The MX-5...and you., Dig into your inner auto enthusiast. Options

[SwissFerdi]

So, as we are all Celica owners, we all have the same baseline perspective to build on. What do you as 6GCers think about the Mazda MX-5? Would you consider trading your Celica for an MX-5 (specifically the NB - 2nd gen), and if you did, what would you consider to be the pros and cons of trading to an MX-5?

Thanks for the input.

[SwissFerdi]

MR2 is all this and better and dont give me the i cant do the maintenance crap...

You saw Matt's thread here about changing the water pump? That's not something I can do. It's out of the question. I cannot risk having the car out of commission when it's my daily.

IMO the 2 is a great car with a lot of potential but you can go as far as shoving an LS motor into the MX-5. The aftermarket following will be around for much longer on the 5 which comes in handy if you need to replace things or upgrade.

Another good option in a similar league as the MX-5 is the first gen RX-7. They're cheap (I got mine for $400), easily modded, have a similar power/weight ratio, and have a decent aftermarket (nothing like the MX-5 though).

Aftermarket concerns me less...I want a good DD, so I'm not shoving an LSx in there at any point. What I will do is gradually build the car from a handling standpoint. Main thing is to get one in reliable state first. Concerning the RX-7, from what I've heard and read, that 1.3 is not very reliable, and expensive to work on. Not an option whatsoever.

I wouldn't daily it.

Reasoning for this? If it's comfort, that doesn't really matter...I'd want to go for coilovers eventually. Wind noise is just to be expected. My commute consists only of about three miles to school and thirty miles of highway driving between my parents.

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Aug 30, 2010 - 4:14 PM