Guran's NA6 "Little Reddy"

russ mx5 · Postby **russ mx5** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 10:41 pm

MATE!! welcome aboard looking forward to seeing the BACK of FIONAS new car

Sailor · Postby **Sailor** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 11:05 pm

Good news Bryan.
At least now
when you lose a key she won't be reluctant to go for a short drive to deliver a spare

Guran · Postby **Guran** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 11:26 pm

My cardy is ready to go for "Christmas in July" tomorrow. Does it count if it has a hoody?

Thinking about licence plates as "Jen" doesn't live here anymore ...

Postby **Okibi** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 11:43 pm

Hello Little Bluey :mrgreen:

PaulF · Postby **PaulF** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 3:13 pm

Congrats Bryan. I guess now you have both ends of the MX-5 spectrum.

Guy_Coles · Postby **Guy_Coles** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 3:26 pm

Guran wrote:I just bit the bullet ... this afternoon I traded-in my BMW 135i and replaced it with a 2009 NC2 Roadster Coupe in Stormy Blue. Pretty bloody excited! Say hello to Little Bluey.

IMG_1605 by Guran5, on Flickr

welcome the the NC club mate. Looks like you'll be grossing up a few groups ahead of us from now on !

Guy_Coles · Postby **Guy_Coles** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 3:27 pm

Guy_Coles wrote:
Guran wrote:I just bit the bullet ... this afternoon I traded-in my BMW 135i and replaced it with a 2009 NC2 Roadster Coupe in Stormy Blue. Pretty bloody excited! Say hello to Little Bluey.

IMG_1605 by Guran5, on Flickr

welcome the the NC club mate. Looks like you'll be grossing up a few groups ahead of us from now on !

DYAC !! Grossing was supposed to say Gridding !!!

sailaholic · Postby **sailaholic** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 11:40 am

Trade in on the BMW can't have been good if an 86 was the price difference? Not having a go, just a bit shocked (like I was at your thoughts one the 135 long term).

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Guran · Postby **Guran** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 2:35 pm

sailaholic wrote:Trade in on the BMW can't have been good if an 86 was the price difference? Not having a go, just a bit shocked (like I was at your thoughts one the 135 long term).

No offence taken - you've slightly misinterpreted what I wrote. I got $41k trade-in on the 135i (2008 model, manual, no options apart from sound upgrade), and the NC2 was $35k, so the changeover left me with a cheque for $6k in my pocket. Hence, the cost of the NC2 was roughly equivalant to the driveaway price of a new 86 GT (OK ~$1k more). If I was really lucky, I might have got $45k for the 135i via private sale (judging from current carsales ads). But considering that the entire deal was done within half a day, without the grief of dealing with endless phonecalls, dreamers and tyrekickers, I was perfectly happy to take it and wash my hands of BMW ownership.

sailaholic · Postby **sailaholic** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 4:00 pm

Ahhhhh! Yes that makes a lot more sense! Understand re the private sale.

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LuckyCat · Postby **LuckyCat** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 5:50 pm

So..entering Class 4 Bryan?

chris :beer:

Guran · Postby **Guran** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 10:23 pm

Nope, still going with Class 5 (Clubman) with my standard NA6 on street tyres. Maybe later in the year, I'll give the NC a go.

Fiona and I took Little Bluey to the MX-5 Club Christmas in July yesterday at Fountaindale Grand Manor in Robertson. Unfortunately we couldn't join the Illawarra Chapter run in the morning as Alex was playing soccer before he spent the last Saturday of the school holidays with his Nanny & Poppy. The lunch had a great turn-out of about 60 club members, and the Manor was full of Christmas displays and vendors selling lots of Christmassy stuff, old wares, handmade clothing, arts & crafts, etc. The girls did some serious shopping! The highlight of course was plenty of great conversation while chowing down on a traditional Christmas lunch. Yummy! And of course, there was plenty of interest in our new acquisition. Fiona had her first drive in the NC, up and down Macquarie Pass - she reckons we'll be sharing it 50:50 for the daily drive duties! Hmmmph, we'll see about that.

Departing from the "carpark" after Christmas in July by Guran5, on Flickr

This afternoon, I had some "bonding time" with Little Bluey ... a run up Macquarie Pass, then along Tourist Road, back to Robertson on Kangaloon Road, and home via Jamberoo Mountain Road and Jamberoo Rd, arriving home in the dark at 6pm. I stopped for a chilly sunset photo at the stone wall in Kangaloon (below). Once again, my appreciation for the supple and compliant ride in the NC is reaffirmed. It soaked up the bumps and potholes of Tourist Road and never felt unsettled. The 7500rpm cut-out on the NC2 is fantastic too - so much nicer being able to hold gear that little bit more. The "sound enhancer" tube thingy is a wonderful feature of the NC2, providing a very noticeable boost of induction volume in the cabin. I love the LSD too, which makes for some very rapid exits from tight corners. Yep, I'm definitely enjoying the new toy. :mrgreen:

Stone wall at Kangaloon by Guran5, on Flickr

... will probably have to start a new garage thread for Little Bluey. This will do for now.

DanZig · Postby **DanZig** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 8:41 pm

Congrats on the new purchase Bryan. Looks great!

How do you think it would go on the track against Reddy once you've become whole with Bluey?

Charlie Brown · Postby **Charlie Brown** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 10:26 pm

Well, I come back from holidays to get your great NatMeet magazine in the mail and now the news that following one drive of Rob's NC at the last Club track day, you have seen the light and moved up to a BLUE NC.

I read how 'Little Reddy' will be still used as the track hack but reading between the lines it won't be long before another blue NC hits the track and Reddy will be stored for Alex.
Congratulations Bryan :beer:

Sailor · Postby **Sailor** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 9:35 am

Charlie Brown wrote:Well, I come back from holidays to get your great NatMeet magazine in the mail and now the news that following one drive of Rob's NC at the last Club track day, you have seen the light and moved up to a BLUE NC.

Congratulations Bryan

Heh heh....So my little plan bore fruit