I have an NC1 with coilovers (can't remember the brand) and a light remap, it was 10% the price of a GR86 and it's bloody ace!Also: not sure that reviewer gets it really.
And: I am so tempted by an MX5 nc2 with Meister R suspension for less than a third of the price of the GR86
This is where I am. Based on others comments from 'The Call' it looks like my car will be one of the last to arrive. At that point I won't need it and if the residuals are high, I'll sell it and take the profit. If residuals are down, I'll get my deposit back.
Are you keeping it, or swapping for the GR86?
That's what is tempting me too, or this one from Roddisons: https://www.mx5-racing.co.uk/mx5-mk3-power-upgrade/
I'm planning on keeping it, the tricky part will be convincing the wife that by having a pair of two seater cars counts as having 4 seats!
No, but the Super 200 with a new exhaust is very much on my wish list.
I've been there with MX5's and owned an NA that had a full engine rebuild, port/polish/light skim. A Racing Beat Air Intake and full exhaust, Meisters etc etc. It was a brilliant wee thing but safety became a concern after one of my buddies nearly came a cropper hitting a rock in his Turbo'd NA. Crumple zones weren't a thing back in the nineties but the extra bracing he had fitted probably saved his legs. I take my son out in my cars so this was a big factor for me. I previously had motorbikes and the NA was a first step in becoming a bit more safety conscious.
Yip, that's why it's highly unlikely I'll be cancelling. It's a much more workable proposition for me as well.
For the most part he was comparing it to the 2.3 litre eco boost...
I wonder - how much is the car being 'a Toyota' (and of course being Japanese) play in to all this?
The decades-old generally accepted notion (you could even say cliché) is that Japanese cars are trouble-free, reliable, well-engineered etc. This is generally supported in customer satisfaction and reliability surveys.
As any of us involved in project management/quality improvement/PRINCE2/lean/Six Sigma and all that stuff know, Toyota is often cited as a paragon of efficient, effective , productive working. (I may have gently mocked this assumption here)
This may play into the impact of all the palaver. Some of us would have gravitated to a brand new Japanese car with a warranty rather than a ten year old Cayman (for example) - for 'convenience'.
So we have certain expectations in terms of vehicle reliability and a smooth customer experience.
As an aside , I had an Alfa Romeo previously which I ran for three years. The car and the dealer I bought it from and had it serviced by were absolutely faultless. If they made a new sports car I'd be back there, no question.
I don't think its fair to say he doesn't understand sports car, the point of his test is more about the price more than anything isn't it?
Ive never driven or even considered and Alfa before, but I msut say, I really like the look of this!The CEO (and Director of Travel and Tourism) can’t wait for the Alfa Tonale RHD demo cars to arrive in September , I feel the pressure building (and Alfa Red is FOC )
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