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| 1997 Mazda 626GE Review, Alara, From Rochester, NY US
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626 LX V6
| | Model of the car: | 626 LX V6 | | | General comments: | I love this car! It took me a year of car shopping to find this one, and Wow! Part of the reason it took so long is that I was looking for V6 with 5 speed, under retail value. I bought it used and expected to find at least some problems with it, but so far haven't found any beyond the exhaust going in the first week. In Rochester, they use a LOT of salt on the roads, so for a 3 year old car, this wasn't entirely unexpected. And the dealer I got it from paid for three-quarters of replacing the exhaust. I made some changes, put on an electric slide sunroof, new brakes (looking at the greenstuff ones now as I really dislike the brakes my mechanic (Dave) put on them), spoiler, yokohama 15" tires, threw a CD player in, car alarm. I will be putting new speakers in as one of them is going.Everything I've done i've tried to keep low profile, so as not to reduce the resale. This is a fairly versatile car, good for young people who want something that handles well, but still need the space. Good for families and responsible type people. Good for a first car. Wouldn't recommend it to .. hermm... someone looking for a '99 cougar. | | | What things have gone wrong with the car: | The cup holder! ARGHH! right in front of the stereo and car adaptor. other than that i haven't really found any. I put 16K on it in the last 6 months. Road trips, city driving, taught people how to drive stick in it, no glaring flaws. The transmission and clutch are perfect together, very mannered. | | | Previous car: | 1990 Nissan Maxima (v6)- Much better than1990 Ford Escort (v4 but it handles like a 3 for pete's sake)- God! I hate that car1991 Olds Cutlass Sierra (v6)- similar v6 and pickup but the 626 wins on handling1999 Mercury Cougar (v?)- different classes..it's |
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