High opinion, couldn't be higher, it's the best one I've had
I had to replace the cambelt, but you have to do that on just about anything these days.
It's not seriously quick, but handles like it's on rails or steroids.
Runs on the smell of an oily rag.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 24th March, 2010
Fun and reliable generally
Both electric windows broke down, necessitating new replacements at $A500.00 each.
Back Plastic window became brown necessitating a replacement at 110,000 Km.
Differential leaked oil, I didn't pick it and it seized up at 60 Km/hr after 147,000 km.
Tiny Battery needs frequent trips to recharge.
Fun car, economical.
I am disillusioned with the Mazda Dealership, as they did not know their product well enough to advise me of the differetial problem when I reported it. I narrowly avoided a major accident.
The Wrecker Mechanic said the differtial was a design fault that cropped up more frequently with the MX-5, but the Mazda Dealership were unaware of it.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 21st January, 2003
14th Feb 2005, 21:51
Running costs 4/10? I have the same model as this, I have done about 50 000K's and only replaced the Cam belt when it was due at 100 000k's. As for gas, I regularly get between 10 - 12 k's to the litre around town, slightly better on the open road. This is a great little car, heaps of fun, economical, and still going strong after all these years.