Went out to test the water on deals available to find given the 5 is to have a facelift revision in April there are some seariously stonking deals to be had on existing stock.(Jennings Mazda - Middlesbrough)
Went for the one above - decided against leather/aircon and Jan is a very happy bunny - pick it up with its brand new shiny 09 plate on March 1st. I’ll post some better pics when we get it.
To think we even dained to look at an Astra Twin top - but that’s another story
Hi MJG
Very nice, very very nice, … now where is that MK3 accessory catalogue [:D] … hmmmmm I wonder if MX5 parts do account options.
Enjoy guys.
Zippy [:#]
Guess, well the picture gave it away but OK, I’ll go for a black 1.8 option pack which looks very smart indeed.
There are some excellent deals on MK3s just now, new/nearly new and used
Nice.
I think the white ‘graphics kit’ might get on your nerves eventually [:P]
I’m not a big fan of the new facelift that’s coming anyway.
Vauxhall?!! Astra? Twin-Tub!!! Nooooooooo…!
Nice… almost bought a black one, now you need to drop it. they look and drive so much better with Mr Eibach fitted [;)]
Enjoy…
Jan needs no encouragement to go quicker - but out of curiosty what happens to the warranty if going this way, any issues???
I got Mazda to fit them, as their blue ones are the same as the yellow ones from MX5parts… no warranty issues as both are a stock Mazda part, they have the same numbers on th coils.
£300 fitted by Mazda then £97 for a proper alignment at WIM, the car is now so much more responsive it the corners and predictable to drive. The main plus is the fact that it no longer looks like a tractor, takes 35mm off the ride hieght.
Very nice purchase, I bet you’ll be counting the hours down to the first of 1st March, in fact I don’t think I’d sleep from now until then with excitement[:D]
I think you should have got Air Con, it’s very useful.
Congrats on the purchase… great looking car and love the colour!
You are forigven for the momentary lapse of reason concerning the Astra [;)]
Well Done. Great car. Great price.
Makes you wonder just how much cheaper new cars can get - and near new ones come to that. It looks like a change from my Mk 1 to a Mk 2.5 might be little more than loose change soon. Tempting ?[^o)]?
Thought about it but didn’t think the additional cost justified it - Jan’s current five doesn’t have it so it’s not something she is going to miss - anyway I reckon the best aircon on a five is the one that kicks in when you throw the roof back…[H]
Cheers it is of course ‘brilliant black’
We briefly flirted with the Astra idea so she could have four seats - however the roof folding mechanism frightened the hell out of me - I’ve never seen such a complex and flimsy piece of kit on any car ever, totally guaranteed to to go belly up after a year ot two. Also when down it rendered the boot space null and void - the boot on a five as we know isn’t massive but the Astra’s would have been good for a handbag and a pair of shoes, also at least with a five you can fit a rack.
So after about 15 minutes watching the salesman faff about starting it (numerous previous attempts at opening the roof had flattened the batterywe swaned off back to Jennings Mazda.
that looks really nice bet you cant wait untill march 1st enjoy
Nice car
Now get that top down and find a nice empty B road to play with!
Cheers
Ben
Not long now…[:D]
Indeed
cheers - unfortunately Jan Can’t pick it up till Monday the 2nd - she forgot she had booked this weekend to go to Manchester for the X- factor concert - really [-)][-)]
So to be picked up Monday 2nd…
Doh [;)] and for the X factor concert [:|]
Shocking [:D]
sod the X factor!