(20-08-2014, 11:50 AM)Curt Wrote:(20-08-2014, 11:14 AM)Piggy Wrote: Compared to thr S2000 its just too floppy, too soft, too much chassis flex. Ive seen a lot of older mx5s with glass stress damage on the windscreen due to the whole chassis flopping round for years.
My god, you are talking the biggest load of bollocks I've ever heard on this forum... and that's saying something.
You don't like the car, we get it. Just stop throwing things out their like they're "facts" when they are purely your opinion. Floppy? That just proves to me you have absolutely no clue.
Also, no Niall, I don't need to lighten up. I'm just sick of stereotypes of all kinds, not just because I have one. I know you share Piggy's opinion of them, I was simply stating that stereotypes are completely pointless. If you won't drive a car because of what people may think of you, it's ridiculous.
The OP wants opinions of cars he may be interested in, so obviously just stating why you don't personally like that car, is pointless.
Rant over.
Callum, get yourself onto MX5Nutz if you are interested enough, and see if you can blag a passenger seat in a turbo/SC'd Eunos/MX-5. It may just make your mind up. After being in Fozzy's it just puts a constant smile on your face, and for me, what more could you want from a fun car? It makes me sad I had to stop building mine.
I agree with what's been said about it being a second car though... I drove one daily and I can't recommend it massively. Great fun, but can get tiresome.
Piggy - sometimes I just have this imagine of you as a little girl stamping her feet trying to get her point across.
MX-5 is floppy and underpowered. Right. Yeah.
We have a MK1 Eunos 1.8, on coilovers and wheels (that's it!) which my missus uses daily, she loves it. Despite the stiff suspension she has no issues with it, oh and it will outhandle my 306 on pretty much every single road there is. With the only exception being a full on race track / Nurburgring.
Stock MX5 vs £2500 worth of 306 suspension upgrades and the stock mx-5 is easily on par.
Underpowered, yeah ok. It'll sit on the back bumper of my mates Clio 172 and Leon Cupra TDi (mapped, running 190hp) no problem. Sure, it hasn't got enough to get by. But it's only 130hp!!
I am currently building a supercharged setup for it, and I feel that it's so good as it is, the brakes / suspension / drivetrain do not need upgrading AT ALL, to take the next 50hp I'll throw at it.
I love my 306, don't get me wrong. However, they are not the greatest thing on the road and there are other cars that are much better.
Girly? That's just said by people who haven't had / owned / driven one properly. I have to admit, that used to be my opinion. Then we got ours and after taking it for a long drive my opinion completely changed... Even with the pink tow strap and hello kitty on it (her choice, not mine) I don't mind driving it about. I get people saying "lovely car mate" all the time.
Back to the OP's question...
My choice would be BMW 330d Estate, mapped, nice wheels and used as a cruiser. But, I am an old man.
JP
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