Aucklanders, watch out, MX5 driver threatening to hit riders for free repair

[328FTW]

The day you took me for a race around dirt track in your MR2 made me want 1. You had that thing so sideways every corner I was surprised it came back straight!

A stripped out turbo MR2 would be a laugh as a road car.

My road mkII has a quadcam lexus V6 in it. Dark purple thing with in dash DVD and shit but you won't see it round much. I've been out of the dirt track loop for a couple years now, just busy studying and whatnot. I have the RWD turbo prelude ready for this season though; hopefully the engine holds long enough I can iron out the kinks with the Vtec engagement.




As for handling you will find with the mr2 handling no one and I mean no one runs the correct alignment. They plough into understeer then snap oversteer like turds on stock alignment, at least halve the toe in and it improves 10 fold. Stagger the rim offsets slightly and run slightly wider tyres on the back. The mkII has dominated E-stock over in the states for a long time. Toyota really fucked up the standard specs for toe. I do silly shit in mine. Old but you get some idea they are quite tossible, this is pre locked diff to.

[Mr. Shine]

Oh...and don't stress what you hear on these forums either...most people hear are MASSIVE keyboard warriors themselves. Kieran will get what's coming to him one way or another though. (Although, i suspect he's an internet 'hard guy' who's mouth ran off without his brain and in reality he's packing fudge right now. Doubt he would have the balls to do what he claims in real life. If he does, hopefully one day our paths will cross, until then, I am hardly going to assume that every MX5 owner is a fuckwit on crack aiming to purposely hurt me. Plenty of other clowns to worry about without that sort of carry on.

Nah, no stress

Kind of like it hear so I may poke around elsewhere on the forums. I've got a few biker friends and I've long considered looking into a bike so maybe it'll rub off on me

As for Kieran... he's not much of a 'hard guy' in real life; let's just say the description earlier in the thread probably wasn't his mum. I wouldn't wish violence on him but I think I already said I hoped he was shitting his pants and learned something from it!

They don't have a surfeit of power, but then they were designed to be a cheap, fun sports car, useable in every day traffic. The S2000 is not as tractable, but has another 110hp. I'd like to have both, but I know which would be better on the run out to Piha and in Auckland's traffic.

I don't disagree on the S2000's handling compared to the MX-5. The MX-5 is definitely far, far more predictable but the S2000 in my experience is far sharper all around, particularly if you get the alignment sorted or have a later model. I definitely wouldn't say no an MX-5 to track alongside my S2000. I'm guessing you'd pick the MX-5 for the best of both worlds, but I daily my S2000 and have taken it to the track and I wouldn't have it any other way

I don't like the later MR2's, although the convertible's aren't too bad, by this I mean looks-wise. The hard-tops were like a mini Ferrari if you got the turbo'd one.

I used to own an MR-2 G-Limited as well, and test drove a turbocharged model while I was looking before buying my MX-5. Definitely feel very, very fast but I found it far too loud certainly in turbo form!

[ducatilover]

Mine is the '94 model which has the chassis bracing.





They don't have a surfeit of power, but then they were designed to be a cheap, fun sports car, useable in every day traffic. The S2000 is not as tractable, but has another 110hp. I'd like to have both, but I know which would be better on the run out to Piha and in Auckland's traffic.

I don't like the later MR2's, although the convertible's aren't too bad, by this I mean looks-wise. The hard-tops were like a mini Ferrari if you got the turbo'd one.

We've been here before Mr Bear I prefer the S2K, having driven NA/B/C MX-5s and AP1/2 S2Ks, the Honda is just pure magic.

[Indiana_Jones]

lol oh dear.

-Indy

[ducatilover]

lol oh dear.

-Indy

Roverslut says what?

[george formby]

F'kin petrol heads. Thread starts off with a homicidal hairdresser & turns into a cheap sports car discussion. Disgusting.

Gimme a well fettled MkII Esort anyday. Bunch of ponces y'are.

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Gimme a well fettled MkI Esort anyday. Bunch of ponces y'are.

Fixed that for ya.

[Edbear]

We've been here before Mr Bear I prefer the S2K, having driven NA/B/C MX-5s and AP1/2 S2Ks, the Honda is just pure magic.

I can't disagree with you about the S2k, I'd love one. Who couldn't love 240 hp in a car that size and that good looking?

It's just that for most situations, the MX5 is more "accessible".

F'kin petrol heads. Thread starts off with a homicidal hairdresser & turns into a cheap sports car discussion. Disgusting.

Gimme a well fettled MkII Esort anyday. Bunch of ponces y'are.

I have fond memories of the Escorts, and know a guy who builds them into rally cars.

[328FTW]

I would drive the shit out of an old escort, 50 bux on me putting it into a tree sideways within the first week.

[Indiana_Jones]

Roverslut says what?

I was talking about Mr. Cuntball's comments lol.

As for MX5's, I donno, they seem to be a sound roadster. They must be half decent otherwise they wouldn't still be making them after 20+ years

-Indy

[Edbear]

I was talking about Mr. Cuntball's comments lol.

As for MX5's, I donno, they seem to be a sound roadster. They must be half decent otherwise they wouldn't still be making them after 20+ years

-Indy

Took ours out yesterday. Nothing beats a convertible with the top down on a sunny day!

[BoristheBiter]

Took ours out yesterday. Nothing beats a convertible with the top down on a sunny day!

UMMM riding a bike.

[Edbear]

UMMM riding a bike.

Oh, yeah, that too.

Trouble is, I'm not allowed to ride a bike, although I live in hope of getting back on two wheels again.

[george formby]

Fixed that for ya.

Phwoar, that could park it's slippers in me lotto garage.

Seeing as this thread has already wandered I'm sure on or two contributors will enjoy this. Eifel Vintage Rallye

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Phwoar, that could park it's slippers in me lotto garage.

Seeing as this thread has already wandered I'm sure on or two contributors will enjoy this.

Cool video. some really nice cars in there.