I don't need airbags, because #wedielikemen ahahah I actually haven't had the need to spend that much money on the car. The biggest investment I will do next is a new set of ignition leads/wires, since the old ones are very beaten up. I have strong reason to believe this car had never spent a night in a garage up until now. I will keep making videos letting everyone know how my experience goes :-)

I got one as my first car. It's been very problem-free apart from the upper coolant hose exploding on the freeway once.

Same

@@TopiasSalakka Same lol

My Channel Lacks Originality no wait don’t this is a huge mistake. I got one of these 12 years ago and still drive it. You will just fall in love with it and you will never want to get rid of it or get another one. :) At least this is my problem.

@@NikolaTubeNikolov Too late. I didn't get one as my first car but I bought one yesterday. 1.8 Executive. Already love it

Thank you! :-D I believe the song fits very well with the car, don't you think? I will contact you when the time comes for the next review, another car from Japan, actually ;-)

Sure, I just have trouble pronouncing 323 :-P

It's a great car if you buy it in good shape. Mine has a few things broken. Some of the EU (not UK) parts are hard to find, but doing a bit of research you'll be able to find the most of them (some parts are really hard to find because is a rare car after all). Now, the engine is stronger than the soviet union back in 1980s, I've got the 1.5, and it's pretty decent. Consider that Mazda sports are always light, unlike BMW or Mercedes where they put 2 tons of steel so you can hear cracks whenever you touch something on the dashboard. On the lantis, everything feels solid, even the windows and they're frameless, which sounds weird, but they're quite resistent. My max speed..... wait, not mine, someone else's, in a closed circuit, was 210km/h in a 7% tilted road, and then 180 on flat, so as I said, it's pretty decent, because it weights like it was made out of 2 motor bikes, and recovers are also good, 120-80, and then 80-120 in about 3 seconds in 4th gear, without burning the transmission. Over all, it's a great car, and a great investiment, mostly if it's your first car, second car or project (and yeah, there are still a lot of tuning parts for it).

Thanks mate! Machi is truly amazing, you should really check out her channel if you haven't already :-) About the glove boxes yeah... I already figured that I need to shoot myself right now ahaha Even a good 318 sedan in Portugal will set you back at least 3000 euros.

You're welcome!! I'll definetely will! :D XD No worries! Well, it's not that bad, I bet that in germany is a lot more expensive.

victorMD11 I always liked the Mercedes 190 more than the E30, so I will stick with that :-)

It's a great car too. :D And wow, this one has the exact same steering wheel that my BMW has! www.milanuncios.com/mercedes-benz-de-segunda-mano/mercedes-benz-190-2-3-16v-cosworth-210647872.htm

victorMD11 I like the grandpa style more. I will shave my face and leave only a mustache, then I will pretend to be one of those typical Portuguese taxi drivers :-P

Thank you! Your support is really important :-D

no problem :D i found your channel watching your ae86 video cause its my fav car can you do a video of the delorean dmc 12 if you ever cone across one thanks

Oh that would be a dream! I never saw one in person... I am very glad you like the videos!

Thank you! The bushings are fine, really. There is zero play in the gear shifter, like it's brand new. The problem really is the way Mazda designed it. Even my father's 2014 Corsa has tighter shifting pattern. Anyway, right now I don't have any mods planned for this car, since it's my daily driver and I also have a project car that I will reveal on this channel soon :-)

No mods?!? That's crazy talk :D I wanted a very oem feel to my car. So far so good. The plan was to park it over winter and daily my Jeep. Well my plan to fix my Jeep up with a fresher motor fell through. Everything went fine til I broke the shifter off the automatic transmission, (the kind of really screwed kind of broken.) Sooo my daily turned into a project and my project turned into a daily. Now the plan is a 5 speed mtx Jeep with a better 4x4 transfer case. All stock Jeep parts, so it will drive stock and be repairable with stock parts.

I don't make a lot of money yet, so all my savings will go to my project car. You will see what I plan to do soon :-)

Daily Driver Reviews Total junkyard mods. It's not going to cost a lot. Already have power seats and cruise control added. Jeeps are great because you can rebuild from in almost any condition. If I win the lottery, screw stock, 2JZ time : )

Its not bad car if you want sports car this is mechanically very good

Well, I can tell you mine has none of those problems. But I will agree with you in the sense that they get terrible if you don't look after every single aspect on the car's main components. Mine had a big delay in the throttle... Just tune the throttle cable, problem solved ahaha. They are very easy to work on, but Mazda's are not as dependable as an old Opel, Mercedes or Toyota, which are still "driveable" even when neglected.

The pop up headlight is mazda astina.. its like an older sister to this model. A 323f/lantis is much more better model than astina. Furthermore, mazda lantis was designed by an ex employee of porsche.

Looking forward to that mate! If you need any help, feel free to contact me :-D

I would definetly. My sister is practicing in my 323f for her driving license, and she feels confident driving it. It's easy to reach everything, no distractions when you try to switch A/C on or whatever. It responds quite fast, power steering is not too soft, not too hard (hydraulic, but it feels great). And if you're a chrisfix sub, yeah, you can fix a lot on it, and it's very easy to do so. Bleeding brakes and clutch, easy as hell, because it's all hydraulic, almost no cables. Replacing parts like short shifter and all that, very easy aswell. And if you just need it for a couple years without investing in it, you can do that aswell. Engines are built solid, you can drive like a learner literally, and there won't be any leaks or gasket problems (ofc if you don't rally it 24/7). You can also drive it on country roads, old cars were supossed to be able to drive on those aswell. So yeah, get your hands on one of them, they're great, and they're easy to fix, and you can find tons of second hand replacements for it (and new ones aswell).

@@alexandruelgeo thanks for all that information, mate. I ended up buying a 323F from 96 that looks brand new and works super well! I am very happy with its driving, and although it isn't the most economic car I think the power/mileage ratio is pretty good tbh. I'm glad I got my hands in one, every electric part works and the acceleration in 2nd and 3rd gear is pretty fun. Love the steering as well, very sharp and direct. I hope it will last me for a few years. Cheers!

@@zem.7986 O2 sensor uses to fail after 80.000 km, because of the exhaust fumes heat (exhaust manifold goes around 450-500ºC which is actually a lot for a 1.5 engine). If you plan on having it for a lot of years, you can custom the exhaust and get a stainless steel one, it will cost money, but that won't heat as much as the stock one, plus, it will last for ever. If you find that the car sucks gas like it was an RX7, it must be the O2 sensor (plus, you won't pass MOT with that because it will read rich). I run a de-cat, and I'm very happy with it, more sound, and you free up some power. For the engine, I ran my old engine (a 1.8 which the previous owners installed wrong) with no oil for at least 300 km, and when I found out it had no oil, I checked compression and the inside with an endoscope, it had no significant wear (few minor scratches), so you can beat the shit out of the engine for a bit, and it won't have any problems. As I said, no 24/7 rallying it, but sometimes you can drive it like you stole it. It doesn't use to heat, but in case it heats (everything can happen), you can get a better radiator, made all of aluminium, for around 70-80€, and always use the red coolant (even though, they say you have to use the green stuff). Think that it's still at least a 23 years old car (and in your case, just like mine, 25 years old car), so you can expect some wear issues in the suspension parts and all what it's made out of rubber, which are easy and cheap to replace. Interior is strong, I don't have any cricket sounds, and the car stood outside for many years, and still stays outside sometimes for weeks. If you find out that the suspension feels weak, specially the rear one, it's the problem with these cars (factory struts). All 4 gas struts. Front is good, it feels like mercedes suspension, but the rear feels too soft and it's like it's broken. I changed my rear struts with gas/oil, they feel stronger, but still feel weak, but hey, no car is perfect, even though this is one of the most perfect I driven. Have fun with the new toy. Cheers

Wanting a sports car to save fuel is the same thing as dating a super model and waiting until marriage.

Indeed!

Oh nooooo :-O I have disgraced myself!!!

I have never driven one of those unfortunately... I will make sure to find one!

I recommend the EF, personally. It seems more like your kind of car than the EG.

Thank you! The 323F is actually a bit too big for me in some daily driving situations. When I get my Merc 190, I will probably replace the Mazda for a smaller cheap sports car, like the EF Civic or the CRX.

If the CRX is an option, do it. Just do it. And good call on the 190. They're great.

It will depend on price. It's hard to find one that's unmodified, and those stock CRX's are picking up value.

Joke's on you. Mr Regular already said on twitter I am the "nicer" version of Regular Car Reviews. I don't even make videos anymore btw.