Motorweek 1998 Mazda 626 Road Test

Motorweek 1998 Mazda 626 Road Test. I don't own this video.

[@shopwithaaron]

Had a 1991 626 LX...got it after my 84 Mustang GT was wrecked by a fully restored 65 Mustang...Courtesy of the gramps granchild!!!! grabbed a 626 than went till 200,000 miles with 106000, the start. Blue over blue and still ran great even if it wouldn't pass smog! Loving my 2020 stinger a bit more!

[@sunilayya8948]

The new mazda 6 is the most desirable in its class.

[@fernandorocha8459]

Beautiful this Mazada 626, spetacullar and fantastic car

[@Doobie1975]

Glad to see they tested this car with the 5 speed instead of the poorly built automatic.

[@bouncypear_net]

Love it when my car doesn't start because my shift lever is ever so slightly off. Also, standard traction control????? Yeah, my 01 LX-V6 sure doesn't have that. I didn't even know it was an option.

[@allenparks8706]

Starting on the '99 model TCS became an option instead of standard on the V6 trims..

[@allentoyokawa9068]

Ford auto

[@oldshowfanatic77]

Yep. I had one these 98 LX's with those garbage automatics. It slipped and bumped from day one. That base engine was anemic and it made it feel like a pushing boat going down the road. And I had nothing but problems with this car. Traded it in for a 2000 Honda Accord later on.

[@alexyoungberg5232]

Thanks for these. Your doing a great service 👍

[@landyachtfan79]

I have to admit that this was my LEAST favorite 626, & I was so happy to see it put out of its misery in favor of the 6 for '03. Oscillating air vents don't mean a thing if the car they are in isn't a worthy competitor.

[@oldshowfanatic77]

Yeah. These were very poor quality in comparison.

[@jermainec2462]

Sometimes I wonder if Ford had a lot to do with the not so good quality because you hardly see these nowadays I see more camrys and accords of the 90s than I do Mazda 626...

[@oldshowfanatic77]

@@jermainec2462 Yeah. I think Ford had a lot of input into it. I had a 98 626 LX 4 cyl and had nothing but problems. That transmission was absolute garbage in that car. After 13 months with it, I traded it for a 00 Accord LX. It was like night and day. That was the first of 4 Accords I've owned since.

[@jermainec2462]

@@oldshowfanatic77 I've owned two Honda accords myself so I do understand the switch but I actually have a 2018 Mazda 6 now and I've had no problems for the past year and I'm at almost 70k so far but since they all Japanese now the quality is much better

[@oldshowfanatic77]

@@jermainec2462 That's cool. I looked at the Mazda 6 and the Camry, when I was getting rid of my Optima (yep made that mistake in between Accords, haha) but ended up back in a 2018 Accord Touring. Got it before the pandemic hit and have had it ever since. Since I've been working from home, I don't drive it as much and don't even have 45,000 miles on it yet. I love it though. And yes the Mazda 6 is a much better offering and a much improved quality vehicle over the Mazda 626 it replaced.

[@andersonsanjose8785]

Que sensacional amigo 👍👏👏 só carroes da hora 👍 pra curtir

[@williamlangston2143]

Definitely would have chose this over the Camry and Accord at the time.

[@mustsilm]

In europe it was different 626 in 1998

[@ramoncarter6585]

These were some great cars like the styling, used to have 1999 brochure.

[@ApprenPlayer]

I think this is the North American version of 626, an “improvement” from the previous version unlike its global sibling.

[@leod3963]

4 cylinder has a Ford CD4E automatic transmission. That's one of Fords worst Automatic transmission ever made.

[@greego5952]

I have never had any issues with it yet.

[@luckyb4541]

I have a 2000 626 EL v6 5sp Bose sound sunroof leather , nice driving car.

[@dontelindsey5846]

I had a manual V6 and loved it. I wish I still had it.

[@tayumapower]

This is one of the car ever made

[@matthewbowen5841]

Intentional?

[@bbishoppcm]

@@matthewbowen5841 He knows what he did…