Baby RX7

[SleepyDude]

Hello again,

Not on much anymore since having to sell my pride and joy but like to pop back now and then to relive the good old days and check out all your lovely rexs lol.

Now for the \'baby rx7\' part.

I am having huge withdrawal symptoms for my RX7 but I am not in the right financial place to handle the running costs and rebuilds that come with the RX7.

Is there any car that might help me keep going till I can get my greasy little hands on another FD?

I\'m thinking that the MX3 1.8i V6 might do the trick? It isn\'t gonna be a rocket like the rex but maybe sporty and fun handling without the huge costs? Anyone here driven, or better, owned one?

I did check out the MX3 forums but allot of ricers out there with stupid kits on there cars and pointless spoilers etc lol

Any other suggestions or thoughts?

Thanks guys

[Jono FD3]

well, I can say that the Mk1 MX5 / eunos roadster has the same fun factor as the rex (but with out the power) all the controles are in the same place, same weight & the reaction of things like the brakes, steering & gear shift are exactly the same! but if your looking at going this rought, you could get a turbo conversion one or even a supercharged one, which will give you a big grin as the only weigh 900kg!

Aparantly the MX3 is a very remote drive so I am told, but not driven one myself!

Jono

[Brett]

The Mx-6 is a nice drive as well

[turbotoaster]

i would say mx5 is your best bet, really cheap, very reliable, take alot of abuse and the same great suspension setup

[SleepyDude]

Fears with the MX5;

1. Hairdresser Car
2. UK models expensive for what they are.
3. Import - ridiculous insurance costs
4. Lots off abused ones

Fears for MX3;

1. Ricer Image
2. Most are rust buckets
3. Not as familiar with them as I am with MX5
4. Not much guides to DIY on MX3

What to pick lol

[turbotoaster]

well what is your budget, what can you afford to pay out every month?

yes people may say the mx5 is a bit hairdressery.....but take them down some country lanes and leave them for dust

[SleepyDude]

Well the insurance isn\'t really an issue just get annoyed that for a few hundred more could insure my old FD lol

Strange but true unfortunately

And the car its self as its only a toy I don\'t want to spend more the £1000ish. Finding a MX5 for less then that is a bit tricky.

[rx-dave]

If you move quickly there are still plenty of sub £1k MX5\'s floating around, i appreciate they are pretty old but i\'ve seen a few that are still reasonably tidy enough. The bonus with the MX5 is that come the summmer (if we have one) it\'ll still retain all it\'s value and possibly a lttle more :chat

[SiH]

If you want something with the fun od an F-body, then an MX3 won\'t come close, you need a \'5.

If you\'re that image obsessed that you can\'t get over the \'hairdresser\' image then they\'re not the car for you - drive one and see what you think.

Amazing cars - such sweet handling, beautiful feedback, wonderful turn in, bombproof mechanicals, and dirt cheap. As said, if you\'re quick, you can get one for sub 1k easy at the mo (although the change in weather is going to start inflating prices).

My other half\'s had 2, and we\'re deffo going to have another. If I could choose to only have 1 car, it\'d be a \'5

[DC-TYPER]

Fears with the MX5;
 
1. Hairdresser Car
2. UK models expensive for what they are.
3. Import - ridiculous insurance costs
4. Lots off abused ones
 
Fears for MX3;
 
1. Ricer Image
2. Most are rust buckets
3. Not as familiar with them as I am with MX5
4. Not much guides to DIY on MX3
 
What to pick lol

 
mate, you owned an fd, does any of this really matter?

[DrDan]

+1 for a Mk1 MX-5
+2 for supercharging it
 
My other "more sensible" :rollin car is a Supercharged Mk1 MX-5.
More fun/bang per buck than pretty much anything else on the road. It is raw and exciting like an FD... obviously not at the same level of power... but with the roof down it does feel like a lot more HP than it has
 
If you can live with two seats, then try one, and you will find that you will buy one
 
DrDan.

[SiH]

2 of the best things about an MX5:
1. The fact you never have to slow for corners (just as well as they\'re not the quickest in a straight line)
2. Driving at night down country lanes with a clear sky and the roof down. Brilliant.


EDIT: OK, make that 3
3. Owning an R33GTR around Combe in an almost bone stock MK1 RS LTD (OK, so it had 888\'s, but other than that...)

[Prof]

Fears with the MX5;
 
1. Hairdresser Car
2. UK models expensive for what they are.
3. Import - ridiculous insurance costs
4. Lots off abused ones
...

 
I\'ve yet to actually meet a hairdresser that owns an MX5, and whilst there are lots of abused ones, they are quite resilient and cheap to fix too.
 
Best \'british\' sports car ever

[SiH]

I\'ve always said there are two sorts of people in the world: Those who don\'t like MX5\'s, and those who have driven them.

[JasonC]

Just a thought, but what about an MR2? (mk2 obviously .