Insurance - can I specify a repairer of my choice?

Last week a driver ran into the back of my MX-5. There is no major dent (one or two dings) and a few scuffs which may polish off. I have had previous experience of insurance company "approved repairers"...

Which sports car offers performance and comfort?

I have a lovely 2010 BMW 318i SE Touring which is perfect. However, I am 63 yrs old and feeling the need for some serious performance with comfort. I am looking at all of these: Porsche Boxster, BMW Z4,...

Is it legal to do this?

I am taking my MX-5 latest model on holiday and want to increase luggage space by using a boot bag. http://www.boot-bag.com/new_page_6.htm This will obscure the high level brake light which on the later...

Which fun convertible sports car do you recommend?

My other half wants to buy a convertible for fun driving. He loves cars and used to have a Spitfire that he tuned up and drove as a young man. Now we are approaching our 50s, he has some spare cash and...

Scoured disc surface - why?

At the recent MOT of my 2007, MX5 with 23k miles on clock, (not franchised dealer) I was advised the front brake disks were scoured on the inside faces. The external (visible faces) are perfectly smooth,...

Which winter tyres for my Mazda MX-5?

I have a 2007 Mazda MX5. I need to fit winter tyres. Steel wheels? Can you recommend a good set of tyres for my car and the wheel size?

Where can I get a Mazda MX-5 handbook?

I am having great difficulty in trying to track down an owners handbook as when I bought the car the original handbook was only in German. I was given a part number but even that does not work for me....

Engine light on, so the dealer drained fuel!

I purchased a four-month old Venture edition Mazda MX-5 with 1050 miles on clock. Test drive was okay a week before. After buying car (empty fuel directed to shell garage down road) Filled up with Unleaded...

Should my used Mazda have been supplied with both ignition keys?

On 20 August, I took delivery of a used Mazda MX-5 from a multi-franchised dealer in Wiltshire. Mazda is not one of Its franchises. I first saw the car two weeks ago and agreed to buy it. I left a £100...

Can my toddler travel safely in my Mazda MX5?

My daughter has a 2007 Mazda MX-5 and now has a 20-month-old son. She has been driving my Fiesta and I her MX5, but I need my car back. Should she keep the MX5 until he no longer needs a car seat? Garaging...