Mazda 323 / Protege / Familia [Merged]

[caloyski5]

yup. cant access our forum today. dunno why..

[mazdamazda]

alnr,

IMO, mas goodbuy yung glxi since mas maraming goodies yan compared to the gli (abs, airbags, etc).

though ok na rin yung gli... pero tawaran mo pa!!!

shocks for the mazda costs around 2000++. kyb or tokico kung oem ang habol mo. pero kung gusto mo lowered, may mazdaspeed shocks (a bit rare though).

[alejo0225]

Hi guys,

Sorry if you find my post improper here...
I'm a newbie to cars and I fell in love with the Mazda line mostly because of the threads about it that I read from this site...
I wanted to buy one and a friend is selling me a 1997 323 GLXI for 180k.
It's all stock and casa maintained according to him.
Is 180k a fair enough price for this car?
Any comment will be very much appreciated..

[mazdamazda]

yes... the price is fair enough.

common 323 faults:
- rust on rear fender
- engine support
- erratic idling (when not tune-up properly / regularly)

[coiter]

ok na yung price since glxi naman sya. lalo na kung yung 97 1/2 na model.

[alejo0225]

Thanks mazdamazda! Could you please elaborate more on "engine support"?

[mazdamazda]

Thanks mazdamazda! Could you please elaborate more on "engine support"?

It could be cracked already - in which case it can make the engine to vibrate stronger. You can quick check this by pulling the throttle cable (or have someone to depress then throttle pedal) while the engine is running. Just look if the engine vibration is tolerable or not.

Though it is not that big a deal (our 323 have 2 cracked engine supports and there is no noticeable effect while driving).

[alejo0225]

Thanks coiter!

[caloyski5]

heck, i have all 4 (i think) engine supports busted..bearable pero lakas nga vibration hahaha

that's a good price already for a 97 model..top of the line pa..tama si mazdamazda. those are the more common problems..if you decide to take it, i suggest bringing it to kia pasay..we at PTP highly recommend them hth

[BlueBimmer]

yep oks yan, fully equipped na all power, 1st owner lng talo dyan cos of depreciation which u will benefit from

[alejo0225]

Thanks mga bossing, laking tulong nyo...
Caloyski, saw you guys (PTP) sa Greenhills last friday... lalu tuloy ako ginanahan bilhin yung mazda na binebenta sa 'kin ;)

[the_wildthing]

Question to Mazda owners: can a Mazda be casa maintained when they pulled out of the market for quite a while? May naiwan bang service center?

For the poster: ask your friend if he has receipts or maintenance records. Or as a friend you can take his word...

[mazdamazda]

Question to Mazda owners: can a Mazda be casa maintained when they pulled out of the market for quite a while? May naiwan bang service center?

For the poster: ask your friend if he has receipts or maintenance records. Or as a friend you can take his word...

yup... you can have old 323s be serviced at Ford, Kia, Signet & Wheels

[alnr]

ok na price considering na glxi siya, pero tawaran mo pa malay mo pumayag ng 175k. got mine for only 165k, 97 gli. since 2nd hand na siya meron na din kailangan paayos. join us at protegetech, dami ka matutunan about your future car

[alejo0225]

thanks alnr! after buying this car, 'lam ko na mapapadalas ako sa website nyo.. so it will be good for me to join na rin ;)

[alnr]

thanks alnr! after buying this car, 'lam ko na mapapadalas ako sa website nyo.. so it will be good for me to join na rin ;)

actually ngayon pa lang pwede ka na mag join or just visit (www.protegetech.org)us para magka-idea ka na on what to expect from your soon to be mazda and what type of group we are (from the first page).

[caloyski5]

alejo0225,

yup. cute namin noh? ehehehe..that's just a prelude(?) to the upcoming protegetech carshow coming june 25th(?).. punta ka dun para mas ma-engganyo ka! well, wag mo muna click link. site's down for unknown reasons! hmph! bitin araw ko! hindi ako makapag log in sa PTP! grrrr..


yup. afaik, ford balintawak, ford quezon avenue, signet, wheels inc,kia commonwealth, and THE best, kia pasay service our mazdas

aln,

iba pala username mo ditow..


(EDIT) up na site ng PTP! yahoo! makakatulok na ako!

[seung]

*alejo0225

Check mong mabuti yung idling at yung palag ng makina.

Hehe, kapag dala ko yung mazda 323 familia namin madalas akong maihi, nakakalog kasi masyado yung pantog ko. Nangyari narin sakin na biglang sumumpong yung erratic idling, tapos nagdip hanggang sa mamatay yung makina.

Anyways, malapit na naming ibenta yung samin. Ikokondisyon lang para hindi naman nakakahiya sa makakabili. Goodluck and think hard. ;)

[mazdamazda]

Hehe, kapag dala ko yung mazda 323 familia namin madalas akong maihi, nakakalog kasi masyado yung pantog ko. Nangyari narin sakin na biglang sumumpong yung erratic idling, tapos nagdip hanggang sa mamatay yung makina.

Anyways, malapit na naming ibenta yung samin. Ikokondisyon lang para hindi naman nakakahiya sa makakabili. Goodluck and think hard. ;)

erratic idling?
> change to OEM spark plugs (NGK-R)
> clean throttle body

[alnr]

caloyski, nadagdagan lang ng "r". hehehe

alejo0225, just like seung said check mo na lang mabuti muna..