RK
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| posted on 28/10/11 at 05:05 PM |
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i think they are the same as going to a tom robinson show in the 70s; great fun but dont want to be seen there. not that i would know.
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scootz
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| posted on 28/10/11 at 05:31 PM |
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I'd want a Mk1 or Mk2 MR2 over an MX5.
It's Evolution Baby!
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Guinness
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| posted on 28/10/11 at 08:04 PM |
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There is no option for "have an MX5 that is going to become a donor!"
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perksy
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| posted on 28/10/11 at 08:30 PM |
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a mate down the road sold his 200 brake Westfield and bought a Mk 3 MX5 and hasn't regretted it for a minute
Had a good look and can see where he's coming from to be honest, it does look a nice all rounder...
Perhaps i'm getting old 
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Steve Hignett
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| posted on 29/10/11 at 01:06 AM |
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I'm afraid that I bought mine for slightly boring reasons:-
It was cheap - And I mean you'd have to lend me nearly £3,500 for me to buy that S2000 on top of the MX5 money!)...
It was to put a smile on my wife's face, she's (We've) had a tough year...
It was a lot less to insure than my wife's other car (which we are selling asap!)...
It gets much better MPG than her prev car...
However, I love driving it too, and it only has to be above freezing for me to drop the roof, and my little boy (19 Months) absolutely loves it too!
It drives quite well, needs a bit of time and money spending on it (which we don't have right now)... Bit it's got 4 good tyres on it,
holds the road well etc. It is dog slow mind, and I will be noting down all the above MX5 owners for advice, so be warned you will prob receive a U2U
from me  )
Anyway, here it is:-
Edited, just to add another photee
[Edited on 29/10/11 by Steve Hignett]
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Steve Hignett
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| posted on 29/10/11 at 01:11 AM |
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Just did a quick count and 9 people have posted they have an MX5, but 12 people have voted they have an MX5, sorry it's 10 and 12, as I forgot
to count myself! 
Anyway, who are the 2 people that are too embarrassed to admit it and feel the need to stay in the closet - err, I mean the salon???
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zilspeed
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| posted on 29/10/11 at 08:45 AM |
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Steve
Just read your last but one post and as far as I'm concerned, you ticked all of the boxes.
It's still a fun car, but it demands so very much less of the driver and owner than a no compromises kit car.
The flip side of this is that it's so much more useful for much more of the time than a Locost or similar.
I would suggest that if you're not intending on using your locost for mostly track use then an MX5 (or an MGF, I would contend) is a far far
better choice for the vast majority of people.
I've always believed this. The format of the MX5 is spot on and it would be a very well conceived and excuted kit car that would be a better
proposition.
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matt_gsxr
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| posted on 29/10/11 at 09:45 AM |
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Don't have one.
But understand why they are popular here as they deliver on the original Locost promise of building a car for £250 (when corrected for the IVA cost,
so £750).
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Ferg
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| posted on 5/11/11 at 10:08 AM |
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MX-5?? I'm sticking with the kit.
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 5/11/11 at 10:53 AM |
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Im looking at something way better its a nice car to
tow my new caravan
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thefreak
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| posted on 5/11/11 at 03:25 PM |
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I've got 2!
Bought the first to be the donor for the Exocet, then after stripping it and sorting a roll bar and the brakes then tracking it I thought it was too
much fun to break so bought a second for the donor.
Garage now has 1 fully working and 1 chassis waiting to be cleaned up lol
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