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Rwc13

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No you are wrong, the MX-5 is the best selling roadster and over a million units have been sold Worldwide and that was in the first 15 years. Pundits laud its handling and fun to drive elements ahead of the rest. Read Nathan’s article in the latest Modern Classic where it beats a German rival. They are just fun cars with great handling and go to show you don’t need a honking great engine with shed loads of power to have fun. They are still used as drift cars and on the technical circuit for exactly that reason. Anyone who slates an MX-5 has either never driven one or is an Idiot, I’m not sure which category you fit in?
 

Rwc13

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Talk about pot calling the kettle.......from the guy who calls people names when he can’t be bothered to read a thread properly first, and is then too arrogant to even acknowledge it.

Apparently everybody’s entitled to an opinion on here.........as long as it agrees with Phil’s which of course is always right.

It may be the best selling roadster of its type and at the price, but it did nothing for me. Sure it drives pretty well, but I’d rather have a Lotus Elise, which would make a MX5 look foolish on any road or track, but also feels feels special and has a far better power to weight ratio.
 

Andyk

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Agree Elise is a far better car, but I would say that as had a few....great handling, a real event as you say but would also cost you at least 10k more over Phil's. Not sure they are in the same space as an MX5 now.
 

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Talk about pot calling the kettle.......from the guy who calls people names when he can’t be bothered to read a thread properly first, and is then too arrogant to even acknowledge it.

Apparently everybody’s entitled to an opinion on here.........as long as it agrees with Phil’s which of course is always right.

It may be the best selling roadster of its type and at the price, but it did nothing for me. Sure it drives pretty well, but I’d rather have a Lotus Elise, which would make a MX5 look foolish on any road or track, but also feels feels special and has a far better power to weight ratio.

Yep you’d argue black is white and vice-versa. If you go back to that thread which you quite
Like to do you would see nowhere in the ad does it say that the variators has been done and you were too stubborn and pig headed to admit it. If I wanted your opinion I’d have given it to you...
 

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Agree Elise is a far better car, but I would say that as had a few....great handling, a real event as you say but would also cost you at least 10k more over Phil's. Not sure they are in the same space as an MX5 now.

Of course they weren’t, never have been never will a completely different car aimed at track drivers and to be fair are just horrible on the road unless you want to **** blood for a week or two. I ditched my Lotus after six months as it was a Pantomime to get into bad awful build quality and wasn’t suited to the road and have enjoyed MX-5’a since. Last I’m posting on here as the usual suspect always love to weigh in with his opposing opinion.,
 

Rwc13

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Wrong, you just chose not to read the first post before you started playing mr know it all, shouting your mouth off and calling people names.

So you have at least one thing in common with the girls and hairdressers that bought most of those million MX5s.

And I shall continue sharing my opinion whether you like it or not.
 

mjheathcote

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Interesting my friend with a track prepped Mark 3 MX-5 had an Elise 135R and also a Honda Elise too before.
He only had the Elise's for less than 6 months each or so, he's had this MX-5 for a few years now, and it was a Mark 2 he had briefly that got him into them.
They are different cars, also having an Elise S1 111s for 8 years, I found the Elise great.
The only mod for me was S2 Bilstein suspension and it rode lovely, did a continental trip and was comfortable, and those that have met me know that i'm not small!
 
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Wrong, you just chose not to read the first post before you started playing mr know it all, shouting your mouth off and calling people names.

So you have at least one thing in common with the girls and hairdressers that bought most of those million MX5s.

And I shall continue sharing my opinion whether you like it or not.
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Spot on comparison with girls and hairdressers. The Audi TT followed it I'd say.....
 

allandwf

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Come now people. We can all agree to disagree, otherwise we would all be driving something German!!! Heaven forbid.
 

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We can laugh and joke and take the píss but surely this isn’t worth falling out over...?

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We can laugh and joke and take the píss but surely this isn’t worth falling out over...?

That implies there was a friendship in the first place. He’s **** bent on arguing about everything especially if anyone mentions any modern Maserati in a negative way. I wish there was a filter list as he’d be on it. From now on it’s simple he will be ignored. It’s not the first time he’s been involved in over stepping the mark and causing some debate behind the scenes. I am open to debate but trying to get one over people in the way he does with his condescending manner is just pathetic. That’s the last from me on it....
 

zagatoes30

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I like cars that combine a number of qualities

Look Great
Handle Well
Perform Well

and there are loads that do all three

but the killer is character, they need to have that little bit of magic and IMO this is where the MX5 falls down in spades.

It is designed to look good (ish), handle well (ish) and perform well (ish) but it has no special character. It it a copy of so much that has gone before with nothing really new other, nothing inspirational, nothing that makes me want one - its pastiche, a good one but still a pastiche.
 

Rwc13

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I like cars that combine a number of qualities

Look Great
Handle Well
Perform Well

and there are loads that do all three

but the killer is character, they need to have that little bit of magic and IMO this is where the MX5 falls down in spades.

It is designed to look good (ish), handle well (ish) and perform well (ish) but it has no special character. It it a copy of so much that has gone before with nothing really new other, nothing inspirational, nothing that makes me want one - its pastiche, a good one but still a pastiche.

Careful Andy, you’ll get yourself banned for having the temerity to have a different opinion to Phil’s
 

Andyk

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Of course they weren’t, never have been never will a completely different car aimed at track drivers and to be fair are just horrible on the road unless you want to **** blood for a week or two. I ditched my Lotus after six months as it was a Pantomime to get into bad awful build quality and wasn’t suited to the road and have enjoyed MX-5’a since. Last I’m posting on here as the usual suspect always love to weigh in with his opposing opinion.,

Phil, I would have paid hood money to see you get into an Elise my friend....