Anyone here lucky enough to have owned a Ford Laser TX3 in the 90s?



The car that would smoke even a Honda Accord of the era.

Hardly see any surviving examples these days.

my teacher back then got one , hes one of the coolest teacher ever was

i still remember my father's friend have one. Sat inside before too.

oni unker know that sampan

90s tons of thems. 2ks no more.

on straight road yes .....
on B- road = looking for trouble. hahhahahha

My friend still have one, red color, 2 door, he wanna sell it, anyone up for it ?

That described all Asian cars of the era am afraid.

Does it run and the body still straight?

That car is hugely expensive to sort out.

nope ...
starlet, daihatsu, civic, previous gen TX3 n many more.

I am looking at fiat coupe 2.0 lol

NA or Turbo?

Find the best one you can afford.

Why not go for the 20V models?

One of my neighbours have, parked outside their house. Exactly like this picture, condition not as good la but stil. Always look at the car whenever going for a stroll.

For the looks its was the one to have back then. It was fast courtesy of big engine 1.8L capacity. In fact got people transplant B8 turbo engine from the Mazda Familia 323 into it. But like all Laser in this era, prone to rust.

This post has been edited by netmatrix: Feb 19 2021, 02:32 PM

Real man's car, nearly bought it in 1991 but gf couldn't handle the power, ended up buying the mazda Astina for her instead. I bought 190E later..

Yes still running, as for straight or not from my naked eye it is straight.

you old fags

i think my MIL has this model till last year.

edited: oh wai..this is two doors. her's was 4 doors.

This post has been edited by cempedaklife: Feb 19 2021, 02:44 PM

so 20v version not 2.0 now ?

fuuuuuuh!
tx3 power la with manual gearbox some more its a real drivers car.
sadly spare parts availability / price killed it off.....

Remember seeing this and the honda prelude a lot during the early-mid 90s. Shame coupes are not all that popular anymore these days.

I still remember my dad's old Ford Telstar 1.8 from 1980s, a few occasion he tested top speed at highway, can reach 180km/h...
Damn, 30 years forward today our modern car with 1.6NA also only the same speed or little faster only nia.

ya. Back in the days, this was my fathers car that my mum would drive us to kindergarten and activities.

Great memories.

When I was studying in Fit, a fren had one slapped with jbl speakers and woofer. Cool dude and fast during those days. Another one with b8 turbo engine. Then wiralution and vtec came which pawned tx3.

me ada bawa!!
laser s (fuel injection-imported ver.), tx3 1.6 (lampu bulat), tx3 1.8. semua 2 pintu. almost got a tx5 second, but tak jadi, owner nak jual mahal. a very powerful car. just need minor modifications, and it can speed like hell...


This post has been edited by burn22: Feb 19 2021, 03:44 PM

i think is NA one
because it's the only one for sale right now in penang
and i dont know about the build quality.

The Mazda familia 323 turbo will pwn this including wiralution

My dad has one back then, sold it for Eg dolphin. Then he bought the lynx tx3 bug eye, still keep it till today.

I have one, originally owned by my late uncle & then given to me.
Unfortunately, the car is still under my late grandfather name & can't renew the roadtax now.

Currently planning to sell it off as spare part..

Sorry was confused there for a bit. The other 5cyl of the era I was thinking of was the Volvo C70 which had a 4 and 5cyl.

Fiat Coupe had 1.8, 2.0 NA 16v, 2.0T (Same engine used in a Lancia Delta Integrale) and some also had the 5spd and some were 6spd. Finally there were the 2.0l 20v available in NA and Turbo, though all that were sold here are 6 speed other than a few very early models that were NA 5 speed.

Fiat coupe 2000 2.0T 20V ftw

Want to buy look for kenneth teoh in fb, he always got one

These are cars that you do not buy the first one you see unless you know cars very well.

Yes, when it comes older contis, the cheapest one or the only one you can find is likely to be crappy. Specs and condition is everything, dont look at the price

That depends, 16V turbo models has its advantage as well. Depending on what type of driver you are.

KT hehehehe. Yes if you want to buy one better to buy one from him.

yeap i agree.
thanks for the advice

TX3 Lynx

Haha yes, I know someone that recently bought one for RM60k fantastic and well cared for example. What he said is there are plenty out there that could be half that amount but you could easily spend RM40-50k just to sort it out especially if the wire harness is buggered.

My mum had the Mazda 626 hatchback as a company car in the late 80s. Digital instrument panel just like Knight Rider and that car really could run.

20v version come in later n those day selling prices around 160k ++
16v version selling at 130 to 140k at brand new prices.
volvo t850 t5 also around that prices.

We had one that was brand new 20VT registered in 2008.

Cannot believe Torino kept it in stock for so damn long.

Recently sent on to a new home as we no longer wanted to keep any cars that were built after 1980.

This post has been edited by Asquith: Feb 19 2021, 05:53 PM

why must be eu car, i choose st 185 or st 205 or those gen conti , unless ford cosworth rs ....

there a lot NOS car in the market, which many dont realize .....

can try get a lawyer to sort it out.depends on the lawyer fee whether the car is worth it or not

Actually, we did do all the necessary things for the name transfer until AmanahRaya ask us to do Puspakom test as one of the requirements but there is no guarantee that it will be successful so we decided not to proceed coz the cost to ready the car for the test is not worth it..😅

Even though the car still can run & the engine is really good but unfortunately the car body is not in good shape. Need to repaint, rewire & some part need to be welded again..

This post has been edited by juzmafia: Feb 19 2021, 06:16 PM

Puspakom inspection for name change only makes sure that the numbers on the chassis and engine matches the one in the registration card as well as that there is no evidence present that the car is a "kereta sambung"

Does not need to be in roadworthy condition.

Ford/Mazda of that period really high tech. My dad's car aircond can swing horizontally. Bulb rosak, low wiper fluid got chime and meter light alerting.

My mum's first gen TX3 still have. Although cannot move already.

ni yang panggil Laser Sampan tu ke?

You'll get old one day....

That's the Ford Laser 1.6 only.

The Ford Laser TX3 comes in 2 doors and with a 1.8.

Used to drive it's older sibling the ford telstar v6. That car was truly unbelievable. Damn powerful beast. Still have good memories of it.

My dad had a Mazda 626 with those swinging AC vents, and with the digital instrument cluster it was da bomb - very futuristic. Our next door neighbor had a TX3 and the guy was super chilled (either doped up or tripping most times) taught his son and us how to drive.. good memories in an awesome era.

my bro got 1.. he bought it 2nd.. one day i drove it without a license and bang rear wira and paid 250.. when he want to sell the car and find out it actually kereta potong

This is the TX3 with a1.8 DOCH powerplant. The 4 door version was the 1.6 Sohc that came in sedan and hatchback versions. Back then, it was obligatory to fit JRD fan design of rims to this car. Those who know this car back then would know

Yes

That Telstar could really run and handle well for a car of that era.

Unbelievable it was actually not that expensive a car when compared to a Honda Accord of the era.

That Aircond vents was indeed a fascinating feature. Cannot believe that did not become mainstream.

Fun era to grow up indeed.

Now everyone glued to their phone.


Tragic.

What happened then?

Haha yes that wheels.

Cucu sudah sleep?

Those cars were at a very different price point even when new and the same goes for now.

Sierra RS Cossie last one I know sold for £70k while the Escort RS cheapest is upwards of £15k for a good one.

Is this the same as escorts? The only time I came near a Ford was when choosing my 1st car, the choice then were escort, Accord and saga. All second hand and I chose the cheapest, the Accord. The only Non-conti car I ever owned.

This one is known as a Ford Laser. Built off a Mazda 323 platform.

It was sold as the Ford Escort GT but only in USA.

Why nobody like lynx
Design not bad

Another classic was the citroen zx especially the 16v version

It was fast and cornered well

It was overshadowed by the Mk1 Focus which was a way better car.


Yes surprised still quite many ZX are running about here.

The 16v always has a special place for me because that was my first car. Dark blue,

Even in 1.9l form that car could run and cornered very well. Definitely set the benchmark for a good handling everyday car but let down by electrical issues.

Still a fun car to drive.

Would love to have that ZX 16v again but difficult to source for a good one.

I sold my 1997 zx to a Citroen collector 2years.
Sold to him at rm700. Still in good running condition and was my daily car.

Was supposed to send this car to the scrapyard.

At least now I know the car is in good hands.

Best Citroen is tiara

No cucu, cucuk sugarbaby..

PM pictures & price pls

Thanks

Yes a good car until Proton rebadged it.

You must miss driving that car.

A brand new in 2008? Damn a great find at the time. 2000-2002 car i assume?


Every car before 1980? Damn haha. As much i like old cars, i cant live without bluetooth audio. I dont like old cars with new headunits. Too out of place/spoils the classic interior

The closest to a time machine i can find is just looking at youtube videos all day long.

This post has been edited by phas3r: Feb 21 2021, 02:32 AM

Yes it was brand new and unregistered in 2008. It was a 2001 manufactured car.

Believe it or not Torino had over 20 units to choose from though most were yellow.

Good? Nah. It was far from new car condition, all the rubber parts had hardened and suspension parts had flat spots, the engine needed a rebuild after 7000km, turbo bearing seized and that is just what I could remember off the top of my head.

Yes we got rid of all post 1980 cars in our collection as many of them were not in best of shape and parts for them are even more difficult to come by than a car built in 1960.

I bought 2door tx3 back in 2013 for 5k from neiber uncle.....

I sold it after 2 years because the car drink oil like water

Very much

I drove the exact ZX 16v that I had in my younger days.

Car was mostly the same minus the 2 digit plate it used to bear and it has a new paint job.

I got to admit it really did make me feel a certain something that you cannot find even in new Citroens. The agility it could corner, the ride comfort and strangely even the way the seats were supportive without it being heavy.

Why did you give it away ?

Yes, love the seats.

Hardly used it as I ride to work and I have another 2 cars. And then parts are hard to find, and I didn't have the time for this car.
It was left unused ( almost ) for almost 2 years plus.

But I'm really glad that the car is in good hands now, a Citroen fan. Was gladly let it go for rm700.

sold cheap2 to our uncle, he just use in his kampung.