godzilla

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Just wondering for a bit of weekend fun if MX-5 Mazda's are any good? Ive never driven one but have a few quid to spend on a weekend toy, well not much but enough to buy an early MX-5. I remember them getting good reports back in the early 90's.

TIFF

I drove one a while ago and really enjoyed the way it drove tbh.......

JohnP001

It’s a fun little car. I’ve just bought my wife one, the 2L sport roadster with 6 speed box, and pick up on 1st Sept on a 58 plate. The suspension setup isn’t too bad either.

bpspa

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I had a mk1 1.6, great fun little car that handled extremely well, even better once the -25mm lowering springs were put on.
Seriously tempted to get another one

dunketh

Great cars but the early ones seem to have a real hair-dresser/gay image about them which is a shame.
The new ones look a bit more beefy.

If I were in a rwd sporty 2 seater mood though I'd probably just get an old Midget and tune up/replace the lump.

ballin

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i always assumed they were FWD, probably because of the gay image they have (audi tt perfect example)

lead_foot

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If you can handle the image they are a fun little car to throw about.

MAD matt-sab

the mrs has 1 and i love using it
handles really well ! !
drives nice,looks the part
very reliable etc
we have a mk 1
try and find a nice import more toys and no rust !
look at the crank pulley,there are ones with 4 slots cut out early
and the latter has 8 slots cut out and has a longer crank and it just better and stronger etc.newer engine k reg and on.or should be
buy 1 you wont regret it.
they where talked about again this week on 5th gear !
ours was £ 2K added a few bits,alloys,TT hoops,xorst etc
it had a new mot a few weeks ago,flew it
and its been completely fault free.daily driver too
kept outside etc.

rossco22

Out of intrest is it best to go for the 1.6 or 1.8 engined cars ??

JohnP001

I test drove the 1.8 and 2.0, and found the 1.8 a little underpowered. The 2.0 is better in my opinion.

Oranoco

Only driven the original car but have to say it was superb fun. Saddly has a very gay image so you can't own one as a bloke. Nothing to stop you buying it for the wife and then borrowing it (a lot).

Ginge !

sorry mate but a bloke of your size in that car, will just have the bad image but worse pmsl

get a mans car and leave that to the wife

Ginge !

btw a mate of mine bought one about 5 years ago and it was resprayed violet/pinkish

hes quite a big respected bloke but HONESLY him and me mates older brother driving about with the roof down,,,, they looked like a gay couple,,,,, even though they are FAR from that and dont even look that when out of the car,, just IN the car they looked GAY !!!

daveb_lives

my mums got one for sale at the moment if your after one!

R reg mk2 with 6 speed box 1.8, air con, c/l elec windows £2750
its a white import eunos roadster.

she's picking up a new one in sept.

they go well, driven it a few times and there good fun.

dave

tonyk

Ex Missus had one and it was probably the best handling car (std) I have driven. I would rather be seen in an MX-5 than a sapphire cossie or RS Turbo, people say about the gay image etc.. dont forget the boy racer image of all RS Cars.

We had a 1.6 Mk2.5 and other than the yearly service, not a single penny was spent on it. It went through every MOT without issue. I would go for the Mk2 or 2.5 if you can as the Mk1 are getting a bit tired now.

gingeRS

my ex had one, and used to borrow it all the time, great fun, bit underpowered but plenty sideways action, just beware of the abuse you will get from friends, and also total strangers in the street

Porkie

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exactly. bad image, AWESOME cars!

lead_foot

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Glad you agree mate.

JohnP001

What bad image do they have? For my wife, I thinks it's perfect.

maxest

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We are a mazda main dealer, i didnt like MX5's at all until i drove one,, superb cars and much better than the competitors,, 207cc etc...

Stavros

An image of being driven by a man with skintight wife beater on, bleach blonde hair, and cum dripping out of his anus.

gingeRS

there was a tidy mk1 on a p plate that went for just over 4k on ebay sixth months ago.....seems expensive but it did have a YB in it

lead_foot

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You saw Mike driving one then?

DanW@FastFord

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Wife had a 1.6 Eunos for a couple of years. Was nice little car, but the engine was surprisingly characterless for such a fun car. Just don't roll it! The windscreen folds flat as do the supposed roll hoops built into the seats.

JohnP001

Is that true for the newer models? I did hear that about the older ones.

Stavros

Obviously not talking from experience, just theory, as a sensible car magazine editor would never ever do that. Honest.

Or roll a Audi Quattro

Until cars are rollable while chattin the biggun on a car forum, nobody here is in danger

sunny

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Never driven one but heard only good things about them in terms of drivability and fun...pretty much what most on here are saying.

Although I am not a fun of convertables just make sure yours is as the only way a man of your size is going to get in one is with the roof off and the windows down. LOL