I think you're spot on with the opinion of 90's car technology. I've said it myself many times. Reliability, performance, safety, ease to repair, longevity of components etc were all that anyone needed. In my opinion, it too was peak times for most decent car manufacturers.
My grandma had one of these. Bright red auto version. Was a brilliant car for its time. Sadly got written off in about 2008 i think id have been 5 maybe 6 years old. So hard to come across these now sadly
A very good conclusion, there Paul. It still hurts that Rover are no more... if only they had stayed with Honda. Or any other Japanese marque, come to think of it. All ifs and buts though 😣
Never owned a 626 but did own its little brother the 323F from 1998. Like the 626 it was well built, practical comfortable and utterly reliable. It was good to drive and a really good looking car. More of a five door coupe than a conventional hatch with frameless windows and low slung driving position. A complete breath of fresh air against the sea of Golf's, Astra's Escort's etc.
My old man had a string of interesting and cool cars but appeared to lose his mind in the early 2000s and bought a Mazda Premacy. It looked like this would but if it were a van. It was useful, I used it to move house, the seats would slide back and forth which I suppose is food for someone somewhere and it was easy to drive with light controls and good visibility and as you observe with this Mazda it was very well built. It was also spectacularly boring. It was the same silver as this car which is almost like it has no colour at all and the entire interior, seats, carpet, roof lining and plastics were all the same light grey and that light grey was very similar to the non colour of the outside. It reminded me of an Airfix kit that had been assembled but not painted. It was the car as an appliance, like having a nice, mid range fridge.
A perfect conclusion, I agree it is an automotive nutritionally balanced meal, containing everything you need for a well balanced driving experience. Am I correct in thinking this also came as an estate? The build quality is perfect and looking at your T reg 600 in the background it would have been good to park them side by side for a comparison to put into context the difference in styling.
There's one of these lef in my dad's yard by an ex employee. It's got 200k on the clock and has stood for five years at least. I started it up a few months ago and everything was in working order. It would piss through an MOT. I parked a fairly new Volvo up for a year and it needed a plugin into diagnostic tools and a few quid thrown in just to start again. Let alone all the gizmos that had stopped working.
I bought one early 2000s from auction direct from fleet, was 1999 V reg 2.0 glx 70000 miles for £3000 great car very reliable and roomy, for a to b transport hit the bullseye.
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Great cars. I've driven a few varieties of 626 over the years ranging from 86 - 99. I used to call them the Apple of cars.. akin to Apple's old slogan of "It just works" (well that was back in the day when Apple and cars "just worked" 😂😂)
Excellent review. Damn Japanese. Building motor vehicles that do exactly what they are supposed to do. Furthermore, they had the gall to learn how to engineer vehicles to suit so-called Western driving styles and conditions. Interesting that they are often called 'characterless'; personally, I find reliability, build quality and dependable performance to be highly desirable characteristics.
If Rover had paired with Mazda instead of Honda, a few Rover styling swishes here and there and perhaps we'd be looking at the Rover 600! My cousin owned his own car body repair business. Every year I'd be taking one of my Minis to have the sills or valances welded and every year he'd laugh and drive home in his Mazda! When a chap like he in the motor trade chose Mazda for himself I think it spoke volumes. It was because they looked so dull I couldn't become interested, but I don't think that at all now - certainly not about this 626 which looks a design of rare beauty aside many a modern car carbuncle! I'm going to stick my neck out and say, in spite of keeping my eyes peeled, no yellow cars featured today! 😀
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The 626 was reliable work horse. All the car you would ever need most current new cars bore me.
They bore me too, but I need to drive some
I think you're spot on with the opinion of 90's car technology. I've said it myself many times. Reliability, performance, safety, ease to repair, longevity of components etc were all that anyone needed. In my opinion, it too was peak times for most decent car manufacturers.
Cars like these showed how it could be done, I guess we'd all prefer a less reliable car so long as it's expensive
That's why those people buy BMW 😂😂😂😂
@@sydsnott5042BMW are metaphorically selling dog food and marketing it as prime steak 😂
My 1988 626 Gt is still my daily driver since March of 2000
Lots of these things still around here. They are well made.
Popular over there then
@@ProjectNigel Around here they last because they don't rust.
The 626 estate was quite a good looking car.
My grandma had one of these. Bright red auto version. Was a brilliant car for its time. Sadly got written off in about 2008 i think id have been 5 maybe 6 years old. So hard to come across these now sadly
A very good conclusion, there Paul. It still hurts that Rover are no more... if only they had stayed with Honda. Or any other Japanese marque, come to think of it.
All ifs and buts though 😣
At least Rover can cling onto a mostly nice memory
Never owned a 626 but did own its little brother the 323F from 1998. Like the 626 it was well built, practical comfortable and utterly reliable. It was good to drive and a really good looking car. More of a five door coupe than a conventional hatch with frameless windows and low slung driving position. A complete breath of fresh air against the sea of Golf's, Astra's Escort's etc.
My old man had a string of interesting and cool cars but appeared to lose his mind in the early 2000s and bought a Mazda Premacy. It looked like this would but if it were a van. It was useful, I used it to move house, the seats would slide back and forth which I suppose is food for someone somewhere and it was easy to drive with light controls and good visibility and as you observe with this Mazda it was very well built. It was also spectacularly boring. It was the same silver as this car which is almost like it has no colour at all and the entire interior, seats, carpet, roof lining and plastics were all the same light grey and that light grey was very similar to the non colour of the outside. It reminded me of an Airfix kit that had been assembled but not painted. It was the car as an appliance, like having a nice, mid range fridge.
Very interesting analysis there, Windy 🙂
Son in law's Dad is a taxi driver. He put over 500, 000 miles on one of these.
I bet
...and it wasn't like Triggers brush!@@ProjectNigel
Thank you Mr Mustard 🙏
Thank you also 🙂
A perfect conclusion, I agree it is an automotive nutritionally balanced meal, containing everything you need for a well balanced driving experience. Am I correct in thinking this also came as an estate? The build quality is perfect and looking at your T reg 600 in the background it would have been good to park them side by side for a comparison to put into context the difference in styling.
I did honestly think about comparing to the 600.
Mazda 626 with old logo, 1800, 1996, 320 000 km. No electric windows. Still going strong. Greetings from Finland.
I've recently bought an s reg 2.0 auto se automatic very japanease
The best-looking 626's were the 2-door 'coupe' versions we had in the 1980s. The specifications were always very high.
I've found an interesting fact about the 626. The Ford Probe sports car was modelled on the 626 platform, using the same engines.
Good video Paul 🚗🚙🚘👍👍👍⭐️⭐️⭐️👏👏👏
Thank you 🙂
Oh! Nice intro effects.
Yeah I like it too 😁
This car was used by Streetcars in Coronation Street as a taxi years ago.
There's one of these lef in my dad's yard by an ex employee. It's got 200k on the clock and has stood for five years at least. I started it up a few months ago and everything was in working order. It would piss through an MOT. I parked a fairly new Volvo up for a year and it needed a plugin into diagnostic tools and a few quid thrown in just to start again. Let alone all the gizmos that had stopped working.
I bought one early 2000s from auction direct from fleet, was 1999 V reg 2.0 glx 70000 miles for £3000 great car very reliable and roomy, for a to b transport hit the bullseye.
It's crustiness that kills them off at MOT time.
2:26 the mk4 was far prettier. It was like the mx6 (which is a car I'd love to own)
I might have to agree with that
My brother had one Paul he like it
🙂
bro was absolutely shitting on this car the entire video 😂
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We apreciate you Mr. Paul , and so let it be known and forever inscribed here , yes.
Great cars. I've driven a few varieties of 626 over the years ranging from 86 - 99.
I used to call them the Apple of cars.. akin to Apple's old slogan of "It just works"
(well that was back in the day when Apple and cars "just worked" 😂😂)
Great review , the Japanese got everything right except the idiosyncrasies that gives personality.
Exactly!
I've had 4 mazda 6s and now looking for a 626 for work
I used to have an RX8. Now there is a good looking Japanese car.
Yes indeed
I'm sure I saw this car up for sale a few days ago.
Yes it is for sale
That’s not Cavatina ! We’re still waiting.
Cavatina wouldn't be able to go on a video, because it's still licensed.
Excellent review. Damn Japanese. Building motor vehicles that do exactly what they are supposed to do. Furthermore, they had the gall to learn how to engineer vehicles to suit so-called Western driving styles and conditions. Interesting that they are often called 'characterless'; personally, I find reliability, build quality and dependable performance to be highly desirable characteristics.
Totally with you there, and what's weird is I now find myself fancying something like this 😄
Wasn't the mk1 Mondeo developed from this chassis?
Looks like a saab
It looks like a Saab 9-3 (O-G) from Wish
🤣
У меня такая, только зелёная. Шедевр авто.
If Rover had paired with Mazda instead of Honda, a few Rover styling swishes here and there and perhaps we'd be looking at the Rover 600!
My cousin owned his own car body repair business. Every year I'd be taking one of my Minis to have the sills or valances welded and every year he'd laugh and drive home in his Mazda! When a chap like he in the motor trade chose Mazda for himself I think it spoke volumes. It was because they looked so dull I couldn't become interested, but I don't think that at all now - certainly not about this 626 which looks a design of rare beauty aside many a modern car carbuncle!
I'm going to stick my neck out and say, in spite of keeping my eyes peeled, no yellow cars featured today!
😀
The Mazda is like an AI friend that's perfect, but a Mini is like a real mate who you have fun with, but occasionally you end up disagreeing with.
Its true, the Minis were like real mates!