It's really nice to watch a television show where the camera shots aren't changing every 2-3 seconds!!
@tomanderson6335
7 жыл бұрын
Even all these years later, these coupes look fantastic. Too bad they're so scarce.
@Otokichi786
4 жыл бұрын
@the Game, Review and Reallife Channel Compare this 1980's Mazda 626 with the 1977-1985 European Ford Granada. (This second generation Mazda Capella (1978-1982) looks a bit like the second generation European Ford Granada.)
@Happyman-od7zp
7 жыл бұрын
hi! I'm such a huge fan on these retro reviews 😍
@Poopsticle_256
5 жыл бұрын
@Arthur No Sheds Jackson The original Top Gear Reboot is the best, now it is crappy and old Top Gear is too boring...
@robertraft
3 жыл бұрын
arent we all?
@MWorsa
5 жыл бұрын
Foiled by the volt meter again! What a world, what a world...
@FasterThanSoup
7 жыл бұрын
Man, that rear suspension is just having a bumpin' good time between :50 and 1:10
@mahinmiah7705
7 жыл бұрын
I have been watching this since PBS and now on KZitem keep up the Retro Reviews
@me3333
7 жыл бұрын
I remember watching a lot of these on PBS when they come out. Great I feel old as hell now...
@yamatodamashii1179
2 жыл бұрын
The episodes with Bob Ross as guest host are the best.
@twoeightythreez
7 жыл бұрын
LOL tire change time was part of the testing.... most people would have PTSD nowadays if forced to change a tire :D
@adamtrombino106
7 жыл бұрын
Are there like ten dead bodies in the trunk? That thing had serious squat!
@Doobie1975
7 жыл бұрын
very impressive performance for an early 80's compact car powered by a 4 cylinder engine! The first generation 626 was one car I've never seen much of even when they were new.
@storm-357
3 ай бұрын
Imam ja jednu razmišljam da li da je prodam, zdravlje mi me dozvoljava da radim.
@SteveTheFazeman
3 жыл бұрын
In late 1981, I purchased the 1982 Mazda 626 four sedan. The color was Maya gold. The minor esthetic changes to the car reached its pinnacle that year before a redesign in '83. Loved it's sedate appearance. Yeah, I researched the American cars but the 626 was suited for my tastes and budget.
@jeffreycutner1176
4 жыл бұрын
I had the 1981 coupe 5 Spd Luxury edition, mine was blue like shown and had a cassette player in addition to the AM/FM stereo (as shown in the brown coupe). Handled great back in the day with Pirelli P77's tires. Loved that car, bulletproof. Used $3500 in 1987.
@photo_n_art
Жыл бұрын
I bought 1981 4-door sedan in 1991 with 65k miles for $700 and it lasted for almost 5 more years… The engine outlasted the body, when finally scrapped the engine was still running strong just the body was rusted to the point where it was unsafe to drive… Best car I ever owned 😎👍
@jamesp504
7 жыл бұрын
I like how the rear windows rolled down in coupe form. That's not something you see in modern cars. Well, Mercedes coupes do, but it'd be cool to see other modern vehicles do that.
@garbage854
7 жыл бұрын
Yeah it would :)
@rodmunch69
7 жыл бұрын
Have to have safety windows in place... you know because a kid might climb out the coupe window in that 8 inch crack before you notice. Just more of kids ruining everything.
@jamesp504
7 жыл бұрын
Rod Munch huh? Mercedes still uses the design. It was a trend they stopped because of interior noise, thicker glass would be costly which is why it's only Mercedes that still does it. I don't think kids are the issue, seeing as sedans and SUVs still have rear windows that roll down.
@wiibaron
6 жыл бұрын
It is called hardtop. Back in the day even four-door sedans sometimes had no B pillar.
@twoeightythreez
6 жыл бұрын
Passthedutch 1977 It was mostly because of side impact standards. Cars with no b pillar do badly in those tests.
@2002honda954
29 күн бұрын
My first car was a 79 626. I got so much road head on trips to Vegas than i can remember. Great car. Great times. 😮
@KingCast65
2 жыл бұрын
Gosh. I remember Car & Driver loved these and so did I. 626 MX6 have always been nice.
@frequencyfluxfandango8504
5 жыл бұрын
I had one of these once -and I agree with every word said in this review. A great car really.
@ls1corvettefan475
7 жыл бұрын
I love the retro reviews.
@Bugricua
Жыл бұрын
Loved these so much, haven't seen one in decades. Seen many rotory swapped. That trunk lid fake fall was bogus, (40yrs later) we see your arm shadow pulling it down sir. LOL
@dellstudio10
7 жыл бұрын
I'd like to own one just because it's RWD and scarce. I don't recall ever seeing that particular year model 626 in person. My first car was a 89 Mazda 323. Ah, what a fun little reliable hatchback that was. I put that car through hell but also maintained it so she never complained or gave me any problems whatsoever.
@petersmyth7406
3 жыл бұрын
I had a 1980 Mazda 626 5 speed Coupe. I loved it.
@jriley1992
7 жыл бұрын
Post more retro reviews :)
@vector6977
7 жыл бұрын
Brown, brown, brown.
@zaclamarche
7 жыл бұрын
vector6977 top gear?
@RallyLancer95
7 жыл бұрын
RegularCarReviews
@vector6977
7 жыл бұрын
Both honestly.
@ferdinand12390
7 жыл бұрын
vector6977 EZRA POUND
@christopherneufeldt4035
6 жыл бұрын
It’s brown and browner.
@solarflare1008
6 ай бұрын
I saw plenty of those with rotary engines swaps back in those days
@lorieandpatrickdavies7483
2 ай бұрын
My parents owned a 1982 626 sedan which they bought new. I drove it while in high school and afterward. I can recall it being almost frighteningly underpowered when overtaking on the highway (the tach would redline, but the speedo would barely move). It had electrical issues (the power door locks used to go up and down over and over like the car was possessed). All the "chrome" fell off the trim. The clear coat flaked off the wheels, which started to look really shabby. The sunroof leaked. And then the rust started and spread with astonishing speed. The car was barely 10 years old when it was towed to the junkyard.
@superx9619
4 жыл бұрын
My first car was an 1981 Mazda 626 4 door automatic. The car was solid and bullet proof. I never changed the oil in the thing (I was 17 years old and didnt know about oil changes lol) all I did was put oil in it when the oil light came on. I put over 100,000km on it (i got it with about 140,000km) before I practically totaled it. I lost control hitting black ice doing about 80km per hour and rolled it over into a ditch, landing back on 4 wheels. The roof was caved in, all the windows busted out of it except the front and back and it started up no problem. Me and my buddies pushed it out of the ditch and I drove it home. That car was a tank.
@andydufresne3635
7 жыл бұрын
"....the aerodynamic front..." lol.
@q-bert6454
4 жыл бұрын
Philo Beddoe As aerodynamic as a box
@PhD63
3 жыл бұрын
I had one of these from new, great car. Never had a problem with the boot (trunk) lid coming down but then again I didn’t have a luggage rack mounted on mine.
@repairdrive
7 жыл бұрын
Awesome. A 2 door 1985 626 was my first car.
@dontelindsey5846
7 жыл бұрын
repairdrive my first was a 93
@melrose9252
6 жыл бұрын
This was a pretty good car.
@VaunShiz
7 жыл бұрын
it's amazing how bad the headroom is in these old cars yet they have such tall roofs compared to the low slung stuff today
@rodmunch69
7 жыл бұрын
I have a 1982 Corvette and while headroom isn't much of an issue since it's an American car, the bigger issue is how small the interior - like trying to do anything inside the car, it's not made to fit a modern American. The seating position is fine and it's comfortable, but if you need to do anything to the center console, wow, it feels like it was made by a team of midgets, it's a very very tight fit.
@charliegutierrez8728
4 жыл бұрын
I had one and it was a fun lil car. With a few lil mods i had a blast with this lil thing
@ekscalybur
7 жыл бұрын
Why was dookie brown such a popular color for early 80s cars?
@brilliantradience
7 жыл бұрын
My parents had orange carpets, 2 in1 TV and record player and a mirrored wall
@rustybrowneye
7 жыл бұрын
brilliantradience they prolly fucked infront of the mirrored wall all the time
@BurtSampson
7 жыл бұрын
Because everything about the 80's was shit.
@AE86ofMtAkina
7 жыл бұрын
+Burt Sampson Except rap, that was the shit back then.
@brilliantradience
7 жыл бұрын
fuzzy wuzzy :/
@dwilsonjr78
7 жыл бұрын
Great video. I remember watching one of the Motorweek Anniversary Specials and I recall you guys at Motorweek giving high praise to the first front wheel drive Mazda 626(1983-1987). Could you guys please upload that video if you have it?
@SuperLabonte43
7 жыл бұрын
Do you guys have a review on a w123 chassis mercedes? I have a 1980 300d and would love to see an old review of one.
@dave1956
2 жыл бұрын
These are the type of reviews that I like. He shall remain unnamed, but I don’t need a reviewer telling me at great length all about the styling that I can clearly see for myself.
@jamesmartin9873
6 жыл бұрын
1st car was an '81 626. I had a lot of fun with it.
@norrismitchell9953
3 жыл бұрын
My first car (purchased in 1985) was a red 1980 626 5 speed with the trunk mounted luggage rack. I had great and bad experiences in it for one year.
@MrBlaze256
5 жыл бұрын
to me the old interior looks alot better than modern cars. seats are alot more comfy im sure. seats today are hard foam. i miss the soft springy seats
@Tictac-s2e
5 жыл бұрын
Height adjustable driver's seat? Jealous! My 2013 Honda Fit doesn't have that feature. Wish it did LOL
@theKevronHarris
6 жыл бұрын
My former vice-principal turned godfather used to drive a Mazda 626 similar to this one back in high school. It was his first car and he sort of loved it. We talked about it while I had lunch with him and his ten-year old twin daughters on April 6, 2018.
@ClwnJuNkY
5 жыл бұрын
I miss my 626 2door coupe !!!
@mr.boostang2064
7 жыл бұрын
love the retro vids motorweek keep it up. Any chance you guys have a review of the Lincoln LS sedan?
@StopItRyan
7 жыл бұрын
I saw one of these with a 12A swap once. that was pretty slick.
@me3333
5 жыл бұрын
"Wide and shallow" Thought you were talking about one of my ex's for a second there
@sneakerfreak2002
4 жыл бұрын
Lmao!
@stevengagnon4777
Жыл бұрын
A suspension up grade made a big difference in this car . Beter cornering ,less roll and improved feedback. No more bounce either. A good car with a truck engine holding it back. Would have been fun to put some boost into the intake and a bit more carburetor. Unfortunately it was stolen off my parking lot and didn't have a chance to do that. The car was fun to drive on the rolling back roads in Wisconsin with the improved suspension didn't need to slow down much kinda negating the lack of power as it had good torque and a nice throttle response . Getting it well past the speed limit was easy and pretty safe. I think beter brake psds helped the brakes because I really didn't notice that to be a problem either. An updated version of this would really make a nice daily driver. A 2+2 with fold down seats good room up front and a big boot with modern power and handling a plus size Miata ... still waiting four decades later.
@djkenny1202
7 жыл бұрын
We had the 87 626 LX Touring Sedan. The AC vent louvers rotated left and right. Luckily it was a 5 speed since it was a little bit under powered. Handled great. Loved the styling. Loved the style of the standard alloy wheels, too. Unique. Any Reviews of the 2nd generation?
@stevengagnon4777
Жыл бұрын
Had an 89 626 the last ones made in Japan. It was front wheel drive and a lot bigger the second generation of the front drive replacement. It had a fuel injected 2.2 12 valve good torque and good space and drove nice but not anything like the rear drive they made until 1982.
@djkenny1202
Жыл бұрын
@@stevengagnon4777 great cars. I did prefer the 2nd gen styling over any others, but still solid cars with my get up and go.
@supermasterPIK
7 жыл бұрын
Was there the only radio option? remember than at the time there were "tuner only", "tuner and cassette".
@brealistic1970
7 жыл бұрын
I haven't seen one of these things in 20 years. A friend in HS had a sedan- never had any issues with it. IIRC, a lot of parts were shared with the 1st gen RX7. Maybe even the brakes, which is why the heavier 626 had some issues.
@jboss729
2 жыл бұрын
I want one of these SO BADLY! This is the car for me! I have always loved Mazda 6's. Always will. The only car for me.
@bearrorist5658
5 жыл бұрын
2:26 I'm pretty sure those are almost the same exact trunk and gas cap levers that are on my 1997 Miata from 15 years later
@RobJaskula
4 жыл бұрын
The next generation NB Miata had the same ones, too.
@albear972
7 жыл бұрын
0:57 The Oriental BMW! LOL! -- Well, style of the time.
@rodmunch69
7 жыл бұрын
Shocked the PC cucks haven't tried to get this video removed.
@wiibaron
6 жыл бұрын
He didn't call it the oriental kraut...
@DrewLSsix
6 жыл бұрын
Oriental in refference to the region is perfectly fine, its in refference to people that is found offensive.
@MaxAmmo666
5 жыл бұрын
what's wrong with "oriental"?
@dizzyperon8532
4 жыл бұрын
Had the same one in blue when I was stationed in Hawaii. Took forever to get up them mountain roads. 2nd gear almost the entire way up. I thought that engine was going to blow up. I paid $850 for mine. Once my 1989 Mercury Grand Marquis was shipped over, I sold the Mazda to another Marine for $1,200.
@Cambridge49506
7 жыл бұрын
I had owned a 4 door-1982 Mazda 626 in this same Brown color. Wish I had kept that car a lot longer than I had.
@Volvo8Fifty4Life
2 жыл бұрын
Ugh, those parking lot door bashers! :D
@melrose9252
5 жыл бұрын
These were good cars.
@SomethingFunny454
7 жыл бұрын
No 0-60 or 1/4 mile? I wonder why, almost all their retro reviews have them.
@rodmunch69
7 жыл бұрын
These cars couldn't do 60mph.
@shokid
7 жыл бұрын
Rod Munch sure they do, mine does 90 (150 kph) so smooth down the highway. Still new with under 45 miles on the clock (72,xxx kms).
@rodmunch69
7 жыл бұрын
Cool story bro.
@dragonvlv
6 жыл бұрын
2.0 engine. Does it have timing chain or timing belt ?
@EmilioIacobelli
4 жыл бұрын
Daniel YZF chain
@riderredux1098
7 жыл бұрын
He pulled the trunk down. Love the acting.
@Samspianopage
4 жыл бұрын
There's more than a passing resembelnce to my old 1984 Mercedes-Benz R107 500SL LOL. Especially from the side. Very nice car for the time and even today.
@andrewsmactips
3 жыл бұрын
And the Elephant in the Room prize goes to the luggage rack on the trunk lid. What were they thinking?
@christophejergales7852
7 жыл бұрын
good looking car.
@juancperalta3771
7 жыл бұрын
Excelente vehiculo 100 % Japones!!!
@jonminnella2168
5 жыл бұрын
worked on lots if these thy were good car very reliable
I'm surprised this car only has 75bhp for it being a 2 Liter engine, most 2 Liter 4's have somewhere around 90-1000bhp, I wonder how well it did in the 1/4 mile and the 0-500 ft test?
@hutchcraftcp
3 жыл бұрын
"Trunk lid would not stay open" after he reached up with his right hand and pulled on it.
@rodmunch69
7 жыл бұрын
Wow is that car bouncing, reminds me of why I hated driving on the interstate on those old small cars - unless it was my Fiero which had the engine right behind my head and a giant wing and ground effects and was lowered, all of which meant it stuck to the road like a vacuum cleaner. My 1982 Corvette, obviously a much more expensive car than this one with a V8 up front, it's also is a great highway car, helped by the fact it's 3500lbs or so. But wow, get into that 2600lb or less category and those things look like they're about to bounce off the road once you get them up to 70 - and having driven a bunch of these types of cars growing up I can confirm that they always felt on sneeze away from driving into a bridge embankment.
@Andyface79
Жыл бұрын
I don't think you can compare this to a Corvette. And the Fiero was a hunk of junk. Maybe not yours, but as a whole.
@rodmunch69
Жыл бұрын
@@Andyface79 well dummy, since I owned a Fiero GT and I've owned two Corvettes, along with BMW's and Caddy's and a GTO and a Mustang and a Camaro, etc - I'll stick to my opinion on cars over you and your 2003 Camry you're still driving.
@Andyface79
Жыл бұрын
@@rodmunch69 Good for you. That doesn’t make the Fiero a good car. Glad yours was one of the exceptions.
@rodmunch69
Жыл бұрын
@@Andyface79 Fieros were awesome cars, literally just oversized go-karts, the most fun to drive car I've owned as you can throw them around all you want and never really get yourself into too much trouble as they're not fast enough to kill you - but with the GT and a V6, they're fast enough to give you a trill (they feel much faster than they are because they're so low to the ground). Of course you never had one and you're just repeating what some other moron told you who also never had one.
@Andyface79
Жыл бұрын
@@rodmunch69 I’m talking reliability which is public record. If it worked why did they kill it after 5 years? Why is it a threat to you that I point this out? You can still have enjoyed owning one while recognizing its overall failure.
@clementgyau5338
4 жыл бұрын
Hi,. Please can you please help me to show me more about Mazda 323 f astina .with pop up head light .thank you
@rocketsmall4547
3 жыл бұрын
wait......you know this video your watching is made in the 80s right?
@catjudo1
2 жыл бұрын
The older I get the more I appreciate the simplicity of car designs from the 70's and early 80's. There is a simplicity of form that has been lost on today's cars. Even Toyotas looked good then, which usually can't be said for today's models. Today's cars are faster, get better mileage, pollute less and are usually better in most respects, but they rarely look good, and that is a shame.
@flori5548
3 жыл бұрын
Don’t get me wrong...Mazda made and makes some awesome cars - but THIS looks like a huge piece of ... P.S. LOVE these retro reviews 🙂
@klasseact6663
7 жыл бұрын
Never heard of or even seen one of these!
@jayyoutube8790
7 жыл бұрын
Klasse Act the last years of the 626 was a good looking car. Kinda like an accord or along those lines
@8584zender
7 жыл бұрын
I think this one came with a Physical Graffiti cassette in the deck. (No, it was not Led Zep IV. that's what Damone said to play but not what's playing on Rat and Stacey's date).
@blackericdenice
7 жыл бұрын
Damn, I forgot they were once rear wheel drive.
@Kingsoupturbo
7 жыл бұрын
Last year of the old body style 626, 80hp and 105tq, not bad for RWD manual trans 2600lb car in the very early 80's!
@rodmunch69
7 жыл бұрын
I don't know, my RWD 1982 Corvette puts out 200hp and 280tq.
@dragonbutt
7 жыл бұрын
That luxury badge is sadder than the Diesel hood ornament for the Olds.
@supermasterPIK
7 жыл бұрын
0:54 coupe version? Here in my country wern´t so common, since the 1982 crysis halted buying power.
@steveespinola7652
4 жыл бұрын
Now it's just called the Mazda6.
@MrMazda-ih8cw
7 жыл бұрын
As much as I love the 626 and just about everything Mazda, comparing it in those days to a BMW is a bit of a stretch!
@Bonzoguy66
23 күн бұрын
I think, my 79 had electric trunk release , trough a button in the dash.
@realazduffman
4 жыл бұрын
1:00--why is the body bouncing so much on a smooth road?
@scdevon
3 жыл бұрын
He compared it to a BMW. LOL.
@hamerplayer1229
7 жыл бұрын
When I was in college I had a light blue 626 coupe with every option. One day I was going to visit a girl in Warwick NY and was right around the corner from her house when it overheated out of nowhere. The engine blew but I was able to coast into her driveway. Only positive was I had to stay over the girls house overnight and had lots of fun!!! As for the car it went to the junkyard. This was in 1987 so the car was around 5 years old. Too bad it was a good looking car with the RX7 wheels but again a 1980's Mazda is no Datsun or Toyota!
@rocketsmall4547
3 жыл бұрын
if u parked on a slope front facing down. and is some what low on coolant. it gets air in the radiator. and overheats. if u have a volt meter. it would tell u is over heating on the temp gauge
@billschlafly4107
3 жыл бұрын
@3:02 How many dead bodies are in the trunk?
@scdevon
3 жыл бұрын
The styling looks 20 years old even in 1982. The comments are always loaded with Mazda fans, yet Mazda always seems one step away from extinction. Same with Mitsubishi fans commenting on Mitsubishi vehicles.
@bargainbassist
2 жыл бұрын
@@scdevon What about all the Honda and Nissan fanboys? You're gonna pretend those losers don't exist?? 🤣"Extinction" is hardly an apt word to use when describing what Mazda has accomplished. And don't base a car's significance and worldwide presence on how many you see on the road in the United States. The rest of the world --- Europe included --- has helped Mazda make a name in the past few decades, while Americans simply follow the crowd and go for the most generic makes and models.
@scdevon
2 жыл бұрын
@@bargainbassist - Mazda requested a $2.8 billion bailout loan last year. Honda did not. When you need bailout money, you might go extinct.
@joshuac4772
3 жыл бұрын
I miss cars with pillarless doors. Just a cool look
@q-bert6454
4 жыл бұрын
One thing we don’t like was the car’s brakes, they didn’t exist
@EmilioIacobelli
4 жыл бұрын
Q- Bert unvented rotor / hub configuration , very poor, had two of this car, always wished I could have modded to vented two piece rotor and hub
@ls1corvettefan475
7 жыл бұрын
Look at that antenna 😬😬😬
@warth09
5 жыл бұрын
I had one. Cool car. Blue. Much nicer color.
@carboi986
7 жыл бұрын
i want a 89 626 GT
@s4socceritalia4s
7 жыл бұрын
That cringey sound of the automatic mirrors
@steveespinola7652
4 жыл бұрын
"Enous, You Dipstick." ( sorry I had to say that when I heard Dipstick. LOL 😂)
@elilevine2410
6 жыл бұрын
Keep a lookout for those parking lot door bashers !
@Mr2pint
5 жыл бұрын
Groovy..
@rdnylennox
3 жыл бұрын
Mazda is the best
@cobra454tim
7 жыл бұрын
sure miss the way John did these reviews!
@mosesberkowitz3298
7 жыл бұрын
I agree. The way he speaks now is bizarre; he sounds like a parody of a car show announcer.
@elchaconaso
4 жыл бұрын
i would buy one
@MrCatalina31768
4 жыл бұрын
I barely remember this car and I pay attention to cars.
@alpine1600s
Жыл бұрын
It was tons better than many 90's American cars. I owned a '94 Corsica, it was crap compared to my dad's 1981 626 coupe. 🤦♂️🤣
@Otokichi786
7 жыл бұрын
BMW? It looks more like a 1980's European Ford Granada. (See the UK advert for the 1980 Ford Granada.;)
@icemanroyal
6 жыл бұрын
no voltmeter?? strange indeed..
@vassa1972
3 жыл бұрын
Glad they changed the 626 coupe into the mx6
@maximusareilius2262
7 жыл бұрын
i had a 1980 626. no ac. no power steering. but it was an auto matic. .. the engine was crap. or maybe the previous owner didnt maintain it. idk. but i got rid of that thing quick. i remember that.
@redchris97
7 жыл бұрын
where I'm from I still see a quite a few of these, my guess is they are reliable, but I see that 626 GLC and it has been the perfect layout for any kind of engine swap and people never use them, the supercharged v6 out a milenia, any kind of small block v8 or a Turbo Mazda FE 2.0 Turbo, I wonder why people don't use it
@jamesp504
7 жыл бұрын
Chris Ramos because it's a 626. no one wants to spend time & money building up a 626 lol that's just absurd.
@redchris97
7 жыл бұрын
Passthedutch well, i see people that build far more ridiculous stuff than that 626, so that's not a valid reason, hell I've seen a miata with jaguar v6, I've seen a Geo metro with a rotary and I even saw a Subaru with a big block Chevy, why not a 626, it's rear wheel drive and light, that's all people want really
@jamesp504
7 жыл бұрын
Chris Ramos that's great and all, but those are equally absurd. just cause it's been done, doesn't make it a good idea my dude.
@redchris97
7 жыл бұрын
Passthedutch but that's my point, it's not a good idea, but they do it, I mean, you would think that a rotary would twist the chassis on a Geo metro like a pretzel, you have a point is not a good idea, but i see the advantages on that platform, like Old rear wheel drive Volvo's, and I heard someone swapping a Twin Turbo LS into a Volvo, it's ridiculous but Volvo's are tough cars and are probably way better than what I drive....lol
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