Car colors just exist to gaslight you I don't want a grey car "sir that's silver" what about that silver car there "sir that's aluminium"

My dad had this car, it was green. It was the 1999 model year. Good I loved that car. I miss my dad

the part that really hit me is the part where he says teenagers now will still have those 2020 memories in a 1990s style. my car is a late 90s/early2000s car and i’ve made so many memories in it, so much so that i think i will forever like 90s stylized cars. im only a senior in highschool but that doesn’t mean i cannot appreciate the look and feel of cars before my time because 90s cars are the first cars for my generation, and i find comfort in that.

"a greyscale family like this is supposed to remember to use premium fuel" LOOOL

Mazda 626: A car so devoid of identification and style, that you’d probably succeed in successfully committing a robbery/murder. It’s a car that looks so generic and featureless, that unless you knew what it was, you’d most likely struggle to give a detailed description of the car past the color and body-style.

Mazda 626. The official car of "That sedan"

5:08 - "And the 2.5L V6 that's in this '97 626 is the same V6 that's in the Ford Probe." Y'know, I think I'd like to see an RCR Stories about Ford and Mazda. There's GOT to be something worth telling there.

“This is a car so devoid of company identification it can be used in GTA III.” Man that brought back memories

Haha: “the kinda parents that look like each other”

"Was going to get a v6 Camry, but this was $4000 cheaper!"

I like how he transcended the car at the end, and gave us a feeling of the era this car was meant for. I really wish he would do that more.

I immediately thought about my Dad's old Taurus when I saw this, it looks so similar at first glance.

This number will forever remind me of Lilo and Stitch

The owner seemed to have a good time with this video.

I believe that was the title of the game. "Grand Theft Auto 3: The First One" It really confused people who played previous games.

I had a ford probe GT with a 5 speed in my early 20s and it felt like a supercar to me at the time! That little v6 is still one of my favorite engines ever

4:56 Dog dropping a deuce

That chassis and V6 was fun! Esp with a 5 speed, and definitely gives the driver more than what the numbers would suggest.

RCR described by Mr. Regular: "Now this may be their first car - So they're going to have modern 2020 memories with the style of the 1990's, and I think that's cool, man."

That's weird I was thinking about these just yesterday. My dad had a European 5 door model 1992 Mazda 626 2.0 GLX when I was growing up so I have a soft spot for them. My dad always talked about the car as a "wolf in sheep's clothing". Also ours had the number plate etched into all the windows. Had no idea if previous owner had chose to do the same thing or was just something the dealers did back then.

I owned the Eunos version of this, fairly rare in NZ for even a Japanese car. Literally the epitome of "Just a car"

Always enjoy these type of reviews, cars you see & generally never take a second look at. Can't wait to see more! Would love to see a YF Sonata turbo review since it was of the newer modern midsize sedans to replace traditional V6s with a turbo 4cyl- and a powerful one at that (274hp). Kind of a sleeper, even at today's standards. Could only imagine the RCR commentary on the torque steer lmao.

The performance version of this engine used in the mx6 is one of the sweetest ever made.

Mazda 626: Two words... "Ibishu Pessima"

"My hands are all messed up, so you gotta drive, brotha!" KURUMA "STRRRREEETCH AAAARRRRMMMSSSTRROOONG ISS NOOOWWW INNN YOOOUURR WOOOOOORRLD!"

This was my first car! When my grandmother went to a home, my parents "assigned" this car to my brothers and me when I was 20. We passed it around for four years (2012-16) until my dad donated it. Ours was a 1998 Mazda 626 LX (4-cyl. auto) in that typical '90s dark green but it had the swing vents too! We thought it was normal and when we bought cars of our own, we felt cheated when we didn't get that feature haha

I remember seeing that wood trim always advertised at the end of my motor trend magazines in the 90s... I didn’t think anyone ever bought it.

Time shows just how nice this car is! Whenever one came into my dads shop growing up, I loved pressing the “swing” button on the AC vents and watching them move 😂

The memories made in a shit car are more important. When you crash it the only thing left will be you and those memories.

I love how Roman used a Sum 41 tune at the end there

This Mazda looks like it might be a base model Infinti, Nissan, and Mitsubishi.

Oh man, this was my first car. So many memories

1:55 - "Krumsville". This is where the villains live in a lazily-written Saturday morning cartoon show.

626: the definition of regular.

My dad had a 94 Probe GT with the same engine. I miss that sound

The last few lines about cars like these being someones first car threw me back to being so excited to no longer ride the bus but to get to drive my own 1995 Cutlass Supreme to school everyday. Seeing the interior of this car and thinking back on being so new to getting behind the wheel made me so happy to think about. This was a wholesome car review.

Why does the 626 look more like a "Ben" than the guy who owns it?

Hey RCR. Hope you are having a good one, video came out 5 minutes ago and I can't wait to watch. Keep up the good shit, your videos get me through my long ass shifts, thank you.

I’m 21. And have more then enough appreciation for my 97 Chevy lumina. 90s cars are fading fast and I want to make sure I can keep mine on the road for as long as I can.

I inherited a 1999 Mazda 626 V6 with AT, and I can attest that the transmission is as terrible as the engine is good. Very smooth engine, with great torque, that simply overwhelms the meager GF4A-EL transmission that was meant for much smaller vehicles. So bad, that even with an additional transmission oil cooler fitted by a dealership, overheats when merely cruising on flat land at 55mph. It's like the manufacturers tossed the engineers a bag of rubber bands and told them "See what you can make with these!". Even after a full rebuild to repair an exploded forward sprag, the transmission is sluggish and jerky, throwing codes for "incorrect final drive ratio". Complete and utter citric acid, devoid of the redeeming parts of a lemon. Needless to say, I do not drive that thing, and I'm wondering how to get rid of it without feeling guilty about passing the burden onto a hapless buyer!

Ay, it's a Merit from GTA San Andreas

It’s amazing that after 23 years, the car seats hold up well

Hey, you know what... this one had me smiling almost the whole way through because I grew up in the 90's as well. Thanks for that. I needed it.

My friend had one of these cars. I have so many found memories of going to school in one of these, or the mall, or anywhere. It was an event. And my friend did his best to run that car into the ground because it was 'fast'. Great vid.

Guy looked like he was having a ton of fun doing the review

These cars are so good with the 5 speed manual transmission!!

"it could be in grand theft auto 3" oh my god, that is the perfect way to describe it, and specifying it with GTA3 is the one thing that elevates it to that perfection it really is "an car"

626 was my glow-up car in high school. I loved it and remember absolutely nothing about it. Miss you, 2003.

It was Pa/north Jersey in the 90's. Of course the vin is on everything

They need to make a sticker "My other car is a Yaris..." Wait there's no cassette stuck in there?

"I just thought of the Arch Deluxe -- and it wasn't even in my notes!" Awesome 🙂

My parents bought the 96 burgundy 626 with a gold strip in 98. I drive it now. It's such a simple sedan yet I love it.

Ah there's my Ford Laser, or as close as it gets to being one reviewed by Mr Regular

90s japanese car with wooden steering wheel: I like steering with them because their flat surface feels so good ON MY MONUMENTAL LOVE STICK

Back in 2008 me and a buddy of mine went on a beach trip with his family and on the way down to the North Carolina coast we did 129 mph in his Mazda 626 V6 on highway 74. I still can't believe that car went that fast.

I love your last statement, which it really resonates with me. It’s basically why I continue to love driving my ‘91 Accord and to enjoy the analog experience that I have with it, especially the cassette player. I may not have been born in ‘91, but I love the 90’s experience. Definitely a great watch!

I remember this car looking like a Ferrari when I was riding around in my dad's Honda Accord DX..

Mr Regular is the sagely and well-researched individual that the car enthusiast community needs

Thank you! A 98 626 standard with the 4cyl was bought by my parents new and later became my first car in 2005. So many memories came back watching this review.

The owner of this car seems like a character. I like him!

4:52-5:14 :doggie takes a dump

Have a 98 626 EU-spec. Good car, but rusting...Currently looking for a 93-97 Mitsubishi Galant E50, that was cool looking and has a good reputation and better rust protection. (Germany). 2.0 V6!

13:18 Aw man, as an early 2000's car owner, those tape adapters are such a huge part of my life.

Thanks for reviewing this car! Brings back memories of my loaded 93 MX6 V6, which was essentially just the coupe version of this car. I had the 5 speed manual instead of the automatic and I could smoothly redline that little 2.5L V6 up to 7300 RPM, which was necessary since it didn’t have a huge amount of torque. So much fun! Lovely exhaust note and light handling compared to today’s cars. I still miss it.

Mazda 626 is underrated same with the Mazda "Oh Yeah that happened" MX-6

4:56 background dog making a hot *B R O W N*

My dad had a 626 in the early 90s. He loved it

Early 2000s Mazdas had some genuinely interesting paint colors after they switched over to the 3 and 6. I remember they had a metallic green for the RX8 that looked like crap in pictures, but it was fantastic in person.

Owned the '89, with a 5 speed, 4 cylinder. To be honest, it was probably the best car I ever owned. Handling was way better than you might expect, the power was just enough to be fun with the stick, it was good on gas, had insane reliability, comfortable on the highway, decent stereo, sensible controls and ergonomics, big trunk, etc. It just did all the things you want a car to do in the real world really, really well. About the only thing wrong with it was that it came from that era with the automatic seatbelts on tracks, when you could put those in to comply with a government mandate instead of having airbags. You still had to buckle the lap belt so it was a completely stupid and annoying idea. Sadly, the 626 lost its soul later on, and I remember renting a 626 from this mod-90s era at one point and being completely appalled by how much of what had made mine so good was now gone. It had become a cheap knock off of a Camry rather than its own, really good and unique thing. Go back 6 years, the 626 was a significantly better car then than the version in this video.

Omg, my s55 amg didnt even have swinging vents...I've never seen those befor . How cool !

Great video, it was really informative. I was born in 96 and was looking around for a car to buy and saw one of these posted online around my area for a decent price. The car seemed pretty solid honestly, I’ve never had my own car before so I really have no idea what to even buy, but I have been considering this.

You always bring me back to my 90s memories.. another great video

"It makes me appreciate my Yaris even more"

I had a 626 “hatch” in the UK. It was such a good car.

I remember my mom’s 626. Best memory was we were coming home and park outside the apartment and my younger brother just spews chunks all over the backside of the driver’s seat. Loved that car and I still miss it.

Best car channel ever! I am a hot rodding car nut, an obsessed mechanic of near 30 years, and you guys friggin nail it. i feel like if i was more creative/artistic my internal monologue and the soundtrack for the movie of my life would be your channel. Thank you for such awesome work. Come make an extended visit the Tucson area. The car scene is fun.

theres a guy in my town with a giant V6 number plate on one

As always, great work! Please do a Millennia in the future. Amazing cars!

I had a 99 626, 2.0 4 cylinder with a 5-speed. Had a sunroof, all power, automatic radio antenna that worked, and the swinging central air vents. One of my favorite cars.

I think the value of this car just went up. Thanks, RCR, for the memories, and the added anticipation of possibly owning one in the future.

$500 car....someone call Scotty Kilmer😅

I have been this early since I WAS BORN PREMATURE

My favorite feature of any car I've ever owned was the swinging vents of my old 2000 626. Blew my mind when I discovered it.

I had a 1996 escort that felt like this. The second you put it in drive, it wanted to go. Had a lot of fun with it.

Oh Mazda I remember the 90’s 929, 626, 323 good cars expensive spare parts though...😌

YES! The oscillating air conditioning vents! 😆 I remember back in the day... and STILL think it's cool; nice touch. 😎

When I was in high school I got a ride everyday in my friend Garrett's v6 Mazda MX6 a different Garrett had a 4-cylinder or 626 with motorized AC vents and I had a Ford probe 5-speed. We were a Ford Mazda shared platform car club. Best times!!

Congratulations Mr Regular. You have found one of the most regular cars ever!

Im a simple man. I see Mazda, I hit the thumbs up button.

Yesss been waiting forever for this review, my first car

I own a Mazda 626 Sedan in Prestige Silver Metallic colour, 1990 model ... bought brand new in Melbourne, Australia as a gift from my father for my 18th birthday. He paid $ 32,000 Australian dollars for it back then! It's now 32 years old, has done 500,000 kilometres (310,000 miles) and l continue to drive it daily. Has never failed me. Unbelievable car. I cannot part with it. My first and so far, only car ...!! It still looks like new and has always been outside for its entire 32 years, so far. People cant believe it! Yesterday l purchased the 2022 Mazda 3. I am keepng my 626 and will never part with it and intend to drive both cars. P.s. And yes, the swing button and oscillating vents work like new! 💗

this was my first car (1994 hatch model) and it died on me just last week so this was nice to watch. passed down through my family starting with my grandma who had it since new, and similar to the guy in the video i was telling them since a kid that i wanted it when i turned 18. the transmission broke twice in the 14 months i had it but it definitely gave me and my friends some great memories. will miss u 626 :(

MAZDA 626 the official car of the MX-6 owner who was told he needed a “family car”

You could remove the badge and put it in a video game, and mazda wouldn't notice

I had a '97 626 with a manual trans v6 in high school, it was a great little car with the manual trans! It was so much nicer than the 2005 Cavalier it replaced. Has the great 90's clicky buttons. Loved the "Swing" button to oscillate the center HVAC vent was a cool little feature.

I owned an '88 Mazda MX-6 LX 5MT.. my first car back in 2001 that my father gave to me. I loved it. So reliable. It also had the oscillating center vents. It was cool.

Mr Regular: "93 octane" Californians: "what is 93 octane"

Too bad these end up being almost every teens first car so I can hardly find one that isn't smoking like a freight train because it's been ragged on like crazy.

I have super early memories of my aunt owning one of these, I remember the old style Mazda badge more than the car itself

I had a 1996 626 and it was my “first car”. I got it in the 6th grade because my brother fucked up the engine and left it in our parents driveway for a year until he finally junked it. For the year it was in our driveway, I would hook up my iPod nano to the car stereo with one of those cheap cassette to 3.5mm plug adapters I bought for it and would blast my music for hours. I had good memories jamming to my music and wishing I had a license/a new engine for it so I can drive the thing around and listen to my music. I also bought fuzzy dice for it that I still have. They are currently hanging from the light fixture in my room.