Should I do the mx5 thing?

[animalkit]

Hopefully selling my car tomorrow a Ford Focus ST. I want a cheaper car and fancy trying out rear wheel drive after a succession of higher powered fwd cars.
Budget is £1000 but could stretch that a bit.
I really have no requirements except for being reasonably reliable.
So PH what should it be?

[RobM77]

You can't go wrong with a good MX5 ('good' because I have driven a dodgy one once and it was awful!). Personally I prefer the mk1 and mk3 MR2 to any generation of MX5, but that's just a personal opinion.

[Meths]

Extend your search to toyota mr2s and MGf/tfs and you'll have plenty of choice.

Each has its positive and negatives. Nobody can agree which is best.

[MG CHRIS]

Test drive the option mentioned and see what you like some people love the mx5 some hate it the same with the other 2 each car has there own plus points and negatives.

This is from a owner of a mx5 (well 3 actually)

[cornet]

yes*
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* I may or may not be biased

[GravelBen]

What they said. I think I'll have another one at some stage, maybe a Mk2 next time.

[Captain Muppet]

I've had an MX5 for 5 years. Chances are it's replacement will be a BMW (E36 3 series or E34 5 series, both in your budget).

Although I'm also hankering after another MR2, which would be my 4th.

I can't decide which of those cars is best for me, so there is no chance at all of me deciding which one will be best for anyone else.



Also I keep looking at Mitsubishi Starions, RX7s and Opel Mantas.

What I will say about the MX5 is that it's been enormously reliable despite being treated really badly, and that it's a doddle to work on.

[chris7676]

YES

[anonymous-user]

you're not seriously expecting anyone to say No are you? :-)

[Chris71]

animalkit said:

I want a cheaper car and fancy trying out rear wheel drive after a succession of higher powered fwd cars.

The MX-5 should be ideal for that.

If I was you I'd consider upping the budget fractionally to make the most of it - you want something with relatively fresh suspension and preferably not too much rust. Personally I'd go for a Japanese spec 1.8 - they probably outnumber UK cars now and they tend to come with a better spec (LSDs are standard on JDM 1.8 cars if I remember correctly). Rust is highly likely at that budget, but usually treatable.

I'd like to consider myself an MX-5 realist - they're not especially fast in a straight line, nor are they particularly practical or particularly economical - but you won't find a more forgiving introduction to rear-wheel drive this side of a Morris Minor.

Edited by Chris71 on Wednesday 27th March 12:05

[steve singh]

animalkit said:

Hopefully selling my car tomorrow a Ford Focus ST. I want a cheaper car and fancy trying out rear wheel drive after a succession of higher powered fwd cars.
Budget is £1000 but could stretch that a bit.
I really have no requirements except for being reasonably reliable.
So PH what should it be?

I know of a good one for sale...

[LocoCoco]

Do it!!!

For me the insurance is a major plus too, my MR2 costs 3 times as much to insure than the MX5 (both standard).

[animalkit]

Thanks for the help guys. Sounds like I need to get test driving!

[Lanxx]

I've just bought my first one three days ago, so can't comment on long term things, but I absolutely love it. I had to wait for a while to get a good one in a pretty low budget, but it was worth the wait.

I don't have much experience driving different cars with this only being my second ever one, but I think it's awesome to drive, I find myself grinning everytime I get in it.

[thismonkeyhere]

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/?Itemid=81&id=51...

[Monkeylegend]

If you are not man enough to drive a V8 go for it.

Never really got the MX5 thing.

[chris7676]

Monkeylegend said:

If you are not man enough to drive a V8 go for it.

Never really got the MX5 thing.

'Homophob'!

[Cambio]

No. Get an S2000. Or MR2 Mk3.

[Mr MXT]

If you want.

[okie592]

No they are st

Get a audi