Thursday, July 20, 2006

The search for the 'right' MX5 MKII.....

That's right, MK II. We found one sample with silver color/black leather interior trim MKII yesterday in great condition. Great looking rear end design with curvy front end and side. It has a bit more refined and ridgid than the MK Is we have tested so far. My first drive turned out to be an average experience because I had been following big trucks, with the top down, in the industrial zone. To summarize it was light-weight, quick and responsive in turns and corners, nimble and stress-free. It has a 6-speed manual transmission, in which the shift was closely packed and snappy. Not bad. The engine sounded a bit boomy and offered sufficient progress. Of course after using the lazy C36 big six and the torquey and powerful DC2 complete race engine, the 1.8L MX5 engine felt numb and flat. However it was there to sing with the chassis and dance thru the corners. Tiki thinks it might not have enough power for me to keep but I think with acceleration figure 0-100kph in a little bit over 8 seconds it would do alright.

First we need to sell our C240. We simply cannot have 4 cars at the same time.

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