Sadly we've decided to sell our beloved MX5

[scumdog]

my favorite fiat]

Mine?
The '62 Bambina (Nuova) I had in the '70s.

[Nova.]

Theres a '71 Fiat 125 on trademe in almost mint condition but the guy wants 9k for it.. to hell if I'm going to pay 9k for it lol.

[ducatilover]

my road car does'nt have gearbox issues, though it tends to be amusing at VTNZ when the guy get's in
and is faced with a fourspeed lenco..

the other amusing part one night raced a guy backwards up one of the local roads as the lenco runs
four speeds in forwards or reverse... ( though a bit twitcy in reverse )

So...
What serious bit of gear is in front of that Lenco

[unstuck]

I have some fond(but cramped)memories of a night in a bambina in the riverhead forest in 1982.

[avgas]

I'm a fan of CVT in theory, but not any CVT with a torque converter, defeats the purpose.

I never understood CVT on anything bigger than 1L. I put this in the same field of FWD.

Too cheap to do properly.

A proper 2L+ car does not have CVT, it has DSG. Likewise it would not be FWD it would be 4WD or RWD.
But people are too cheap to build it/buy it. Myself include.

It kinda like a faulty tower skit really.
"What do you mean you wanted an automatic manual that changed gears. No this CVT does that, yes we can put in a double clutch gearbox in but you haven't even tried the belts yet"
"Are you sure that its wrong, it looks right, the front wheels drive, no you see they have simply installed the seats in the wrong way"

[Berries]

I have some fond(but cramped)memories of a night in a bambina in the riverhead forest in 1982.

It was you was it? Never could get second gear after that.

[avgas]

I've always wondered if it'd torque steer off every corner, straight line, wet road, driveway...

The Mazda SP25 (Mazda 3, 2.5 turbo) I drove.........turning in a corner was 'optional'.
The car wen't straight or straight when you dropped the hammer.

If you played with the throttle however - was a very quick car. Much quicker than my Focus was. Even with no traction.

[ducatilover]

The Mazda SP25 (Mazda 3, 2.5 turbo) I drove.........turning in a corner was 'optional'.
The car wen't straight or straight when you dropped the hammer.

If you played with the throttle however - was a very quick car. Much quicker than my Focus was. Even with no traction.

I drove the old MPS in the wet once.

[imdying]

Electrical issues? Mitsubishi (again lol) GTO reigns supreme. Even worse than a Ducati.....

GTOs are fine! You just need to replace every capacitor in every one of the multiple ECUs it has with ones that don't leak and eat the PCBs

[Edbear]

I had to go and see a dealer this morning. Days like today are just made for open-top driving, so naturally took the MX5. I really don't want to sell it, now...

[SMOKEU]

I never understood CVT on anything bigger than 1L. I put this in the same field of FWD.

FWD leaves a bit more room in the cockpit than having a driveshaft and diff up the back.

[Edbear]

FWD leaves a bit more room in the cockpit than having a driveshaft and diff up the back.

More room, better efficiency, less weight. With all the controls these days very hard to get into trouble with. However, Ford made one crucial mistake in bringing out the Mazda sourced Capri convertible... I was Front Wheel Drive...

[SMOKEU]

FWD doesn't have to handle badly either, take a look at a type R Integra.

[Edbear]

FWD doesn't have to handle badly either, take a look at a type R Integra.

Nearly half of all the cars I've owned have been FWD. First time with FWD was in Mum's Mk1 Morris 1800 on gravel roads. Fun!

[ducatilover]

FWD doesn't have to handle badly either, take a look at a type R Integra.

I like FWD, when they're good. I love the DC2 Teg, they're a proper handling car.
They'll also obliterate an MX5 in any condition and use less gas.