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Buyers Guide - Part 1 - Mk1 Mazda MX5 Rear Sills

A look at how to spot a good car from a bad car.

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David Texugo commented on 10 Feb 2016

Very nice guide! Nice way to check if a car is all original! Will you ever make non rust related buyers guide? I know that rust is a major problem in the UK, but in several other countries it is not. A buyers guide that teaches how to assess the body of an MX5 would be great!

Lights go up Lights go down commented on 10 Feb 2016

+David Texugo thanks David, we will be making lots of other videos that will include other parts of buyers guides, so not just rust

TheOklep commented on 04 Jan 2016

This is not a video how to spot a good car from bad car. This is video how to spot a collectible factory car from normally used car. To be fair, how many mx5 out there are in that condition like red one? Like 1%? Or even less? And how much they cost? Yeah, much much more (at least outside of UK). Sills are totally common weak spot of mx5. Repaired sills =/= bad car! Try running the red car in the winter and rain, and try to not clean your drain holes. And then spot the difference

Lights go up Lights go down commented on 05 Jan 2016

+TheOklep hi, thank you for your comments, Just for the record, the red car was a well used eunos roadster, importd to the uk around 1998 if memory serves me correctly, not garaged and in daily use, we had it for sale on our website for £3000.MX5s can be repaired correctly, I do it every day, they can also be repaired extremely badly, like the way the silver car had been repaired.I agree, the red car is a very good example, but they are out there, this video has been greated to help people spot the details that are noticeable on an original car and what to look out for on a badly repaired car, hopefully they will be able to take that knowledge and use it when looking at buying a car, and hopefully find something that falls somewhere in the middle, and if they are lucky find one like the red car.

Ben Hallam commented on 24 Dec 2015

Awesome video. Would the things to spot on an NB be similar? Keep up the good work.

Lights go up Lights go down commented on 24 Dec 2015

+Ben Hallam thank you, yes the nb would be similar, it's just a bigger area really, but you should be looking for the same features

larbag100 commented on 22 Dec 2015

wow.. this is an amzing vid... i absolutly love it :D great info and help :D i've subscribed and i hope you will make many vids like this :D i've also shared it in my mx5 clup for anyone who considers buying one because this was a great video

Lights go up Lights go down commented on 18 Jan 2016

+larbag100 hi, it's a little difficult for me to visualise what you are describing to me, can you email me photos to [email protected]

larbag100 commented on 06 Jan 2016

+Lights go up Lights go down Hi again :P since i saw this video i checked over my car :) on the right hand side my rear quarter/sill has that ''filler flare'' shape to it... i've also checked underneath and it looks to be good with no signs of rust there... and it just has a spot of rust... (surface) around what looks like a rubber plug inside the arch (poked it with a screwdriver and it did not go thru)... would you recomend to sand that quarter down to see how the repair was done or just do something about that surface rust spot and leave it? it has no signs of rust like bubbles or anything like that on the sill or quarter... i feel abit scared because i feel like the repair was just done with filler as it has that flare to it... if you say it would be smart to sand it down and check i'll do it.. and if i find rust i will continue to use it in the summer as my learner car and when i get my licence (1,5 years) i'll roadtrip from norway to you guys and have it brought back to 100% rustfree condition... i really love this car... it's my first car ever, i saved up money for 4 years to buy a mx5 and i want to keep it on the road until the world runs out of oil for petrol...

larbag100 commented on 23 Dec 2015

+Lights go up Lights go down and its not "mine" im just a member

larbag100 commented on 23 Dec 2015

+Lights go up Lights go down the norwegian one its called "for oss som kjører mx5/miata" on facebook

Lights go up Lights go down commented on 23 Dec 2015

Excellent! Thank you for the feedback and for the share, what is your mx5 club?

Mk1 Mazda MX5 Buyers guide part 2 - short nose crank engine

A look at how to spot the short nose crank engine and how to see if there is a problem with it.

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Glen Dunn commented on 04 Jan 2016

Evening, great video and exactly what I'm after. Hoping to finally pick up a mk1 in approx 3 months. can you recommend a trader that imports rust free examples? I've been to see 9 to date all described as mint and all turned out to be rot boxes.

Lights go up Lights go down commented on 05 Jan 2016

+Glen Dunn we do, but we are based in East Sussex, so couldn't be further away really, the website is www.themx5restorer.co.ukThere is a red car on the website, but that has sold, the other two we have are not on there yet because they aren't ready yet really

Glen Dunn commented on 04 Jan 2016

+Lights go up Lights go down The north of Scotland, close to Inverness. Willing to travel for the right car. do you have a website?

Lights go up Lights go down commented on 04 Jan 2016

+Glen Dunn hi glen,We don't import them, but we do get hold of good cars, we currently have a couple in stock, both need a little work though, where are you based?

Mazda MX 5 used buying guide Faulty Sound

Used buying guide for the Mazda MX-5. Faulty sound.

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Chifundo Banda commented on 15 Jul 2009

this sucks! organize some sound for this vid.....Im buying a used MX5 and need some tips

crazyhermit944 commented on 28 Oct 2012

Go to bank. Withdraw money. Give money to owner. Congrats, that's how you buy an mx5.

Ross Whiteford commented on 26 Jun 2015

the nice thing to do is take this down and save everyone some wasted time

Morten Ramsing commented on 22 Jan 2015

I can barely hear anything in this video

phily D commented on 18 Sep 2011

shit

Good-Win Racing MX-5 Brake Pad Buyers Guide 2015

In this video we cover our top three brake pad choices for the third generation Mazda MX-5! The pads in the video can be found with the links below. Porterfield ...

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Marcus Hui commented on 24 Jun 2015

How are the Hawk HPS and HP+ compare to the 3 in the vid?

Marcus Hui commented on 24 Jun 2015

Thanks!

GoodwinRacing1 commented on 24 Jun 2015

+Marcus Hui Hey Marcus, the HPS is very comparable to the R4-S. The HP+ is still an aggressive street pad like the HPS but the Hawk HP+ offers slightly more temperature capacity and a little more friction.

Top Gear James May with the Mazda MX5

Top Gear James May with the Mazda MX5.

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The Shadow Broker commented on 16 Sep 2015

When was this recorded? I thought James May didn't join Top Gear until 2003 after Jason Dawe got replaced???

The Shadow Broker commented on 04 Jan 2016

+Renato Suarez I should really check out those old episodes then.

Renato Suarez commented on 04 Jan 2016

+The Shadow Broker He became one of the hosts of the original Top Gear back in 1999 and remained, I think, until the show ended in '01, to return in 2003, as you say, with the new format.