I have been considering an MX5 for a few years now, waiting for prices to drop, and now have the opportunity to buy a 2 year old folding hardtop, which is for sale locally from a private seller, as an early wedding present for ourselves.
I shall run it as my sole car, covering less than 10k miles pa, whilst the future SWMBO has a company Passat which we normally use at weekends.
Being of short arms and deep pockets, spending this kind of money brings me out in a cold sweat. I hate to waste the time of garages many miles away asking them for their 'best price' with no p/ex, so please can anyone here provide me with Glass's private sale price.
The spec is '57, 2.0 Sport 14k miles. One careful owner in excellent condition. I may well need to buy 2 or 4 new Bridgestone Potenzas, and shall have to fit a towbar! I appreciate that prices may fall further as we go into the winter months, but probably less so for this model.
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>> folding hardtop
Not made of metal though. But still fun cars.
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I believe s towbar on a mk3 is illegal...
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I think prices on MX-5s may have firmed a little.
We bought our 2.0l soft-top brand new in February. I saw a similar second-hand one on our dealer forecourt this week with a sticker price of £1k more than we paid.
As said above, MX-5s are not designed to take tow bars.
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Cracking cars - friend bought a MX5 Sportech (rag top) in September (new) - no discount from dealer (!) - Autotrader and e-bay to test for prices. Getting a car from a private and known seller is priceless - it'll still have a warranty. Worry about the twobar after you've got it....
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I think the Mk1 (pop up headlights) was type approved for a towbar or an approved towbar was manufactured. Mines nearly 20 years old now and no issues really.
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If you need to fit a tow bar to an MX5 youre buying the wrong car.
You need a bigger car. The mx5 is too small and light to tow anything.
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>> If you need to fit a tow bar to an MX5 youre buying the wrong car.
Not if you want it to fit a bike rack to it or occasionally tow a small trailer short distances. They are not that small or that light.
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Thankyou for your replies. According to the Witter website the MX5 is not homologated to tow. Thanks for informing me fellow BR's .
As the MX5 would be my sole vehicle, I did not give a second thought to the inability to fit a towbar. My current vehicle accommodates everything in the back...a large Honda petrol mower and Stihl pressure washer which I use for commercial purposes. Obviously a 2.0 Sport has sufficient power to tow a lightly laden 5ft x 3ft trailer.
The pressure washer will sit on the passenger seat, with hoses, lance etc in the boot (just) but the mower is a dilemma. What a quandary.
To make matters worse, the car is the colour I want, the spec is right, and it is a genuine sale by someone whom I know.
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Specifically says in the manual not to fit a tow bar :-(
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Seen this pic??
i80.photobucket.com/albums/j183/gwa_2006/trailer-1.jpg
Last edited by: martint123 on Thu 5 Nov 09 at 18:15
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That's a Mk I and a towbar could be fitted to it, but not the later models AFAIK.
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Adding a towbar can be done. See the following US site :-
www.bethania-garage.com/hitch.htm
Not sure what your insurance company might say though.
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