RE: Mazda MX-5: Spotted

[fioravanti]

drgoatboy said:

It says Kent, so I assumed it is currently buried under 27feet of snow (well if you believe the media)

Ha, not far off - it hasn't moved since Monday. I was surprised to see it featured, but happy to have such a nice write up and positive comments. It is my second MK3 MX5 (the first was standard bar Advan AD08 tyres). The first served me for 6 months as an inexpensive daily / track day car, but as standard they don't really have enough grunt, and the suspension does not cope well with sticky tyres, generating Citroes 2CV levels of roll, Hence why I chose the Super 200 and added the Ohlins. Setup this way it is plenty quick enough, and sounds nice and barky whilst also being very discrete.

[sandys]

MagicalTrevor said:

I quite fancy this exhaust for mine but concerned it might be too loud for the track!

I have this exhaust, you can hear it at Combe assuming I have no more mechanical gremlins and get a chance to fit it, and of course it is not too loud to run, current exhaust (Cobra) is only 86db can't imagine this will go over 100.

Edited by sandys on Thursday 1st March 14:14

[sandys]

BevR said:

I do quite like the idea of a BBR MX5, any owners on here mind sharing their insurance experiences?

I currently have an 04 S2000 (insurance is £340 a year) and quite fancy moving onto an MX5-RF at some point but would prefer to keep some poke while having a little more comfort.

I have a similar spec though not from BBR but Skuzzle with the addition of an LSD/FD upgrade and pay £240 parked on the street in Bristol.

It's a lot of work to insure so you have to put the effort in, by effort I am only talking a couple of hours on the phone if the renewal is not to your liking, not that hard really but I don't like talking to people rather do it online

Edited by sandys on Thursday 1st March 14:12