should i buy a 99 626? good car?

Hey guys,
i am considering buying a 99 646 4cyl with 99,000 miles on it.
is this a good buy? the guy wants $4600.
thanks!

yohan

It's a good buy, but make sure you buy 5-speed manual transmission, because Mazda uses Ford's automatic transmission on these cars and they suck big time.

It sounds like a good buy. I used to drive them alot when I worked for a rental car company. They can take a decent beating.

my buddy's got a 98 626 with 90k+ miles on it. seems to be a very reliable car,, but his is an auto tho so i don't kno how a manual would compare.

thanks for the input guys!
the car I am looking at is an auto.
they replaced the tranny about a year ago. would the new tranny be any better? did ford fix the problem?
the tranny was replaced at cottman. cottmen? cotman? cotmen?:p
thanks!

-yohan