MissTree

Any good as a fun car?

Odds on

Your not thinking of selling your 22B already are you Pete I mean Tracy..

RB5_245

They are great cars. Excellent driving position, gear change is lovely, handling is balanced and sharp.

I drove the 1800 and found the engine a bit wheezy and underpowered, but hardly surprising after stepping out of an impreza.

I couldn't fault it for what it is supposed to be

weso

They are great. The missus had one for 2 years, and it was a great laugh. In many ways more 'fun' than the Scooby, and a lot less risk of losing your license
Wes

richs2891

They are great fun cars - the people that tends to dish them have never driven them ! Very reliable and pretty cheap to run ! If feel need the extra power the jackson supercharger kit is well worth the money.

Richard

kilo_4que

Decent cars but for some reason i prefer the MGF dont know why but just seems more fun and more masculine lol

Nevertheless it is a lot of car for the money

richs2891

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Hanslow

Good fun and moddable for big power (although can upset the balance somewhat!) if that's your thing Classic good fun roadster.

34srm

mgf seems more fun you have gotta be kidding me you carnt ov drivin amn mx5 they handle and drive a million times better than an mgf

dpb

You an unclebuck would look a right pair in one

BigSugarDaddy

Brilliant cars for those who know

projectsubaru

Brilliant cars but not much street cred in them so if you are worried about that then leave them alone. Go for a 1.8 mk 2-2.5 lots of mods available really light and as already mentioned razor sharp handling. Turbo or supercharge to 200 hp fairly easy

BigSugarDaddy

The 1.6 UK version from 1995 is a most underated model.

Advance the ignition by a large amount, use Super fuel and its a right little rocket at very cheap Insurance Premiums

kilo_4que

strangely enough i actually owned a mx5. Ok regarding the more fun id take that back but for some reason the last of the mgfs were tidy little cars with a little more gadgetry. Sad thing is, it was a rover at the end of the day

RRH

Biggest difference between the MX5 and the MGF is that the Mazda handles beautifully

RobEvo5

iTrader: (9)

Great cars, had a Mk2 and a Mk1, both turbo charged and running over 200bhp though :d The power in the turbo charged example is great and bordering on silly, but you can have a real hoot even in a stock Mx5. Its just a shame about the hairdresser image, but not as prevelant as it used to be for reasons above - i.e most people respect them and regard them as a good car.

stuh1981

I have had two Mx-5s over the years and both were fantastic, even although they are a little under powered it is still easy to flick the back end out, although dont put it into a field like I did

They are really cheap to run and are so much fun. They are without a doubt better than an MGF, as the MX-5 is reliable.

RB5_245

I hate the fact that I got suckered into this thread

what would scooby do

mx5 =

Buy a MR2 n/a or turbo or V6 version

pslewis

Good cars MX5's - can't see how you were suckered in?

RRH

you really don't understand handling, do you??