Sorry to derail post, but I'm trying to quit too. Attempting the "have heaps until I feel sick" route to permanently put me off them.
Also, seeing as it's a 7am start or whatever, I'm out

May come along, depending on the saturday before it.
Put me down as a definite maybe. If yes, there will be a miasma of jealousy emanating from the windows of my wagon.

Someone's going to tell me off for zombifying this old thread, but I was searching for "wobbly crank pulley" and it came up. So. '94 N14 sentra sedan - Grandads car. 1600 twin cam. '95 rover tomcat - First dumb purchase. Would've been great if it didn't have the halo effect about it and ... Well, wa...

I use uhh... Thing. Photobucket. But yeah same issues as imgur etc. This was just a generic reaction off some dude's board on the internet. Digressing.

I haven't been a member long enough.

Turns out I can't post reaction images just yet, so try to imagine a partly clueless student looking sort of amused and disappointed at the same time.

I've filled my car up when the needle was sitting just below the E line and it took 39 liters. I think they have a 42 liter tank so that was cutting it pretty close. Usually takes 38 liters to fill when the needle is on E. You should try owning an old motorbike, they don't even have a fuel gauge! D...

GRUVBB wrote: The needle moves slowly so just put more gas in when its near the E as SLYDIT has indicated.... If you run out E stands for EGGHEAD... Watch your trip meter and you know when you are approaching the Danger Zone.

Never run a car outta gas myself. What is the danger zone?

SLYDIT wrote:dont want to be hating all over your posts but in the 12 years ive owned my mx5, ive never needed a fuel warning light....theres a fuel gauge for a reason.... when it gets close to "E" time to fill up.

Nah I getcha, it's nice to have though.

Good to see we're all friends here. Rewrote my car's ad and am combing TM daily. Nice silver one's popped up in Dunedin, but that's the hell of it I guess.

No fuel light is guna annoy me. The kit will probably be the first thing I buy. :lol: I modified the ashtray thing in my 924 to ... Well, not quite be a cup holder cuz the torque tube was RIGHT underneath the damn thing. Making one shouldn't be an issue. This is all really exciting. Now I need someo...

Went out and drove a couple today. Probably not ideal diff thread material but I'm pretty sure I'll be able to live with the short gearbox. Even going up and down the road is fun in these things. No cup holders though. Also where's the fuel light?

I reckon you should bid on Bluey The MX5 on Trade Me..... :idea: :wink: I see what you're doing there. 8) You will want a hard top if quiet is your thing Maybe later, for winter. Not a bad idea. rpm at 100k's does not equal economy! its about putting the engine in the efficiency sweet spot. for exa...

I'd say just drive one and decide whether it's for you. Yeahp, looking for a decent one without dicking anyone around. If you're after something that's smooth, quiet and efficient on highway driving, the MX5 is probably the worst possible choice ;) I duno, the 924 wasn't great. Quiet didn't exist a...

Really think about it. Does or car blow through the RED line in TOP ? If it does, u need higher gearing. Or can use higher gearing, not the same thing. If u can't PULL the red line in top...definitely not ! Nothing kills the Fun 2 Drive factor in any vehicle car or bike faster than having 2 longer ...

What's your budget?...instead of arsing around with swapping diffs and/or gearboxes, it just be easier/cheaper to get a 6 speed NB Then you also get a more solid car, airbags, more power etc. I've owned both an NA8 and now a NB8 and prefer the sturdiness of the NB. 100 KpH = 3000 RPM Budget will be...

You could run a higher profile tire/bigger rim but that might look stupid or ruin handling etc. That's what I've done with the current car. 17" wheels suit a Carib fine so it's ok. 17's on an mx will look a bit toilet. It's auto though so it does 100 @ 2600 anyway. Second gen (1999-2005) The 1.8 mo...

Mods please move this if it's in the wrong place I am completely new and scouring for an mx5 - My 7th car since 2009. Now, what irks me about smaller displacement, manual cars is that they usually rev quite high at 100ish km/h. That is, 3,000 and up. (Examples: 2003 Astra, 1.8: 2,900; 1981 924, 2.0...