1999 Mazda MX5 10th Anniversary Edition review from North America

Interior door latch squeaked when newer, dealer fixed no charge.

Cigarette lighter quit.

Convertible roof 'cables' broke after 6+ years.

Roof now leaking (I live in rainy Vancouver area in British Columbia). Taking it to the dealer next week after near record rain fall over the past month+.

Hard to shift in cold weather recently.

This is a great car if you can get away with a 2- seater! I would recommend it to people 5'10 or less (I'm 5'11+ and I'm slightly too tall). I removed the sun visors to give a better line of sight, and bought some decent sunglasses! You can fit 2 sets of golf clubs in the trunk, or a reasonable amount of stuff from Costco. (I've even carried 10 ft. x 1 ft. shelving strapped into the passenger seat!)

It handles better than any other car I've ever driven, including a porsche! Turns on a dime, goes thru corners like a hot knife thru butter!

It has fair power, but it's no neck-snapping corvette. It is 'usable' power, mostly at 4-5,000 rpm so for most people, you won't need much more unless you're a gear head... I might recommend an aftermarket turbo kit to get up to 180- 200 hp. or more (stock is about 140).

The 10th anniversary edition is gorgeous- unlike any other MX-5. 'Mica Blue', with a body kit, rear spoiler, fog lights, polished chrome 15' mags with 50 series Michelin pilot sport tires, biltstein struts, limited slip differential, strut tower bar, Bose stereo system, 2 tone leather seats, leather wrapped steering wheel & shift knob.

When I first saw it in the showroom (back in 2000, a lease return with only 5500km) my jaw dropped, I started drooling, and my heart went pitter-patter!