EggXpert

I'm thinking of buying the 2008 Mazda MX-5 power retractable hard top (PRHT) convertible (Grand Touring, 6sp auto, black/tan, Premium package)...

1) Is it girly?

2) Should I buy it? If not, what would you recommend? My budget is under 30k. Looking for Sporty

 

 

 http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/displayPage.action?pageParameter=modelsMain&vehicleCode=MX5

root:

I'm thinking of buying the 2008 Mazda MX-5 hard top convertible (Grand Touring, 6sp auto, black/tan, Premium package)...

1) Is it girly?

2) Should I buy it? If not, what would you recommend? My budget is under 30k. Looking for Sporty

 

 

 http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/displayPage.action?pageParameter=modelsMain&vehicleCode=MX5

,,,it's the balls Root. if u like it an it's what u want, bye it, it don't matter what anybody else thinks,,,it's a great little car,,fast, and not bad in the mpg department,,i work for a large dealer auction company, had a chance to try a '07 model that we had come in to get ready for a show,,,tell u what man, that thing surprised me for what it could do performance wise,,nice little toy man, go for it,,,,,,,

Thanks lol. Glad to hear first hand experience. The count is currently at 2 and 2. And swaydude is wondering if I'm going to have a matching bra for the car (we all in Cutechat right now)

I'm going to go take it out for a test drive over the weekend. Who knows, I might hate it or I might drive home with one.

 

 

1) sorta

2) if you have to go with Mazda, I'd pick RX7 or RX8...if it has too be convertible, Pontiac G6 or Volkswagen Eos

root:

Thanks lol. Glad to hear first hand experience. The count is currently at 2 and 2. And swaydude is wondering if I'm going to have a matching bra for the car (we all in Cutechat right now)

I'm going to go take it out for a test drive over the weekend. Who knows, I might hate it or I might drive home with one.

 

 

try to take it out without the salesman,,if not tell him to hold on an shut up,,let er loose man, u wont be dissapointed in the performance,,,have fun,,,,,,,lol

by the way root, black was the one i drove,,not girly at all,,,,,lol

The MX-5 is actually a pretty good car. I've sat in the new and older ones. And I don't think that manual and automatic makes that much of a difference in the car. I guess if you don't get bright pink with flowers on it, then it won't look girly. Black looks nice. So therefore:

1) No it's not girly.

2) Depends if you like it or not. Let us know how your test drive goes. Dunno what other convertibles are out there for that range.

unicorn:

1) sorta

2) if you have to go with Mazda, I'd pick RX7 or RX8...if it has too be convertible, Pontiac G6 or Volkswagen Eos

I've heard rotary engines have problems (cost of keeping one running is high)

I'll definitely let you guys know how I like it. I think I'll do it Saturday.

 

root:

unicorn:

1) sorta

2) if you have to go with Mazda, I'd pick RX7 or RX8...if it has too be convertible, Pontiac G6 or Volkswagen Eos

I've heard rotary engines have problems (cost of keeping one running is high)

I'll definitely let you guys know how I like it. I think I'll do it Saturday.

they got problems ? I only heard that the maintenance is costy since they are rare...anyway, MX-5 is not a bad choice, I drove that a lot in NFS...LOL

do show us some close-up of the interior and exterior once you got it...btw,  carefully driving i just scratched my dad's ford

Wow!  Nice car~~ I like it!

Not girly but better for girl

Naw, that's not girly. If anything it will get you girls. I wish I could have that car. Beats my 91 civic

Looks great and how much is the car anyway?

Personal Note: I preferred 4 seats cars because it is more convient to carry people or some of my storage items.

Girly? I dun think so. Go and buy it, though I think 8 will be better.

Dunno if it is girly but it definitely looks petite. 

prtuc2:

Looks great and how much is the car anyway?

The type I'm looking at is just shy of 30K but on the low end you can get away with 22K I think...

 

Weren't you suppose to be retiring? *grin*

 

I don't think it's girly.  An uncle of mine had a miata years ago.  He liked it.  I looked at them myself over the summer.  I was tempted.

I have heard that the RX-8's have to be started daily and be taken to at least 3k rpm or they won't always start for you.  I travel too much to worry about that.  Don't know if it was supposed to be that way for the RX-7's or not.  

I wouldn't be ashamed of owning an MX-5 though.

When I was looking for a sporty little car over the summer, I looked at MX-5's, briefly at the RX-8, Pontiac Solstice,Saturn Sky, Nissan 350z and bought an '07 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT. 

 

Freezrburn:

When I was looking for a sporty little car over the summer, I looked at MX-5's, briefly at the RX-8, Pontiac Solstice,Saturn Sky, Nissan 350z and bought an '07 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT. 

Ya, I've been looking at all of those and even at the Honda S2000 CR, even though its above my price range.... but I don't think it's worth it since I'm not that much of a racer.

Thanks for the comments so far! 

I like it..and I usually don't like Miata's believe it or not, but that one is very nice looking.

I'm a pretty big Mazda fan, I prefer Rx-7's. My boyfriend almost bought a Miata, an older one, which was pretty nice.

I say, if you like it, go for it, you'll definitely get chick attention. Lol.  

Ash1337:

I like it..and I usually don't like Miata's believe it or not, but that one is very nice looking.

I'm a pretty big Mazda fan, I prefer Rx-7's. My boyfriend almost bought a Miata, an older one, which was pretty nice.

I say, if you like it, go for it, you'll definitely get chick attention. Lol.  

Well that's comforting *grin*

Love the Sig and welcome to EggXpert.

 

It's a nice car, my only recommendation would be to get it with a stanadard transmission instead of an automatic. I will be completely honest in my perception when looking at vehicles on the street, if this is something you are wondering "what some might think?'. I'll see something like this MX-5 or a RX-8, Mustang GT / Cobra, Lancer, Nissian Z or any other sports car on the street, if it catches my attention I will go out of my way to walk all the way to the car and look right inside the window, if I see an automatic shifter my first thought is that a women must own this 'cute little sports car' but if I see a manual shifter, then my first thought is, 'saweet!' And this isn't just me thinking like 'a guy' My girlfriend even has the same prejudice, she drives a 2004 Mustang 5-speed manual. I drive a 2000 Jetta 5-speed manual as well and the only way I'll ever get automatic is if they don't offer a Humvee in a 5-speed. =)

Ok, now that I said that. You will know the moment you take it off the lot for that test drive if you like it or not. Someone made a good suggestion, see if you could drive it by yourself so you could really give it some gas and see if you get excited from the feeling of the car and test it's handling, this is what is usually the best thing about these little cars, what they are lacking in power they usually more than make up in cornering.

So yeah, if you need lession in driving a standard transmission, let me know. =) And if you want to wait for some real muscle, wait till Feb. 16th 2008

::drooling::

I do like a manual trans but my car is auto.  Has the autostick but it's not the same.  I have to admit, it is easier on my knees though (my knees don't like me very much). 

lol I need lessons. I've always wanted to learn and the more I think about it, the more I think you are right Ubber. Best friend has a crossfire that I think he will let me learn from... but if not, any one in Dallas with a POS manual they don't mind teaching me to drive?

 

5 speeds r fun, but my '86 GMC p/u, with a, 475 hp 454 runs pretty good with a 3000 stall converter in front of that automatic,,,,,lol

root:

prtuc2:

Looks great and how much is the car anyway?

The type I'm looking at is just shy of 30K but on the low end you can get away with 22K I think...

 

Weren't you suppose to be retiring? *grin*

 

Yes December 15th, got 8 days to go.

Not to Girly But I would suggest maybe a Mustang or the new 2009 Chevy Camaro :) NICE