Alright everyone, hope you enjoyed this video, I sure enjoyed driving the mazda. The MX5 is ace, quite frankly. Never really felt as though it lacked power as many people say it does, but the surprisingly neutral handling is what won it for me. A fantastic thing to take down the B roads.

I wish people would stop saying the nc is the worst Mx-5/Miata I could be one of the best honestly.

Great review! I lived in the UK for 30 years + and had a variety of British classics Triumphs, Lotus, Mini& MGs. They all had their quirks and charms, but reliability was always an issue. Despite my extensive mechanical skills they always had a moment when they let you down. The MGBGT was the best of them, but even it was in the shadow of the MX5 NC1. What a sports car!! Handles better than a Lotus, and you never have to apply the spanner’s too much. The notchiness in 1st- 2nd is down to wear on the nylon selector restrictor around the gearstick. A very simple fix. The gearbox is a treat when you address that. I use mine as a daily and I think it’s possibly the best sports car I’ve ever owned. Forget your Porsche, your Z3 & 4 this is the answer

8X Car and Driver Top 10 Cars -- more than any other generation of MX-5.

The 1.8 NC is a little slow, but you aren't getting speeding tickets so easily. Also, with heated seats and the heat from the transmission tunnel means that as long as it's dry even a 5c drive will be fine as long as you have a hat on.

I love that I come to watch this, considering buying one and you drive it right past my house in the early part of the video.

Had mine for eight years. Loved every minute of it. Sold with in two weeks for more than I paid for it. Even while I was in the process of paperwork of selling I still had other buyers.

From a safety point of view the NC is way ahead the NA and NB .

I think you spoiled yourself by driving the NC first. It's an absolute gem and doesn't get the love it deserves. You were right to conclude it has very few faults for what it is and the price you can get one at.

2 litre is a must. 1.8 just isn't enough. Beat the 2.0 properly, and it's pretty quick cross country. A momentum corner car. The back end isnt glued to the floor at all!! You can trigger TC often. Its a good system. NC is more civilised and usable. Leave power standard and rev it harder!!

I'm looking at getting a NC1 and have been watching a lot of videos on YT. Not even viewed one yet though lol. Gonna view one on wed. I'll be looking out for rust which seems to be a big issue on them

This is a cracking review! I own an NB (Mk2) MX-5 and it feels a little more fun than the NC, on a nice sunny day, when you're on a B road, that isn't full of potholes, AKA 5% of the time. The other 95% of the time the NC feels like a nicer place to be, more creature comforts, less NVH etc etc. They're different cars, the NA and NB feel like classics, the NC feels like one of the most fun modern cars you can buy, and now that you can get them for £2000, they're an absolute bargain. Good review my friend 👍

Apart from the roof coming down the micra cc and the ford Ka are not in the remotest like an mx5.

Great video! Nc to see loads more people doing Nc related content 😁

I really enjoyed the review

Great review! 🎉

Here anorher NC owner, if i lhave to get a new car, i will choose an NC again. I'm pretty sure that all the bad things that people says it has, comes from people whe never have driven it. Just because is "bigger" and "heavier".. just because about the numbers.. but It's also more powerfull that makes that difference totally unpercrptible. But there's a real difference between NA, NB and NC.. and is the evidence of the different generations, wich means that the NC is a modern car, that looks like a modern car, more space, more comfortable, but still have the NA/NB behaviour. They really made a GREAT job. ND is just a smaller NC, less space, less comfort, but still have all modern things that the NC have, but just because is "smaller" , people says that back to their origins. In my opinion, they should keep the NC size for the ND, both still being small cars btw.

More than likely the clutch needed adjustment at the pedal, as even factory these are set too low and both my NC2s were the same after adjusting the height gear selection is easier, very common for these. Plus gearbox and turret lubrication needs proper maintenance.

I had a 2007 NC hardtop last year, and it was brilliant. I paid $14kAUD for it, and it ran like a Swiss watch despite over 200k kms on the clock. It was hard to justify spending twice as much on an ND, but I eventually traded it and bought a 2017 ND RF with very low kms (15000) a couple of months ago. But I've never understood the hate the NC gets from some MX5 enthusiasts (snobs might be better word). It's hardly big, hardly heavy, and it's a much better car than either the NA or the NB. As a cheap entry into MX5 ownership I think the NC is hard to beat.

Great cars based on a Lotus Elan for inspiration I was told years ago

Loving the videos. Might be able to help with an nb but it was only £800 😂

There's a Japanese Eunos badge for the NA that looks a lot like a Lotus badge.

I would let you drive my limited edition NA down here in the South-East coast but It's about 3-4 hour drive from yours. I am trying to do it up too.

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never had any problem with gear change with my 2007 1.8. if you are in the market go for nc2 or nc3, many subbtle improvements that make a difference. also opt for 2.0 wich has lsd if you can afford it. and prht (hard top) gives you peace of mind if you park on the street. and check thorougly for rust,

I personally think it’s the best but I don’t care for the NC1 or NC2. The NC3 is great!

As for the gearchange try pausing as you go through neutral, just briefly, it works. Across the box changes are best, no point in moving the lever to a gear you are not going to use. The gearchanges can be baulky when cold as well, but again the slight pause works. NBs rust, all of them and NCs can be equally as bad......the former can be the front chasses rails so choose carefully.

NA definitely didn’t have traction control. NB same. The NB2 I had (a 1.8 non-Sport) definitely didn’t have TC either. Pretty sure the NC was the first MX5 to get it. If you want slow, try a late NA 1.6 (like a Monza special edition), they’re sweet handlers but good grief they’re slow.

Do a Citroen C3 next!

God bless

Very misleading tagline. NC3 2.0 wipes the floor with the majority of roadsters.

I always feel so bad for the Brits that they have to use their inferior hand for shifting. So wrong.

I think it’s the best looking Miata

I typed this after you compared the mx5 to the street KA and nissan, then stopped watching.

You must have a horrible NC gear shifter, as I've driven several NC's, and the gear shifter is one of the best features of these cars. They are such a short throw, and smoothly goes from gear to gear, and most TR reviewers seem to agree with me. YOU are the ONLY one I've heard complain about the shifter. As for the different variants, I 100% prefer the NC to the NA and the NB.

U lost at that tired beat out boat crap

A roadster has to be rear wheel drive .

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