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juvenile
09-15-2002, 04:11 PM
1994 Mazda 626 Cronos (LX basically) V6 5-Speed.
Has 106 Mile or 170km on it.
I had a choice of this or a 1992 Honda Accord LX (your dx) 5-speed.
Both had A/C
but the Mazda was newer looking, much newer, it had power windows (which I'm much used to) and I thought was a better buy for my money.
The Mazda has something like 164hp and 160tq.
Getting it sometime mid next week!
Kyle
09-15-2002, 04:15 PM
what do those look like?...and congrats on the buy;)
Wren57
09-15-2002, 04:16 PM
Gratz on the purchase. I know youve been wanting a new car for a while, and it looks like you found a nice one. Do you have plans to mod it or just keep it how it is? A friend of mine has a early 90s Mazda MX-6 automatic and its tranny has blown at 80k miles... good thing you got the manual!!!:yes:
juvenile
09-15-2002, 04:25 PM
Ummm regarding the mods part, for the first year, I'll maybe just lower it and tint it, that's it.
It's got some miles on it already so I don't think I'll make it a speed demon or anything.
http://photoserver1.trader.ca/autotrader/photos/large/2002/09-13/tts/09-13-02tts31-09.jpeg This is the car!
Accord Man
09-15-2002, 04:49 PM
Congrats Juve.. Those are good cars.
mt.biker
09-15-2002, 05:17 PM
yup its a nice one, just needs to be cleaned out. the owner before d was a smoker :pukey so the seats & mats will haveto be cleaned a few times to get the smell out.
Kyle
09-15-2002, 06:04 PM
the car looks nice...once again...congrats on the buy.
94_AcCoRd_EX
09-15-2002, 06:23 PM
Congrats on the buy. I think you made a good choice getting the newer car. Looks really nice too.
Wren57
09-15-2002, 06:42 PM
Car looks very nice and clean. Lowering it sounds nice. May want to try and grab a cheap set of Motegi rims off ebay or something to throw on there when you drop it... the MR8s would look sweet on that thing... just some thougts:yes:
Wren57
09-15-2002, 06:43 PM
Dont forget camber kits when you lower it! No car likes bad camber, especially ones with higher mileage that are lowered!
ebpda9
09-15-2002, 07:19 PM
Originally posted by highlander
Dont forget camber kits when you lower it! No car likes bad camber, especially ones with higher mileage that are lowered!

don't remind me of that.

congrats juve. and it's a good thing you did not get the auto. on those 626 tranny is known to have problems.
Accord Man
09-15-2002, 07:23 PM
Originally posted by hondaman-iac


don't remind me of that.

congrats juve. and it's a good thing you did not get the auto. on those 626 tranny is known to have problems.

you got the prokits right?
And its that bad?
ebpda9
09-15-2002, 07:29 PM
Originally posted by Accord Man


you got the prokits right?
And its that bad?

yup. 3 2 degrees and 1 5 degrees, but my frame is not so kosher. i gotta take it to the dealer and ask them to bend the front crossmember. i think the car was wrecked before i got it.
juvenile
09-16-2002, 06:29 PM
btw I heard that Mazda uses a ford auto tranny
do they use anything else from Ford?
Racing Rice
09-17-2002, 07:28 PM
Congrats Juve.. Hope you like it.