This was my family's main car when I was growing up, we got it when I was 4. Took many road trips and adventures with the 5 of us crammed into this little Mazda. I learned to drive on it when I was around 13, and it finally blew a head gasket when I was 16 at 280k miles. Even now at 32 I still remember the way it felt and I miss the simplicity. RIP Mazda 323
I had an '87 323 hatch and put on 324,000 miles through the 90's. It broke down only twice. It made me a Mazda guy. It's been 323/Protoge /Madza3 for me since.
Good for you! My camshaft did seize once in sub-freezing weather, but that was the only major repair I experienced. I also found the front seats very uncomfortable with a lack of thigh support and swapped in a nicely padded pair from a Mercury Tracer which shared the platform. As coincidences go, I am purchasing a brand new Mazda 3 GT hatch in two days. I loves me some Mazda!
These were great ittle cars. The hatchback version together with it's sister the Ford Laser were assembled from CKD kits in Zimbabwe. They used the 1300cc Mazda engine. Very popular, many are still in daily use there.
I don't think cars of this era had "planned obsolescence" like the cars of today. That's why I still have my 33 y.o Mazda and there is this one in this video.
my late grandmother had one of these in a wagon back in the day. Her's was an automatic and it was gray, and it had a lot of rust, my grandfather had it repaired once but of course that was short lived!
Actually I think the lines are lovely. We still have our '90 1.8i that we've had since new. Only issue is lack of low down torque (max torque at 4,000 rpm) combined with high gearing (manual) but this makes it a great highway cruiser. Otherwise lovely to drive and faultless!
I have one, an '87 Mazda 323 1.3 carburetor GLX sedan almost like this, no electric windows, no central locking, only the rear wiper mounted, run like a charm with it's 140000kms.
And then there is new Zealand where people don't seem to throw away their cars. Cars of that error are very common here. We call them a Mazda familiar.
I have a 1988 hatchback version, same engine. Wasn’t planning on buying it but it was for sale for only $2K and it only has 18K miles and almost new condition.
I grew up driving a 87 mazda 323. It broke down and my family hauled it to the junk yard when I was in college. If anyone comes across one for sale let me know. I’m trying to buy one and restore it.
i just bought bought a n 85' 1.3l glx as my first car, still thankfully has a carburetor so i can work on it. i'm also intrigued as to what the top fuse is for as it is not on the trim/version i have
My brother had an 87 until about 4 years ago. Went 300+ thousand miles. He replaced the timing belt about every 40K miles. The brake pads were the easiest I've ever seen to change. Just some clips and the pads slipped out.
I bought an 89 a few months ago, it's actually really fun to drive it's kind of a funny little car and it works great except just yesterday I shut it off and the driving lights wouldn't go off. I just pulled the fuse for now but how do I figure out the cause? Could it be a short?
Before they were 323 they were GLC -- we had an '80 3 door in pumpkin orange with a black stripe package. To us GLC was 'Good Little Car' or that could have been Mazda marketing mumbo jumbo.
Any reason why you never reply to comments anymore? Usually a Channel Creator will start a channel with a few subscribers and if a subscriber asks a question they're guaranteed to get a reply. Then 500 subscribers later another subscriber can ask a million questions and they'll be lucky to get a like back from The Channel's Creator and if subscriber is lucky enough to get an actual typed reply you can bet it will snow in July!.. I'm sensing that's the road you're headed down... I really enjoy your video but take care of your fans man...
2stroketurbo i understand your predicament but maybe instead if replying every comments,you could put one like other TH-camrs put in their comments something like your profile pic with a 💓. I've seen them do that.at least it looks noted by you..anyway I've always enjoyed your videos.keep it up.
This was my family's main car when I was growing up, we got it when I was 4. Took many road trips and adventures with the 5 of us crammed into this little Mazda. I learned to drive on it when I was around 13, and it finally blew a head gasket when I was 16 at 280k miles. Even now at 32 I still remember the way it felt and I miss the simplicity. RIP Mazda 323
Thank you for the review. I had almost exactly this one and loved it. Love Mazdas.
That model 323 was my parent's first Mazda, and they've been loyal to the brand ever since.
I had an '87 323 hatch and put on 324,000 miles through the 90's. It broke down only twice. It made me a Mazda guy. It's been 323/Protoge /Madza3 for me since.
I'm driving it today as my daily car, the engine is very reliable. The only problem is rust. It erode the chassis quite heavily :(
Good for you! My camshaft did seize once in sub-freezing weather, but that was the only major repair I experienced. I also found the front seats very uncomfortable with a lack of thigh support and swapped in a nicely padded pair from a Mercury Tracer which shared the platform. As coincidences go, I am purchasing a brand new Mazda 3 GT hatch in two days. I loves me some Mazda!
That’s exactly what I bought in 1986, my first car, brand new. Nice to see it.
Nice tidy 323 good reliable economical transport, the Ford Lasers were basically a rebadged 323.
I still drive one like this and i love it ;)
These were great ittle cars. The hatchback version together with it's sister the Ford Laser were assembled from CKD kits in Zimbabwe. They used the 1300cc Mazda engine. Very popular, many are still in daily use there.
I got a 1989 323 GLX Executive Hatchback, been my daily driver for 10 years.
Mine is currently sitting at 213,xxx miles. Use it as my daily for work. She's not the cleanest, but she's definitely reliable.
I can't remember the last time I saw one here in the UK. Enjoying your videos, keep them coming.
I have one of these 1985 model. Have owned for 15 years and just bought a hatch version 1988. Great cars
Good grief, that's a unicorn! I love it! One of my uncle's had an old carbureted RWD 626 (1980, I think) in white. You just don't see them anymore...
I have a 91 Mazda 323 with 24k miles in a perfect rust free condition - very lucky!
That was probably the cheapest car Mazda sold here in the states that year, and here it is 30 years later. So much for planned obsolescence.
I don't think cars of this era had "planned obsolescence" like the cars of today. That's why I still have my 33 y.o Mazda and there is this one in this video.
my late grandmother had one of these in a wagon back in the day. Her's was an automatic and it was gray, and it had a lot of rust, my grandfather had it repaired once but of course that was short lived!
i got a 1989 1.5l 323 on 115.xxx miles works like a charm
What a clean little survivor... Love it !!
Actually I think the lines are lovely. We still have our '90 1.8i that we've had since new. Only issue is lack of low down torque (max torque at 4,000 rpm) combined with high gearing (manual) but this makes it a great highway cruiser. Otherwise lovely to drive and faultless!
I have one, an '87 Mazda 323 1.3 carburetor GLX sedan almost like this, no electric windows, no central locking, only the rear wiper mounted, run like a charm with it's 140000kms.
My 29 year old Mazda 323 has 24k miles and has never let me down...yet!
Mine passed 360k miles some time ago still only need to check the oil about 3 months after a change
And then there is new Zealand where people don't seem to throw away their cars. Cars of that error are very common here. We call them a Mazda familiar.
I have a 1988 hatchback version, same engine. Wasn’t planning on buying it but it was for sale for only $2K and it only has 18K miles and almost new condition.
Super nice and clean
I had an 87 hatchback, very simple, took a lot of abuse but around 300k everything started to go wrong in terms of aging plastic breaking.
I have a 86 of. Still runs after 190000 miles. Knock on wood. Hehe
My first car ever: a 1987 323 blue sedan 1.5 LX manual carburettor, in Europe 😍 Are they that difficult with rust?
I grew up driving a 87 mazda 323. It broke down and my family hauled it to the junk yard when I was in college. If anyone comes across one for sale let me know. I’m trying to buy one and restore it.
i just bought bought a n 85' 1.3l glx as my first car, still thankfully has a carburetor so i can work on it.
i'm also intrigued as to what the top fuse is for as it is not on the trim/version i have
My brother had an 87 until about 4 years ago. Went 300+ thousand miles. He replaced the timing belt about every 40K miles. The brake pads were the easiest I've ever seen to change. Just some clips and the pads slipped out.
I think this model still uses the timing chain :)
@@FatihNasrulloh nope, belt. I have an 87 323.
@@bubbaj308 Only the 1.6 uses the belt. The 1.3 and 1.5 uses chain.
I regret that I've never driven one, but I've seen plenty during this version's production run. Very nice. :)
I bought an 89 a few months ago, it's actually really fun to drive it's kind of a funny little car and it works great except just yesterday I shut it off and the driving lights wouldn't go off. I just pulled the fuse for now but how do I figure out the cause? Could it be a short?
I have the Ford version of this. Its even simpler than this one as it has a carburetted engine.
haha i own one, i bought it for roughly 250$. super hard to find any replacement parts. really need a new drivers door
I want it! Maybe you could put a rotary in it when that one craps out!
um, hmmmm. good idea !
I had the same car in Sentra form the 1.6 5 speed got 40 mpg.
I like plain, and I like vanilla
Before they were 323 they were GLC -- we had an '80 3 door in pumpkin orange with a black stripe package. To us GLC was 'Good Little Car' or that could have been Mazda marketing mumbo jumbo.
I think it stand for "Great Little Car" :D
It looks exactly like my old honda acord It think is was 82
Its a nice simple car... what happened to simple ?
Cool, my daughters college car
Have one only reverse no foward
I found one of these today for $700 with like 150xxx miles on it and I'm gonna go check it out soon
Any reason why you never reply to comments anymore? Usually a Channel Creator will start a channel with a few subscribers and if a subscriber asks a question they're guaranteed to get a reply. Then 500 subscribers later another subscriber can ask a million questions and they'll be lucky to get a like back from The Channel's Creator and if subscriber is lucky enough to get an actual typed reply you can bet it will snow in July!.. I'm sensing that's the road you're headed down... I really enjoy your video but take care of your fans man...
PJ Neslo I try. But it's hard when you get hundreds of comments every day
Yeeees, got my reply... . Messin with you... You're channel has gotten big, that's awesome!
2stroketurbo i understand your predicament but maybe instead if replying every comments,you could put one like other TH-camrs put in their comments something like your profile pic with a 💓. I've seen them do that.at least it looks noted by you..anyway I've always enjoyed your videos.keep it up.
thank you ! thanks for watching
good idea , thanks!
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don't Mazda 323 have o/d buttons on them
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