Discussing the handling of old cars reminds me of the possibly apocryphal story of how the MX-5 was designed.
The clever bods in Japan got a bunch of acknowledged 'great' cars and hammered them on a track with proper racing drivers, and picked the best characteristics from each (gear shift feel from a 635csi I think....)
Anyway, everyone involved agreed the handling and general 'feel'of the late 60's Lotus Elan was the best, and they modelled it on this.
Some months later, they discovered the suspension bushes were shot on the test bed Lotus!
MX5- simple, non-interference and amazing. The only car that I used to pop out in after tea 'just for a spin'.
Hora. I'm not looking for a car for my mobile hairdressing practice. MX-5?
A very simple and easy car to sell on though. You'd also love the way it drives. Honestly. Just don't drive it like Lord Ben did 😆
What are the "rules" for whether a sports car is a hairdressers car or not?!
Why is the MX5 one but not the Elise?
Why is the Z4 one but not the Boxster?
It's a funny old World.
To dismiss an MX5 on "image" is missing out on a World of very fun yet cheap motoring.
An Elise is much much flimsier, had an old tech engine, is noisy (in an unpleasant way), has an interior made of choccy box plastic trays and WILL break down. They handle well but they need a lot of TLC. An MX5 (or mk3 MR2) is a "buy, enjoy then leave out in the rain" kind of car. It just works and works very well.
I've never thought of a MX5 as a hairdressers car... my brother used to sell them and we'd take one for a spin occasionally, just for the fun of it. Got a "****er" sign waved at us from a couple of blokes in a van once, for some reason!
Not very practical, but decent little "sports car"
Surf-Mat - sssssssssshhhhhhhhh - HAve you not fathomed out that I'll just take the opposite opinion to Hora on every available subject 🙂
Ahh - I see... 😉
Don't forget to mock Subarus at every opportunity too...
I agree with Mat, for a change. And on a car thread no less!
I have no idea wtf people are on about with this hairdresser thing. MX5s are nippy and can take a thrashing, why is this hairdressery?
