USED Mazda MX-5 Open (05 - )

My car

I bought my second MX5 new just over a year ago, I do love the car. Before I took it for it's first service it developed an annoying clicking noise from some where in the car, anyway I mentioned this when the car was booked in. When I picked the car up later that day they said that they had put some padding in the panels and the noise should not be there any more. Wrong, the noise was still there, I booked the car back in and again they told me when I picked it up that it should be OK, but things like this are difficult to find (I appreciate this having been a fitter for 27 years) however the noise was still there. Again I booked the car back in, before the end of the day they contacted me to say that they thought they had found the fault, they said it seemed to be a spot weld that had come adrift(strange)the car has been with them now for nearly four weeks they say that they have never come across something like this before. They have now told me that Mazda UK want to inspect the car (they are not going to do this until Nov 3rd) this means that they have had my car for five weeks, the car has only done 5k. They have given me a courtesy car but as I told them if I wanted a Fiesta, I would have bought one at half the cost of the Mazda. I do feel very disappointed. I can only wait to see what happens.

My car

This is my second review for this car and I have to say it is still brilliant. The only problem I have is the good old British summer - the poor roof has been up what feels like for ever.

I'm not writing about how good the car drives because other people have done that for me.

The best thing about the car is the way people look at it as if it is a Ferrari or another extremely exotic car. I'm not kidding!

What can I say? People who are considering this car and are looking at the MX-5s competitors should stop and just buy the MX-5. It's a cracker!

My car

I collected my ex-demo 1.8 Option Pack on 1st May and the last eight weeks have been brilliant! It’s just a shame that the British summer has yet to start.

The car looks great and mental to drive. The driving position is comfortable but anyone taller than me (6ft) would have trouble fitting in.

This is the kind of car which you make excuses to take out - you don’t have anywhere to go, you just want to drive it!

Boot space is adequate and fuel consumption is okay, though not sure I’m quite reaching the figures Mazda state – though this may be due to my heavy foot!

Before I bought the car, I read many reviews saying that this car puts a huge smile on your face and it’s true!

Buy one, I promise you won’t be disappointed!

My car

All the comments here are correct - the new shape MX-5 is excellent. My girlfriend and I are lucky enough to have one as a second car (first car BMW 1 series) and its proved to be great fun. The first car doesn't get a look in now!

The build quality is superb and the drive always puts a smile on your face. I've had a couple of hairy moments when I've been a bit heavy with my right foot around corners but the car is so easy to control its never a problem.

We did consider some other cars - the Mini Cooper convertible and the Peugeot 207 CC but none came close to the drivability of this car.

If you are looking for a very competitively priced 2 seater I'd suggest at least trying one.