RE: Shed of the Week: Mazda MX-3
Discussion
anonymous said:
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Loads of V6 conversions dont but the general idea seems to be not to mess with the small capacity one and go the whole hog,http://www.rocketeerltd.com/
I very nearly bought one of these about 5 years back, but ultimately bought a Puma instead (which was great, BTW)
In surprised about the thirst and less-than-great handling. Surely a V6 must have some decent bottom-end torque, even if it's a 1.8?
The 2.5l unit from the Xedos 9/ MX-6 must make it shift some with 200bhp.
Is the 2.5 the same block with bigger bores and/or a longer stroke ? Anyone know?
In surprised about the thirst and less-than-great handling. Surely a V6 must have some decent bottom-end torque, even if it's a 1.8?
The 2.5l unit from the Xedos 9/ MX-6 must make it shift some with 200bhp.
Is the 2.5 the same block with bigger bores and/or a longer stroke ? Anyone know?
No, no, no, no, no.
I have driven one and my partner owned one from new. We both agree, they are dreadful. Nil torque and almost no power. A truly horrid little car, which to add insult to injury, has Mazda rustiness built in.
An interesting choice, but only useful to demonstrate that even with the revised budget, really crap sheds are still out there.
I have driven one and my partner owned one from new. We both agree, they are dreadful. Nil torque and almost no power. A truly horrid little car, which to add insult to injury, has Mazda rustiness built in.
An interesting choice, but only useful to demonstrate that even with the revised budget, really crap sheds are still out there.
Steamer said:
Had a girlfriend really keen on these back in the day - but I wasnt so convinced.
Was it these or the Mitsi FTO that was a bit of a bugger to change the plugs on the far side of the engine?
That'll be the FTO. The rear bank sparks are buried away under the inlet manifold which has to be removed in order to get at them. The rear bank was always supposed to have 'platinum' spark plugs fitted, so they'd last twice as long as the front bank and not need replacing as often.Was it these or the Mitsi FTO that was a bit of a bugger to change the plugs on the far side of the engine?
From the engine pic in the advert, they don't look too tricky to get at on the MX-3.
mrtwisty said:
I went to test drive one of these for my second car. Alas, at 6'1" I did not fit!
Always liked the idea of a little revvy v6 in an unusual package. There seems to be some divided opinion on their handling prowess here...?
I've also always had a little bit of a soft spot for these too. Intriguing uncommon little thing with a small V6, what's not to like?Always liked the idea of a little revvy v6 in an unusual package. There seems to be some divided opinion on their handling prowess here...?
Though, every time I looked to buy there were never any to try/look at. At 6'5" I'd probably be an even worse fit, so at least I'll know for future reference.
Shame it seems there's lots of people bemoaning them, not as good as I'd hoped/wished. Bugger.
On a different note, this thing desperately needs something doing about the ride height, it looks insane on those wheels.
benharris said:
Steamer said:
Had a girlfriend really keen on these back in the day - but I wasnt so convinced.
Was it these or the Mitsi FTO that was a bit of a bugger to change the plugs on the far side of the engine?
That'll be the FTO. The rear bank sparks are buried away under the inlet manifold which has to be removed in order to get at them. The rear bank was always supposed to have 'platinum' spark plugs fitted, so they'd last twice as long as the front bank and not need replacing as often.Was it these or the Mitsi FTO that was a bit of a bugger to change the plugs on the far side of the engine?
From the engine pic in the advert, they don't look too tricky to get at on the MX-3.
I kind of like these - mainly because they are just a bit different!
A few years ago I was looking for a half-shed money daily - I did browse these, but ended up buying a 1996 323F (mainly because being a 1500 it was in the cheaper RFL band)!
The 323 had no issues, but was just so slow that I only kept it 6 months. Upped the budget and bought a BMW 325ti - much better!
A few years ago I was looking for a half-shed money daily - I did browse these, but ended up buying a 1996 323F (mainly because being a 1500 it was in the cheaper RFL band)!
The 323 had no issues, but was just so slow that I only kept it 6 months. Upped the budget and bought a BMW 325ti - much better!
I used to own one. They seem to eat distributors, and when the distributor fails you lose engine power, steering, servo assisted brakes, the lot. It's actually a dangerous fault.
The distributors are expensive, and I had three of them, so once I fitted the third I sold the car.
But, it was a good introduction to V6 and coupe ownership. Lots of people commented on how good the car looked. It had quite a large boot and was a lot of fun (if a bit heavy).
The distributors are expensive, and I had three of them, so once I fitted the third I sold the car.
But, it was a good introduction to V6 and coupe ownership. Lots of people commented on how good the car looked. It had quite a large boot and was a lot of fun (if a bit heavy).
Valgar said:
I've owned one of these and always keep my eye out for one again.
I love the engineering, the V6 could do with sounding a bit more V6 like but it was a great drive, the gearing was very low, I think 70mph was somewhere around 3800rpm if I recall.
According to the road test above it says 18.8mph per 1k rpm in 5th ..... So yeah you're pretty much bang on......3720I love the engineering, the V6 could do with sounding a bit more V6 like but it was a great drive, the gearing was very low, I think 70mph was somewhere around 3800rpm if I recall.
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