Can't believe you didn't mention the popups. Instant cool points.

Great for both ends of life. I’m turning 70 next year (Hello to anyone who didn’t immediately skip to the next comment), and I have owned many, many vintage cars and sunk tons of cash in them that would have been better spent elsewhere, while watching them soend more time on blocks than on the road. I also sold my motorcycle, to preserve what’s left of my bartender’s legs, and was missing the fun of cornering on two wheels. Something had to be done, so I went newer than usual to acquire a ‘90 with 37K miles in nearly showroom state. I spent $6K US, which seemed high in 2017, but already isn’t, as these cars are getting used up and rusted out over here, and Hagerty just put them on the future collectable list. True, they aren’t rare, but neither are there 5 on every block. Out for a weekend jaunt in the country roads just north of NYC, I might run into one every 4 or 5 trips, and it’s always a hoot to acknowledge the driver. But you don’ t spend half a Sunday answering questions when you just wanted to get a quart of milk at the corner convenience. And the car is everything they say it is. I often find myself grinning on a twisty road, only to discover I’m only doing 40 mph. They aren’t fast, but that is absolutely irrelevant. They aren’t ‘Vettes, but who needs one? One caveat: the top HAS to be down. Otherwise the rattles and choppy ride intrude. If you get yourself an old collector car, you worry about keeping it on the road. You get a shock with handling, braking, carburetors, noise, etc. because you have forgotten how much worse they were at those things. But the NA is new enough and well engineered enough to feel at home in today’s faster traffic. Oldtimers like me are tired of wrenching. We want to drive, and we want reliability. And we love a slick manual trans, because we have automatics in our daily drivers. It’s the perfect fun car to pull the cover off on a cool summer morning. And, yes, older women find them cute...

That's a very tasty Eunos. Ironically, I really love the beige leather interior contrasted with the British Racing Green paintwork...

I think that it's safe to classify the MX-5 as a "sports car," as sports cars aren't defined by engine output. The original Lotus Elan made around the same power from it's 1.6 liter twin-cam four as the first generation MX-5, and I have yet to find a person who questions the sports car status of the Lotus.

I like how you were having trouble talking about the car beyond "It's a nice place to be, and a fun car to drive". It's nearly impossible to explain what it's like to drive a Miata. A person has to do it, to understand it. The Mark1 isn't fast, but it feels fast. It's not the best handling car, but it feels like a go-cart on rails. It's not luxurious, but it's definitely comfortable. What Mazda did, was make a perfect driver's car. Every part of the car is designed to give you feedback about what the car is doing. And it's that communication that makes the drive so enjoyable. To your point about how "common" it is. I'm not sure I agree with you. Yes, there's a million that have been made. But I live in sunny central Florida, and I actually don't see that many out and about. Maybe one or two any time I'm driving around. Not like Mustangs or Challengers. Those things are everywhere. I've owned 4 Miatas now, three NA and a ND. And there just isn't anything like driving around on a cool evening with the top down, being able to see all the stars above.

I watch JayEmm videos at 1.25x Then, they are normal :D

Perfect care-free motoring. Everything is cheap (insurance, tax, fuel, servicing, mods...). You can thrash them until your heart is content without fear of speeding tickets or reliability issues. They're the antidote to everything that is wrong with modern performance cars (too fast, too serious, too remote, too expensive). I've had 2 and will keep my current one forever. I enjoy driving it at least as much as my FK8 Type R (albeit for totally different reasons). They're an utter tonic and I'm immensely grateful that they exist.

I bought mine July 2, 1989. It is almost bone stock, except for Panasport wheels, different size tires, etc.. Mine looks almost brand new after 30 years. After 5 years in my barn I got it out, changed the fluids, put on new tires with 4 wheel alignment and she’s back on the road!!

The great thing about every generation of MX5 has been they offered great handling and a genuinely fun and exciting driving experience without being on a quick trip to a driving ban for not much money. At normal speeds on a public road I would much rather drive one of these than a supercar, seriously. I find most real high performance cars only come alive at speeds which are just not appropriate for public roads. These things are an absolute joy at legal speeds.

I bought my mum an '99 MX-5 NB for her birthday, am now getting my driving license and will get one too... they are so much fun, really cheap and reliable. They don't use much fuel and are really affordable to run. Perfect car for beginners. There are not many cars in this price segment that offer so much fun for so little money.

14 minutes of a Miata ini 4K? Aight guv, you got my sub.

I had a Triumph Spitfire when I was 19, and I loved it. It leaked, it didn't handle very well, and it rotted away. But I loved it. Then followed decades of 'sensible' company cars and family cars until the kids grew up. At last I could re-live the light, 2-seat open car I loved back when I was blasting along the Cheshire lanes with ELP on the Spit's 8-track. So I've had an MX5 in my life since 2004 when I bought a new Mk2. Three years later I traded it for a new Mk3, the one with the foldy electric hard top. This year I traded that (which has NEVER had a fault in all its 14 years) for a new Mk4 (ND2) in Soul Red Crystal Metallic just because I fancied a change though I still loved that Mk3. I'm 72, and I love the handling of the MX5s, and new one with 181bhp is pretty quick,too (well, quick enough for today's roads). And I don't like cars that break, still less cars that cost a fortune to run and a king;s ransom if they go wrong or even when they need servicing or new tyres (eg a supercar or even a jaaag). Cars are not my main interest (flying is) so I don't want my flying budget dented by my car costs, but I DO want a car that's as near to as good handling as my (shared) aeroplane. And the wife has a Focus, so I can afford to be a tad impractical with my wheels! Oh, and the ND2 in Soul Red is drop-dead gorgeous. I just can't stop going to the window looking out at it! (All my MX5s have lived outside and never leaked - the garage is for my motorbikes!).

The miata is the purist sportscar lightweight great handling and its a convertable soo true sportscar

Love the first minute or so of this video. Such sweet little engines in these cars, this one sounds great. Currently on my 4th mk1 😊

I love my '92. I have had it for 29 years and 230000 miles. The Boxster Spyder gets most of the use now but the Miata still gets out once a week for a blast through the canyon. James I am glad you finally got to try one out. I liked your 718 Spyder review with Roger Bailey also

After 50 years of motorcycling I bought my Mk2 , a definate 4 wheeled motorbke. and agree with JayEmm comments to the letter. They are good for grandads as well !

Best time to drive the MX5 is at night during the summer when it's still warm enough to have the roof down. So cool with the lamps up and hearing the grasshoppers and the like in the fields.

Just sold my absolutely mint 1995 R-Ltd model. Gutted as it is definitely the most fun, reliable and best car I'll probably ever own. 3 years and 40k very hard miles and never put a foot wrong in my ownership. Drifted, banged off the limiter constantly, absolutely abused and was always more than happy to continue topping up the oil every few thousand. Would love another one day. You cannot buy a more fun car for the money.

you're right, ideal young guys entry. Of course, racing fraternity love them too for same reasons.

Just stumbled on this video after purchasing a mk1 mx5 running and driving with mot not a lot of rot with 86.000 miles £100 not a mistype and seeing this video makes me want to experience it asap 👌 good video

Love the MX5. Swapped mine for an MR2 - original. Never been able to decide if that was a good decision or not. Still they were both as reliable as clockwork. We drove the MR2 from Manchester to Athens - never missed a beat.

I bought mine in February, they’re so enjoyable to drive! Not fast, not a handler but it still leaves a smile on my face every time.

I've had two of these, great little cars! Only sold mine as I'm too tall for it and it was breaking my back! Whack a nice MX5 Parts exhaust on it, along with some nice Rotas and coilovers and that's all you need - perfection imo!

Great video. I love these and you can forget the hair dresser image. Anyone who knows anything about cars will know that these are proper sports cars. Love it love it love it.

Absolutely love my Roadster. It has been my daily for ten years, (meant to keep it one summer) and has very few problems. Fabulous car. And contrary to popular belief, not that slow. Faster than most stock hatches, and waaay better handling.

Great review of an icon. The white H reg MX5 1.6 I had a year ago was a fun, happy car to drive. It had 98k and totally standard. For B roads it was fantastic. Also so cheap I wasn't precious over it, drove, and left roof-down almost all the time. Bought with a few niggles that were cheaply fixed and sold for a small profit when family commitments curtailed 2 seater ownership.... .. so I got a motorcycle in protest.

Nice, great to see you 'Get it'. I have a Mk1 i am currently installing the Rocketeer conversion. It is half as expensive as you say if you do it yourself. You would be more than welcome to test her and see if you think the V6 is worth it.

Always fancied a Mk1 good ones now hard to come by and without doubt a future classic another great video well done.

I think that's a really nice spec MX5 Green is my favourite colour tho, great video as always 😉

I had a Eunos Roadster V Special, before upgrading to a Boxster then 911.. I miss the Eunos a lot, it was a cracking little car that was cheap to run and endless fun, super reliable too.

I love this car. I bought my UK 1995 1.8iS back home to France 2 years ago. I've since done 15,000 miles and apart from ordinary maintenance and the hassle and cost of getting it registered and road legal for France it has cost me nothing. Purchased for £890 + registration €250, french "contrôle technique" (MOT) €65, fitting LHD headlights (second hand €30), 4 new tyres (€150) and a few bits and bobs. I guess she's cost me about £1400 in all. She's my daily driver come, sun, rain or snow and never fails to put a smile on my face. For fuel I can use 75% E85 25% 95 unleaded for a fill up which means a full tank (300+ miles) only costs me about £35. Personally I'm leaving her pretty much stock because I think the Mazda people did a damn good job from the start though a previous owner has put in a K&N air filter. When I eventually need to change the exhaust system I might put something a bit sportier though the current one sounds pretty OK. My advice JM : buy one before the prices go up! I bought another one back in February 2018 for a French mate who'd fallen in love with mine. We managed to find another clean one for £1000. But they are getting really difficult to spot in that price range now so I guess prices had bottomed out when I bought mine. Another avantage is that when you do need to fix them even duffers like me can do most stuff if armed with KZfaq tutorial, a Haynes manual and some basic tools. I'd never touched a car before and on this one I've done oil change, gearbox and diff oil, accessory belts and some bodywork. All easy. Yep BUY ONE and love it. 😁 Oh yeah. It IS a sportscar of the "old school" whatever anyone says - just as were the Triumph Spitfire or the MGB.

Owned a MK1 mx5 1.8 for a couple months now. Have had a few things go wrong with it. (Door springs, headlights, speakers and the list goes on.) but I’ve been able to fix it all on myself so far. Easy to work on and plenty of pull. They’re cheap and such a fun little country lane driver. So glad with it.

Big thumbs up! My next Mx5 will be a NA with a supercharger, bout 190bhp. Can't wait....

My Son (21) & I (60) traveled to Kent last week and bought a red Mk1 for us to share (him fiesta in winter MX5 in summer and vice versa for me) and drove it back to Glasgow without incident and on the way caught up with two other red ones a slammed Mk2 and a Mk1 with a huge exhaust that we heard for about a mile as he drove out of the Services. I now get the attraction of a rear wheel drive two seater rag top sports car. Brilliant little cars that I need to be careful at junctions with, as some grass grows higher than my line of vision here in the countryside of Central Scotland.

I've settled on this as my dream car. Hope to have one in 2 years or less

I have a Eunos Roadster as well. I'm 20. There's many other cars I looked at buying, a 3 MPS was probably top, but as said in the video the price makes mx5s really accessible. It's genuinely a fun little car and it's not as slow as people say it is once you get it on tiny single lane backroads

the Miata (as it's more commonly known on my side of the world) is a great little run around car! many of my friends have had several - mostly of the NA (MK1 as you call it...) and i've even had one... but it's been cut up and being reborn as something else but still, originally i felt they were lacking on power, but after having one as a daily beater, i stopped complaining and was content with it's throttle abilities

I have one, an s-limited import, black with red interior. In great shape for a 27 year old and used as a weekend car only. As you said, the numbers of good cars are dwindling but the better examples are beginning to appreciate. The rest are one step away from the scrap yard or being turned into drift slags by the scene boys. I'm going to hang onto mine and enjoy it as it is.

I love my little NB, it looks similar to the one at 10:52. They are common but you get to do the mx5 wave and most owners are very friendly.

you're an absolute chad. By chance I found your Jag XJ8 video when wanting to buy one, and then bought one. I am now looking for a MK1 MX5...and we meet again.

In 2013 I bought a then-new MX-5 NC-FL 1.8 Centerline. I could have had a prisitine NA for that money, but unfortunately I wouldn't quite fit in it (I'm a bit over 6'4). The NC 1.8 is said to be the least desirable of all Miatas, I know. However, the car was real fun to drive. 1121 kg with full tank, 131 HP (German version, the facelift had 5 more HP than the early NC 1.8) and 16'' wheels. The steering was fantastic, the gear shifter the best I've experienced in any car and It behaved every bit like you would expect from an MX-5. However, I did daily runs on the German Autobahn with it, it gets very loud there, and realized that I needed backseats more often than I thought I would. Since I only had parking space for one car, I sold it a year after. Still miss it. - Is the MX-5 a sports car? Apart from the 184 HP ND 2.0, I'd say, in terms of speed the Miata isn't. However, any Miata (NA, NB, NC, ND) feels every bit like a sports car. And they were born for backroad runs on every day of the week.

Until recently my wife had a mk2.5 mx5 sport with the 140bhp 1.8 engine, most of the time when I drove it it didn't feel very sporty to me mainly because it has a floaty feel rather than sharp handling (and I felt like Noddy as I'm 6'5" and had to drive with the roof down even in the rain). But then I once drove it over some mountain roads in South Wales (Neath to Hirwaun over the Bwlch and Rhigos passes) and although it still felt a bit floaty and had to thrash it uphill it was very enjoyable especially on the downhill corners, more for the feel of guiding the cars little mass, feeling and pushing the balanced neutral handling and using the road width nicely and feeling the grip changes on the various bits of the road surface, white lines and bumps.

I have an NC mk5. You should review one. You can get a 1.8 one for £3000. I have the 2.0 sport. It's great 30+ mpg. Very comfortable seats. Full leather tan interior. Oversteers real easy. Decently quick at 158bhp.

Remind me of driving Classic MG's 30 years ago when I worked on them, they never had any power but an MGA or early 1275 Midget were an awesome amount of fun on the back roads, no need for outright speed just good fun handling. If I could get away with only 2 seats I'd have an MX5 / Eunos.

I've had my Mk1 (NA) for 7 years now. San Diego is a perfect place for this car - Not hot, humid, and doesn't rain much. Got the car at 125K miles for about 3,000 USD. I am now up to 210,000 miles. A differential bearing was bad when I bought the car, so I changed that with a junkyard diff (after about 30,000 miles). Added a roll bar. Did the timing belt twice, and had to change the catalytic Converter after it failed emissions a couple years ago. Very easy to work on. Also, there are tons of youtube videos for all your fix it needs. In my twenties, I had a TR6. This is way more fun, and it just does not break.

Thanks for excellent video, showing nice British roads, as seen from the original mx5. I've got a gold one with soft top. Just pure reliable affordable fun. Can beat almost any other car around windy roads with sharp corners, due to the laws of physics! Other cars either slide or fall off the corner. Mostly though it is immensely enjoyable in quiet carefully chosen country areas. One gets the full benefit of top down, with sights, sounds and smells of the natural environment. I like to cruise along tree lined avenues and away from main road lanes. Speed is not needed, but on the other hand I've scared myself badly at higher speeds, due to the instant crisp handling. Perfect fun machine for summer. Regeo is kept on hold during winter!

I'm currently in the process of saving my pennies for a MK1 MX5. I want it to be bog standard with no mods whatsoever, it will be a real hoot on the country lanes near my house!!

Had one when I was 30, will get another one soon (as NA model prices are on a massive up). And since I am not much of a supercar fan the MX-5 in pretty much all of it's variants is and will forever be on my top ten best cars ever list. Right next to the Classic Mini Cooper, the Elise, the old XJ Jags, the AX/BX/CX gen Citroens, the Volvo 940/960 Estate (my current daily driver), the E39 M5, the Alfa 156 SW, the Alfa GT/GTV Bertone and the Lancia Delta Mk1 (as long as they have a turbo on them).

What a lovely looking thing the MK 1 is. Everything you can possibly want from a little sports car and Pop Up headlights too!!

I live in Northern Minnesota and run around in my 2014 Miata with the top down until the temp gets below 25 F. It gets too chilly then. The speed limit in South Dakota is 80 mph I went from Sioux falls to Rapid City in 4 hours. When you hit the Missouri breaks it's like a giant roller coaster. It goes from 70 to 90 in two seconds. 70 to 110 in 4. I got a ticket for 91 in Minn and 82 in South Dakota. There are risks but the most fun you can have in a car without a woman.

Always been a fan, would love to own one, sadly couldn't own it as a second car though cause of insurance prices for me

I'm restoring a 1990. It has a 92 engine that I tore down and rebuilt with new piston rings about 5 years ago. It has been a daily driver and I really enjoy driving it. It has two tops (hard and soft) just had it painted Mazda red it has ac, power windows, cruise control. I purchased a new soft top, interior carpet, new seat recovers just waiting for a bit of time to put into it. I bought a stand alone ecu arduino based. So I can put in a turbo. Can't wait... Just a fun little car I get thumbs up in all the time.

I have a silver Eunos myself with 83k km, doesn’t get used much if I’m honest but I refuse to get rid of it because when I do actually use it it always puts a smile on my face and gets loads of attention,

11:22 James, 13 grand may be a lot on a mx5 but putting a 240hp + 220lb/ft torque V6 (which actually weighs less than the original iron block 4 cylinder) w/ carbon fibre plenums, I don't see anything wrong with that, especially in a body weighing 1000kg. The V6 doesn't go beyond the front axle as much as the stock engine does. You're putting a sweeter sounding 6 cylinder with power + torque across a wider range RELIABLY over any 4 cylinder+forced induction kit combo. Its also even cheaper if you do the whole conversion yourself. Combine that with Ohlins DFV coilovers and brake upgrades (+ optionally roll cage for track), you can keep up with many performance cars. Not all MX-5s have to be on a super low budget for modifications! Hope Rocketeer get in touch with you to test drive their AJ30 MX-5s.

Great cars. Bought my Eunos V Special as a daily a few months ago they are great fun

Subscribed, anyone who appreciates these deserves it. New to your channel I like your style. To 50k ...

Brilliant cars both the MK1 and MK2. So much fun, open top and reliable!

That's a tidy looking car, well done to the owner 👍

I have to say, I really like the British green and the wooden shifter and steering wheel. Hoping to find me a little Miata next spring.

my 89 Eunos is the best car I ever owned. Fun, dependable, slow as hell so you can enjoy 9/10th driving all day everyday and no one batts an eyelid. driven and owned a lot of things since but nothing gives me as many smiles per mile as the Eunos.

Great little cars the mx5 we work on lots of them and always love test driving them 😃

On my second one, and just finished turbo’ing it. Reliability is gone but Christ it’s fun now. I’m 21 and doing my masters degree alongside👊🏻

Great video. I’m 63 therefore not a youngster 😀 and have a 1997 Classic Black MX5 as a summer fun car for rides out into the Peak District nearby. Great fun car which reminds me of the MG Midgets I had in my youth.👍🏼

I actually also own a Eunos V-Special. I love it, its a fantastic car (I have had it for 5 years, and used to by my daily during 2 of those). To answer your question, I don´t think its a propper sports car. Its not stiff enough and does not respond to your imputs good enough to be a sports car (in stock config). But I love it! It is just a very nice car to drive that makes me happy. Its fast enough and just makes you feel special everytime! To me that is all that I need...

I would love to see you with an MX5 :)

I had a 1990 1.8 black paint, black interior, detachable hard top, no power steering, no electric windows, loved it, great fun to drive, I think it should be compulsory to learn to drive in one.

I really miss my Mk2, sadly being 6ft 3" tall my back certainly doesn't. Brilliant cars though by any description.

I bought my MK1 three years ago. A car I knew from brand new I then found for sale some seventeen years later after only covering a total of 33k miles. Even though it was a totally original rust free car and for £1200 I still felt that it wasn’t special enough and still struggle with the idea of keeping it. However cheap to run and relatively bulletproof I’d be stupid to get rid.

Such a beauty. I want one!

MGTF 160 go quite well for no money owned 3 and never had any over heating issues I think most of them have been sorted now

got an na miata 2 weeks ago, been the best 2 weeks of the year!

I miss my Mk1 and regularly consider getting another one. At 6 foot 4 I managed to fit into it comfortably with some minor modifications and it was always a car that made me smile. Smiles per miles for the Mk1 is hard to beat.

A great review. I bought my NA a couple of years ago for pocket change (£800), it's still in pristine condition, and has cost me little to run. Another benefit in getting one of these which isn't so obvious is that sinking so little cash into them, and the car having so little value, then there's no temptation to sell. Chopping and changing cars is usually very expensive so I'll happily keep my NA even after I get another car in the future. I owned three Elans in the late 60's/early 70's, and will always be a Lotus man, but overall the MX5 is so much easier to live with.

Great review of a cracking little sports car. I have a 2003 986 Boxter S if your interested in doing a video.

Big fan of the Mk1 MX5. Fantastic fun to track as well, even if you are the slowest car on the straights,

Mists is always the answer. Or in this JDM case a Eunos. Best bang for buck car ever made, the mk1 and mk2 are as close to old school roadsters as you can get in a ‘modern’ car. They are utterly reliable but get one that’s either very cheap but needs the rust fixing or a bit pricier with rust already done. Get good coil overs on it, good lightweight wheels, grippy tyres, a 4 wheel alignment and the handling is sublime. Oh and you can get upwards of 350bhp from the engine with forced induction, or drop in a jag V6.

Well there’s a lot of good reasons the MX5 is the most popular sports car, in the world ,,,,, ever.

Great cars, it would be good to see you drive an original Elan for perspective. There will be things that appeal from both cars.

Had one loved every minute of it. Unfortunately had terminal rust. Will have another one.

I don't but I definitely want to own one of these. Any advice where to pick one up from?

I've always wanted an MX5, ended up sticking with the Civic Type R's over the years because of the extra seats. But for as long as I've had my licence I've really wanted an MX5! Can't go wrong with one!

Loved both of my Mk1 MX5's, both 1.8 import Eunos Roadsters. Not fast but in my opinion get all the essentials right, the only thing I'd have liked was for the drivers seat to be a bit lower. Mine also had the tan leather and nardi wood wheel/gearknob and it made it feel much more special. The regular black interior makes it all look a bit dull.

always wished they'd made it with the mx3's v6 as well

Well - I’ve owned my G-reg 1989 Mk1 since 1999 (now 20 years) - a Eunos import - and everything still bog-standard and working as it should. Now with 160,000 km on the clock. Only ever spent out for a cam belt, brake linings, tyres, petrol (gas) and oil, and now just about to buy its third battery. Used summer and winter (obviously much more in summer with hood down), it is a complete joy to drive and still admired by passers-by, despite its peeling silver paintwork! I shall drive it until it dies! Then I’ll just buy another Mk1 that’s been better looked after and carry on as normal. That’s how wonderful the Mk1 has been for me. Great fun, and it's cost me nothing!

Very good drive skills

Nice review, I loved my mk1 and it was a great drivers car. So you want a mx5, my wife has one of them maybe for sale......

A 2nd gen Honda Fit was go for me. Small, light, and nimble is nice, but it's gotta be able to haul people and stuff around as well.

Speaking of underdogs, have you considered having a look at the Smart Roadster?

I own a mk1 and had it for 7 years just love it.

We had a uk spec 1.8 mk1 mx5 for a few years, fantastic, but endless welding at mot time started to get annoying, so we sold it and got an mg zr. I would have a newer mx the one with twin exhausts.

Miss my red 95 miata everyday. Bought non running at 250,000 miles for $250 USD, got it to good condition and new tires for under $2500 USD budget. Hoping to have any miata New or old in future or a series 2 elise. No new lotus in the states.

Been driving mine as a daily driver for 29 years now, and yes, it has been wonderfully reliable. US spec NA 1.6 5 speed.

Probably the prettiest of all MX-5s ... the ND comes close, but you gotta love that puppy-dog face with the big pop-up "eyes". I'm not sure I'd trade my ND for an NA, but if I had the garage-space and money, I'd seriously think about getting an NA as well.

JayEmm could I ask where you drove this car? I recently drove through two villages called Blyford and Holton in Suffolk and they both look just like the road you were on at around 1:40

I had one just like that. Neo Green (British racing green) with tan leather... Sold it last year. Its still only car i ever regret selling. Replaced it with EP3 TypeR - and its just not as fun

Ive had 37!!! Restored a few...april its tax time...woohoo. i love em as they give the same driving experience as rx7 fd but at legal speeds

I have a 94 Miata, It is cheap but it is loads of fun in the summer with the top down. It's super reliable and parts are cheap so it is actually worth it to throw money at it during those times when the repairs do tend to pile up. It's still cheaper than a new car. Enjoy.

lets admit what's in front of our eyes the mx5 is one of the great sports cars, and has good claim to be best ever, even just by virtue of how attainable it has been for the masses, let alone the handling, gearbox, looks, simplicity, charm, performance potential etc all for 2.5k with hard top and a few rust advisories.

this is literally identical to mine, except the gold decal on the side on mine is in Japanese and the Rota wheels match in colour

7:58 - I think it depends on which one you go for - Mk1s aren't *that* common, especially if you go for a Eunos. There's a reason why they're common, - they're cracking cars. I wouldn't say Mk1s are "everywhere" - well not in my area anyway. Apologies if I've taken the "everywhere" comment too literally. I do agree with you on the Rocketeer kit - far too much money! Good video buddy