learningtofly Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Well, my poor old Boxster was officially written off by my insurers last week after about a month of thinking about it following what was a pretty minor prang. I was toying between a convertible Mini and an MX-5 as a replacement, and this is now sitting on my drive. It's a 2010 (Mk 3.5 facelift) 2.0 SE with low mileage and not a mark on it. I drove it about 65 miles home yesterday, and it's an absolute joy. Far more engaging than the Boxster, although I did notice the back twitch on a couple of corners (I was going pretty quickly and it was chucking it down, mind).So far, very happy indeed, although I think I'll let Skuzzle work some magic on it in the spring (the basic upgrades take it from 158 to 190 bhp). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Very nice indeed. Looks in very good nic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goat Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Nice car. We have a 2007 2.0 sport lowered on eibachs. If it's twitchy get alignment checked and drop links. We've got a cobra backbox but I'd really like to swap out the manifold to get rid of the cat and have it remapped, then put some asjystable coilovers on. We did a couple of the Mazda on track car control days which are a good laugh.If you haven't already then get yourself a trombone slide cleaning brush for the hood drains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
learningtofly Posted October 15, 2018 Author Share Posted October 15, 2018 Very nice indeed. Looks in very good nic. Thanks - it's in lovely nick actually. Much more of a purist's car, and far more engaging because of that.I did love my Boxster, but it was 18 years old and following the last service I was given a list of about £4k's worth of additional work that was required. maybe the write-off was a blessing in disguise as I don't have that kind on money knocking around. (The car was worth £7.5k at best anyway, so it wouldn't have been money well spent.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
learningtofly Posted October 15, 2018 Author Share Posted October 15, 2018 Nice car. We have a 2007 2.0 sport lowered on eibachs. If it's twitchy get alignment checked and drop links. We've got a cobra backbox but I'd really like to swap out the manifold to get rid of the cat and have it remapped, then put some asjystable coilovers on. We did a couple of the Mazda on track car control days which are a good laugh.If you haven't already then get yourself a trombone slide cleaning brush for the hood drains. That sounds nice! Have you seen what Skuzzle can do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Very nice indeed. Looks in very good nic. Thanks - it's in lovely nick actually. Much more of a purist's car, and far more engaging because of that.I did love my Boxster, but it was 18 years old and following the last service I was given a list of about £4k's worth of additional work that was required. maybe the write-off was a blessing in disguise as I don't have that kind on money knocking around. (The car was worth £7.5k at best anyway, so it wouldn't have been money well spent.) That does sound like a blessing in disguise, bet it felt very heavily disguised when it happened though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goat Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Nice car. We have a 2007 2.0 sport lowered on eibachs. If it's twitchy get alignment checked and drop links. We've got a cobra backbox but I'd really like to swap out the manifold to get rid of the cat and have it remapped, then put some asjystable coilovers on. We did a couple of the Mazda on track car control days which are a good laugh.If you haven't already then get yourself a trombone slide cleaning brush for the hood drains. That sounds nice! Have you seen what Skuzzle can do?Yeah, keep looking, also looked at the bbr stuff. Not keen on the skuzzle intake, will stick with pipercross panel filter. We keep holding off until we've moved and then we'll start sorting it properly. Got a bit of bodywork to do as well after some nob in a car park hit the drivers door. Great little cars, you have to drive like you ride a bike as people seem to frequently pull out on you smidsy style. Oh yeah and watch for rust (I'm sure you know all this so sorry!) . We had ours dinitrolled badly by a garage in Suffolk, but still had some work done on the sills earlier this year by fast Eddys in Norfolk who's very good and knows the cars inside out.This is ours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Dinitrolled? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six30 Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Are you a hairdresser then ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
learningtofly Posted October 15, 2018 Author Share Posted October 15, 2018 Are you a hairdresser then ? Why, have you got helmet hair? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goat Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Are you a hairdresser then ? Got some gaffa tape I can do you a Brazilian with, if you like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six30 Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Are you a hairdresser then ? Why, have you got helmet hair? Sometimes..... I fancy a blue rinse , will you get one of them big over head driers in it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
learningtofly Posted October 15, 2018 Author Share Posted October 15, 2018 Are you a hairdresser then ? Why, have you got helmet hair? Sometimes..... I fancy a blue rinse , will you get one of them big over head driers in it .Just stick your barnet under the bonnet. It get’s nice and warm in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six30 Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Are you a hairdresser then ? Got some gaffa tape I can do you a Brazilian with, if you like? Brazilians so 1990's ..... bald is fash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geofferz Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Well, at least you have a big manly bike to make up for the girly car! I kid - I hear they're great fun. Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goat Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Dinitrolled? Rust proofing. Meant to be quite good if applied well with good prep. Waste of time if applied by lazy barstewards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzie Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Nice!I always liked the Mk3 MX5 as it was the first one they did where I felt I'd happily have one. The Mk2 was such a let down on the Mk1. I'd love to experience a turbo charged version. In the end I bought a 2012 Audi TT as I figured I'd want a turbo charged lump.It was noticeably heavier feeling than the MX-5 and ultimately I didn't get on with it. Much more a fan of hot hatches but the odd coupe still catches my eye. I keep on the lookout for a turbo Hyundai Veloster. They only made them for a few years, they were very quirky looking, but 180bhp from a 1.6 is similar to the Ford Fiesta ST. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mississippi Bullfrog Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Dinitrolled? Anti rust product. Dinitrol make a range of rust converters and underbody and cavity waxes. Good stuff.Not much use on some MX-5 variants though as they have sections made from layers of steel that rot from the inside out. How Mazda have got away with the lack of rust protection never ceases to amaze me.Lovely cars to drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fro Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 I bought a 2012 Audi TT Didn't realise you were a hairdresser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Nice cars, def underpowered especially for the grip they have, supercharger kit will solve all the performance issues Early ones rust and I think I still have a green hardtop for a mk2 lurking somewhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzie Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 I bought a 2012 Audi TT Didn't realise you were a hairdresser. A sparky. But I'm informed by site mechanics on a regular basis that that's even worse And in my defence it was the hard top 2.0 TFSI with a manual gearbox. But it was white soooooo, wanna buy some Redken? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fro Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 A sparky. But I'm informed by site mechanics on a regular basis that that's even worse SPARKY?! wanna buy some Redken? What is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzie Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Electrical engineer, or "dancing shoe wearing, tool averse, chess player" (favourite piss take quote of the year).Redken, I see it stocked and hard sold a lot in hairdressers I frequent. I don't know what's in it but it appears to be the hair equivalent of redex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRH Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Electrical engineer, or "dancing shoe wearing, tool averse, chess player" (favourite piss take quote of the year). The reply to that should be;"Safety boots are under the desk and if I give you a blank piece of paper can you design it" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six30 Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Can you book me in for a 1980’s style wedge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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