Comments on: 2009 Mazda MX-5 Review & Road Test

By: darkside

darkside — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 13:06:27 +0000

top car,bit of a mid life crisis car for me. I used to drive MGB,s. This car takes me back to that. I am 6’6” and can fit (just). the only rattle I found on mine is the 3 nuts that hold the door window frame into the bottom of the door

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 06:17:42 +0000

I’ve owned my NC for 8 weeks now and this car is hilarious ! Pure enjoyment.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 12:16:43 +0000

I bought one, I’ve had it for about a week. The car is amazing, great handling, fantastic gear box, I’m still wearing it in, when I first got it (new) it was really tight to engage, you really needed to put your shoulder into it to get t in gear, I’ve done my first 1100′kms in it and I can really feel the gear smoothing out, it keeps getting better and better. The handling is unreal, it’s basically a big gokart, love it. But yes there are some down sides, such as the power plate (chassis) reverbs at certain rpms, annoying but I’m getting used to it, the Bose system is a joke, the doors and roof rattles a little over rough roads. Having said that though, it’s summer now, when the sun goes down and it’s 24 degrees, down the highway with the top down, there’s absolutely no other place I’d rather be. The car has some down sides, but the positives faaaaar outweigh the negatives. Do I regret it? Hell no, well worth the price. A tip, don’t waste your money on the sport package, the stock leather seats are far better. Oh, and I’m 190cm, it’s not a car it’s a perfect glove that slowly moulds to your body getting better every day.

By: Danman2

Danman2 — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:49:26 +0000

My god your an unhappy bugger Talib… really. Very small nits to be picked there.. Spend another 1% of the purchase price and all fixed.. jeesh.

This has to be one of the best cars made post war. never has a model (Guiness book of records biggest seller, sports cars) made so many customers so happy for so long. They just hit so many of the targets they tried to achieve with this car.

Massive Mx5/Miata/Eunos fan clubs all around the world… Just brilliant.

By: Talib

Talib — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:39:40 +0000

I had a 2005 NC Series 1 MX-5 (soft-top)… it was always my understanding that the suspension in the hard-top varieties was slightly softer to cope with the extra weight; and the body was slightly wider (around the rear guards) to house the roof structure.

What’s the down side to this car? The interior has a number of annoying rattles, the stereo is pretty crap (and that’s the up-speck Bose package), and the sun visors don’t really work very effectively – nit picky gripes, but gripes all the same.

By: Ash

Ash — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 07:48:06 +0000

Clockwork..

Obviously you have never owned a Mazda MX-5?…the car is not about power, and me and the Mazda marketing department is a funny one….I wish…

I can’t help it I love my own 2009 Series II RX-8..now can I.

By: c1ockwork

c1ockwork — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:13:41 +0000

Wow Ash, I think you “EMPLOYMENT” at “MAZDA’S MARKETING DEPARTMENT” is pretty sound with all those “MAZDA 3S” you’ve been selling!!!?1!?

Underpowered. Yawn. If I had to have one I’d rather it not be the ‘happy Miata is happy’ version.

By: RoFlmaTiC

RoFlmaTiC — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 01:28:06 +0000

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By: RoFlmaTiC

RoFlmaTiC — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 01:27:38 +0000

Prefer tbe previous iteration wish doesn’t have the smile and rosey cheeks.

By: Ash

Ash — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 23:04:54 +0000

Alex,

I have to agree with you about some of the later styling on Mazda’s, but don’t blame them, blame the USA and their laws, whatever they want they get.
The fatter they are the bigger cars get, then you have the mandatory “clearances” above the engine to bonnet and the head to top of windscreen.
NOW, there are new laws coming in the US (2011) for REAR collisions that require extra strengthening, hence the larger fatter backsides on the new Mazda 3 and the “extended” rear bumper bars.

Get used to it, all cars will be slowly changing yet again once their model life is over.