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!
Update to the above comment- the rain leak has pretty much stopped- I removed & cleaned the rubber seals and the leak hasn't returned. The stiff clutch was due to a leaky clutch slave cylinder- a relatively cheap fix. I recently replaced front brake pads, rebuilt the calipers & machined the rotors at about 78,000km. I have 4 snow tires on a slightly smaller steel wheel (14"), and it has been excellent in the snow! I put a bit of weight in the trunk for added traction, and it's great. Still getting comments on it being a great looking car. Currently torn about selling it, as I may be starting a family. My wife has a 4 door Hyundai Elantra GT hatchback, anyone have any input for 2 car families, 1 being a miata/MX-5?
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