A bit of dilemma
Discussion
Had enough with crappy family car - Renault Scenic. The reason I got it in first place cos of pram. Now I don't need it any more.
At the moment we've got Saab 9-3 Vector sport that could be used mainly as family car, can't decided what interesting fun car for £4k-£5k to replace Scenic that can be used few days a week.
Any suggesstion?
At the moment we've got Saab 9-3 Vector sport that could be used mainly as family car, can't decided what interesting fun car for £4k-£5k to replace Scenic that can be used few days a week.
Any suggesstion?
Mk 1 MX5 or Triumph Spitfire, both can be tuned easily for miles of smiles!
Mk 1 MX5 won't rust and as its Japanese will work forever & ever & ever....etc!
Spitfire will rust if used daily and generally abused, but not if used lightly & looked after properly. If you keep on top of the servicing & maintain it properly then it will be as reliable as the Mazda, plus you do more or less all jobs DIY and parts are peanuts. Pre 1973 examples are tax exempt, whereas the Mazda is £205 per year.
I have owned both, still have my MX5 which I have owned for 4 years, its 20 years old and does a 44 mile round trip every day to work & back and a 300 mile round trip from home to real home at weekends. Its never once let Me down!
I owned my Mk 3 Spit for 11 years before that and I only used it when the weather was nice. It only let Me down twice, once when the clutch collapsed after I turned onto my street after a 200 mile round trip ( which was considerate of it to wait until then!), the other time was when I neglected to oil the front trunnions one year and the vertical link snapped at 40mph! What I said about properly maintaining them!!
Mk 1 MX-5's are great, but there is something about driving an open top British Sportscar....!
Anyway, whatever you choose will be better than the Scenic
Mk 1 MX5 won't rust and as its Japanese will work forever & ever & ever....etc!
Spitfire will rust if used daily and generally abused, but not if used lightly & looked after properly. If you keep on top of the servicing & maintain it properly then it will be as reliable as the Mazda, plus you do more or less all jobs DIY and parts are peanuts. Pre 1973 examples are tax exempt, whereas the Mazda is £205 per year.
I have owned both, still have my MX5 which I have owned for 4 years, its 20 years old and does a 44 mile round trip every day to work & back and a 300 mile round trip from home to real home at weekends. Its never once let Me down!
I owned my Mk 3 Spit for 11 years before that and I only used it when the weather was nice. It only let Me down twice, once when the clutch collapsed after I turned onto my street after a 200 mile round trip ( which was considerate of it to wait until then!), the other time was when I neglected to oil the front trunnions one year and the vertical link snapped at 40mph! What I said about properly maintaining them!!
Mk 1 MX-5's are great, but there is something about driving an open top British Sportscar....!
Anyway, whatever you choose will be better than the Scenic
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