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by **PaulN** » Tue 03.10.2006, 10:12

It needs a clear side light upgrade already!!!! :shock:

Cheers

PaulN

by **GeoffSmith** » Tue 03.10.2006, 10:28

DaveT wrote:8)
My vote is for deletion of this topic and all its contents.

Why? This thread has generated more viewings and twice as many replies as the Richard Hammond thread.

Congratulations Jon, your MX5 is more interesting than 300MPH rocket car. Why can't you find a tongue in cheek smiley when you want one?

by **GeoffSmith** » Tue 03.10.2006, 11:00

Jon, is it true that you get a bit of string and a pair of hernia briefs to manually raise the hood if it sticks?

Website · by **theelanman** » Tue 03.10.2006, 11:03

geoffsmith wrote:
DaveT wrote:8)
My vote is for deletion of this topic and all its contents.
Why? This thread has generated more viewings and twice as many replies as the Richard Hammond thread.

Congratulations Jon, your MX5 is more interesting than 300MPH rocket car. Why can't you find a tongue in cheek smiley when you want one?

ah but the free porn and diet pills usually get a good viewing.....and they get deleted coz they have chuff all to do with the elan...

:lol:

by **GeoffSmith** » Tue 03.10.2006, 11:10

theelanman wrote:ah but the free porn and diet pills usually get a good viewing

Only 'cause you keep viewing them Gareth! :smt043

by **PaulN** » Tue 03.10.2006, 12:10

Wheres the free Porn Links then :oops:

Cheers

PaulN

Ps Kidding

Website · by **theelanman** » Tue 03.10.2006, 12:24

PaulN wrote:Wheres the free Porn Links then

Cheers

PaulN

Ps Kidding

by **Candles** » Tue 03.10.2006, 17:42

Seconded.

And who put those ridiculous wheel arches on that MX5? Looks like the offspring produced when a tractor shagged an original Lotus Elan.

by **GeoffSmith** » Tue 03.10.2006, 19:40

Candles wrote:And who put those ridiculous wheel arches on that MX5?

They're implants - all the best models have them.

As Jon says, the MX5 was designed from the roof down so they ended up with a chassis to fit the bodywork. Unlike the Elan of course which was designed from the engine/chassis up and this may explain some of the fundamental differences.

by **Doug** » Tue 03.10.2006, 22:33

Website · by **theelanman** » Wed 04.10.2006, 01:29

so who'd have one....ladies who cut hair I suspect!!!!!
my brother in law bought one and he's had loads of interest down at the 'gray' village!!!!!

by **Sy V** » Wed 04.10.2006, 06:09

Busy doing nothing - it's mischief time! :wink:

by **johnbenk** » Wed 04.10.2006, 07:56

Hi All

Thanks for the reply Guys. One reason I bought the Mx5 is that at 60mph
the car will STOP in 116ft. A car travelling at 60mph covers 88ft per second. The overall stopping distance AT 70MPH ACCORDING TO THE LAST PAGE OF THE HIGHWAY CODE is 315ft being made up of 70ft thinking distance and 245ft BRAKING distance.

The Mx 5 is fiited with FOUR AIR BAGS a first for a two seater sports car
my car also has Abs, Traction Control, Limited Slip Dif, Direction Stability Control and Emergency Brake Assist.

The Hardtop folds away in 12secs from "Pressing a switch" with ALL THE OTHER CCs including the SLK YOU HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR and
remove a particle board in the BOOT.You also LOOSE BOOT SPACE

However none these apply with the MX 5. You can "Drop Your Top" without getting out of the car. Boot space in a NOT problem as the hardtop folds behind the drivers seat.

:-D

Try doing that with a an Elan M100.

ONE PIECE OF ADVICE "GO AND DRIVE A NEW MX5 GUYS you will think
this is 2007 M100 Elan because the MX5 KILLED OF THE M100 and THE
M100 IS STILL THE BEST TWO SEATERS SPORTS CAR. When you get to be a GRANDAD you are looking for SAFETY and COMFORT and ONE LAST thing.

The MX5 has an IPOD CONNECTION :-D

:-another first in MOTORING inovations.

DONT KNOCK UNTIL YOU HAVE TRIED IT.

by **jimp357** » Wed 04.10.2006, 09:50

How ever it's put, it's still a hairdressers car. All show and not alot else. Like the CC's it so that people can say "I've got a convertible".

Me, I've got a sports car.

With all the added extras, ABS, EPS, ABC, MI5, CIA etc and a bigger engine it still isn't as involving drive as the M100.

OK so I had to upgrade the brakes, but the original MX5 doesn't have the same stopping power as a new one. So I'm also entitled to upgrade them after 15 years.

When I'm a grandad and require comfort and saftey I'll get a Range Rover. Mx5's are why god invented bull bars.... :wink:

oh, them and Mondeo's...

by **PaulN** » Wed 04.10.2006, 09:51

Above All Its A Mazda!

by **Candles** » Wed 04.10.2006, 17:54

johnbenk wrote:Abs, Traction Control, Limited Slip Dif, Direction Stability Control and Emergency Brake Assist.

SOUNDS LIKE A RIGHT LAUGH TO DRIVE

by **RatHead** » Wed 04.10.2006, 18:28

I put the Mx 5 in the same class as the Pug 206CC, Vauxhall Tigra, Ford StreetKa.

Website · by **theelanman** » Wed 04.10.2006, 18:52

dont forget the nissan micra convertible too!!!!

by **RatHead** » Wed 04.10.2006, 19:08

cheers i knew i missed one!

in truth i quite like the new mx5 - but its horses for courses really. if you want to trade performance for creature comforts then go ahead. i think if i was spending the money though - i would go for a 2nd hand honda s2000 rather than a new mx 5 everytime.

by **GeoffSmith** » Wed 04.10.2006, 19:18

Sy V wrote:Busy doing nothing - it's mischief time!

Can admin really change avatars as well? Oh yes, so they can. :smt043

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