MX5 Mk1 - Worth a Second hand buy for the Week Ends

kluivert

Who here has one, The Mazda MX-5.

I was thinking about buying the 1.8 Mk1 for about 7-8k, something for leisure driving like and i was going to modify it to for shows.

Are they VFM but whats the reliability like on them.

I just love the look of them i think they re a great under rated car.

unkel

There was a huge thread here about the mx-5 and its competitors only a couple of weeks ago. We don't want the same shenanigans again. Do a search!

prospect

agree with Unkel,

But come along to the Terenure Car show, there should be over 20 of them, some modded, some not, etc.

P.S.
V Reliable Car.

kluivert

Where is that thread i didnt see it lads

And when is that show.

I was talking to one of the lads who is a member MX-5ireland.com

Great pics great car. I ll look for that thread.

Its All Dublin ppl here

prospect

kluivert wrote:

And when is that show.

Show is on this Sunday in Terenure College.

kluivert

Feck it am working on Sunday, a pure disgrace. Awh well next time.

prospect

Here is the thread, good luck with it:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=250154

It has well over 200 posts...

py2006

prospect wrote:

Here is the thread, good luck with it:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=250154

It has well over 200 posts...

Haha, that was my thread!! I ended up buying a Mk2 MX5 at the end of it

kluivert

Cheers lad,

I wa looking for it and i couldnt find it but thanks for diggin it out for me.

py2006

prospect wrote:

Here is the thread, good luck with it:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=250154

It has well over 200 posts...

Haha, that was my thread!! I ended up buying a Mk2 MX5 at the end of it

prospect

py2006 wrote:

Haha, that was my thread!! I ended up buying a Mk2 MX5 at the end of it

Hi py2006,

You going on sunday?

py2006

prospect wrote:

Hi py2006,

You going on sunday?

I dunno! I might have a date!!! yea ME!!....a date!!!!!

kluivert

py2006

how does the car run for you then, did u try the mr2, i prefer the mx-5 personal though.

py2006

kluivert wrote:

py2006

how does the car run for you then, did u try the mr2, i prefer the mx-5 personal though.

Its great, I love it! I don't know much about cars at all. If you read through that thread you will see what I mean. I liked the look of the MR2 especially in black but it was a bit out of my price range as this is my first car.

Its a nippy little devil, great fun to drive and I am obsessed with keeping it clean.

Its a 99D MK2 1.8 6speed!

I prefer the Mk2 to the Mk1 myself.

HashSlinging

If I wasnt 6' 5'' I'd have one myself!!

unkel

kluivert wrote:

I wa looking for it and i couldnt find it.

Type in "mazda mx5" in the search window and hit enter. Fourth from the top

Ernie Ball

kluivert wrote:

how does the car run for you then, did u try the mr2, i prefer the mx-5 personal though.

Aren't you the guy who's 6'4"? Have you ever driven an MX5? I found it had less headroom than an MR2.

Borzoi

py2006 wrote:

I dunno! I might have a date!!! yea ME!!....a date!!!!!

Was it the car????

Seriously look at that thread - but for reliability, a friend has a 12 year old version, and never a bit of bother, it's sailed through it's last two NCTs without anything to report

aodh_rua

The sun came and out and I started thinking the same thing!