Comments on: 2009 Mazda MX-5 global details

By: Falcodore

Falcodore — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 10:41:11 +0000

Jimbo, you must be smokin some hardcore drugs to compare an MX5 to a camry. lol

By: Frontman

Frontman — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 04:28:08 +0000

I miss my ’90 model 1.6.
Wasn’t the fastest thing on four wheels, but that didn’t matter. Just a hell of a good, pure drive. No ABS No ESP No Traction Control No Air Cond & No room. Just the essentials.

By: JML

JML — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 06:45:16 +0000

The front end looks ridiculous, like it’s got a big goofy smile on it’s ‘face’. I can hear it saying, “I can has cheezburger?”

By: Col

Col — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 06:31:59 +0000

Mmmm…tempting. Having owned a 2002 NB model and later, a 2005 SP (not the mazda SE but the Alan Horsley SP), I really found them to be very good handling cars. I often found myself taking the “long” route to somewhere as long as it had a few curves in it.

The turbo in the SP did overwhelm the car a little in the corners. But for sheer pleasure in auditory stimuli, you cannot go past the turbo. The whooss, pops, whines and the wind when driving a turbo Mx5 with the top down….priceless.

By: KJ

KJ — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 03:37:17 +0000

It looks like the current one, where’s the new look?

By: Twilight

Twilight — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:06:45 +0000

lol, that’s funny Jimbo…

i got an 84′ Meteor, and we also name our cars. the day i got it, me and my sister sat infront of it and thought for ages of what we could name it. Dad suggested ‘Doris’ because that was the name of the previous and only owner.

well, we didn’t like it, so we went with ‘Bernie’ coz it looks like an old mans car and it’s short for Bernard.

i’ve only had the thing for 8months but i absolutely love it! 24years old and only done 144,000km =].

good review guys, considering Jazz, 2, or Fiesta next February…

By: Jimbo

Jimbo — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:33:41 +0000

Golfschwein, I apologise and I stand corrected. I googled Datsun 120Y and I would agree with your assessment. What a majestic beast it was. If only the MX5 could emulate some of its awesomeness it would not put me to sleep.
And yes I know I know when I drive a MX5 I will change my mind but for now it’s Camryness kills it for me.

By: Jimbo

Jimbo — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:19:25 +0000

Thanks DanMan, I knew there would be a reason. Very clever of car companies to play on peoples tendencies to humanise their cars.
I know I had a 1982 Laser that only worked when it wanted to and I use to talk to it all the time with words of encouragement, pleading with it and even threatening it at times.
I swear this happened. One hot summers day in a car park I admired a new Focus and the Laser stalled would not start. I eventually in my delirium from the heat apologised for admiring the other car and hey presto the laser sprung to life.
Am I delusional? Quite likely! But to this day I still name every car I own.

By: DanMan

DanMan — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:04:51 +0000

Mx5′s have always been a favorite of mine.. had a 2004 SE in Titanium which was awesome. So pure. Every drive put a smile on my face. Driving at it’s purest.
Not many cars have stayed relenvent for 20 years and remained true to the first concept.. Love it.

By: DanMan

DanMan — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:00:08 +0000

The researchers, from the University of Toronto and the University of Chicago, find that people are more likely to attribute human qualities or traits to inanimate objects if the product fits with their expectations of relevant human qualities — and are also more likely to positively evaluate an anthropomorphized item.

“We sometimes see cars as loyal companions going so far as to name them. We argue with, cajole, and scold malfunctioning computers and engines,” explain Pankaj Aggarwal (University of Toronto) and Ann L. McGill (University of Chicago). “We find that if the product has a feature that is typically associated with a human prototype, then people are more likely to humanize the product, and also evaluate it more positively.”

Couresty SCIENCE DAILY…
So if a car is ‘happy’ you will like it more..