Originally Posted by
Steve Whitlatch
SWEET! I bought my daughter a Mazda 3. Her car is so much fun to drive. Quick with real nice handling. Really really fun. I can only imagine how much fun your car is to drive.
One of the great things beyond the sheer joy of driving a well balanced modern roadster w/ working AC here is the low total cost of ownership of the MX-5 series.
Initial cost is affordable, insurance for me relatively low, maintenance intervals are long and reasonably priced even at dealerships, tire sets last well even when Z-rated, fuel consumption isn't bad, and the well developed aftermarket can supply everything from a full SCCA sanctioned race class conversion to a vast array of bits 'n bobs. Dead reliable, long lasting and sheer fun, small wonder this is the most produced series of sports cars in the world.
-Bandera