1996 Monaco

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Hi there Everyone :slight_smile:

I’m new to this forum, but great to see it’s kept most of the feel of the old one :slight_smile:

Having seen the STHT plea for limited edition models, I was wondering whether anyone knows what differs the '96 Monaco Edition from a standard 5? I have one in Red, and can’t seem to find any others anywhere to compare it to?! I’m aware it’s only 90bhp, but shouldn’t think Mazda would have lowered the power just for a limited edition? …would they?

All help welcome :slight_smile:

Cheers,

Nick

(BTW - my Monaco is not enjoying the snow - zero grip in (non standard) 205/40 17 tyres :frowning: )

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Sorry to burst the bubble…You do NOT have a Monaco, it was only in Green, with a tan hood and 14" alloys - 450 of them

 All 1600 95 on are 90 bhp

 

If it says Monaco on the logbook the dealer has made a mistake

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So it’s even more rare then?! [:D][*-)]

I had read about the Green ones, now it makes sense why I couldn’t find any other examples in red!  No worries though as I knew nothing about 5’s when I bought it and so went just on looks, handling and enjoyment [:D] (I didn’t even realise the Monaco bit on the V5 meant anything until the other day!).

Thanks for the information anyway, not quite what I was after but good to know nonetheless.