Buying an MX-5

[Babalouie]

Originally posted by hamish
$15k aint cheap for me I guess cheap is a relative thing, relative to my income $15k isn't cheap for a toy.

Good retained value for up to a 15 year old car though, probably won't drop much more value either. I'll have to try driving one someday & see if it makes me want to buy one.

$15k is a lot for such old cars....things like MR2s & CRXs of the same vintage are worth half as much...then again, a majority of MX5s are in pretty good nick for their age....and a surprising proportion are in really mint condition too.

[Babalouie]

Originally posted by Forg
Bleagh ... my Volvo affected people thusly as well.
Mind you, these "people" were driving Mk1 Escorts at the time ...

Yeah, but the ppl I converted were driving things like S15, R32GTS-t and new Beemer 323Ci :D

[n0g]

Thought I'd bump this thread rather than creating one. Quick question- Would an import 89 model MX5 require PULP or is regular OK? I'm guessing PULP

EDIT- Oh, and how would it be as an every day car? They aren't too brittle, are they?

[trent from punchy]

nah regular is fine.

[Paddington]

what are they like for headroom (im 6ft 3 and just clear inside a current model MR2 but I dont want the semi auto box)

[The Pupat]

Head room is excellent when you take the roof off :p

I'm just under 6 foot and don't have a problem, I'd say try one out for head room.

[hotgemini]

Theres plenty of headroom, it is located fore of your chest and aft of the dashboard.

[AzzurrA]

Just to see what all the hype was about, i went and found myself a '90 model and test-drove it today...

Must say, they need a bit more power, but the chassis is really nice, handles pretty well. Bit cramped for my liking, oh, and did i mention they need a bit more power?

[The Pupat]

AzzurrA: under powered maybe. But that just makes it more fun when you pants the other guy with more power.... and if you don't you always have a legitimate excuse. :D

[Cal]

Originally posted by The Pupat
AzzurrA: under powered maybe. But that just makes it more fun when you pants the other guy with more power.... and if you don't you always have a legitimate excuse. :D

Boost is your friend.

Cal.

[The Pupat]

Cal: You pushing more in yet?

[Fatboy]

That's a bit of a personal question isn't it ??

I'm kind of getting interested in one of these things now - What's the best plan of attack ?? Buy a cheap early 90's one with high kms and just freshen the engine and whack a turbo on it ??

Cheers,
Paul...

[The Pupat]

Only problem with FI is you gotta run outright in most classes.


Ohh and FatPoo: Geeettt Farked.

[DaiOni]

Best plan of attack may be gambling on an import - if you can pick one up for as cheap as I did (what was it? about $2.5k - $3k) - plenty of scope to do whatever the hell you want (plus the JDM versions seem to = 'club spec' in oz)

I miss the mx5 - beautiful little car.

[cefillo88]

watz the main diff between a 89-90' mx5 roadster and a later model?.. As in any performance differences..?




cef.