Mazda 323 / Protege / Familia [Merged]

**ylan** · December 21st, 2004 07:32 PM

Mazda gurus,

Actuallly bago lang akong nagkaroon ng mazda (97 GLi Familia), my wife handed it over to me, it her car actually. Drive and go lang sya kaya medyo napabayaan ng konti. I'm trying to restore it to make it in top shape. I've already made minor repairs, shock replacement, clutch assembly replacement, brake pads and shoes, valve cover gasket, timing belt, pair of stab links. Also, had already couple of tune-ups, brought it to ford balintawak coz they say mas mabuti kung matune-up doon kasi meron daw silang apparatus for retuning a forrd or a mazda better. Also i had all the fluids drained and refilled( brake, gear oil, cooling water and coolant). Aside from the ones I've mentioned, what else are the ones I need to check and replace. Kasi, I went to Rapide and they found out some parts that needed to replace kasi it is showing sign of tear like CV joints, primary and secondary clutch master.

Also, I'm planning to have it body repaired and washed over. What would be the recommended shop and paint...anzhal, PPG, DuPont, sickens, RM Diameont, Nippon?
What color best suits the familia? because right now it is Blue Mica. I saw an Army Green with 16 in ( 50 series) and it looks good.

I already saw the protege tech site,I have already registered, pero still the site for "modifications" is still restricted, since it is still for full pledged members. I want to join the club or what they call the FR. pero diyahe if I have to bring my car in its state now with all the dents and bumps, magmumukha lang gusgusin ang auto ko. Of course pag dadalhi ko doon eh medyo makinis na sya at presentable.

May nakikita rin ako dito sa Forum na mazda goodies, pero I don't know what items are adaptable( with no much alteration) for a 97 Gli.

Mabuhay and more power sa laht ng mazda owners and enthusiasts.
Sana may magreply o Pm sa kin. thanks.

**dieselNUBI** · February 4th, 2005 10:03 AM

may nag bebenta sa akin 1999 model Mazda Familia 323. 12+K lang ang milleage.
1.3 sya.

comments naman dyan...

hows the fuel milleage nito? carburator pa ba ito? sirain ba?

**caloyski5** · February 6th, 2005 12:10 PM

diesel nubi,

fuel mileage is not bad for a 1.3, its a b3 engine (carb), hindi siya sirain..

for more info on this car, visit us at http://www.protegetech.org

**alnr** · February 12th, 2005 05:00 PM

ylan,

buti ka pa me mazda ka na, kami ala pa... hehehe... member na din ako sa protegetech pero hindi pa gano maka interact kasi ala pang mazda :D anyways, for you to join the group or gain access to the important threads you need to attend 3 consecutive "FR". that is held once a month.. tama po ba sir mazda?

nkapagtanong na ako so ito mga pinagpipilian ko...

glxi 99 series daw (kasi 98 nov daw ito) - all power, m/t, 58k mileage, 10 cd changer, all stock, white. asking price is 220k, sariwa pa in and out at mukhang ala na ako aayusin talaga
gli 97 - all power, m/t, 96k mileage, 10 cd changer, blue. asking price is 180k(neg). hindi ko pa nakikita pero me problema na daw shocks at kailangan na daw palitan

basically, ang budget lang namin ni misis eh 170k pero kaya pa pigain ata :D. sa tingin niyo anong kukunin ko? if ever yung gli 97 ang kunin ko, how much ba ang shocks ngayon? yung pwede ko na i-lowered nang unti at anong brand ang maganda.

thanks!!

oo nga pla, me problem ata sa site ng protegetech. ayaw pumasok sa board...

**caloyski5** · February 13th, 2005 02:53 PM

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

**mazdamazda** · February 14th, 2005 09:09 AM

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** · May 31st, 2005 12:18 PM

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..