Mazda MX-5 1.6i

Now here is a review i have been saving!. I bought my 15 year old Mazda MX-5 convertible 6 months ago now, and i have been thinking very hard of what to write here. I decided to start with this... No review of this car can possible be negative, its just positive in every way. My MX-5 is the 1.6i Convertible, i bought it stock and have added a few bits on, but il review it firstly, as it was stock, how easy it was to upgrade, and what it is like now.. I actually travelled 100 miles up to London after bidding for the car on ebay, i thought it was a steal at only £900. For this i got the car as it was, with no CD player or speakers...but it did have ...  Read the complete review

**HISTORY** Back in the early 80s, Mazda decided that they wanted to come up with something new....a modern sportscar that was affordable, exceptional fun to drive, yet cheap to maintain. A design competition was held between Mazda North America and Mazda Tokyo to see who could come up with the best idea. The Japanese proposal was a coupe whereas the concept of the North Americans was a roadster. The judges were won over by the American design and by 1985, the first prototype had been built in England. The response to this new car was huge, production went into full swing and the first completed car rolled off the production line ...  Read the complete review

In 2008, after many years of wanting to return to his Triumph Spitfire days, and upon his retirement, my father bought himself a new 1800cc Mazda MX-5 roadster coupe. Having driven it down some country lanes on Boxing Day last year, I knew I had to join the MX-5 family!!! Earlier this month (October 2009) I traded in my reliable, spacious, five-seat 55 plate Mazda 3 2.0l sport saloon for a 55 plate 'True Red' MX-5 2.0l sport. I am a long-legged, proportionately built, 5'11", 31 year old male. There is ample room for me, and the driving position is perfect, all the controls at your fingertips, with the possible exception of the wing mirror ...  Read the complete review

Mazda what did you do back in 1989? You revlolutionised the sports car market and made all the other manufacturers sit up and take notice. In 1992 and 1993 they released the SE, a limited edition run of the Mk1 MX5 with a few tasty bits thrown in for good measure. The basics were already there, the sweet 1.6 fuel injected 116bhp engine, near perfect weight distribution, drop dead gorgeous body and a soft top. Mazda just enhanced this with massive 15 inch alloys sitting on wide, wide 215/45/15 rubber, ABS (very rare) and of course Black paintwork and Tan leather interior. add to this a wood & chrome steering wheel, wood kit, PAS, EW and Electric Aerial they were ...  Read the complete review

I needed a new car so went around checking out what to buy. I somehow ended up at a Japanese import place (xoticar.co.uk) with the idea I wanted a Subaru Impreza Turbo. Sadly they didn't have any in stock. But what did catch my eye was a rather snazzy Eunos Roadster - the Jap equivalent of the UK's MX5. Black, with a tan leather interior on a K plate with 34000 miles on the clock for £5500! Not bad. But still it's a ladies car and I'm a 6ft bloke who doesn't want to look a pansy so I thought nah. Then my girlfriend said 'well sit in it at least' and that's where it started. The MX5 is a dream to sit in. Everything ...  Read the complete review