Hi All
Been an owner for a couple of weeks now and really enjoying the zed especially the sound of the straight 6 . I had been searching for an MX5 sport for a couple of months but had trouble finding a lowish mileage one in good nick and at the right price. So I eventually found a facelift 2006 2.5 SE 177bhp with 42k miles and a full bmw main dealer service history, it has been a bit of a garage queen and had not seen rain for 3yrs! In the first week I had to buy a new battery, so picked up a varta silver with a 5yr warranty for £85, so not too bad. The car has recently had new bmw pads and discs so I have painted the hubs and calipers to finish it off and also waterproofed the hood with Fabsil + made sure the drain holes were clear.
Loving the car except for the interior rattles and buzzing when the top is up. Managed to sort out most of them except the windscreen surround.......I have seen better quality plastics in toysrus, Audi quality it isn't!
I know there will be some on here thinking why not get the 3.0 sport or an Si or one with electric sports seats but I have done the really fast car bit in my 40's and not interested in looning around, the 2.5 has more than enough power for me. The sport suspension I avoided at all costs as I wanted to keep my spine in one piece and as for the sports seats, I found them a pita when getting in and out of the car.
The car is standard apart from being shod on non runflat falkens which I found to give a better ride in comparison to cars I tested with runflats and no tramlining too.
Been an owner for a couple of weeks now and really enjoying the zed especially the sound of the straight 6 . I had been searching for an MX5 sport for a couple of months but had trouble finding a lowish mileage one in good nick and at the right price. So I eventually found a facelift 2006 2.5 SE 177bhp with 42k miles and a full bmw main dealer service history, it has been a bit of a garage queen and had not seen rain for 3yrs! In the first week I had to buy a new battery, so picked up a varta silver with a 5yr warranty for £85, so not too bad. The car has recently had new bmw pads and discs so I have painted the hubs and calipers to finish it off and also waterproofed the hood with Fabsil + made sure the drain holes were clear.
Loving the car except for the interior rattles and buzzing when the top is up. Managed to sort out most of them except the windscreen surround.......I have seen better quality plastics in toysrus, Audi quality it isn't!
I know there will be some on here thinking why not get the 3.0 sport or an Si or one with electric sports seats but I have done the really fast car bit in my 40's and not interested in looning around, the 2.5 has more than enough power for me. The sport suspension I avoided at all costs as I wanted to keep my spine in one piece and as for the sports seats, I found them a pita when getting in and out of the car.
The car is standard apart from being shod on non runflat falkens which I found to give a better ride in comparison to cars I tested with runflats and no tramlining too.
North West Surrey
south yorkshire