Looking into buying an astina

[Fuzzy dice]

[color=#000000:post_uid0]Am new to here..........and have a certain member (rupe's........hey that pic in your avatar looks familiar :p *) trying to convince me l should get an astina as my dailey driver.

Have seen a V6 up sale.....and wanting to know what sort of things l should look for on it?? *common faults, wear in certain places, etc.....

as the car will only be taken to a train station, shops, etc.....not looking into modifying it much, probably just lower, zorst, CAI and tinted windows.........oh and a good alarm to keep thieving mitts off it!!

thanks!!
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[Sandyman]

[color=#FF0000:post_uid0]spose there isn't really much to look for, cuz they were so well made! but get one wiv low ks and have a few test drives of a few before you buy. some need a little tuning from lack of REAL use.[/color:post_uid0]

[IZG-00D]

[color=#000000:post_uid0]my car is still for sale.
check out the for sale on this forum.[/color:post_uid0]

[O-LYM-PIC]

[color=#000000:post_uid0]hey fuzzy, first welcome. second i started out not wanting to mod my astina either, but after spending time on this site, im really thinkin seriously about a conversion.

i suppose this doent help ur question (i cant really answer it, i got a first gen astina), but just wanted to warn u in advance!! hehehe. every time u try to get out, they just pull u back in!!! (gotta love the godfather)

manuel[/color:post_uid0]

[MrShadow]

[color=#000000:post_uid0]From a couple of people, one a mechanic (who advised when we were looking for a new car) and the other a freind who used to work at the local Mazda, there is not that much that goes wrong. *Just do all the usual checks for rust, ownership (REVS) and the NRMA inspection.

I have one small problem though, the caliper pins are causing a knocking noise as I brake and turn the wheel (the more you turn the wheel, it keeps on knockin'). *Not dangerous (so I've been told), but expensive to repair. *You won't notice it on test drives, as they can lubricate the pins so you can't hear anything. *

Oh, yeah, Astina's kick arse!

Edit:- Oh, yeah, the ex-mazda mechanic said that you MUST do an oil change at LEAST every 10,000 (preferably 5,000 or 6 months) to keep everything working correctly. Apparantly they don't like being neglected.[/color:post_uid0]

[mrpayner]

[color=#000000:post_uid0]Well, the other guys have said it all really [although my capilers just seems to make the initial clunk noise, not a constant knocking], and I can't really add anything except for....

[b:post_uid0][i:post_uid0]<span style='font-size:17pt;line-height:100%'>[color=red:post_uid0]JUST DO IT!![/color:post_uid0]</span>[/i:post_uid0][/b:post_uid0]

Adam[/color:post_uid0]

[mrpayner]

[color=#000000:post_uid0]....oh and that you won't regret it. Trust us! We know, we speak from experience....

:D :D

Adam[/color:post_uid0]

[MrShadow]

[color=#000000:post_uid14][quote:post_uid14]we speak from experience[/quote:post_uid14]

Yep, even though the knocking is annoying, you get used to it cause the car is just so much fun to drive.[/color:post_uid14]