@numatic45 Welcome aboard buddy :) I'm fairly new here myself, just taken on a project - I couldn't resist saving another Mazda!

@marc-s Absolutely, I've the mx3 1.5T as a daily and an rx7 KLDE turbo for extra fun! It's a nice combo :D

@oncemore Would need to see photos, mileage, engine etc to give an informed answer.

@ccag2762 Not sure how to view the pictures as they do not seem to appear, also your comment on how much you got offered just show £ sign but no price. these cars are very misunderstood as most folk do not know they exist & when they see one they assume it to be more modern - not realising how rare they are now.

@les My mate Stuart (from Horbury-Wakefield) did all the paintwork & wheels. He paints lots of classics. Doing a VW splitty full rebuild (bodywise) at moment for a client.

I am a female and have a mx 3

Same when i had mine locking was intermitant then packed up Mk2.5 mx5 exterior handles fit so i guess have same/similar lock/microswitches behind them Oh and if u fit the mx5 handles u can get them to light up when u unlock the car like the green light for the ignition, works well with central locking but check handles come with the wires as not all have it. With the age though id check over the door wiring loom first as the can get flooded out from jetwashing and rinsing the car, i quit washing mine then i bought new doors which had universal remote central locking fitted and all was solved and cheaper do all onto a remote then buy any mazda door lock part

Try aliexpress. They seem to have more parts than any uk site

I might be interested in buying. Please send an email to me robertwm@live.co.uk Condolences R

Hi, mine was stuck when i bought my mx3, i used wd40 let it soak for while then kept trying spin/rotate it till it freed up, then it would retract fine once it broke free. I did by hand as i think tools would easliy have snapped it, I have one spare which works but has crack in the plastic that screws to the roof if interested £20?

@jono cheers I will have a look in to that

I'd give the engine flush a try first and see if it helps, with the v6 it's possible to take off the Cam covers, remove the cams and take out the HLA's then service them, but it's a fair bit of work. When I rebuilt my engine last year, I stripped the HLA's down, there were mixed reviews about whether this is a good idea or not, but it wasn't all that hard if your careful, they key is to make sure you soak and pump them with oil before putting them back. The reason they get sticky is old oil gums up inside them, then they stop compressing and pumping the oil through themselves, regular oil changes can reduce the problem. Jono