morcus
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| posted on 12/5/12 at 05:56 AM |
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I've joined the hairdressing Elite, and had a bit of a hazing in the process.
As you'll have guessed from the title, I now have in my possession a Mazda MX5, or more correctly a Eunos Roadster. Unfortunatly for me the
alternate went on my way home and I lost the engine at 70 something in the second lane of m26 which was scary. For the moment it's locked in my
garage but it drove brilliantly untill I lost the leccy. Recovery man reckons It'll be a brilliant car once the alternater is sorted. I'm
planning on joining an owners club when I've got the time but until then does anyone know where I can download an instruction booklet so I can
work out how everything works?
In a White Room, With Black Curtains, By the Station.
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 12/5/12 at 06:58 AM |
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welcome to the dark side
i have found this site most helpfull http://www.planetmx5.com/forum/index.php
ypo can get a reasonable manual from amazon,get the rod grainger one with the orange cover
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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morcus
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| posted on 12/5/12 at 07:01 AM |
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Thanks.
Hopefully by next weekend I'll have it all sorted out so I can start enjoying it. I apologise in advance for the bad weather that we'll be
having.
In a White Room, With Black Curtains, By the Station.
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parkiboy
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| posted on 12/5/12 at 07:40 AM |
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Good choice I have owned 2 mx5 turbos and 1 normal mx5 I found them a bit of a bore with out the turbo but there a very capable car and can handle up
to 300bhp on the stock motor as it is pretty much the same engine as the 323 4wd turbo!
This was my favourite:
I sold it to get an rx8 which I currently own biggest mistake I ever made, way too civilised for me!
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morcus
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| posted on 12/5/12 at 09:08 AM |
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The 1.6 NA I got in mine is plenty enough for the moment. It's a massive step up from my panda as it's a bout twice the power for a
simillar weight and drive is to the correct wheels. Does it take long to get used to all the stuff thats a bit odd like indicators on the right and
the huge gap in what you can see over your shoulder.
What money is it likely to cost to get an alternater and battery done?
In a White Room, With Black Curtains, By the Station.
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 12/5/12 at 09:32 AM |
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have a look on the site i sent the link for,there are a couple of people breaking 5,s.
batteries aint cheap so i would recomend getting an alternator forst and then enjoy yourself
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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morcus
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| posted on 12/5/12 at 09:51 AM |
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Recovery man said it was the wrong battery and that it was arcing off the body so I'd rather be safe than sorry, especially after the trouble I
had yesterday. whilst walking back from the emergency phone I got stopped by the cops and stupidly asked if they could find out who my insurer was,
inevitably the database hadn't been updated and I've got to take my certificate (Which I have now but checked online before leaving and
didn't take) to the police station. Could've been worse though, aparantly they could have seized my car there and then.
In a White Room, With Black Curtains, By the Station.
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 12/5/12 at 12:16 PM |
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the "wrong battery" syndrome is common,my + terminal is on the side away from the body,without either?
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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Surrey Dave
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| posted on 12/5/12 at 02:51 PM |
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It's like a virus!
Sort of car Herpes!
Or everyone's gettin' old real quick , I'll be gettin' mine next.....................................
Anyone wanna buy a book built Locost?
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Steve Hignett
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| posted on 12/5/12 at 03:42 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Surrey Dave
Sort of car Herpes!
Or everyone's gettin' old real quick , I'll be gettin' mine next.....................................
Anyone wanna buy a book built Locost?
Swap it for my MX5...
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morcus
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| posted on 12/5/12 at 05:53 PM |
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I'll post a pic later but the batterie doesn't seem to fit propperly either. Halfords online said a new battery will cost me £79 with a 3
year garantee so it doesn't seem like that big an expense.
In a White Room, With Black Curtains, By the Station.
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pmc_3
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| posted on 12/5/12 at 06:42 PM |
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Sounds like a good donor 
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