Hello! New to the club and to MX5 ownership. By new, I mean only bought it yesterday and not getting it until next week!
It is a 2002 1.8 Arizona.
It’s going to be a summer toy, so I wondered what recommendations folks had for a battery charger? Something I can leave plugged in and know the battery will be in good condition. I’ve heard good things about CTek but no idea which one would be enough. Any thoughts?
Welcome S,
Look out for the Aldi or Lidl smart chargers and save a few quid, Us Northerners know a thing-a -2 about these things,
Seriously though any ‘smart’ charger will do the job.
Enjoy the new experience of MX5 ownership and just drive it.
Hello and welcome from Nottinghamshire… Drive and enjoy 
Rob
Welcome - I have a 2003 1.8 NBFL and use the CTEK MXS 5.0 and find it excellent. I bought the longer battery extension lead which means the charger is mounted on the garage wall - so easy to check. You can also permanently connect the leads to the battery, which is supplied for a safer fit. Just need 2x 6mm nuts and washers. Had one for a couple of years following recommendations on here.
Thanks I’ll have a look into that.
Thanks for that. I’ll have a look. Looking forward to taking it out a bit before putting it away for winter.
Welcome to the club
+1for the Aldi/Lidl smart charger - mine is on all the time, keeps the battery nicely at full charge - only one minor snag, if the power goes off you have to reset the charger each time.
I’m in Cheshire too (the southern muddy bit)
We’ve had a few power cuts near us in the last few days, two of our Daughters who live just a mile away were off for 36 hours - had to come to us for phone charging, eating and warming children etc(in that order) and now it’s snowing and we are due to take my ND for a minor bodywork repair tomorrow - could be fun!
There is plenty of salt on the roads! Good luck tomorrow. And thanks for the tip!