For how many of you is your MX5 a 2nd car?

93_Clubman · Postby **93_Clubman** » Mon Oct 14, 2013 11:17 am

zero00 wrote:
Rocky wrote:Zero, I'm shocked. I thought they were all as reliable and well put together as mine ['94 BB].

81 Bluebird = absolute rubbish

910 series BB & U13 series BB were chalk & [fine] cheese.

M1474 · Postby **M1474** » Mon Oct 14, 2013 11:37 am

910s were only put on this earth to donate 2L 5sp to 510s.
My mums 510 was my first car.... Poor thing.

ralt · Postby **ralt** » Mon Oct 14, 2013 1:04 pm

Hi.
I have 2 daily drivers- should only be one but I really enjoy driving the na6 so "troy" and "max" share the driving.
"Troy" is a 88 toyota sprinter gtz trueno ( toyota liked short snappy names!). I like the way the supercharger has instant power which is kept under control with a limited slip differential.
"Max" is the 90 na6 which is being used more recently since its modifications. Very nice thing now with a reasonable increase in power and around corners suffers from no limited slip differential.

7StringSamurai · Postby **7StringSamurai** » Mon Oct 14, 2013 2:21 pm

My NC1 is a dríven daily (though not always by me).
My wife and I have the '5 and a late model Forester. On the days the wife is working (two days a week) she takes the '5, and I take Mini-Me to childcare in the Forester.
The rest of the week she keeps the Forester at home and I drive the '5.
Early next year though I'll be getting rid of the '5 in favour of something that can accommodate a child seat.

Bruniep · Postby **Bruniep** » Tue Oct 15, 2013 7:21 am

Have a Clio 182 Cup as the daily driver, NB is used regularly (yesterday for instance) and not just for weekends.

johnnyreble · Postby **johnnyreble** » Tue Oct 15, 2013 12:26 pm

I have MX5 Jeep Cherokee and a Harley, but the 5 gets most use
The missus has a Honda CRV she doesn't drive the 5 much .. she prefers Auto box

EVLGURL · Postby **EVLGURL** » Tue Oct 15, 2013 1:38 pm

The MX5 is my weekend car, along with my EVO 7.
I have a Honda Civic as my daily. Although sometimes I want to start modifying that too. Hahaha

Rocky · Postby **Rocky** » Wed Oct 16, 2013 11:23 am

93_Clubman wrote:
zero00 wrote:
Rocky wrote:Zero, I'm shocked. I thought they were all as reliable and well put together as mine ['94 BB].

81 Bluebird = absolute rubbish
910 series BB & U13 series BB were chalk & [fine] cheese.

Sorry to keep hi-jacking the thread, but it does really emphasise that you can get a lemon in any Make or Model regardless of reputation, and that some well regarded Makes/Models still have a higher than expected proportion of lemons. (I'm thinking BMW here) It really is a complete lottery.

MattR · Postby **MattR** » Wed Oct 16, 2013 2:53 pm

The NA6 is for weekends and some track days, though doesn't get dríven nearly enough.

Also have a XR6 Turbo ute as the work hack, but is as much fun as the MX to drive, though completely different.

The better half has a Lancer that we use for most driving duties as it's easier to get out of teh garage than the MX.

Plus I have a Charger awaiting to be finished for weekend duties as well. Once this is on the road the MX may have to go as I don't have enough garage space for all the cars.

JayMo · Postby **JayMo** » Wed Oct 16, 2013 9:09 pm

After a retrenchment due to the closure of a couple of factories... I thought, today I buy the motorbike I have always wanted...

My first car was an RX5, always liked Mazda sports cars, one day I spotted an NC1 for the same price as the ABS equipped LAMS bike (+jacket, +pants, +helmet, + boots)...

Figuring it was a cheap way to get a bloke and his briefcase to work every day... I cashed my car allowance in the next job and drove it instead... roof down every day it was dry...

Now i am contracting, 150 clicks round trip a day and charging K's

The way I figure it, we are a family of four and between both cars average 4.5 seats and 5.5 airbags per vehicle.... good averages I reckon :twisted:

zero00 · Postby **zero00** » Wed Oct 16, 2013 9:36 pm

miatas76 wrote:

71 Datsun 1600SSS = words can't say just how good
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mouthwatering......[/quote]

Years ago at a Datsun Long weekend in Temora [NSW] I met a guy from Brisbane who had with him a 510 - not a P510

It was a 1600 2-door with a 1300cc engine, but whilst he still had the engine at home for originality he had stuck a 1600 into it - bought it cheap when driving past some Asian people playing tennis and they said 'you wanna buy it? we have to go back home' so he got it for a 'steal'

My P510SSS came from New Guinea, owned by a Doctor who brought it down when they oved to Wagga Wagga - I only had it a short while, from 1981 to 1995!!

Bought by an Engineer in Traralgon,Victoria to restore [not much was needed] to 'concourse' condition - had no contact with him since

Pokmx5 · Postby **Pokmx5** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 12:11 pm

I'm sorry but off topic... every time i read this title for this post i have to re-read it about 4-5 times before i understand wtf is asked. It's like a form of dyslexia... but i dont have dyslexia so...yea.

On Topic:

My car is my primary car but its the 2nd car in the family. But no one can drive manual har har har har.

spenaroo · Postby **spenaroo** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 8:40 pm

Nb is my daily.
R6 is for weekends
Wr250f is for dirt riding. As well as hooning around on short trips.

Patrick Bramston · Postby **Patrick Bramston** » Fri Oct 18, 2013 6:56 am

There is a school of thought that you can only drive one car at a time so you should only have to pay one registration fee..5 is too many, something has to go..

JayMo · Postby **JayMo** » Fri Oct 18, 2013 8:54 pm

Patrick Bramston wrote:
There is a school of thought that you can only drive one car at a time so you should only have to pay one registration fee..5 is too many, something has to go..

That capri.... doing the old... "Eyes forward... shudddup.... no one will notice"