Good choice of car the MX5. Bought one (low mileage MkIII) for my daughter on her graduation (with 1st honours)

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I have no daughters, so best you all lock up yours!!!!!

Many congratulations for the first and of course a very happy birthday to our 21 year old.... May she live a long , happy & speedy life... Dodging all those speed cameras.

Bill Filters are in fact so good that in certain circumstances, when the ambient air is already polluted, a diesel car will tend to extract more particles from the air than it emits. Emissions Analytics worked with........etc etc

He who dies with the most toys wins...

Dixy wrote:

The last time you did the proud Dad post a few days later you posted she had broken her wrist, perhaps a bit of Skid pan at Castle Combe might save another trip to A & E.

NO NO NO NO don't say things like that Dixy!!! We have an old Audi TT Quattro with 300ish HP we have been batting round Combe since she turned 17... I wasn't letting any child of mine loose on the road without first learning what to do & how to do it when things get tricky... By far the best couple of grand i ever spent...

northernmonkeyjones wrote:

Well done that girl

Quite fancy an MX5 myself. Funnily enough I’ve never really thought of them as a woman’s car, what with the original ethos being one of a classic British roadster in the manner of an MGB.

I’ve got a couple of years before I need to get a veehickle for the boy. His 1st will not be anything flash, and have a max budget of a grand......

Buy him a Fiat 500... I can't speak highly enough... They are the first of the ultra safe 5* crash test models (A massive biggie for us) far more relevant than putting a monetary limit on a first car purchase in my humble opinion....

DrRob wrote:

Cam-Tech-Craig wrote:

DrRob wrote:

Great car! SWMBO has the hard top convertible one (2019) and it’s so well built and quick! It’s her 4th one now over the last 10 years or so

Is that the RF DrRob? Kat could have bought a newer standard trim one but took my advice that the Recaro Edition would hold its money well... Its a lovely spec'd car too

Yep, the RF in the same colour! Its a fun car for her commute over twisty South Downs but scares the out of me I like to be a bit higher off the ground
It’s also more thirsty than my 4.4 tdv8

That’s a fair point Craig.

Having had a 500x for 4 years or so might just have put me off fiats tho...... absolute POS. There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
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Her 500 i bought with 120k on and she has just PX'd it in with near 160k... Literally has been the most reliable hack ever and throw a bucket of water at it and it still cleaned up to look 5x its worth... Hers was a Lounge spec so had pan roof & Leather so always looked £££ worth... I gave £1800 and she got the thick end of £1000 back for it... BUT... It was put through my workshop religiously every 6 months

Cam-Tech-Craig wrote:

NO NO NO NO don't say things like that Dixy!!! We have an old Audi TT Quattro with 300ish HP we have been batting round Combe since she turned 17... I wasn't letting any child of mine loose on the road without first learning what to do & how to do it when things get tricky... By far the best couple of grand i ever spent...

Excellent!! Sounds like she has her head screwed on so good luck to her she obviously deserves it

pcourtney wrote:

my daughter was 21 yesterday, and we were talking about cars again, the MX5 is high up on her list, but may I ask what the insurance is like for a sports car, she presently has a Toyota Auris 1.6 Petrol - and the insurance is only £900

Dixy wrote:

Cam-Tech-Craig wrote:

NO NO NO NO don't say things like that Dixy!!! We have an old Audi TT Quattro with 300ish HP we have been batting round Combe since she turned 17... I wasn't letting any child of mine loose on the road without first learning what to do & how to do it when things get tricky... By far the best couple of grand i ever spent...

Glad to hear it. I have intimate knowledge of the armco at quary.
If I remember correctly you have a younger son, this might be of interest https://under17-carclub.co.uk/

Combe is one of there mainstays so convenient for you. They are opening back up for existing members this Sunday but it will be a while till they can accommodate new members. My son went through from 12 to 17, seeing him at 14 driving a 42 foot artic with a splitter box was fun. letters not necessarily in the right order

I will look into signing him up... Many thanks Dixy

Looks absolutely fantastic. These are such a great drive, I hope she appreciates that aspect of it, not just the looks (which are sublime on this one).

When I was 21 I had a Citroen AX GT in white. A bit chavy! But it was practical, liked to go on 3 wheels in the bends, and had Alzheimer-level brake fade. Presumably driven by a normal human being of the time it was simply practical. L405 P400e Autobiography (MY2020)... Silicon Silver / Espresso

So, latest update! We decided that the Recaro mats in Kats car which are perfect should be removed and stored to try to keep as much value and originality when she comes to sell it in a few years so, she went online and found brand new factory mats for £20 through an eBay seller...
she bought a set and after a week or so the white MX5 logos we’re starting to grind her gears! (Her Recaro ones are red!) then last night she sent me a picture...

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