I am going to an auction next Wednesday where a 94 MX-3 with 155,000 will be back on the block after not selling this week for a starting bid of $700.
I'd like to ascertain as much information about the car before I show up there to bid. I cannot get in to look at the car up close until Wednesday at 5:00, but I can see it through a fence so I'd like to try to decipher as much about it from minor outside details as I can before then.
Details:
It's greenish/teal.
It doesn't say GS or V6 on on the hatch, only Mazda MX3.
It has these wheels:
It doesn't have any kind of lip under the front bumper or fog lights.
It's probably a 4 cylinder right?
What are the chances then that it's a stick?
Is there anything I should avoid options-wise (like a problematic ABS system for example).
Basically I have always liked the way MX3s look and I would buy this one if it is $700 and runs but I don't want to get stuck with something that is going to be problematic and I know very little about them.
I don't think it being a 4 cylinder would turn me away, but automatic def would unless the autos are more reliable/durable transmissions than the stick. Is the stick a G or an F trans?
The auction also has a '93 Protege that didn't sell last week for $450, I may grab that instead depending on the relative condition and if there are other bidders.
Thanks,
-James-
I'd like to ascertain as much information about the car before I show up there to bid. I cannot get in to look at the car up close until Wednesday at 5:00, but I can see it through a fence so I'd like to try to decipher as much about it from minor outside details as I can before then.
Details:
It's greenish/teal.
It doesn't say GS or V6 on on the hatch, only Mazda MX3.
It has these wheels:
It doesn't have any kind of lip under the front bumper or fog lights.
It's probably a 4 cylinder right?
What are the chances then that it's a stick?
Is there anything I should avoid options-wise (like a problematic ABS system for example).
Basically I have always liked the way MX3s look and I would buy this one if it is $700 and runs but I don't want to get stuck with something that is going to be problematic and I know very little about them.
I don't think it being a 4 cylinder would turn me away, but automatic def would unless the autos are more reliable/durable transmissions than the stick. Is the stick a G or an F trans?
The auction also has a '93 Protege that didn't sell last week for $450, I may grab that instead depending on the relative condition and if there are other bidders.
Thanks,
-James-
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