With the warm weather arriving we had the roof down for a day or two. When i put it back up it was VERY difficult to pull it far enough forward so i could get the locking clamps to reach. The movement in all the joints in the roof supports seem fine with no stiffness. Any ideas why its suddenly so h...

our 1.6 auto only shows 3 speeds is this correct ??
we have 1,2,3,N,R and Park. We have the hold button also
If it has 4 speeds why does it only show 3 ?

cheers guys

Hi guys i've done a search and found nothing so can
someone tell me the best way to maintain the condition
of the soft top on our mx5.
It doesnt leak but it could look a little nicer.
what do people use

Can anyone tell me what the standard ride height is on the mx5
and where is the best place to measure it.
ours has standard 14" wheels and tyres. I'm guessing the top
of the wheel arch to the floor woul be the best indicator.

I'm looking for a radar detector but i want to know what you guys thing
are the best ones to go for.
I want something that'll cover all bands of radar but is also
easy to use.
What would you recomend ?

Any new wheels would be purely for cosmetics

The wifes mx has got standard 14" mazda wheels fitted but i was thinking of getting some thing a bit bigger as i thought it would look nicer and fill the arches more. 1) do i have to worry about offsets on the wheels i buy? whats the offset on the stock wheels? 2) how much will bigger dia rims effec...

Just got one and wife ran out of gas.
she said she was waiting for the low fuel warning light
to come on.
I thought she might have put some in anyway when the needle
dropped past E but . . . . .
anyway does the MX5 have one and where is it ?
We've got a 98 series 2 (NB i think. fixed headlights)

After a fair bit of searching and having test driven plenty we finally found an MX that we are happy with. My only concession was to allow an automatic box (i wanted a manual) but the car is really for my wife and she kinda took to the auto straight away when she drove it Its a 98 1.6. http://img.ph...

cheers guys.
all we gotta do now is find the right car, its turning
out to harder than we thought as some peoples idea
of "excellent conition" is a little strange going off some of
the pieces of crap we've seen so far

Hi all, we've taken a couple of mx's out for test drives and I've noticed that if the cars ride over a small bump (even drain covers) in the road while cornering (even very slight corners) i can feel the back ends kinda stepping out slightly. never enough to upset the cars but just a kind of giggle ...

We're looking at a 98 mx5 with 136000k on the clock.
There is no history to show its had a cam belt replaced.
I believe the cost of replacing is around 800 bucks.
apart from this the we're happy with the car,
What do you think, worth the risk or not ??

Hi all, we're just about to buy a 98 mx5 for my wife and are trying to find out a little more info about the model and spec. Its a Jap import British racing green with tan interior and polished wood steering wheel, H/brake and gearstick knob. The model pages says this combination was the series one ...