It's got a stupid face. Your friends will laugh at you. You'll spend your whole life explaining why you bought it. If you have to explain why something's cool, it's not cool To be fair, this one is cool, because Jeremy Clarkson. Hairdresser jokes will follow you around wherever you go. They're rust buckets. They're impractical Via mx5nutz.
They're only worshipped because it's cool to do so KB. Alex owns one. Of course, that price tag will depend on the condition of the vehicle itself. The second-generation Miata was introduced in It came standard with a 1.
According to Autotrader, it also benefited from some nicer interior materials. For a newer Mazda MX-5 Miata , consider opting for a third-generation model, particularly one from It's a Denali XL next to an Elan though actually only about pounds heavier but safer and less likely to shred a half-shaft coupling or snap a lightweighted wishbone mid-corner.
The Miata's steering feel is as good as it could be by , and especially so when in manual, non-powered steering form like this car's.
The MX-5 was born with what I'd nominate as the most pleasant manual gearbox ever, a creamily positive, short throw, dream device with that all-useful fifth speed for highway cruising that is also one of its many best features. Handling is companionate, ride is excellent by sports-car standards, thanks to all independent suspension, with delightfully predictable roadholding, plus a pleasing willingness to slide and just enough free-revving power in its original 1.
Cheap to run, cheap to repair. Mazda and an army of aftermarket suppliers make finding parts easy and when used parts will do, they're plentiful, as we found out when the car arrived and it turned out the motor that lifted the left headlight was dead. Perfectly good used from a guy down the street with a wrecked Miata in his backyard? Twenty-nine miles per gallon at 75 mph was not going to win any economy prizes, and is worse by some meaningful percentage than a new Miata, but it wasn't bad.
And if you want to buy a new Miata instead, a still joyous machine, better but less simple, you won't hear me object. First off, Miatas don't leak, a concept that makes MG owners variously cackle or cry. Second, there hasn't been a manual convertible top easier to erect or take down, making this one simply the best in the business. It's long-wearing, with a zip-out rear window for breezy top-up use on a too-sunny day. And three cheers for the optional hardtops. Like Miatas themselves, they are a meaningful unit of currency—handsome, easy to remove, easy to install, and always easy to sell, say, if you ever need some of your money back but don't want to give up the car.
Also, unlike many of its historic antecedents, there's no need to do anything with the Miata's soft top to make the hardtop fit. NA Miatas found the bottom of the market, price-wise, several years ago and are on their way back up, but on a dollar-to-smile basis they're still incredibly affordable.
If you don't, it's probably because you didn't have someone who knew cars check it out for you. Avoid: rust, accidents. Everything works in a Miata and if it doesn't it is A a rare occurrence and B easy to set right. The plastics are hard-wearing, ditto the switches and cable-operated controls.
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