Got my car

Dre · Postby **Dre** » Thu Jan 01, 2015 4:49 am

Hey people, I just joined this forum in October. As some of you have read, I had a 300hp S15 that was playing up too much and it was time for a change. Long story short I got an end of year deal on a new NC3 in my favourite colour and flew down to Melbourne to drive it home.

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Someone on facebook called it a stormtrooper and I think they nailed it. That's my nickname for the car.

In that 11hrs drive home I got to know and love the car. I miss the torque + power of my s15 but the NC goes good, even at higher speed it accelerates nicely. In a straight line I watch the speedo climb and I think it's a car that's quicker than it feels. I haven't got a knack for smooth gear changes yet.

I think the cornering is great but they didn't make it easy, there's some dive and body roll to work around, which IMO just makes it more fun. I wish the wheels poked out a little more and it needs to be lowered a few inches, but I don't think I'll touch it (yet). Love the cruise control function on the freeway, made my trip home so much easier. I have bluetooth (and hands free) fitted which is handy for listening to music stored on my phone. I think the hard top is good for under 80km/h, above that things get too noisy and the hardtop is better. Looks and road presence are a knock out and you just feel cool driving in a little go kart.

I think the stereo system is pretty bad. I don't know if that's the quality of the head unit, speakers or just the acoustics of the cabin space (top up or down) but it's not clear or very powerful. If anyone has overcome this please let us know.

Anyway I'm just typing this up because I can't sleep and I'm over the moon about my new car. I played a gig for NYE (I'm a drummer) and I have to wait until Friday to drive it because it's unregistered and nothing's open on new years day.

So many blokes out there write these cars off as girly and what not but I'm happy, it just makes them a bit more exclusive. I'm glad to be an mx5 owner. Happy new year everyone and thanks for your kindness and advice so far.

ManiacLachy · Postby **ManiacLachy** » Thu Jan 01, 2015 8:49 am

Congratulations Dre, and welcome to the obsession! There aren't enough NCs around here, especially not NC3s, so I'm glad to see it!

Sounds like some coilovers and a new stereo/headunit are in your future :wink:

and you may as well do the exhaust too, to get a nice burble :mrgreen:

JBT · Postby **JBT** » Thu Jan 01, 2015 10:14 am

Dre wrote:...I have bluetooth (and hands free) fitted which is handy for listening to music stored on my phone.....I think the stereo system is pretty bad. I don't know if that's the quality of the head unit, speakers or just the acoustics of the cabin space (top up or down) but it's not clear or very powerful. If anyone has overcome this please let us know....I played a gig for NYE (I'm a drummer)...

Hearing loss from playing in a band? Input quality loss due IPhone connection?
I find the standard Bose 7 speaker system has enough power to blow me out of the car.
The acoustic quality will never be good in a small convertible but I think the standard system does good job - even at 110 km/hr with the roof down. Windows up improves it a good deal at speed.

Craig · Postby **Craig** » Thu Jan 01, 2015 11:01 am

Looks very tasty in its Crystal White Pearl livery!

Rob · Postby **Rob** » Thu Jan 01, 2015 1:26 pm

Certainly an uncommon colour (well, I hardly ever see white NCs!), drive it in good health

Dre · Postby **Dre** » Thu Jan 01, 2015 2:18 pm

Just have to see what I can do under my 5yr warranty, probably nothing lol.

Jbt - I'm sure it can get better than this. Maybe it's the lack of good sound coming from the rear.

Thanks fellas, I think it's beautiful and I can't stop looking at it. I take it for a blue slip tomorrow so it should be registered by midday and I'll be cruising around

ozimax · Postby **ozimax** » Thu Jan 01, 2015 4:28 pm

Enjoy and congrats.

PS If you ever want to swap your car for my 89 NA, you're welcome...

speed freak · Postby **speed freak** » Thu Jan 01, 2015 5:42 pm

Looks great mate, love the NC's. Its only just the start of many happy adventures to come

rossburns · Postby **rossburns** » Thu Jan 01, 2015 5:53 pm

I have a white NA and I've always liked mx5 in that colour, haven't really seen a white NC-------- yours looks hot, really like it :beer:

Guran · Postby **Guran** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 8:22 am

Love the white NCs. One of our committee members has a white NC3 identical to yours. She calls her car Snow White. Would be great to see them both together on a club run sometime!

http://nsw.mx5.com.au

Swile · Postby **Swile** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 8:29 am

Stormtrooper definitely is accurate. Looks awesome and congratulations

speed · Postby **speed** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 10:38 am

Love the name!

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The Green Goblin · Postby **The Green Goblin** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 12:12 pm

Hey mate, congrats & welcome! very nice, clean looking NC.

i think i remember your name on the silvia forum if im not mistaken? i too had an s15 which i loved..BUT as soon as i got into an mx, the s15 felt like a toyota camry, so your correct in calling it a go kart. the more you drive your mx the more you realise the potential it has, definately underated - at the track you'd be suprised which cars you can keep up with.

what are your longer term plans for the car? is it a daily? the fact that you have pointed out some of the weaknesses means that you will evenutally start modifying & improving..thats when the fun begins!

Jas.

Rocky · Postby **Rocky** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 1:36 pm

Congratulations on the new NC.
The nickname is SO appropriate.
If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have been thinking that there was something that it reminded me of.
It's really quite uncanny.