1992 Mazda Eunos Roadster review from UK and Ireland

Handbrake stuck.

Radiator top hose.

Radiator thermosensor.

I think the wheel bearings are on the way out.

I own a few vehicles, including an very fast Efini RX7, and yet this car is one of my absolute faves. Its the special edition "S-Special", which has the BBS alloys, Bilstein shocks and a strut brace.

It's such a great all rounder as a sportscar - handling that is so good I have seen off all manner of much faster cars in the corners. These cars are a joy to drive, and the mechanics so far have been great for a 17 year old car with 115K miles on the clock - and I'm hard on it.

Also, it's a nice car to maintain. Engine bay components are generally very accessible - I changed the hose and thermosensor myself and it was a doddle.

I did an oil and filter change on it too, and that was easy enough.

Parts are cheap too (I used SFT MX5). Fixing the sticking handbrake was easy and free, jacked up and put it on axle stands, take the wheels off and then spray some WD40 on the actuators. All in all then, I've spent about £40 on maintenance so far, including an oil change. I think it may need the wheel bearings doing soon though, and this is probably a job for a real mechanic.

These cars are quite tail happy in the wet, so watch out for that. These cars sound great - they really have a lovely engine note and they absolute adore being caned.

There is a superb American forum for these cars called miata.net - these guys know EVERYTHING about these cars, and are really friendly so you'll never be short of a helping hand.