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View Poll Results: what do you think is the best bg,bj or ba
bg 33 29.46%
bj 33 29.46%
ba 50 44.64%
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Old 24-09-2008, 09:43 AM   #21
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and in qld the majority was BG...until recently its starting to become BJs...
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Old 24-09-2008, 10:11 AM   #22
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ppl ppl y argue when BA will clearly win
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Old 26-09-2008, 06:22 PM   #23
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BA is a great car

Gotta love the BA
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Old 26-09-2008, 06:46 PM   #24
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Does anyone have a different favourite to the one they actually own?
Yeah I like the BG (SP, not SOHC) and the BA equally. It's not every day that the body of a mazda car is designed by former Porsche people. I definitely would've looked into getting a BA if I had've had an extra 2 grand when I was buying.
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Old 26-09-2008, 07:04 PM   #25
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Yeah I like the BG (SP, not SOHC) and the BA equally. It's not every day that the body of a mazda car is designed by former Porsche people. I definitely would've looked into getting a BA if I had've had an extra 2 grand when I was buying.
The Porsche influence is under the skin in the suspension and the tuning of the V6.
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Old 27-09-2008, 09:29 AM   #26
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^ really.

Wow, thats fantastic

I knew something was up suspension wise for sure. Especially after a slight tweek, and a rear swaybar.

Can i quote you on that? Its a nice thing to be able to say about ones car.
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Old 27-09-2008, 11:16 AM   #27
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whoot BA is winning hehe
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Old 27-09-2008, 11:43 AM   #28
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by 3, wouldn't really call that winning...
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Old 27-09-2008, 12:41 PM   #29
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Can i quote you on that? Its a nice thing to be able to say about ones car.
You sure can.
Mazda took the Lantis to Europe pre-release to have the chassis set up. Porsche whore their engineering skills to anyone who will pay.
As for the Lantis V6 it's the only KF-ZE with 130kw, the rest of the KF-ZEs have 120kw. I've only found speculation about the engine tuneing.
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Old 27-09-2008, 03:46 PM   #30
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by 3, wouldn't really call that winning...
hehe even by one is still a victory
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Old 28-09-2008, 08:41 AM   #31
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Me and Dhee are reping for da Perth boys, Front Sliders all the way with BG! mind you the sp20 does look good, it was a hard choice choosing a SP20 or the BG
But u just can't beat the pop ups.
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Old 12-10-2008, 10:03 PM   #32
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The Porsche influence is under the skin in the suspension and the tuning of the V6.
Further to the Porsche thing:

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Lantis/323f's exterior was designed by MRE ( Mazda Design Center, Orberammergau, Germany).
The MRE chief designer at the time was the one who designed the exteriors of Porsche 924,928,and 944.
From the Lantis/323f design competition, MRE's chief designer proposed the best design to be applied for Lantis/323f(323f), and the second best for Familia NEO(323 coupe), which as a result applied to the end products.
So, styling by Porsche? Kinda
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Old 12-04-2009, 09:10 AM   #33
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAa come on bj ur nearly there
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Old 12-04-2009, 09:14 AM   #34
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BA rules *dances*
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BA rules *dances*
please stop u might break something hee hee lol u better not be doin the Mc Hammer dance
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Old 12-04-2009, 09:20 AM   #36
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lol, how did you know?
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Old 12-04-2009, 09:26 AM   #37
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lol i see everything lol now stop pickin ur noise and eat some eggs lol joks
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Old 12-04-2009, 09:42 AM   #38
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My favourite 323 was the 1991-93 jap spec 3 door Mazda Familia GT.(BG8S)Not sold here in Australia but the body shape was imported used as the Familia GTX and GTR. I had it as a used import when i lived in NZ
I have owned 7 Mazda's over the last 15 years.
My model was the 1.8 DOHC injected 3 door with all japanese options except heated seats. It had climate control, ABS, 2 way glass sunroof, full electrics , dual rear spoilers and was in mint condition when i got it(42000km)
I found the entire service history + reciepts and original purchase documents + japanese manuals hidden in the glovebox when i bought it.
From what i could find the jap spec model used a much more powerful engine than was used in the aus spec BG astina SP, from memory it red lined at 7250 rpm and cut out just short of 8000 rpm.
It was a very fun car to drive and on the hills no other small hatch could keep up with it (eg Corolla GT, Civic SIR, Starlet Turbo, Pulsar. Unless it was a turbo model)
They were rather rare in their time and I never saw another as well specified as mine was.
I also had a 1988 Familia GTX limited which was the rare model they only sold about 500 of so they could rally them(Bigger intercooler + turbo) But by the time I had finished with that car it was only really any good for either a full rebuild or wrecking..
And a 1987 Mazda Etude, and a Mazda Eunos 500 Type R Manual. And a 1989 Eunos Roadster(MX5) Oh and my first car was a 1982 Mazda Familia XG with air con and electric sunroof. And now i have a 2002 Astina 1.8.
So yeah you can say i like Mazda's
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nice colection mate. i've owned 3 mazdas. to bg's both bein manual sohc's and now i've got my bj sp20 its my favourite car eva. but if i had the money i would buy a series 3 rx7 anyday. a mate has one a a project car with a 13 na engine in it out of a series 5 rx7. we work on her every weekend. i wish i had the room to do something like that. hmmm i LOVE MY MAZDA'S and even MORE SO MY ROTORS
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Old 13-04-2009, 03:46 PM   #40
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what about kq lasers??? they dont look to bad in the sr2 model.
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