Reply to: Anyone tried the new MX5?

[WTFH]

I think I want one of these

Was in one last weekend at Carfest. A thing of beauty.

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I think I want one of these

[BoredBloke]

last year I got a Mazda 6 and love it. It's great for motorway driving and very well equipped. I was in the dealers a bit ago and saw the new MX5 and I think it looks really nice. I might look to switch when the time comes. Now the kids are older and my wife has a bigger car than me, I don't need one with 5 seats.

[MrMarkyMark]

We have a winner!!!!!

In true CUK tradition, I cheated



Not very durable these anymore though, I believe the creator has run out of juice and mentally might not be in a good place

[northernladuk]

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We have a winner!!!!!

[MrMarkyMark]

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[Wetti Big Deal Birnathi]

I am aware of the history of Fiat cars, even the ones that morphed into Yugos (not Jugos), the Eastern bloc variants stopped when the Strada came out, as even the Ruskies couldn't work out how to make it worse than it already was.

Russian steel was the issue if I am correct in my recollection.

Even the Italian productions were using this Russian steel.

Hindustan Ambassador shows how to do it right

[WTFH]

I am aware of the history of Fiat cars, even the ones that morphed into Yugos (not Jugos), the Eastern bloc variants stopped when the Strada came out, as even the Ruskies couldn't work out how to make it worse than it already was.

[Wetti Big Deal Birnathi]

No, we live in 2016, the 124 is most certainly not a Lada, nor is it LHD only

https://www.fiat.co.uk/124-spider

Ok, thankyou. I wasn't aware of this but for your information:

1) Fiat 124 went to Russia where it became the Lada

2) Fiat 125 went to Poland where it became Polski Fiat

3) Fiat 127 went to Jugoslavia where it became Jugo.

[d000hg]

Are you having a mid life crisis and looking to do the whole thing on the cheap?

Nah, just don't see the point spending £40k+ when every serious motoring review of the original MX5 says it's about the best driving fun you can get, and very cheap.

The pictures of the new one look great but when you actually see them they are tiny. Not a fan at all.

Smaller than the previous one?

To put it all into perspective, if a bunch of dumbfeck IT related people, you only know via the internet, are taking the p*ss, it may be wise to give it a miss.

People here are more interested in showing off how much they spent than in knowing if it was worth the money

[WTFH]

Is a Lada now

or if you mean the Barchetta then you should be aware this is LHD

No, we live in 2016, the 124 is most certainly not a Lada, nor is it LHD only

https://www.fiat.co.uk/124-spider

[Wetti Big Deal Birnathi]

This. The MX5 is the classic British sports car done right. More powerful cars are fine in Germany where you can use their speed, in the Uk where the average speed on all roads is < 50 mph, the MX5 is the perfect driver's sports car.
Note I said driver's not poser's. Posers generally drive BMWs and Porsches that they're scared to drive above 50.

But look at the Fiat 124 too

Is a Lada now

or if you mean the Barchetta then you should be aware this is LHD

[WTFH]

This. The MX5 is the classic British sports car done right...
But look at the Fiat 124 too

Both can be traced back to the MG Midget/Triumph Spitfire.
And both are based on the same chassis.
But the Fiat has a better engine - Alfa/Fiat 1.4l multi-air.

[VectraMan]

I've seen the new one and rather like it. Nothing wrong with a MX5. I have to chuckle at a lot of contractors given it the big 'un about their motors when all they'll do is sit in traffic on the M25.

Yes good cars, though whenever you see one the owners always look thoroughly miserable. And they have a tendency to drive really slow everywhere.

New ones look ugly I think, though the reviews are mostly positive. Buy an older one; it won't be any less reliable. Or better yet, buy an S2000.

[sasguru]

Not had a go in the new one, but I had a previous version. It was, IMO, way more fun than some of the other cars I've had a go in, which accelerate much faster. It's a bit more tail happy than, say, a Porsche Boxster S and consequently better fun to drive.

This. The MX5 is the classic British sports car done right. More powerful cars are fine in Germany where you can use their speed, in the Uk where the average speed on all roads is < 50 mph, the MX5 is the perfect driver's sports car.
Note I said driver's not poser's. Posers generally drive BMWs and Porsches that they're scared to drive above 50.

But look at the Fiat 124 too