Mazda 323 1.5 petrol

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Mazda 323 1.5 petrol

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Is there anything of use in, or upon a Mazda 323 1.5 petrol for use on an A35 please ? :study:
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Front-wheel drive? Possibly not unless the engine can be mated to an in-line box ..

But I'm not an expert in Japanese vehicles ..
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Thanks Gary,
Just thought that I would ask, incase I was missing an opportunity, my neighbour is getting rid of Hers.
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I supposed the next questions are:

1) What's it worth?
2) How easy to sell on?
3) How little can you pay for it?
4) Is the profit (ie 1-3) worth the hassle of 2!

I would draw a flowchart .. but I do that a lot at work and people still don't/can't follow the rules! Not suggesting you wouldn't! :whistle:

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Let's hope that She has sold it before I get home, save me the angst of the flow chart. :D
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I once worked on a 1987 323, it wasn't a bad car really
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I used to have a Mazda 323 many years ago, lovely little car, I even used it for the trips to the pool with the seats folded down and packed full of Dive gear (12 cylinders, regs, jackets, masks, snorkels, fins, weights etc.etc.), just enough room to fit me in too!
Well luckily this one had already gone by the time that I made it home. :thumbs:
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