Mazda MX5

DPG said:
Has anyone tried one of the new ones?
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I had a look at an RF in the local Mazda dealer a couple of weeks ago. Very tasty, they've done a 'special edition' makeover on it, removing all badges and bits and pieces and respraying them black. The end result looks fantastic IMHO; distinctive but not over the top.
Actually, I see it's still for sale, so here a a few pics from the dealer's website:
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We had one, after 4 zeds and in between my Boxster S and the current M roadster, it was a bday present for wifey, a 2006 GT. It didn’t have enough gears for my liking, needed about 8 for highway driving in this country. It was fun around town when she let me take it, without her :D ,
 
DOOM said:
They really suit the car, nice one!
Is that deuce roll bar?
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It is indeed a Hard Dog Deuce.
The other mods that you can’t see are:
GAZ Gold Pro coliovers with F400/R300 lb/ft springs
Larini Sports Cat & Sports midpipe and Racing Beat dual exit back box. Sounds great!
Oil filter relocated
Flyin Miata Twin-Cooler (large aluminium coolant rad with an oil cooler built in)
It’s had Elise S1, then S2 seats and is now fitted with MX5 Mk3 heated leather.
 
:thumbsup:
been searching a Boss Frog Double Hoop roll bar myself for sometime now, but they're nowhere to be found.
Probably I'll end up with a Hard Dog one, like yours!
I, too, am considering the Mk3 seats..Do you actually sit lower on them?
cause being 6'1" I struggle a bit even though I performed the well known foamectomy..
 
My Mk3 seats are bolted down to plates on the seat mounting points so they are a bit lower than the stock seats. I'm not sure they would be lower if they were on runners. They do have much netter lateral support though, especially around the shoulders where the stock seats have none which makes a massive difference on the track. The pax seat is a PITA to fit though due to the odd shape of the pax cabin space, I think caused by the handbrake mechanism.
I'm 6'2" and I only just "fit". The Elise S2 seats were the best for space. If I had the seats all the way back I couldn't reach the pedals and they were a lot lower than stock. Mrs found them uncomfortable though and I wanted to fit something that looks more like stock.
 
Mine has a carbing with sidelegs and I do think it adds enough protection. It does eat into the seat space a little. And needs good padding for obvious reasons but in a case of roll I'd rather have that than not.
 
My MX5 mk1 helped me establish the "3rd car for sunny days" concept. I bought it to lend to my son (his from the time in the background) whilst his was being fixed with the intention of selling it after a couple of months but liked it so much I kept it for a couple of years. Was great fun to drive. Replaced with the Z4M :D 20140329_180551.jpg
 
Sold my mx5 mk3 2.0 sport to get the z4. The worst thing I did was decat exhaust to noisy :cry: IMG_0246.JPG
 
Bmac said:
Sold my mx5 mk3 2.0 sport to get the z4. The worst thing I did was decat exhaust to noisy :cry: IMG_0246.JPG
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I like noisy. I'm finding my 35i a bit to quiet :?
 
Cant top a mk1 Eunos IMHO -cheap as chips to run -revvy bombproof engine especially 1.6 ,great chassis , easy to use hood ,LSD
Whats not to like
 
I had a Mk3 2.0 and to be honest it was utter garbage...........slow, uncomfortable and the roof leaked......... :fuelfire:
 
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