New MX-5 - now with added curling tongs

Siliconslave · 9 Aug 2011 at 17:34

So picked up my new MX-5 last week and got it fully detailed today, Mmmm shiney!

tis a 2L Sport Tech Coupe convertible and i blooming love it

Phate · 9 Aug 2011 at 17:38

hurfdurf · 9 Aug 2011 at 18:18

You were the one who first got me wanting an MX5 with your old JC edition one about 6 years ago at a RR meet.

Did you purchase this from new?

Housey · 9 Aug 2011 at 18:18

Them's ace

gobbo · 9 Aug 2011 at 18:21

I assume the coupe one has the folding hard top?

pepsilol · 9 Aug 2011 at 18:25

What did the full detail consist of ?

Minstadave · 9 Aug 2011 at 18:33

Awwwww it's smiling

Meatball · 9 Aug 2011 at 18:35

I quite like the MK3.5...

MK1 > MK3.5 still

Relentless81 · 9 Aug 2011 at 18:35

All the new Mazda's have a smiley face!

Much prefer the hard tops looks nice

Siliconslave · 9 Aug 2011 at 18:38

gobbo said:
I assume the coupe one has the folding hard top?

indeedy

pepsilol said:
What did the full detail consist of ?

along with the usual stuff

-Paint decontamination
-Paint correction
-3 layers of Zaino Z5 and Z8

took the guy about 5 hours! Very impressed with the work

hurfdurf said:
You were the one who first got me wanting an MX5 with your old JC edition one about 6 years ago at a RR meet.

Did you purchase this from new?

it probably was

was it this one:

and yes, bought from new, but with a very decent discount.

Siliconslave · 9 Aug 2011 at 18:42

Housey said:
Them's ace

you got your wife's WIM'd didn't you, worth the money?

& the roof:

gobbo · 9 Aug 2011 at 18:57

What's it like compared to your old Mk2?

I've been tempted to try and get a test drive in a Mk3.5 to see how it compares to my Mk2.5 Sport.

Siliconslave · 9 Aug 2011 at 19:08

it actually fares pretty damn well, its bigger and heavier but the 3.5 revisions seem to bring back the fun factor that the mk3 somewhat lost

Dredd · 9 Aug 2011 at 19:22

Siliconslave said:
it actually fares pretty damn well, its bigger and heavier but the 3.5 revisions seem to bring back the fun factor that the mk3 somewhat lost

Hi,

What revisions between 3 and 3.5?

gobbo · 9 Aug 2011 at 20:08

Dredd said:
Hi,

What revisions between 3 and 3.5?

Cosmetically there are a few external bits like lights, grille and dials are slightly different.

Mechanically the red line is 500rpm higher, think there is a few more bhp and torques and Mazda did some "fine tuning" on the gearbox and suspension to make the car a bit more poised and sporty.

Generally the consensus, which more people are saying, is the 3.5 is a massive improvement over the 3

BinnsY · 9 Aug 2011 at 20:10

Do you mind if I ask how much the full detail cost you? I'm debating getting one done on my MX5 and I imagine it would be a similiar cost as there similiar sized cars.

It does look very very tasty though

ZG002 · 9 Aug 2011 at 20:13

Do like a lot,

Not driven the 3.5 sport. I enjoyed the mk3 sport so if this improves on that then

Dabbles · 9 Aug 2011 at 21:35

What matters is..........does your boyfriend like it?

Lovely car sweetheart! x

peterattheboro · 9 Aug 2011 at 21:38

It's so happy.

Housey · 9 Aug 2011 at 22:09

Siliconslave said:
you got your wife's WIM'd didn't you, worth the money?

I didn't take it to WIM no, I took it to Chris Franklin at Centre mavity. He tends to be quite a bit more expensive (circa £200 I think) but takes a more bespoke approach and will put lots of time into the car to get it to his liking and without question it was worth doing as from the factory is was all over the place. Main improvement is around the steering which feels MUCH nicer after he worked on it, providing much more feeling and weight, this was the most obvious improvement. On top of that I have to say it was far from vastly different, more subtle tweaks across the range but he did remove the tendency to wander over bumps and cambers and ensure that the bump control was much more under control by which I mean when you hit a bump mid corner it tends to move up and down still, but not left or right.