RE: New Mazda MX-5: 184hp, 7500rpm? Sold.
Discussion
simonrockman said:
BricktopST205 said:
Luke. said:
No it hasn't. Have you driven an Abarth?
Would much rather have a 2.0 litre N/A engine that revs to 7500 RPM than a turbo lump in a sports car. Chassis dynamics can be fixed easily and cheaply. What engine your car comes with cannot.Nanook said:
Certainly is! 
My ex girlfriends mum has an RX8 that was rotten in next to no time; she kept it garaged too as she often worked abroad for 4/5 weeks at a time, the gap who gave the car its first MOT was aghast at the state of it.
There's plenty of rotten Mazda 6s out there too, especially those made in the mid 2000s.
FN2TypeR said:
Nanook said:
Certainly is! My ex girlfriends mum has an RX8 that was rotten in next to no time; she kept it garaged too as she often worked abroad for 4/5 weeks at a time, the gap who gave the car its first MOT was aghast at the state of it.
There's plenty of rotten Mazda 6s out there too, especially those made in the mid 2000s.
Was wondering when this would be posted on the front page 
. Nice little upgrade to an already good car, innit?
Regarding selling off the 160 HP versions, in Germany at least they are only available as existing stock. Assume it's the same in the UK. Here, dealers have been ordering 184 HP versions since last week of May. What's missing is an official price/spec list for the public. But from what I heard, RF is supposed to be same price, soft tops € 400 more expensive. Wish they would pull the finger out and update the websites...
Background is that they had to do something to the engine anyway for the new EU6 emission standard. Very nice that they combined this with a big upgrade. Peak torque should be around 4k, power 7k, redline 7.5. And power to weight now pretty close to an Elan Sprint. Oh well, only took em 50 odd years.
. Nice little upgrade to an already good car, innit? Regarding selling off the 160 HP versions, in Germany at least they are only available as existing stock. Assume it's the same in the UK. Here, dealers have been ordering 184 HP versions since last week of May. What's missing is an official price/spec list for the public. But from what I heard, RF is supposed to be same price, soft tops € 400 more expensive. Wish they would pull the finger out and update the websites...
Background is that they had to do something to the engine anyway for the new EU6 emission standard. Very nice that they combined this with a big upgrade. Peak torque should be around 4k, power 7k, redline 7.5. And power to weight now pretty close to an Elan Sprint. Oh well, only took em 50 odd years
. FN2TypeR said:
Nanook said:
Certainly is! My ex girlfriends mum has an RX8 that was rotten in next to no time; she kept it garaged too as she often worked abroad for 4/5 weeks at a time, the gap who gave the car its first MOT was aghast at the state of it.
There's plenty of rotten Mazda 6s out there too, especially those made in the mid 2000s.
The lack of protection in the pictures is shocking, Mercedes had a problem but appear to have put in the effort to fix it.
I would have another Mazda but I wouldn't pay a lot for it. A shame as their weight saving is very impressive but few would mind a few more pounds of protection...
Gee whiz. I’m very surprised at those images of the underside. I assumed all automakers were now very good at anti corrosion measures. The areas without under seal are one thing, but the (essentially) exposed tooling holes in the UNDERBODY are incredible. That’ll rust within weeks and spread inwards without much hindrance.
Note to self - do not buy a Mazda.
Note to self - do not buy a Mazda.
FN2TypeR said:
Nanook said:
Certainly is! My ex girlfriends mum has an RX8 that was rotten in next to no time; she kept it garaged too as she often worked abroad for 4/5 weeks at a time, the gap who gave the car its first MOT was aghast at the state of it.
There's plenty of rotten Mazda 6s out there too, especially those made in the mid 2000s.
My MX-5 NB however, was needing annual welding, so I moved it on. £250-£300 a year is quite an expense on a car worth £1000 if you cant do the work yourself.
I don't understand why Mazda in particular are so bad. Toyota, Nissan and Honda don't seem to have the same issues. Well, at least they don't appear to have in recent years
xu5 said:
As someone mentioned, the higher rev limit should mean it can hit 60 mph in 2nd helping its on paper stats if that is important to you
It's not about the driving for many. Dual carriageways and works/shop car parks are the same everywhere.I think these are great cars. The old ones were great to drive. It's a pity that they rusted to death so easily, though.
I've been looking at these as well (and also like the RF)
I didn't test drive in the end as the combination of having move the seat a long way back so my head didn't catch the ridge that runs across the centre of the (soft top) roof and the lack of the lumbar support meant back ache after sitting in it for 5 mins (6ft1).
There are some very competitive deals on these at the moment - you can get a soft top GT Sport + for less than £300/m with £0 deposit at 4.1% (or around £3,500 discount on list price) and about another £20/m more for the Sport+ RF (or around £3,700 discount on list price).
The 30th Anniversary in racing orange, black roof, Recaros, Rays and Brembos looks very nice. Little or no discount that I could find on one though.
I didn't test drive in the end as the combination of having move the seat a long way back so my head didn't catch the ridge that runs across the centre of the (soft top) roof and the lack of the lumbar support meant back ache after sitting in it for 5 mins (6ft1).
There are some very competitive deals on these at the moment - you can get a soft top GT Sport + for less than £300/m with £0 deposit at 4.1% (or around £3,500 discount on list price) and about another £20/m more for the Sport+ RF (or around £3,700 discount on list price).
The 30th Anniversary in racing orange, black roof, Recaros, Rays and Brembos looks very nice. Little or no discount that I could find on one though.
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