Cookie's wife's 2011 Mazda MX-5

[Cookie]

With the lease on the Juke ending in a few weeks, HRH decided she wanted an MX-5. Actually, she decided she wanted one like a year ago

It's a 2011 Kendo model, I get the impression most MX-5s are a special edition. 2L, folding hardtop, grey seats

It's dolphin grey which is a pain in the tits to take a picture of. It's mostly green ATM because the sun has gone for the year.

Has done 68k, needs wheels refurbed and was 7.5k. One owner from new. Few scrapes here and there but in good condition for the most part. Full Mazda service history which is nice

No plans for it, needs a good polish and that's about all. Maybe a stereo from this century

This is the only picture I have of it clean (and it's not even all of the car). Can probably see the corrosion on the wheels (and the scrapes)

I'll try and take a better picture tomorrow.. or at least one with the whole car in the frame

 

[Mr Plums]

Any pics of the owner?

I like the colour, nice.

 

[imprezaworks]

Love these.

But as above

 

[car.crash]

This place is falling apart.
Great car but no wife.

 

[Mr Burns]

Driven a couple of these this year... Fantastic to drive but desperately lacking in power, especially low-down. If I ever buy one I'll go down the N/A mods route, probably from BBR.

 

[Matt W]

Nice! Make sure the oil is kept on 100%.
@Mr Burns can tell you what happens to that engine 😂

Also they are sensitive to tyre pressures.

Love a mx-5 :smile:

 

[Cookie]

Driven a couple of these this year... Fantastic to drive but desperately lacking in power, especially low-down. If I ever buy one I'll go down the N/A mods route, probably from BBR.

I don't understand this.. if you want more power and more sliding just buy an M3

As for wife pictures.. I'm sure there are plenty of her on CS already

The only recent one I can find from last year, she's the impure one in white (bonus, I'm in it too)

 

[Mr Plums]

Why are everyones hats too small?

 

[Cookie]

Why are everyones hats too small?

Extra material costs more money

 

[Mr Burns]

I don't understand this.. if you want more power and more sliding just buy an M3

As for wife pictures.. I'm sure there are plenty of her on CS already

The only recent one I can find from last year, she's the impure one in white (bonus, I'm in it too)

- Finding a good clean M3 is much harder.
- Once you find one it's considerably more than an MX-5, both to buy and run.
- I can get cheap Mazda's, which is the main reason!

 

[ForceIndia]

Why are everyones hats too small?

They aren't. Huge heads. Massive.

 

[Gally]

Nice... Can't decide if this is the same colour of Luke's or not!

Oh and for some reason I actually prefer the soft top on the Mx5. Seems to suit it.

Great gearbox and engine combo. Great car.

Ill honestly be shocked if even mr skittles manages to break this!

 

[mace¬]

I don't understand this.. if you want more power and more sliding just buy an M3

As for wife pictures.. I'm sure there are plenty of her on CS already

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The only recent one I can find from last year, she's the impure one in white (bonus, I'm in it too)

Who puts a Gazebo up inside?

 

[Cookie]

Who puts a Gazebo up inside?

Jews. Who wouldn't want a tent in a hall?

 

[mace¬]

Jews. Who wouldn't want a tent in a hall?

And people wonder why the Jews get picked on.

 

[Goodj]

Kendo is an SE Model with:

A different paint code (better than the standard range of black, silver or red)
Different colour interior trim (Something other than black)
BOSE & Bluetooth
Cruise
Front fogs

It didn't get the Sport bits (LSD, Bilsteins) but is still a lovely machine, especially in PRHT guise ("Power retractable Hard Top"). the 2.0 wont get anyone in trouble with pace, but it's a better cruiser than, say, the 1.8 Mk1/2/2.5

Basically, 9/10...needs a welded diff and cheap eBay coils.

 

[Cookie]

Been enjoying it so far tbh, wife likes it too. She didn't need an LSD.

 

[McGherkin]

Well, half of it's nice.

Top work on taking pictures of cars, have you thought about doing it professionally?

 

[Cookie]

I took this the other day. More of the car is in it

 

[Goodj]

Been enjoying it so far tbh, wife likes it too. She didn't need an LSD.

Quite frankly, unless it gets another 90hp up it, no MX5 needs an LSD.
And lowering them doesn't help matters either. Although I'd imagine there's no such plans anyway.

Just be sure to give the roof hinges a check over the summer. They're pretty much bulletproof but you can be sure that
1) If anyone will have a problem with it, it's going to be you
2) If it's going to be a dick, it'll be at the most inconvenient time.

It's rare to have a problem. Compared to, say, an EOS, it's a simple piece of kit, but checking the mechanism for grease, tight bolts etc will keep it in order.

 

[Knuckles]

I don't understand this.. if you want more power and more sliding just buy an M3

As for wife pictures.. I'm sure there are plenty of her on CS already

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The only recent one I can find from last year, she's the impure one in white (bonus, I'm in it too)

Punchin’

That is all.

 

[Matt W]

Quite frankly, unless it gets another 90hp up it, no MX5 needs an LSD.
And lowering them doesn't help matters either. Although I'd imagine there's no such plans anyway.

Just be sure to give the roof hinges a check over the summer. They're pretty much bulletproof but you can be sure that
1) If anyone will have a problem with it, it's going to be you
2) If it's going to be a dick, it'll be at the most inconvenient time.

It's rare to have a problem. Compared to, say, an EOS, it's a simple piece of kit, but checking the mechanism for grease, tight bolts etc will keep it in order.

I make full use of the LSD on mine :grimacing:

 

[Cookie]

I make full use of the LSD on mine :grimacing:

My wife doesn't even know hers is RWD

 

[Ian_182]

Nice little run around @Cookie.
But FFS cut the grass eh.?

 

[Cookie]

Nice little run around @Cookie.
But FFS cut the grass eh.?

Not my garden

 

[Ian_182]

You are let off with a full pardon sir, @Cookie :smile:

 

[Knuckles]

My wife doesn't even know hers is RWD

Does she know what rwd is?

Or how a car moves?

 

[Goodj]

I make full use of the LSD on mine :grimacing:

That'll be the greasey roads :wink:

 

[Mr Burns]

MX-5's are only fun if you drive like this... Everywhere.

Luckily I do.

 

[Goodj]

chav :wink:

 

[Cookie]

Never bothered updating this. 11k, 2 years, 2 services later and it's gone. She's gutted

RIP my Merc