MAZDA FAMILIA 323 (99 model) is it a good choice?

**1997** · January 25th, 2012 12:02 PM

Meron din ako ganyan dati but mine is manual.... Gen2... Sarap gamitin kasi ganda ng handling and malakas din yung engine... pero malakas sa Gas talaga plus rust sa rear fender....

**coiter** · January 25th, 2012 12:30 PM

i had a gli before. same body and 1.6L engine as the glxi sans the airbag, abs, cd changer and other amenities. i just loved the acceleration and handling. ang luwag sa loob esp the headroom. sold it at 150k kms sa odo.

only major and irritating issue i had was erratic idling. after replacing the air intake tube, hoses and even the distributor, cleaning of the intake manifold, numerous changes of spark plugs and 1.5 yrs of patience, it only took a few sprays of contact cleaner to the MAF sensor to solve the problem! hahahaha

tama rin sabi nila, its not the parts that are expensive, it's the labor! sa pagpalit palang ng timing belt almost double ang charge :s
anyway, for me sulit naman ang car na to. get an MT and drive patiently na lang para tipid sa gas.

**basti08** · January 25th, 2012 03:47 PM

Originally Posted by renzo_d10

Yung picture mo ba bro ay yung actual unit?

Baka kaya bumaba pa ng 7km/L dahil sa mags. Hehe.

yup, yan yon. actually pag ganyan mags ko mga 6km/l

pag ganito

mga 7-8km/l to a liter

i miss my gen 2

**myas110** · January 25th, 2012 06:57 PM

we also own a mazda 323 a/t for 12 years already. 60k+ sa Odo, ok naman performance...matakaw nga lang sa gas. 5-6km/l yung FC niya.

**ronw123w124** · January 28th, 2012 08:18 AM

Question lang guys. Di ba the Familia shares the same platform as the Ford Lynx?

**the watcher** · January 28th, 2012 10:39 AM

The Lynx shared its platform with the 323 that was not released here (1999-2003 model). The 323 Familia that was sold here until the early 2000s was the global model from 1994-'98.

**spitshine** · January 30th, 2012 02:39 AM

we had a 323 95 model and it's m/. ryt now naka 195k sa ode so far ok pa naman, pro lang no power amenities hehe

**basti08** · January 30th, 2012 01:29 PM

Originally Posted by ronw123w124

Question lang guys. Di ba the Familia shares the same platform as the Ford Lynx?

the 3rd gen Familia. The latest Mazda sold here was the facelifted 2nd gen (gen 2.5). The 3rd gen landed here as Ford Lynx. So in short, the Lynx is the newer Familia. Not exactly same.

**rfb_arki** · January 31st, 2012 05:49 PM

no problem with parts, mostly available in suking auto supply shops and some shops in banawe even specializes in Mazda parts...

the 99 model like mine is most probably what we call the gen 2.5 or the 1997-2000 model ( may lumabas kasi old stocks ng gen 1 ng 2000 ) ...sample pic below

both have the B3 carb 1300 and B6 efi 1600 engines...
true enough that the B6 efi A/T averages around 6km/l on city driving...the M/T averages around 7-8km/l assuming its all stock...my B3 before can do 9-10km/l stock and 13++km/l highway...

**caloyski5** · February 4th, 2012 09:43 AM

loved driving mine from 99-07. roomy, zippy engine, comfy. avoid the a/t na lang since malakas nga sa gas than its competitors, it was hesitatingly replaced with a brand new honda jazz. after 3 years, let go of the jazz and bought a new mazda.