Embarrassed to be seen in your 5?
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Not intending to get anybody's back up, or even suggest you should be embarrassed, but does anybody feel a little embarrassed driving there MX5?
I ask as I'm intending on getting one around xmas time, just a mk1 1.6 (anything else is ridiculous to insure) and I'm a little anxious about being seen in it
Just to be clear, I AM getting one. I'm not put off enough to consider not buying one as for various reasons i've decided it's perfect for what I want. It's just no amount of explaining how good they are at what they do is going to stop the ribbing, and that's from the people that know me and already know i'm a straight, powerfully built company director. God knows what strangers will think!
So, flame suit on, fire away
(oh and any advise on buying wouldn't go amiss)
I ask as I'm intending on getting one around xmas time, just a mk1 1.6 (anything else is ridiculous to insure) and I'm a little anxious about being seen in it
Just to be clear, I AM getting one. I'm not put off enough to consider not buying one as for various reasons i've decided it's perfect for what I want. It's just no amount of explaining how good they are at what they do is going to stop the ribbing, and that's from the people that know me and already know i'm a straight, powerfully built company director. God knows what strangers will think!
So, flame suit on, fire away
(oh and any advise on buying wouldn't go amiss)
Im embarrased being seen in mine,
Thats because my dad has fitted some crap halfords alloys, nangkang tyres and a stupid "rusteeze racing" decal on the bonnet(like lightning mcqueen from cars) in order to please my 2yr old nephew.
We jointly own the car and these unfortunate mods were done against my express wishes.
Thats because my dad has fitted some crap halfords alloys, nangkang tyres and a stupid "rusteeze racing" decal on the bonnet(like lightning mcqueen from cars) in order to please my 2yr old nephew.
We jointly own the car and these unfortunate mods were done against my express wishes.
Some men in a white van once shouted something at me on a motorway - I think it might have been "gay" but I'm not certain, wasn't easy to hear at motorway speeds. I've thought twice about putting the roof down driving through some inner city streets, but I would have thought twice in any convertible.
I'm certainly not embarrassed by my 5, the reaction from most people (especially those who know little about cars) is positive when they see it.
Buying advice wise, don't buy a Mk1 1.6 after 1996, they were detuned to make the 1.8 more attractive. Otherwise read up about rust, it'll be the most serious problem on any Mk1.
I'm certainly not embarrassed by my 5, the reaction from most people (especially those who know little about cars) is positive when they see it.
Buying advice wise, don't buy a Mk1 1.6 after 1996, they were detuned to make the 1.8 more attractive. Otherwise read up about rust, it'll be the most serious problem on any Mk1.
Smokeey, you should ask here http://www.mx5nutz.com/ nobody is that embarrassed there, although some perhaps should be.
My wife has a poverty spec 1.6 Monza with 88 bhp, the slowest and least well equiped of the lot.
I've never been embarrassed to drive it. Why would you be? It's fun, fast (it's all relative) and it's paid for.
And engine is reliable and a peice of piss to work on.
My wife has a poverty spec 1.6 Monza with 88 bhp, the slowest and least well equiped of the lot.
I've never been embarrassed to drive it. Why would you be? It's fun, fast (it's all relative) and it's paid for.
And engine is reliable and a peice of piss to work on.
New POD said:
Smokeey, you should ask here http://www.mx5nutz.com/ nobody is that embarrassed there, although some perhaps should be.
My wife has a poverty spec 1.6 Monza with 88 bhp, the slowest and least well equiped of the lot.
I've never been embarrassed to drive it. Why would you be? It's fun, fast (it's all relative) and it's paid for.
And engine is reliable and a peice of piss to work on.
Been visiting mx5nutz recently, some good stuff on there.My wife has a poverty spec 1.6 Monza with 88 bhp, the slowest and least well equiped of the lot.
I've never been embarrassed to drive it. Why would you be? It's fun, fast (it's all relative) and it's paid for.
And engine is reliable and a peice of piss to work on.
The highlighted bit is kinda my problem image wise with them
Pints said:
Even in weather which ordinary folk consider top-down motoring madness, dressed in dodgy gloves, a crap beanie, suspect scarf and my Halfordesque wiper fins looking as though they belong on a Nova... I still don't care who sees me.
So your actually quite well disguised then 
smokeey said:
New POD said:
Smokeey, you should ask here http://www.mx5nutz.com/ nobody is that embarrassed there, although some perhaps should be.
My wife has a poverty spec 1.6 Monza with 88 bhp, the slowest and least well equiped of the lot.
I've never been embarrassed to drive it. Why would you be? It's fun, fast (it's all relative) and it's paid for.
And engine is reliable and a peice of piss to work on.
Been visiting mx5nutz recently, some good stuff on there.My wife has a poverty spec 1.6 Monza with 88 bhp, the slowest and least well equiped of the lot.
I've never been embarrassed to drive it. Why would you be? It's fun, fast (it's all relative) and it's paid for.
And engine is reliable and a peice of piss to work on.
The highlighted bit is kinda my problem image wise with them
Your mates will call it a hairdressers car, but so what.
New POD said:
You may laugh, but 3 years ago when she told me we were buying her friends mx5 (which she replaced with a mk2) I was fairly unconvinced, but I agreed to go and inspect it, and not haggle, (either buy it or not). Said friend gave me a list of faults, before I asked, so I knew what to expect. I took put the top down, took her 14 year old daughter on the test drive, whilst she made tea for us all. It was 1/2 mile before I was grinning. After tea I drove it home 100 mile in the dark on A roads with the top down from Leominster to Southport laughing uncontrollably.
Your mates will call it a hairdressers car, but so what.
Yeah i shouldn't care I 'spose.Your mates will call it a hairdressers car, but so what.
It's not even like i'm gonna use it much anyway, i'll only be taking it for hoons at weekend, it's basically going to be used like a bike with the added bonus that I can still go for drives in winter in it. The R1 isn't the best thing to be going out on on cold, wet, greasy roads!!
smokeey said:
Mr MXT said:
Didn't realise it was a mk1. Pop up headlights look daft 
I like to call them..... Erm, retro
Edited by smokeey on Thursday 20th September 21:58
They did copy the elan or am I mistaken ? Everything bar the s
t reliability. (They got the rust from the chassis and moved it to the sills) smokeey said:
Pints said:
Even in weather which ordinary folk consider top-down motoring madness, dressed in dodgy gloves, a crap beanie, suspect scarf and my Halfordesque wiper fins looking as though they belong on a Nova... I still don't care who sees me.
So your actually quite well disguised then 
ED209 said:
Im embarrased being seen in mine,
Thats because my dad has fitted some crap halfords alloys, nangkang tyres and a stupid "rusteeze racing" decal on the bonnet(like lightning mcqueen from cars) in order to please my 2yr old nephew.
We jointly own the car and these unfortunate mods were done against my express wishes.
Thats because my dad has fitted some crap halfords alloys, nangkang tyres and a stupid "rusteeze racing" decal on the bonnet(like lightning mcqueen from cars) in order to please my 2yr old nephew.
We jointly own the car and these unfortunate mods were done against my express wishes.
Never.
You get jealous people, in all walks of life, but I've never felt embarrassed to be in any of my MX-5s.
I've turned up to parties - people have come out and been like "wow - cool car. You must be loaded" etc. Which is always nice.
Girls check you out. Family man in his people carrier looks over longingly with a "...I wish that was me
" look on his face.
Everyone who has ever driven one knows how awesome cars they are - enthusiasts are impressed, chavs in their bodykitted Corsas might not be.
With the roof down and the sun blasting, it's an unbeatable experience.
Everyone I've ever taken in my car has LOVED it - especially the women.
My fiancé-to-be is American, so loves her yank tanks with V8s. The 'Miata' is only driven by, I quote "Rich posh ladies" in the states, according to her - but even she LOVES my car, and that's all I care about
You get jealous people, in all walks of life, but I've never felt embarrassed to be in any of my MX-5s.
I've turned up to parties - people have come out and been like "wow - cool car. You must be loaded" etc. Which is always nice.
Girls check you out. Family man in his people carrier looks over longingly with a "...I wish that was me
" look on his face.Everyone who has ever driven one knows how awesome cars they are - enthusiasts are impressed, chavs in their bodykitted Corsas might not be.
With the roof down and the sun blasting, it's an unbeatable experience.
Everyone I've ever taken in my car has LOVED it - especially the women.
My fiancé-to-be is American, so loves her yank tanks with V8s. The 'Miata' is only driven by, I quote "Rich posh ladies" in the states, according to her - but even she LOVES my car, and that's all I care about
Edited by Riknos on Friday 21st September 08:57
Riknos said:
I've turned up to parties - people have come out and been like "wow - cool car. You must be loaded" etc. Which is always nice.
Girls check you out. Family man in his people carrier looks over longingly with a "...I wish that was me
" look on his face.Gassing Station | Mazda MX5/Roadster/Miata | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff