mileage

**Joined:** Sat Oct 02, 2004 9:37 pm **Posts:** 677

im looking around to buy a 323f either a 1.5 or 1.8, i noticed its hard to find a good one with low mileage, whats the mechanical side like to these, what mileage do they usually start going wrong and not worth buying?

thanks

**Joined:** Thu Jun 10, 2004 7:38 am **Posts:** 2226

its japanese it should be pretty reliable, though a good service history always helps.

Arty

**Posted:** Sat Oct 23, 2004 11:32 pm

was told recently by a Mazda dealer that the engines are good for 300k -

**Joined:** Sat Oct 02, 2004 9:37 pm **Posts:** 677

i dont want to buy one with anymore than 60k on the clock. thanks for the advice

**Posted:** Sun Oct 24, 2004 9:51 am

The 1.5 is probably not so good for high mileages, but I can't see a problem with the 1.8 at 70-80k miles provided it has all the stamps in the book. Make sure no service has missed by more than a thousand miles (all Mazda allow). The 2 litres go for ever. But given how long ago Mazda stopped making them you'll truggle to find lower mileages than that - although they are out there.

M

**Joined:** Thu Jun 10, 2004 7:38 am **Posts:** 2226

1.5 not good for high miles? mines done 135k and still goin fine

Arty

**Joined:** Sat Oct 02, 2004 9:37 pm **Posts:** 677

insurance will cripple me for a 2.0. im after a 1.8 executive.

**Posted:** Sun Oct 24, 2004 5:26 pm

My 1.5 wouldn't be any good for you if you want low mileage, it's got 140K on the clock (but had no problems since I got her 2 years/30k ago)!

**Posted:** Sun Oct 24, 2004 5:36 pm

I'm lucky I bought mine from my dad a few months ago. Had only done 44k and thats a 96 P

**Posted:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:55 am

I don't think you can get any lower milage than this....
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**Posted:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 9:02 am

my 1.5 is on 71k and going like a dream (well the engine is!)

I bought it 5 months (?) ago, and the previous owner obv didnt take care of her! Since i've had it, its had new pads and discs, new exhuast (centre & rear sections) Service, and CV joints done! GRR!!

**Posted:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 5:37 pm

The only reason I can think of why 1.5's may not reach same amount of mileage of it's bigger brothers is it has to work harder to keep up with traffic, more stresses and strains :?:

**Joined:** Thu Jun 10, 2004 7:38 am **Posts:** 2226

its only 300cc diference and i can't see the gearing on the 1.8 and the 1.5 being much different.

and if you think of it in the mannger of the gearing being different, your ratios on the 1.8 could be setup so that it puts the same amount of stress on your engine, just that stress would occur at a different speed to the 1.5 as the gearing is prolly shorter on 1.5

isn't the 1.8 pretty much the same engine just different bore anyway?

Arty

**Posted:** Tue Oct 26, 2004 8:50 am

Looks quite a bit different - different intake manifold setup, different headcover. Don't know about internals though.

[color=red][b]Mark[/b][/color]

**Joined:** Thu Jun 10, 2004 7:38 am **Posts:** 2226

1.8 engine:
[img]http://www.maz323f.co.uk/cars/christophe/christophe05.jpg[/img]

1.5 engine:
[img]http://www.maz323f.co.uk/cars/williamvisser/williamvisser2.jpg[/img]

all the pipes seem to go to pretty much the same place, though as you say the intake is different, the head cover doesn't seem all too much different, just bigger.

Arty

**Posted:** Tue Oct 26, 2004 10:23 am

I know the head cover vent is in a different place, other than that and the size, they look pretty similar.

[color=red][b]Mark[/b][/color]

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