Supra_UK_
Well-Known Member
Honestly I am surprised at some of these quotes from so called car enthusiasts, SupraUK, you are so wrong factually on so many fronts. For starters "you need to be a midget to fit in an MX5", well I'm nearly 6ft and 13 stone and easily fit into the mx5, granted if your 6 ft 2+ and 20 stone you might struggle
"Yes MX5 and GR86 are available here, not very popular, you usually just see the old ones driven around by lunatic chavs with bumpers hanging off leaving a trail of rust as they drive by." - Really.. GR86 did nt even come out until 2022. Mazdas came out in the late 80's and 90's and its testament to their popularity tht many of these are still on the road in the hands of enthusiasts
The GR86 has had amazing reviews and the UK allocation was sold out within an hour or so of it being released. Many GR86 still go for over list price and are highly sought after, so much so Toyota UK have managed to secure another batch which are invites only. Likewise the MX5 is the most popular 2 seater sports car in the UK and has a huge following.
Its very light weight, around 1000kg, very nimble and can dart around the twisties like few other sports cars. The 188bhp engine sings sweet, manual gearbox and for a light car provides plenty of power. If still in doubt your find nearly all reviews for it are excellent Topgear review, Autocar. In this weeks Autocar your find a group test of an MX5, M2 coupe and Civic Type R which in itself shows its in the mix and your find the MX5 comes out joint top with the M2 and highly praised which says it all.
"They're such a different inferior league of cars." having had both a supra and and top of range mx5, the interior of an mx5 matches that of the Supra, the build quality is also excellent. see typical example MX5 GT Sport Tech
The Abarth 124 spider was discontinued as it hardly made any sales and did not make a profit for FIAT and people prefered its better looking brother the MX5.
Just because one car costs more than another, does not necessary make the lower priced car inferior, you normally get that snobby uneducated attitude from premium brands owners eg Porsche, JLR, etc not from Toyota Supra owners !! Live and let live is my motto and be happy theres such a wide range of sports cars out there to choose from.
Craig thanks for your message.
I'll just add a bit of meat on the bone as I appreciate my previous comment on Mx5 and GR86 lacked context the way I wrote it, entirely my fault for rushing it, mea culpa.
GR86: I am one of biggest fans of this car. I was actually waiting for this car for ages, and was nearly 1st in UK to own one, until I decided to change to the Supra MT ?
The whole piece I wrote on loonie chavs is specifically directed to old Mx5s, not GR86, it's my fault for the way I grammatically wrote it.
I was answering the other person in a general way to say something on the lines of "yes we do have small sports cars here in the UK too" but I totally wrote that incoherently.
Never the less, I wholeheartedly stand by what I wrote about old Mx5s specifically, reason being, similarly to how your opinion of the word "inferior" differs from mine, which is absolutely fine, is the same reason you are calling them 'car enthusiasts', when I see them as people that can't afford a proper car, so they buy a banged up rusty Mx5, just so they can tell people on their instagram that they have a "sports car" or a 'project', to cater to their fragile identity.
Thereafter, they commonly proceed to sabotage every single car meeting in the UK with loud, obnoxious sh!t boxes, and shut down shows ruining the car scene for everyone else (obviously, this comment is not reserved to Mx5s only, but to a vast multitude of cars) however, due to the very small financial implication of owning a rusty Mx5, it tends to attract a certain type of people, let's say.
Now, the new MX5s, are actually very nice! Especially those dark red ones, beautiful paint, and have grown in size, just like the Mini has; but to me, yes they are cramped (I'm 6'1: normal build), but again, you might feel like it's not - de gustibus non disputandum est.
Finally, I can also tell you that I would not define myself as a 'car enthusiast at all', I simply own cars that I like, but this doesn't mean I must be generically labelled as a 'car enthusiast' - in summary, this should now hopefully give you assurance and peace of mind that you no longer need to be associated with an uneducated snob anymore ?
Just remember, and this is coming from someone uneducated, as you described me: "Forum" is a latin word, and used to be an outdoor public place of debate and discussion, so it is perfectly expected to not have a homogeneous spread of opinions, but rather a vibrant diversity of ideas, backgrounds and interests ? ?
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