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Younge wrote:Good day,

Recently put down a deposit for MX-5 P 6MAN 2.0L ROADSTER GT and had a few questions before picking her up.

1) Aside from the usual checks, what should i pay extra attention to before driving her out of the forecourt?
Make sure it's insured. Check your dealer has put a full tank of 95 octane in it. Check your dealer has not put 38psi in the tyres.
2) I noticed Mazda announced more standard features for the MX5. Does anyone have a list of these features and a way of telling if my car has it?
Ask your dealer.
3) Are there any common problems that I need to be made aware off?
Probably none by now apart from the lack of a turbo.
4) Do you guys run in the engine, if so, what would you recommend?
Don't make it pull from too low revs and don't use too many revs or too much throttle for 500kms. Vary the speed on the highway rather than sitting at one speed. Be gentle on the brakes for 100kms.
5) What was the first thing you changed/added to your MX5?
More boost.
6) Dealer has told me my car will arrive on the 20th and take 4 days to prepare, is this normal? My current car didn't take this long.
They are probably giving themselves a buffer.
7) how do i decode my vin to find out when it was made? Every decoder I use doesn't detect anything.
Ask your dealer. Have you bought a 2016 built or a 2017? What does your contract say?

davekmoore wrote:

Younge wrote:Good day,

Recently put down a deposit for MX-5 P 6MAN 2.0L ROADSTER GT and had a few questions before picking her up.

1) Aside from the usual checks, what should i pay extra attention to before driving her out of the forecourt?
Make sure it's insured. Check your dealer has put a full tank of 95 octane in it. Check your dealer has not put 38psi in the tyres.
What PSI should i be running in the front/back for every day driving?

2) I noticed Mazda announced more standard features for the MX5. Does anyone have a list of these features and a way of telling if my car has it?
Ask your dealer. Dealer has been useless on this front, I was hoping someone on here had more information

3) Are there any common problems that I need to be made aware off?
Probably none by now apart from the lack of a turbo.

4) Do you guys run in the engine, if so, what would you recommend?
Don't make it pull from too low revs and don't use too many revs or too much throttle for 500kms. Vary the speed on the highway rather than sitting at one speed. Be gentle on the brakes for 100kms. Will keep this in mind, thank you.

5) What was the first thing you changed/added to your MX5?
More boost. Anything else?

6) Dealer has told me my car will arrive on the 20th and take 4 days to prepare, is this normal? My current car didn't take this long.
They are probably giving themselves a buffer.

7) how do i decode my vin to find out when it was made? Every decoder I use doesn't detect anything.
Ask your dealer. Have you bought a 2016 built or a 2017? What does your contract say?

Younge wrote:... but cannot provide me any information on what has changed from the 2016 to 2017 aside from BSM.

Younge wrote:Can someone please help me deconde jm0-nd2e76-00103531
How do you work out which month/year my car was built from this?

JBT wrote:

Younge wrote:... but cannot provide me any information on what has changed from the 2016 to 2017 aside from BSM.

Maybe they have fixed the rear brake caliper rattle and the gearbox issue for 2017 build cars.

Roadrunner wrote:...same with the tool kit tray instead of the velcro strap.

Roadrunner wrote:

JBT wrote:

Younge wrote:... but cannot provide me any information on what has changed from the 2016 to 2017 aside from BSM.

Maybe they have fixed the rear brake caliper rattle and the gearbox issue for 2017 build cars.

Younge, a lot of the niggles were fixed in production from March 2016 such as the caliper issue, rear spring rattle etc.
Most dealers wouldn't even know about subtle changes except for big ones like BSM because Mazda hasn't even mentioned the changes. Things like the dash cluster being very different with the RF, I assume the ND now gets that too but it's not mentioned anywhere, same with the tool kit tray instead of the velcro strap. Manufacturers seem to add or update little things with zero fanfare or acknowledgement. Not every sales rep will know all the intricate non-mentioned updates made to the same series model ;)
Don't stress, the important part is its a 2017 build.
Think of all the little changes as a fun challenge to find during ownership or for others to point out "hey that's different to my version!!"

beavis wrote:

Roadrunner wrote:...same with the tool kit tray instead of the velcro strap.

Out of curiosity, care to explain more on what they changed here?
I was so disappointed in the half assed velcro strap.