Hello to the group.  My name is John, I live in Wareham. Dorset and I have just

got myself a 1983 Mazda 626 LX.



Is there anyone else got one out there, can anyone tell me anything about this

car?  Info on the web seems to be scarce unless it is the American version!





John

Hi John, and welcome to the club..



You have the GC model, and as you have an LX, it will be a 1.6L with possibly

manual windows, and no sunroof ?



My Dad used to have one of these, until I wrote it off when some young woman

drove straight into the back whilst I was stood still, waiting to turn right..

He then got a GLX, which was a 2.0L and had all the toys.. The one thing I

missed from the LX was all the switches being a fingertip away round the

instrument panel.. there were two versions of the dash switches though, and you

could have either.

There is a Haynes manual for this model I believe, which although based on the

US models, is fairly good.



This is one of the first 626 models, older ones being designated "montrose" The

advert for this being that it beat various other cars in tests.. and the

punchline, you'll be amazed at a Mazda..



Very well built, and quite expensive compared to run of the mill Cortina's,

Cavaliers, etc.





John

--- In mazda626uk@..., "John" <einst@...> wrote:

>

> Hi John, and welcome to the club..

>

> You have the GC model, and as you have an LX, it will be a 1.6L with possibly

manual windows, and no sunroof ?



Yes, thats the one.  A nice car I have to admit.  And I am very much not "into"

cars:)



Thanks for your welcome.



John

--- In mazda626uk@..., "John T Smith" <purbeckphotoart@...> wrote:

> Yes, thats the one.



Sorry, forgot to say that I have just put a pic up of her on the groups pic

site.



John