Buying a used sports car in Oz
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From: OzOne on 17 May 2010 22:51 On Tue, 18 May 2010 10:47:13 +0800, "Fraser Johnston" <ftrust(a)iinet.net.au> wrote: > >"su27dvr" <asdf(a)ghjkl.com> wrote in message >news:DQiIn.25418$pv.16126(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au... >> Thanks for both replies, yes MX-5 - very attractive. Conventional layout, >> good chassis, reliability and relative simplicity are considered a plus in >> many review sites I read. >> > >It's 80% of a lotus elise with 20% of the price and reliablity thrown in as a >bonus. > >Fraser > Elise is a great car but you wouldn't want one as a daily drive. My wife uses her much modified MX5 as a daily drive and loves every km. OzOne of the three twins I welcome you to Crackerbox Palace.
From: Fraser Johnston on 17 May 2010 22:59 <OzOne(a)Crackerbox-Palace.com> wrote in message news:o104v5lpq9nmb7gf31obvbl32utiute45a(a)4ax.com... > On Tue, 18 May 2010 10:47:13 +0800, "Fraser Johnston" > <ftrust(a)iinet.net.au> wrote: > >> >>"su27dvr" <asdf(a)ghjkl.com> wrote in message >>news:DQiIn.25418$pv.16126(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au... >>> Thanks for both replies, yes MX-5 - very attractive. Conventional layout, >>> good chassis, reliability and relative simplicity are considered a plus in >>> many review sites I read. >>> >> >>It's 80% of a lotus elise with 20% of the price and reliablity thrown in as a >>bonus. >> >>Fraser >> > > Elise is a great car but you wouldn't want one as a daily drive. > My wife uses her much modified MX5 as a daily drive and loves every > km. What's been done to it? Trying to talk my girlfriend into turboing hers with no luck. Fraser
From: OzOne on 18 May 2010 01:13 On Tue, 18 May 2010 10:59:48 +0800, "Fraser Johnston" <ftrust(a)iinet.net.au> wrote: > ><OzOne(a)Crackerbox-Palace.com> wrote in message >news:o104v5lpq9nmb7gf31obvbl32utiute45a(a)4ax.com... >> On Tue, 18 May 2010 10:47:13 +0800, "Fraser Johnston" >> <ftrust(a)iinet.net.au> wrote: >> >>> >>>"su27dvr" <asdf(a)ghjkl.com> wrote in message >>>news:DQiIn.25418$pv.16126(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au... >>>> Thanks for both replies, yes MX-5 - very attractive. Conventional layout, >>>> good chassis, reliability and relative simplicity are considered a plus in >>>> many review sites I read. >>>> >>> >>>It's 80% of a lotus elise with 20% of the price and reliablity thrown in as a >>>bonus. >>> >>>Fraser >>> >> >> Elise is a great car but you wouldn't want one as a daily drive. >> My wife uses her much modified MX5 as a daily drive and loves every >> km. > >What's been done to it? Trying to talk my girlfriend into turboing hers with >no luck. > >Fraser > Much suspension and exhaust mods. Will fit either a turbo or Cosworth blower this year. OzOne of the three twins I welcome you to Crackerbox Palace.
From: D Walford on 18 May 2010 03:21 On 18/05/2010 12:51 PM, OzOne(a)Crackerbox-Palace.com wrote: > On Tue, 18 May 2010 10:47:13 +0800, "Fraser Johnston" > <ftrust(a)iinet.net.au> wrote: > >> >> "su27dvr"<asdf(a)ghjkl.com> wrote in message >> news:DQiIn.25418$pv.16126(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au... >>> Thanks for both replies, yes MX-5 - very attractive. Conventional layout, >>> good chassis, reliability and relative simplicity are considered a plus in >>> many review sites I read. >>> >> >> It's 80% of a lotus elise with 20% of the price and reliablity thrown in as a >> bonus. >> >> Fraser >> > > Elise is a great car but you wouldn't want one as a daily drive. Yep, not all that easy to get in an out of but they are considerably quicker around a track than an MX5. Daryl
From: OzOne on 18 May 2010 08:09
On Tue, 18 May 2010 17:21:58 +1000, D Walford <dwalford(a)internode.on.net> wrote: >On 18/05/2010 12:51 PM, OzOne(a)Crackerbox-Palace.com wrote: >> On Tue, 18 May 2010 10:47:13 +0800, "Fraser Johnston" >> <ftrust(a)iinet.net.au> wrote: >> >>> >>> "su27dvr"<asdf(a)ghjkl.com> wrote in message >>> news:DQiIn.25418$pv.16126(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au... >>>> Thanks for both replies, yes MX-5 - very attractive. Conventional layout, >>>> good chassis, reliability and relative simplicity are considered a plus in >>>> many review sites I read. >>>> >>> >>> It's 80% of a lotus elise with 20% of the price and reliablity thrown in as a >>> bonus. >>> >>> Fraser >>> >> >> Elise is a great car but you wouldn't want one as a daily drive. > >Yep, not all that easy to get in an out of but they are considerably >quicker around a track than an MX5. > > > >Daryl Interestingly at Wakefield, A lightly modified NC MX5 is only slightly slower than an Elise driven by a similarly skilled driver. OzOne of the three twins I welcome you to Crackerbox Palace. |