Mazda MX5 NB Mk2.5 Sport
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Honestly, he doesn't give a stuff. He was 8 when he started chirping from the back seat "Whats that Dad... " every time an MX5 went past. Thats why I bought it. For the past 3-4 years or so, he has absolutely no interest in the MX5 and in fact won't go out in it with me unless the roof is up and I'm not dropping him anywhere near school.
Thats probably one of the big reasons I've gone off the boil for a few years with the car.
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Winter is officially over 
Fired straight up after 5 months rest. Just a few weeks now before I've owned it 10 years. Clock has just passed 42k on it. I've only done about 6k over 10 years but in fairness..... It was pulled apart and in many pieces for 4 of those years!
Still teetering on the edge of a change..... So we'll see what happens over the next few months.
Fired straight up after 5 months rest. Just a few weeks now before I've owned it 10 years. Clock has just passed 42k on it. I've only done about 6k over 10 years but in fairness..... It was pulled apart and in many pieces for 4 of those years!
Still teetering on the edge of a change..... So we'll see what happens over the next few months.
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Looking great. If it’s doable, I’d be holding onto it, it’s in fantastic shapeWinter is officially over
Fired straight up after 5 months rest. Just a few weeks now before I've owned it 10 years.
Still teetering on the edge of a change..... So we'll see what happens.
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I can hold on to it, theres no real need to get rid and I've nothing I really want in it's place.
Ironically.... And I never imagined it.... I've been loving driving the 1.0 A3 we bought. That car is such a surprise.... The 3 pot 1.0 is a great unit. 88kg I gather, with forged internals. The front end is fantastic as a result and I really enjoy driving it..
The Mazda, once you pass 50 on the B roads, has a very light feeling and not in a good way.
I probably need to let someone who rallies or has track time have a drive to see what I'm missing. Maybe I'm chasing a level of drive..... That this car has reached its limit in delivering.
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Maybe worth getting the suspension geometry checked again and may set up a bit differently. Even tyres pressures make a big difference. I got new alloys fitted a while ago and the car was handling funny, it just felt a bit uneasy. After a week or so I checked the tyres and three of them had been blown up to 40-41psi and one was at 31psi. Once I got them all down to 31 the car felt a lot better.
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Checked them all before heading out. A 4 wheel geo setup might be needed right enough. The guys at mx5partsNI did that after it was rebuilt, but things do settle in over time.
Theres also the issue that I've uprated IL MotorSport bushes all over the rear and the original Mazda bushes up front. They're all sound, but I'm sure uprating the front wouldn't hurt.
Theres also the issue that I've uprated IL MotorSport bushes all over the rear and the original Mazda bushes up front. They're all sound, but I'm sure uprating the front wouldn't hurt.
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Well, a final picture of my MK2.5 to close this chapter.
10 years and one week of ownership and my final photo as I delivered it to its temporary home.
I've been thinking of selling up for about 2 years now, so did it fast and painless with a very pleasant and swift sale to Ballinatagart Cars and Classics. Chris was a pleasure to deal with and someone will hopefully continue to look after what I reckon is one on the most solid, low mileage MK2.5s in NI.
My last long drive over to Cars and Coffee last month made my mind up. I've had a few health problems this past few years and was in a lot of pain during and after driving it. That made the decision easier in the end.
Apologies to members on here who I said in the past that I'd drop a PM to when this time came, but after long ownership, this was the way I had to do it and Chris was great.
So, the question now is, does my boring automatic daily driver deserve a members thread?
I'm referring to it as " someday this might be a classic if I can keep it running long enough", but I've had my C220 auto for 6 years now and I'm on a mission to keep it running as my (probably never) modern classic.
10 years and one week of ownership and my final photo as I delivered it to its temporary home.
I've been thinking of selling up for about 2 years now, so did it fast and painless with a very pleasant and swift sale to Ballinatagart Cars and Classics. Chris was a pleasure to deal with and someone will hopefully continue to look after what I reckon is one on the most solid, low mileage MK2.5s in NI.
My last long drive over to Cars and Coffee last month made my mind up. I've had a few health problems this past few years and was in a lot of pain during and after driving it. That made the decision easier in the end.
Apologies to members on here who I said in the past that I'd drop a PM to when this time came, but after long ownership, this was the way I had to do it and Chris was great.
So, the question now is, does my boring automatic daily driver deserve a members thread?
I'm referring to it as " someday this might be a classic if I can keep it running long enough", but I've had my C220 auto for 6 years now and I'm on a mission to keep it running as my (probably never) modern classic.
