RE: 30th Anniversary Mazda MX-5 launched

[Skyman]

Vroom101 said:

Skyman said:

I have been quoted late Feb for the AE.
As in:
Thank you for your enquiry into the highly anticipated 30th Anniversary MX-5.
I can confirm that we have begun to take orders and the current lead times are between 2-3 weeks.

Edited by Skyman on Friday 8th February 19:21

Going by what the article and others have said, it wouldn’t surprise me if the dealer has just made a simple mistake, and put ‘weeks’ instead of ‘months.’

I thought the same, but he subsequently confirmed an order placed this weekend would arrive around the 26th of this month.
Update - just been advised 2/3 estimate was miscommunication from Mazda U.K.! June is correct.

Edited by Skyman on Saturday 9th February 10:28

Edited by Skyman on Saturday 9th February 10:28

[MX6]

Very nice. I like the looks of this generation of MX5, and orange with black wheels does make it stand out well. If I were in the market for a new car I'd strongly consider one of these.

[WJNB]

F1GTRUeno said:

Should be dark green, beige canvas top. Wooden steering wheel, BBS (or at least, styled like) alloys.

Mazda tried that & many just laughed. It was a pathetic attempt to emulate proper BRITISH sports cars of the past & for the Japs to do it was doubly insulting.

[EazyDuz]

My hairdresser friend would go all gushy for this

[toppstuff]

EazyDuz said:

My hairdresser friend would go all gushy for this

Jim Davidson called from the late 1980s. He’d like his joke back.

[Skyman]

EazyDuz said:

My hairdresser friend would go all gushy for this

Perhaps you should listen to him/her.

[Johnnytheboy]

WJNB said:

F1GTRUeno said:

Should be dark green, beige canvas top. Wooden steering wheel, BBS (or at least, styled like) alloys.

Mazda tried that & many just laughed. It was a pathetic attempt to emulate proper BRITISH sports cars of the past & for the Japs to do it was doubly insulting.

Yeah, Mazda could never get the unreliability right.

[SFO]

what will discounts be like?

[Bill]

WJNB said:

Mazda tried that & many just laughed. It was a pathetic attempt to emulate proper BRITISH sports cars of the past & for the Japs to do it was doubly insulting.

Yeah! The most successful roadster of all time, pathetic.

[kuro]

toppstuff said:

EazyDuz said:

My hairdresser friend would go all gushy for this

Jim Davidson called from the late 1980s. He’d like his joke back.

[Ali_T]

Not really a significant markup. It costs only slightly more than a GT Sport Nav. The Alcantara kit is worth the difference so everything else is free! i checked with Mazda and to fit a set of those Recaros to any other MX5 model is £11k!!!

[Ali_T]

SFO said:

what will discounts be like?

Won't get much off the 30th Anniversary. You can easily get £3k off a normal model. I know I did on my Sport Nav, so all the nice extras (BBS wheels, aero kit, alcantara kit, lowering springs, sports backbox, sports pedals) were free and it was still cheaper than list!

Edited by Ali_T on Tuesday 16th July 16:17

[Ali_T]

MX6 said:

Very nice. I like the looks of this generation of MX5, and orange with black wheels does make it stand out well. If I were in the market for a new car I'd strongly consider one of these.

You only live once, go for it! I came from a Giulia QF to an optioned Sport Nav and not a day has gone by when I've missed the Alfa.....or the Alfa dealers! Brilliant, brilliant little car.

[swisstoni]

Geez I remember when these came out.
Fake Elans.

Maybe Lotus should have kept with it ...

[A86D]

Stunning colour in that orange ! I had the same seats in my RF. They are really comfortable ! Kinda miss it looking at these photos

[aero250]

I see they are trying to make the hardtop look like a Ginetta

[Fish]

WE got ours last week... currently running in. It does seem to drive much nicer than the older one..

[Rustynuts427]

Shame to see the MX5 disappear from our shores next year.

[WJNB]

spikyone said:

£28k for an MX5? Don't get me wrong, I like the MX5 and this looks like a great package, but that seems a bit steep for something that's better described as an options pack than a true upgrade.

It was pricey from day one with the Mk1 if I remember correctly.
Buying new is just plain stupid unless you have money to burn. Being so popular there is always a good used choice including dealer demonstrators when they come up although often pre-sold to favoured customers.

[Mr-B]

Do these come on lowered springs already? The pictures don't look like they are and the Mazda website seems to say they are not an option either