Why do people like the mazda mx5?

[cerb4.5lee]

Meant to be a sports car but has little power & a tiny engine surely you would fall asleep at the wheel!
Cant understand how a sports car can be so dull or is it just me?
It might be rwd but not enough power to get it sideways!
Never really got them or is it just the fact that they have two seats & a soft top!
I appreciate that they are jap & reliable but thats it!!!
Anyone else agree or am i being harsh?

[Marf]

sorry if your post is genuine, but it stinks of trolling

[ironictwist]

Drive one, then you'll know.

This one's been done to death

[The Moose]

cerb4.5lee said:

It might be rwd but not enough power to get it sideways!

NOT ENOUGH POWER TO GO SIDEWAYS?!!?! I can go sideways in my MX5 (in the dry) if I want to (and if the misses isn't in the car ).

It also handles very nicely. Comfortable to drive etc. For me, it's great (and no, I'm not a fanboy!!).

I think you are being very harsh. Maybe you just don't like the 2 seater cabriolet thang??

Cheers

The Moose

P.S. You forgot your flame suit

Edited by The Moose on Tuesday 26th January 21:02

[Dimski]

Have you properly driven one?

There is a reason that they made it into Evo's top ten list.

No they aren't fast. (Not that slow though, just depends on what you're comparing it to.)

Yes, they ARE sports cars. They make a drive feel different to the normal saloon 'commute'.

And come with normal road car running costs.

What's not to like?

[heebeegeetee]

cerb4.5lee said:

It might be rwd but not enough power to get it sideways!

Eh??? Where the bloody hell did that come from?

Anyway, TVR's are meant to be sports cars, but they can rarely move under their own power.

[thunderbelmont]

cerb4.5lee said:

Meant to be a sports car but has little power & a tiny engine surely you would fall asleep at the wheel!
Cant understand how a sports car can be so dull or is it just me?
It might be rwd but not enough power to get it sideways!
Never really got them or is it just the fact that they have two seats & a soft top!
I appreciate that they are jap & reliable but thats it!!!
Anyone else agree or am i being harsh?

+1 Totally absolutely 10000% on your side here.

[ewenm]

cerb4.5lee said:

Meant to be a sports car but has little power & a tiny engine surely you would fall asleep at the wheel!
Cant understand how a sports car can be so dull or is it just me?
It might be rwd but not enough power to get it sideways!
Never really got them or is it just the fact that they have two seats & a soft top!
I appreciate that they are jap & reliable but thats it!!!
Anyone else agree or am i being harsh?

I'll bite

They've got more power than my Caterham did originally, and I had no problem getting that sideways on demand. I think you'll see sports cars returning to the principles of light weight, simplicity and delicacy.

[cerb4.5lee]

Dimski said:

Have you properly driven one?

There is a reason that they made it into Evo's top ten list.

No they aren't fast. (Not that slow though, just depends on what you're comparing it to.)

Yes, they ARE sports cars. They make a drive feel different to the normal saloon 'commute'.

And come with normal road car running costs.

What's not to like?

I still think they are slow, my boaty mondy has the same performance which is pants!
However i understand that they must be nicer to drive than a saloon but my opinion is that a proper sports car should be quick & also like 2 seater open tops for pose value so this is what makes them popular.
Didnt mean to offend anyone just my thoughts.

[_Batty_]

cerb4.5lee said:

Dimski said:

Have you properly driven one?

There is a reason that they made it into Evo's top ten list.

No they aren't fast. (Not that slow though, just depends on what you're comparing it to.)

Yes, they ARE sports cars. They make a drive feel different to the normal saloon 'commute'.

And come with normal road car running costs.

What's not to like?

I still think they are slow, my boaty mondy has the same performance which is pants!
However i understand that they must be nicer to drive than a saloon but my opinion is that a proper sports car should be quick & also like 2 seater open tops for pose value so this is what makes them popular.
Didnt mean to offend anyone just my thoughts.

driven one?
if not, please try one, then comment.
if so, please try another website.

[ewenm]

cerb4.5lee said:

Dimski said:

Have you properly driven one?

There is a reason that they made it into Evo's top ten list.

No they aren't fast. (Not that slow though, just depends on what you're comparing it to.)

Yes, they ARE sports cars. They make a drive feel different to the normal saloon 'commute'.

And come with normal road car running costs.

What's not to like?

I still think they are slow, my boaty mondy has the same performance which is pants!
However i understand that they must be nicer to drive than a saloon but my opinion is that a proper sports car should be quick & also like 2 seater open tops for pose value so this is what makes them popular.
Didnt mean to offend anyone just my thoughts.

Your Mondeo has the same performance stats IN A STRAIGHT LINE. It wouldn't see which way the MX5 went on a twisty B-Road blast. If all you care about is straight lines, rely on performance figures, otherwise you need to look a bit more deeply into the characteristics of each car. I suspect on some roads your BMW and TVR would both have to be driven hard to keep up with a well driven MX5 too.

Of course, on track, especially those with long straights, the low power of the MX5 will be exposed, but on tight tracks or UK B-roads an MX5 is a very capable tool in the hands of a good driver.

Edited by ewenm on Tuesday 26th January 21:36

[GKP]

I've driven a few. Meh, comes to mind. I don't "get" them either. Yes, they're whizzy but there's no great epiphany moment with them. As far as consumable sports cars go, they're just 'ok'.

(Not being able to get the seat to a comfortable position doesn't help their cause.)

[Papa Hotel]

Oh FFS, do not feed the attention whoring troll!

[cerb4.5lee]

thunderbelmont said:

cerb4.5lee said:

Meant to be a sports car but has little power & a tiny engine surely you would fall asleep at the wheel!
Cant understand how a sports car can be so dull or is it just me?
It might be rwd but not enough power to get it sideways!
Never really got them or is it just the fact that they have two seats & a soft top!
I appreciate that they are jap & reliable but thats it!!!
Anyone else agree or am i being harsh?

+1 Totally absolutely 10000% on your side here.

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Suppose we are the minority! thanks for the support thunderbolt.

[IforB]

Got to be trolling. Or just hasn't got a clue. Go and drive one and then comment.

[anonymous-user]

I've never driven one but hopefully this year i will be buying one.

[kma]

Price/Performance/Grin ratio,

sure there are better cars out there, but for the cost of a mk1 not much comes close.

[Deluded]

I plan to buy an MX-5 fairly soon.

With all the hyping they get on here, if I don't cum in my pants on the test drive, I will be very disappointed.

[cerb4.5lee]

kma said:

Price/Performance/Grin ratio,

sure there are better cars out there, but for the cost of a mk1 not much comes close.

Never driven one,so obviously based on most of the replys i am missing something.

[_Batty_]

cerb4.5lee said:

kma said:

Price/Performance/Grin ratio,

sure there are better cars out there, but for the cost of a mk1 not much comes close.

Never driven one,so obviously based on most of the replys i am missing something.

you know how boring it gets that people keep saying TVRs break down?
thats how boring and as much as a waste of time your thread has been.
thanks
keep an open mind