We had a 626 back in the day for the wife. Felt the same about it. Had no power, so you had to drive like an asshole to keep it on a boil.the mazda was a fun ass car man. interior was better than anything ive owned. looked good (i like hatches) and a smooth as hell manual tranny and was like driving a go cart. too bad it had no balls
paper thin body though, you could breathe hard on a panel and give it a ding