Mazda MX-5

Performance you can afford!!!

Advantages: Fantastic driving experience, cheap to maintain
Disadvantages: not very practical

...the proud owner of two Mazda MX-5's and I have to say they have been the most reliable and joyous cars that I have owned thus far. Do not be fooled by thinking this is a typical hair dressers car, It's NOT! This really is a proper sports car which offers all the frills of a porsche for a fraction of the cost. The MX-5 has near perfect weight distribution combined with rear wheel drive which offers sublime handling and is regarded by many as being ...
...You can pick one of these beauty's up very cheap now, and my advice would be to wait for winter to kick in as you will see some excellent examples pop up for less than a thousand pound. In my opinion you can have just as much fun in the mk1 MX-5 as you can the mk2 and pick them up for a lot cheaper too. The styling on the mk1 is a bit more classic, with the main exterior difference being the pop up headlights which is not offered in the mk2. I would ...

kylehall99 05.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Mazda MX-5 1.6i

A lotta fun for not a lot !

Advantages: Fun, nimble and cheap to run. Japanese reliability
Disadvantages: Not a lot of boot or storage space but thats not what these cars are about

MX5 Mk 1 - a drivers car with the flexibility to poodle along or have a bit of fun as the mood takes you. I have seen a few quotes about being under powered and heavy on fuel. They are neither if driven properly ! True it is not outstandly fast which wont appease the hot hatch boy racer brigade but let them go and have their accident somewhere else ! Driven progressively but sensibly I have found mine responds beautifully, is great fun and returns ...
...good and noise not too bad even on the motorway - roof up or down. What is particularly good is the way the car's firm suspension copes so well with the curse of modern driving - speed humps. As for going round bends - WHAT bend ? Apart from routine maintainance, the car is getting old so a few odds and ends need replacing from time to time but general reliability of these cars is excellent. If you want a fairly inexpensive fun car to brighten up ...

Jules2477 22.04.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Mazda MX-5 1.6i

Mazda's MX5: The worlds best selling sports car

Advantages: fun, stylish, easy to drive, convertible
Disadvantages: fuel consumption around town, road noise on the motorway

...a full service history with Mazda and had been cared for by the Lotus garage that had taken the car in as a part exchange. The car did require the big service at 60,000 miles (includes the cam belt change) which was carried out by MKG3000 Mazda of Twickenham for the reasonable cost of £390. Around town the car deals with bumps very well with only large pot holes sending a shimmy through the chassis. Road noise around town is also very acceptable ...
...generally not an issue as Mazda recognizes the popularity of these models and works with the owners club to provide discounted rates. The average 9000 mile service costs between £150-£180 and the big 60,000 mile service costs between £390-£450. There is also a large aftermarket scene for these cars and many are personalized by there owners. Mostly though this applies to owners upgrading the interior with one of the many dashboard cover kits The ...

ukfan 10.10.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Mazda MX-5 1.6i

BEST_CAR_EVER!

Advantages: Looks great, drives great, cheap to run
Disadvantages: low low ground clearance

...bought my 15 year old Mazda MX-5 convertible 6 months ago now, and i have been thinking very hard of what to write here. I decided to start with this... No review of this car can possible be negative, its just positive in every way. My MX-5 is the 1.6i Convertible, i bought it stock and have added a few bits on, but il review it firstly, as it was stock, how easy it was to upgrade, and what it is like now.. I actually travelled 100 miles up to ...
...it was a steal at only £900. For this i got the car as it was, with no CD player or speakers...but it did have power steering (life saver)! The sunroof was new and everything worked fine, including the air conditioning. So i drove it home at a steady 70mph with no troubles, not even straining the engine, leveling just around 3000rpm, great! The petrol tank took nearly empty to full around £30 and that would have got me there and back, averaging ...

migitaldave 10.10.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Mazda MX-5 1.6i

Mazda MX-5

Advantages: Great stylish drive
Disadvantages: Lack of space

...of space. I tried to put 2 suitcases in and was not successful. However you can buy some special mazda suitcases that fit perfectly in the boot. Not a great car for the shopaholics out there, but if you are out to impress then the world is your oyster ...

damob123 09.08.2007 · Read full review
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