph in this, where it was possible!
What a fine car this is. I`ve seen many photos of this 626 and Alex`s other interesting cars. Nice to see a video of this.
We aim to please, sir! It's a rare privilege to drive something like this. Twice!
My dad had a 1.6 lx back in the day and it was the car I learnt to drive in. It had the face-lift interior though! It was a very late c plate 2 days off being a d reg in fact! It was a fantastic car. Lots of midrange grunt for a 1.6! It did nearly 300,000 miles before it finally gave up the ghost!
Yes, there seemed to be plenty of torque in this one, nice flexible engine. The time this GC 626 spent on the market in this country was remarkably short, although it sounds like a lot of people did get to experience one!
Nice one! I grew up with mye parents having both a Mazda 626 and a Ford Fiesta MK1. Funny seeing that the video showed a Fiesta just like it right before the video started; just that the Fiesta I remember was grey with a green stripe around it. And the Mazda showing here is more or less similar to the one I remember from my early days, uptil I was about 4 years old. Even the color is exact the same! Today I own both a MK1 Fiesta (1983) and a Mazda 626 LX (1985). Both to be seen at my channel :)
I had issues recording this, as the driving section footage lost its sound (as did the end), so I had to re-record both on another day, and the Mark I Fiesta just happened to be there on that second day. This GC 626 is a very rare car now indeed in this country, and I was privileged to have been offered a go in one. Thank you for watching!
Very attractive design. Comfy looking interior. Low roofline and glass area are reminiscent of the Rover 800 Fastback.
That 2 litre sounds very smooth. Surly the roadholding is good with the wide stance.
Novel instruments and quirky little tune rather than a warning beep is very different. I am a fan. Thank you, Sir.
Yes sir, we enjoyed the 626, but the space inside was a bit more limited than I imagined. The roadholding seemed good, a smooth drive for a car of this era. The little tune it plays when the key is left in is absolutely ridiculous!
I love the older car reviews!
Another one just went live....
A great machine. I love that it plays you a full-on musical doorbell style tune when you open the door with the keys in the ignition.
I enjoyed the many Yugo glimpses too. Is that something to look forward to?
There may be some Yugo content coming up on the channel next week, sir... I couldn't possibly confirm one way or the other! Quite right, the best key buzzer ever.
Was never really a fan off these but now looking back they were a good car with a particularly pleasant interior and no headlining sag.
Yes, extraordinary to have a car so well made that the headlining is not sagging at all. I did quite like it!
I love how uncluttered this car is!
It was a real joy to drive this! Thank you ever so much indeed for watching.
These were very common when I was growing up, along with the Ford Telstar equivalent. Our neighbours had the ghia which had the full digital dash. I was eight and Knight Rider was my favourite program so any car with a digital dash was cool. I think the Mazda also had the option for a while (maybe pre facelift). I also think the 2.0 litre engine was injected in the NZ market.
Ah yes, sir! We would very much like to see a digital dashboard on a car like this. Much more part of the popular culture over in Australia and New Zealand than the 626 was over here, I imagine.
I haven't seen this generation of 626 in decades! Base, LX models imported into the US, and I believe they had the usual Mazda stalk controls. I think you could get cruise control, but my memory of this 626 is vague at best. 2.0 litre 4 was fuel injected, I don't remember if it was throughout its run of this generation.
You mention the 626 GT, and you triggered my memory that the US GT model had I believe what was a 2.0 litre turbo!
That door warning is absolutely unbelievable! I believe we just had the typical door chimes.
Nor did we receive 3 point rear seat belts as they were not required until later in the 80's, although this could be another mistake of my memory.
Thank you very much for the review Joseph!
Yes sir, I think you may have got the saloon rather than the hatchback, which, as far as I know, had conventional stalks. We didn't get fuel injection on the standard 1.6 or 2.0 over here. Someone please show me a 2.0 GT for the UK market and prove me wrong!
You may be right about the rear seat belts, not required in this country until 1987...
@@lloydvehicleconsulting Actually we did get this hatchback as well as the sedan (saloon) and coupe.
I'm overjoyed that this example is well looked after and cherished, as this is a rarity over here in the US!
Everything blue: I haven't seen that in decades as well! And the fabric, incredible!
@@frothe42 , a lot of Japanese cars were all blue on the inside back in the day. Yes, these were probably more popular in America than here.
I owned a 1984 626 DX (base model in the US), and later an 87 626 GT Turbo. Fantastic car. The one you feature here is not a facelift model- those have a drastically revised interior, tho they lost the unusual controls around the instrument panel. This car is missing a few features that were standard on the 5 door models (only available as an LX or GT, never as a base model, and LX coupes in the US) like AAS Auto Adjusting Suspension, oscillating center dash HVAC vents, power mirrors, cruise control, security system, full logic cassette stereo with graphic EQ, and so on. However, the headlight washers were only available as a standard feature on the GT models here. They pre facelift 4-door models had standard stalk controls. Hidden feature: pull up on the drivers door handle, and the slot in the keyhole lights up to help guide your key. ;)
@@BeefyMon I forgot about the GT turbo 626! Thank you for the valuable information!
Those are very cool wheel trims. Definitely of their time.
Oh, absolutely! What a great car.
Very nice car with a Wonderful interior. These 2 litres were a caravaners dream. A colleague had a C reg 2.0 Coupe, must have been GLX as no body kit, did very high mileage.
Yes, they did sell the Coupé over here, it probably was the GLX like this one.
Wow, that interior is very blue. I do like those finger tip controls either side of the instrument cluster. Japanese cars of this era always did seem to have clear, concise instrumentation and controls.
My 1997 Mazda 323F 1.5 Innsbruck Special Edition also had a very, very blue interior! Must have been a popular thing at Mazda back in the day. I agree, very good ergonomics for the period.
@@lloydvehicleconsulting Mr Richardson's Volvo and one of my Grandad's Rover R8's spring to mind having had even more blue including both the dash and upholstery.
@@markonmotoring , yes, I had the privilege of featuring the 740 on No Budget Reviews a year ago.
Recently I purchased the 1985 coupe version, LX model (in USA)... Everything looks the same (steering wheel on the other side, of course) except no back wipes (hatchback models) and each of the headlights are separated in to two (short and high beam), not one long piece like yours.
In mine, there is no sound when putting key on ignition (kind of cool!)... wish I could upload a picture of my 626.
Cheers!!
No problem at all, glad you liked it! American headlight laws were quite different from European ones at this time for some reason.... Thank you ever so much indeed for watching and commenting.
That key chime reminds me of some sort of battery powered Christmas decoration. Never come across anything like that. I wonder how long it would take for the novelty to wear off.
Yes, I think if you just remove the key when you are supposed to, the novelty Christmas decoration sound will not be a problem....
Next to the front door handle was a hiding place/extra hidden storage access is by pulling it outwards
Thank you very much indeed for watching and commenting!
New Zealand also had these, including the Ford Telstar version that replaced the Cortina! My Aunt and Uncle had one! A school mate had this 626 too, which he modified! Funny thing is because there was no Telstar wagon we got the Belgian Ford Sierra wagon (The Sierra sedan was rare in New Zealand, except mostly for racing ones!). Another Aunt and Uncle had one, and a neighbor had a Telecom Fleet vehicle Sierra wagon! Even when a second generation Telstar wagon became available, we still had the Sierra as a European alternative. In this shape, the top range Ford Telstar was called the TX5, some were turbocharged and had digital instrumentation. Ford Telstars in this shape were also used as fleet Vehicles for the Ministry of Works while some were also used as Traffic Officer cars (At the time Traffic Cops were employed by the Ministry of Transport and were not Police staff!) in black and white livery.
Glad you enjoyed this video, sir! Sounds as if the Mazda 626/Ford Telstar twins were much more common in Australia and New Zealand than many other parts of the world. You are right, the Sierra estate was sold alongside the Telstar, wasn't it? It would have been fun to drive a turbocharged TX5 with the digital dashboard, that is the sort of thing we like very much on this channel, although the chances of it happening could be quite small.
@@lloydvehicleconsulting Yes the Telstars and 626s were extremely popular! Yes that's correct about the Sierras. We did get some high performance Sapphires late in the Sierra's life!
@@alaricbragg7843 , these 626s were very rare over here. I imagine the V6 Sierras must have been good fun.
@@lloydvehicleconsulting Brian Stokes was a familiar sight in 1980s rallying here in one of the few V6 4X4 Sierras that came here! Sorry aside from that, most of the Sierras we got were 4 cylinder ones.
@@alaricbragg7843 , we like Cologne V6s on this channel, sir! You have probably guessed that by now.
I'm waiting for some brave manufacturer to bring back the velour interior. New cars are slick, ergonomic but not plush.
We do like velour interiors as well on this channel, sir!
There were actually 4 different chimes for open door with ignition on / ignition off, and lights on.
Thank you ever so much indeed for watching and commenting! This was a very special car.
wow! bought back memories, great car had on for a short while same one on a D 86 plate. Pretty sure mine had an auto choke though..........................is that a Yugo zastava?
It is a Yugo, sir, and your curiosity will be satisfied next week when the walkaround on it goes live. This may have been converted to a manual choke, not sure if it has.
@@lloydvehicleconsulting "converted to a manual choke"....................WHY!!!
@@trabali5168 , I think automatic chokes could also be a bit dodgy back in the day....
That is a beauty!!
It is, isn't it? Exceptionally rare car now, real privilege to have driven it.
True survivor , superior Japanese build quality.
Yes sir, excellent build quality and being in a garage with a low number of owners has ensured its survival.
Hi, I am from Viet Nam, your car is very nice,
Thank you, sir!
@@lloydvehicleconsulting I'm glad you replied, thank you, Viet Nam
I had 4 626 first one 2.0 auto the next 2.0 fuel injected calf a 2.0egi manual then another auto and the last one was a 2.5 v6 gt and I loved them. I stopped Buying Mazda cars when ford started butting in design wise.
Thank you ever so much indeed for watching and commenting! That is a lot of Mazda 626s. I have only ever owned one, which was a 1998.
@@lloydvehicleconsulting the v6 was the best it had about 165bhp it pulled like a train. In all the 626s I owned apart from servicing they ran brilliantly the parts was always cost more than ford and Vauxhall’s but they didn’t break. My cars was a y reg. the next was a c reg then f reg and finally a l reg the v6. All in all I had a mk2 then the facelift mk2 then the mk3 and the final mk4 unfortunately fords boring design creeped it and all mazdas flair and quirky style was removed buy the bean counters. I looked at the new ford and apart from the badge I couldn’t see Mazda inside so I never wanted one again. I now own another Mazda and it’s a Mazda a mx5 and when I drive it I remember my past cars and smile.
@@arightpest3367 , yes, I have tested three out of four generations of MX-5 on the channel now. The V6 engined 323F from the mid 1990s was also quite an interesting car, along with the MX-3, but around the year 1998 Mazdas became quite boring for some reason...
Я на такой 2года ежжю уже очень доволен машина пуля!!! Спортивная в сравнении с таврией!!! Работаю на ней в Taksy
Искренне благодарю вас за просмотр! Рад, что вам нравится ваше такси 626. Сейчас в Британии это очень редкие машины.
@@lloydvehicleconsulting она чинится как велосипед и после простой доработки впускных и выпускных каналов замены всех прокладок и настройка пружин клапанов и так далее много мелочей я сам доработал я получил резвую и тяговитую пушку и начял надирать задницы на ней свеженьким иномаркам! Капец я не ожидал таких низов и валева со всех оборотов вжимает в сидение пока педаль жмется я очень доволен за 1200такую пушку купил все родное мотор поршневая не трогалась за ети копейки можно наказывать теперь многих что на трассе что в городе зверь маашина обьем 1.6восьмиклоп на солексе 73..не едет а епошит!
@@lloydvehicleconsulting такую технику нужно уважать любить и ценить ето Японская культура GDM!!! Такие неубиваемые брутально мощщьные милионники уже не делают, а делают моторы из фольги говна и палок! Я механик автолюбитель и в моторах и технике много чего секу!
hey. im ready second part this cars. im from indonesia 🇮🇩
Thank you ever so much indeed for watching and commenting! How wonderful to have a viewer all the way from Indonesia.