Am I Expecting Too Much?

pimento

A Venture Edition 2.0l with 3500 miles. 13 plate.

Hard top.

force_ten

when you think a brand new Mazda MX-5 25th Anniversary Limited Edition is 23K on the road

i dont know the on the road price of the car that you were looking at but assume it was £20,000.00 to £21,000.00 then at a year old with low miles a franchised dealer asking $17,000.00 is not unreasonable

they did come down to £16,500.00 and if you could chip him a bit more and get it for 16K then you be saving four to five thousand pounds on a late model low miles car

that said on a car like that £16,500.00 might be his bottom line and he really cant go much lower

Bantex_2

motorguy wrote: »

Hard tops are for wimps!

The hood is exceptional anyway and doesnt leak.

I've had 4 so far and they're great little cars. Nicely tail happy in the snow if thats what you want to do

Had mine out in the snow with the hood down

Only paid 900 quid for mine. Probably why it got stuck half way up a slight hill in the snow.

pimento

That's good to know. I don't think it is ever worth buying a new car, is it?

pimento

I'm going to look at another one this weekend. Slightly older (12) but the same spec with 19000 miles. It's £15500.

darkmatter101

OP, I do not recommend the Mazda MX5. Before you do go ahead with the purchase I strongly suggest you try out the Toyota GT86 or if you do not mind purchasing an older car (but much superior to MX5) a 2009 Honda S2000.

I test drove the MX5 and it does not hold a candle to either the GT86 or the s2000. The s2000 is the best car out of the three in terms of driving.

motorguy

darkmatter101 wrote: »

OP, I do not recommend the Mazda MX5. Before you do go ahead with the purchase I strongly suggest you try out the Toyota GT86 or if you do not mind purchasing an older car (but much superior to MX5) a 2009 Honda S2000.

I test drove the MX5 and it does not hold a candle to either the GT86 or the s2000. The s2000 is the best car out of the three in terms of driving.

GT86 isnt a convertible.

S2000 is rather old and a bit of a handful if you're just wanting something to cruise about in.

pimento

I'm a form over function girl when all's said and done. This car will be a consolation to me for having had a completely !!!!!! last 18 months or so so it has to be new enough not to give me any trouble but showy enough to make me feel good.
I expect in another couple of years I will trade it back in for something sensible.

I don't really know much about motoring and being able to plug in my ipod is more important to me than brake horse power. /shallow

motorguy

Bantex wrote: »

Only paid 900 quid for mine. Probably why it got stuck half way up a slight hill in the snow.

A couple of mine were at that price. Great value and a load of fun!

Winter tyres and some weight in the boot.

motorguy

pimento wrote: »

I'm a form over function girl when all's said and done. This car will be a consolation to me for having had a completely !!!!!! last 18 months or so so it has to be new enough not to give me any trouble but showy enough to make me feel good.
I expect in another couple of years I will trade it back in for something sensible.

I don't really know much about motoring and being able to plug in my ipod is more important to me than brake horse power. /shallow

+1

MX5s arent about the performance, they're about the fun factor.

They are a lovely little car that put a smile on your face.