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Is the Mazda MX-5 Roadster worth 26k!
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16-06-2010 11:26pm#1
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if you're in the position to buy a new, yes it is a fabulous car. The quality of the (leather) interior of the Mk3 - current model - and the folding hardtop, are, imho, unmatched.
But if you're on budget, there are tons of used one - equally fabulous, and they go way, way back. Mine turns 20 this year !
Ode To The Motorist
“And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road”
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People that say that are just looking at things through rose tinted glasses, the current generation MX5 is the best of the lot.
...gosh, how true. How about those who say the '5 is a Lotus Elan rip-off..?.......the Lotus is a lovely car, sure, but compared to a '5, the Lotus is another rose-tinted jobbie......me?, I quite like PAS, good brakes, reliability and more-than-elbow room........and air con......looking below, not sure if I'd fit in it, either.... :P
"....Once I caught a Lotus and........."
"....it was THIS big.........."
Ode To The Motorist
“And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road”
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You should never pay an OTR price
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I'm sure the attitude of the Irish consumer is changing during these tough times but some posts on this thread remind me of an international survey about hotel reservations in Spain from about 10 years ago. Apparently, on booking, German and Dutch customers were given the best rooms and Irish customers were given the worst rooms. Shure they don't complain, don't demand value for money and are easiest ripped off
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Here's mine, one of the last 200 official UK Mk1 ('98, 1.8i).
To give you an idea of the 'personal attachment' factor which these can generate (entirely proportional to the fun + satisfaction factor), we bought it from the supplying dealer at 14kmiles in the UK in 2000, then moved to Dublin in 2004 where it followed us (98-D-7xxxx for a while, no VRT payable, but if you see a "Berkeley" entry in the VRT calculator, that entry's based on ours), then over to France for long-term storage (xxxx-Bxx-57) until 2008. We moved back to the UK in late 2008 so it is on its original UK plate again.
59kmiles as I type this, entirely stock thoughout (except for the car radio and a replacement hood a month ago, with glass/heated rear window) and my daily driver.
I haven't driven a MkIII, but €26k sounds very reasonable if, like me, you're likely to keep and enjoy it over 10 years. It's probably cost us 10% of that in 10 years of ownership to keep it in the condition you see above, and I much preferred driving it this past winter (with the snow we got a few times) than the Scoob.
As regards the 'girly car' comments...just ignore them. I drive the Maz, the Mrs drives the Scoob... the Maz is just more fun and rewarding, simple as. 'nuff said, methinks 0 -
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Here's mine, one of the last 200 official UK Mk1 ('98, 1.8i).
To give you an idea of the 'personal attachment' factor which these can generate (entirely proportional to the fun + satisfaction factor), we bought it from the supplying dealer at 14kmiles in the UK in 2000, then moved to Dublin in 2004 where it followed us (98-D-7xxxx for a while, no VRT payable, but if you see a "Berkeley" entry in the VRT calculator, that entry's based on ours), then over to France for long-term storage (xxxx-Bxx-57) until 2008. We moved back to the UK in late 2008 so it is on its original UK plate again.
59kmiles as I type this, entirely stock thoughout (except for the car radio and a replacement hood a month ago, with glass/heated rear window) and my daily driver.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/ambro25/SANY0003.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/ambro25/SANY0002.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/ambro25/SANY0005.jpg
I haven't driven a MkIII, but €26k sounds very reasonable if, like me, you're likely to keep and enjoy it over 10 years. It's probably cost us 10% of that in 10 years of ownership to keep it in the condition you see above, and I much preferred driving it this past winter (with the snow we got a few times) than the Scoob.
As regards the 'girly car' comments...just ignore them. I drive the Maz, the Mrs drives the Scoob... the Maz is just more fun and rewarding, simple as. 'nuff said, methinks
Lovely car, in mint condition. Im sure you paid peanuts for it in the UK, unlike what you would pay here!0 -
Thanks, allLovely car, in mint condition. Im sure you paid peanuts for it in the UK, unlike what you would pay here!
We paid £14k for it back in 2000, from the main dealer who sold it brand new to the previous owner. So it had depreciated £3k (from new, £17k) in 2 years.
10 years of ownership, and I'd be lucky (very) to get £3,5k for it now.
I can't remember what the VRT value came in at, when I went through the motions to reg and tax it in Ireland in 2004. We didn't have to pay it, since we'd owned the car more than 6 months before moving over (....thank God, 'cause I don't think we'd have had a refund when we moved back to the UK in '08 :pac:).
We used to get loads of offers for it, where we used to live (Rathfarnahm) and we could have made an absolute killing at the time.
I don't expect importing a Mk1 (Jap or UK car) from the UK would come in at much these days, even with VRT slapped on top
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While I'm agreement with that, I recently drove a fellow SY5er's 5 turbo, dyno'd at a touch over 200bhp.I'm usually one to hanker after the biggest engine going, but I didn't find the original MX-5 underpowered even in 1.6 form. Some cars are just right, and I think the 5 is one of them. Might be different with the latest model, i've yet to drive one.
Whereas I'd always thought, after years of driving it, that the 1.8/130bhp was just right for it (and that's including past ownership of an Integrale and a couple of WRXs), and could get lairy only if you ask (insistently at that, and in the wet), after that driving experience I could very easily see myself with an extra 50 bhp on tap, which would still feel 'just right', more so.
Still, entirely subjective I suppose.0 -
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Welcome back to the forum, ambro
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Been away (well...am still, I suppose, what with moving back to the UK) and very busy, but web forums know no borders, right?
Always a pleasure to lurk and see what you guys are up to, and will try not to leave it so long next time 0 -
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