Sadly we've decided to sell our beloved MX5

[SMOKEU]

I've been on KB since '04. I enjoy the play...

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[Edbear]

They're all only after one thing, Ed.



A slightly discounted battery.

[Asher]

So, what is the definition of a sports car?

not too sure but if some one were to ask me what's a Mazda sports car I would say an rx7/8 not a mx5

[Geeen]

I'll feed the troll-why are MX5s not sports cars?

'Cause they are just machines, albeit good machines. They do nothing to put a smile on your face, have no sense of occasion and ultimately leave you unsatisfied.

[bucket boy]

not too sure but if some one were to ask me what's a Mazda sports car I would say an rx7/8 not a mx5

the mx5 is for bald old men that think they are really great cool cars.

[Nova.]

Apparently dumping vehicles in the sea and claiming insurance is all the rage down south these days.

Is it?, I wouldn't know, I've only done it once

[Sable]

the mx5 is for bald old men that think they are really great cool cars.

The last MX5 I saw had a bald old man driving it sipping on a cup of takeaway coffee and wearing raybans, and I recall this because he changed lanes without looking (guess he was too busy thinking about how cool he imagined himself to be, or his boyfriend's cock). It was also white. Couldn't possibly have been you, could it Ed? And I didn't even notice the seat covers, they're real manly

[Sable]

It would take a very quick and capable rider to get too far ahead of me in the MX5 around a twisty road! If the straight bits were quite short, I wouldn't guarantee a bike would win unless the rider was up there with the top guns.

You are so full of shit. Even a competent rider on a 250 would keep up with you fine.

[Edbear]

The trolls are out in force on this thread.

[SMOKEU]

You are so full of shit. Even a competent rider on a 250 would keep up with you fine.

I'd like to see that. Bikes just don't go around corners as fast as cars (generally speaking). An MX5 is a very good handling car (in comparison to most other road cars), and it would take a very competent rider on a good bike to out corner an MX5 driven by a good driver on a tight, twisty mountain road.

I'd still rather have a decent sports bike though.

[Edbear]

PS. Re: Seat covers. The car is Mrs. Bear's and if she wants those seat covers in it she is perfectly entitled to have them.

I'm neither bald nor wear RayBans and have never had the car in Wgtn.

[Road kill]

You summed it up nicely. Where can you get this for this kind of money? Name any so-called rival and see how much you have to pay.

I've been on KB since '04. I enjoy the play...

That's the sort of logic that made it the great sales success it was,,,along with Hondas 50cc scooter being the best selling bike of all time.

Unfortunately it totaly misses the fact sportscars and motorcycles are not about the money.

It's also where the logic behind the old joke about fat women being like scooters came from.

Take the money out of the question and suddenly Honda scooters and MX5's become,,,,not so much.

Even if they were fun before your mates saw you,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[Edbear]

I'd like to see that. Bikes just don't go around corners as fast as cars (generally speaking). An MX5 is a very good handling car (in comparison to most other road cars), and it would take a very competent rider on a good bike to out corner an MX5 driven by a good driver on a tight, twisty mountain road.

I'd still rather have a decent sports bike though.

I tried to have some fun twice on the 600 with an Audi and a Porsche 911. I nearly lost it keeping up with the Audi on one corner and just gave up on the Porsche. Fat feet and four wheel drive corner a lot faster. Not so much of a problem on straights or hills although the Porsche was as quick as me there too. I had to let him go in the end before I did something stupid and died.

The MX5 has bigger and wider sports tyres and the smaller steering wheel sharpens the steering. It corners like a Limpet and you'd be amazed how good it is. As I said, you don't slow down for corners, you gas it to maintain your speed against the drag.

[Flip]

You are so full of shit. Even a competent rider on a 250 would keep up with you fine.

I usually find "the average rider" farking slow on windy roads. Ok bikes get off the mark quickly but they are very slow in the corners, espcially going into the corners.

[Edbear]

That's the sort of logic that made it the great sales success it was,,,along with Hondas 50cc scooter being the best selling bike of all time.

Unfortunately it totaly misses the fact sportscars and motorcycles are not about the money.

It's also where the logic behind the old joke about fat women being like scooters came from.

Take the money out of the question and suddenly Honda scooters and MX5's become,,,,not so much.

Even if they were fun before your mates saw you,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

That's where you're wrong. It wasn't sold as a cheap car, seen the price of new? It sold millions because it was a proper sports car that did what people wanted.

I usually find "the average rider" farking slow on windy roads. Ok bikes get off the mark quickly but they are very slow in the corners, espcially going into the corners.

Yup! The Kizashi is nearly as quick around corners and "most" riders are very slow out there. Only the KB select few are good...