A very reliable car I must say. Spare part still not that bad, can share with ford. If mod the car can become really nice. Talking bout power window my friend's 626 20 years old car power window still working great

Yeah..Mazda sparepart are easily to be foundla ...My dad's mazda capella power window(16 years old car)damn better then my waja's power window(2 years)

Have driven once with friends' car.....
Quite underpower and high FC....

Tis is wat i picked up from a Astina owner in conversation wit one of my mechanic.

Overall not a bad car. Engine n mechanicals can b replaced by Ford parts. Reliability is there.

But main concern would b body parts. Eg. tis owner's Astina had its outer A-pillar covers cracked n broken. He just wrapped them up in aluminium sheets n reused them coz was quoted rm300+ per side 2nd hand.

u like the car coz the design isnt it? those flappy headlight does remenicent Mazda Rx7 and Treuno.... but if i were u, i search for spare part first before make the decision

mazda 323 lantis. bad experience.
spare parts are very hard to find unless u got the money to go to cycle and carrage and they'll charge u a bomb.
rather settle for a new car

Wow thanks all for the feedback, well at least no wi have got a mixed feeling of the Astina. I think I will test drive it and see how it goes.

Good to hear that spare parts isn't much of a problem to be found here.

I driving it since December 2004. Is very good car.

I juz did little bit modding starting this year.

Overall : Good

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Added on March 3, 2007, 1:36 pmLord Shadow, u got your Astina de?

Can share

This post has been edited by Digitral: Mar 3 2007, 01:36 PM

I like almost all cars with POP-UP lights

does pop up light spoil easily?

hello... currently I'm considering this car... but been told that the spare part hard to find.

Is it true? Have to find at kedai potong??

I like the design so much....

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Added on July 19, 2008, 9:39 pmhello... currently I'm considering this car... but been told that the spare part hard to find.

Is it true? Have to find at kedai potong??

I like the design so much....

This post has been edited by green_apple: Jul 19 2008, 09:39 PM

interested in getting it too/

wow, y suddenly this thread come alive after dead for more than half a year..............

if u want this car, try window shopping in kedai potong for body parts/spare parts first to confirm the availability, last i heard, only body parts are hard to find

totally agree with this statement about the A Pillar, it cracks and easily comes off after it's "Lifetime"... i used to drive one, it was handed over to me by my parents. It was the first gen 1.6, therefore came with a carb engine instead of fuel injection... there's also the import model that came with sunroof and injection engine... N/A B6...

parts are easily sourced... however, they are getting rarer in chop shops... so be weary about this... there's also an option to turbocharge it with a B6 or a B8 engine, the mountings are the same.. it's also the same chassis as the interplay.... with exact meters to match... the pop up lights don't seem to have any problems... mine was about 11yrs old... the only reason why i sold it was to get a turbo wira... i didn't want the hassle of transplanting the engine...

overall it's a nice car.... with a chassis from the interplay, u don't really have to worry much about handling... basically anything that fits into a ford tx3, familia or laser... all fits into the astina... and i think it's a very affordable project car now.... prices are unbelievably low

however, one thing u may need to look out for... a lot of astinas that i see on the road have been involved in accidents... uneven bodywork, wavy doors panels... so choose carefully... and if u like bootspace.. u will love this car.. the hatchback characteristics give it a lot more storage area... very deep boot.... stock standard form, nothing to shout about except it's late 80's and early 90's sports car look... the only complaint that i have about the design is that the C Pillars are took thick.. which makes reversing out of a parking space a b**ch... sometimes u can't see a car coming cause u can't see through that blind spot... u'll understand more if u drive one... that's why i had to reverse park all the time...

Those who doesn't drive a Mazda would always claims that parts are hard to find.
Gosh!!
Go visit any spare part shop and the parts are there easily to be sourced.

this car is quite nice..i drove b4..currently my dad is driving..n he is letting it go

i would say it is a powerful car..n till nw the front light n power window still work like charm

this car is born for b8 turbo

U r right bro..The parts are really easy to be find if u know

Yeah..Or else b6t would be enough

owh! nice thread. i am currently hunting for an ol' sporty astina as a toy car. rotary can't fit inside so either b6t or b8t will be the best option.
btw, the suspension setup in astina is quite different. especialy at the rear.
the replacement easily cost over 300 bucks.

just test drive one the other day. the 1.6 dohc variant. the pick up is good
but most of all, i am attracted to the nice stock suspension which require very minimal modding. and the owner mentioned about the electronic parts which never fail.
newer p1 and p2 car in the market always had this problem.

anyone can recommend a good mazda workshop for restoration?

thanks a lot.

used to own an astina. not that bad ma.