I'm in my 6th year of ownership of my nb8c, and the little quirks still make me laugh.
For example, I can fit 18 square metres of carpet in the boot.
I can fit 3 square metres of turf in the boot.
But something reasonable like a small microwave? Nope. That had to go in the front seat.
MX5 quirks that still make you laugh
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Re: MX5 quirks that still make you laugh
Handy for longer loads too


If you had access to a car like this, would you take it back right away? Neither would I.
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Re: MX5 quirks that still make you laugh
You can also get a lot of groceries in, not a full size trolley though just the half size.
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Re: MX5 quirks that still make you laugh
Not laugh so much as shake my head. I always think it is bizarre that you can't fit a full-size spare in the boot.
It's not that much too small and I just think that with a bit more imagination it could have been done.
Different profile on the boot floor?
Then they could have offered a full-size spare rather than that crap we got.
It's not that much too small and I just think that with a bit more imagination it could have been done.
Different profile on the boot floor?
Then they could have offered a full-size spare rather than that crap we got.

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Re: MX5 quirks that still make you laugh
FAKE FAKE FAKE oil pressure gauge on a sports car????
How hairdresser is that.
How hairdresser is that.
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Sporty car built down to a weight.
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Re: MX5 quirks that still make you laugh
The coolant path.
The conrods.
The 'oil catch can' on the SE.
The unadjustable steering column.
The conrods.
The 'oil catch can' on the SE.
The unadjustable steering column.
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Oh, laugh, sorry, these are things that still make me cry.
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Re: MX5 quirks that still make you laugh
Is it just me? Owned a 02' for six months, still takes me 3 tries to insert the ignition key! Maybe I'm just used to having the ignition in the dashboard.
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Re: MX5 quirks that still make you laugh
Just brought back 3 x 1m x 0.5m Vegepods from Bunnings in the back of the BRZ. With an RF arriving this week, and the only other car in the house being an Abarth 124, Bunnings are going to have to deliver from now on.
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