Bought an MX5

[DennisTheMenace]

im friends with the pies and TBH i dont care , i enjoy the car and thats all there is to it

Forget about what other people think

[jamoor]

Lady owners = oil never checked.

[dazco]

DennisTheMenace said:

im friends with the pies and TBH i dont care , i enjoy the car and thats all there is to it

Forget about what other people think

LOL
Will I fit then?

Which is the one to get?

[Mr POD]

DennisTheMenace said:

Flat cap and scarf is what you need .....

I have ski hat, fleece, and gloves ready for my 90 mile journey to present wifey with it tomorrow (I live away from home during the week, due to work)

I'm buggered if I'm EVER driving it with the roof up.

[DennisTheMenace]

dazco said:

DennisTheMenace said:

im friends with the pies and TBH i dont care , i enjoy the car and thats all there is to it

Forget about what other people think

LOL
Will I fit then?

Which is the one to get?

Ive got the 1.8 , its no rocket but a laugh , best thing to do is try it and see if you like it

[Mr POD]

dazco said:

DennisTheMenace said:

im friends with the pies and TBH i dont care , i enjoy the car and thats all there is to it

Forget about what other people think

LOL
Will I fit then?

Which is the one to get?

Well, I know it's all about power to weight ratio, but I over took a couple of cars without even changing down and this one's supposed to have only 88 bhp so I'm not that sure it matters. I'd have gone for a 1.6 Eunos, in Yellow if it had been my choice. LOL I'm middle aged and balding !!!

[DennisTheMenace]

Mr POD said:

DennisTheMenace said:

Flat cap and scarf is what you need .....

I have ski hat, fleece, and gloves ready for my 90 mile journey to present wifey with it tomorrow (I live away from home during the week, due to work)

I'm buggered if I'm EVER driving it with the roof up.

Brilliant ! hope She likes the car !

enjoy the drive !

[dazco]

DennisTheMenace said:

dazco said:

DennisTheMenace said:

im friends with the pies and TBH i dont care , i enjoy the car and thats all there is to it

Forget about what other people think

LOL
Will I fit then?

Which is the one to get?

Ive got the 1.8 , its no rocket but a laugh , best thing to do is try it and see if you like it

Cheers all. It is on my to do list.

Cannot go wrong for less than 2 large.

[mybrainhurts]

jamoor said:

Lady owners = oil never checked.

How do you check a lady's oil level...?

[DennisTheMenace]

dip it and check the level on the stick , come on MBH i thought you would know that

[mybrainhurts]

oh....

yes...

[Mr POD]

mybrainhurts said:

jamoor said:

Lady owners = oil never checked.

How do you check a lady's oil level...?

Joking apart, what spec oil ? I think I only keep a stock of GM semi 15w40 for the GM 8V's.

[XJSJohn]

Mr POD said:

Just popped over to Leominster after work on the train, had a pint, followed by dinner, followed by paying for the MX5, followed by a 'blast' with the roof down in the dark, back to Shrewsbury in the dark, up the A49.

What an absolute HOOT. Mind you I'm a bit cold now, as it was sunny when I caught the train at 5pm, and I failed to take a coat or hat.

Could this be the end of your love affair with the General's old motors?

[ceebmoj]

Look up changing the turret oil on line makes a bigdifrence to the gear change

[Mr POD]

XJSJohn said:

Mr POD said:

Just popped over to Leominster after work on the train, had a pint, followed by dinner, followed by paying for the MX5, followed by a 'blast' with the roof down in the dark, back to Shrewsbury in the dark, up the A49.

What an absolute HOOT. Mind you I'm a bit cold now, as it was sunny when I caught the train at 5pm, and I failed to take a coat or hat.

Could this be the end of your love affair with the General's old motors?

Just got back from Telford (to near southport). Lovely car, but I'd actually prefer a mk2 cav SRi 130 TBH. Anyway I'll spend a bit of time getting this perfect before I start looking again.

[Mr POD]

Since 2009 when we bought the MX5, I've fixed the arches and sills (with real steel, and proper paint - unusual for me as I've bodged things previously), sorted out the electric windows by buying 2 winder arms and throwing the motors in the bin, and fitted a new roof with glass rear screen.

I've also written off the 3rd Astra, bought and sold a 51 reg Vovo S40, replacing it with a mini 998 (fixing allsorts every week end it seems) and am using the mk3 cavalier as my daily hack to commute to Derby from Liverpool.