MGB vs MX-5

[McReis]

From an old Classic Car magazine issue I found back home.

Thankfuly, my MX-5 doesn't look like that inside or out.

[McReis]

last pages

[PerfAdv]

Not too technical an article but a fun comparison with an old guard sports car.

I'll take the MX, thanks...

[McReis]

Originally Posted by PerfAdv

I'll take the MX, thanks...

It's always good to have an unbiased opinion!
Guess what? Me too!
I love classic cars, but for some reason, the MGB doesn't appeal much to my senses.

[PerfAdv]

Originally Posted by McReis

I love classic cars, but for some reason, the MGB doesn't appeal much to my senses.

IMO, If you're gonna go classic, go far back enough that having leaf-springs and a rigid axle doesn't seem like a joke.

Or at least one better sorted/suspended than the MGB. I think the Elan was independently sprung...

[johnnynumfiv]

I'd take an MGB anyday over a miata. The MGB is on a whole different level of character and style than the miata.

[McReis]

Originally Posted by johnnynumfiv

I'd take an MGB anyday over a miata. The MGB is on a whole different level of character and style than the miata.

Now it's better! One biased opinion vs an opposite biased opinion equals to a nice unbiased thread.

I agree with you. But when it comes to pure driving pleasure, things get a little more tied again.

[johnnynumfiv]

I haven't driven either yet, . I've ridden in a B, so much fun. Regardless, the B is british, it has to be good

[McReis]

Originally Posted by johnnynumfiv

Regardless, the B is british, it has to be good

When it's not falling to pieces.

[johnnynumfiv]

Originally Posted by McReis

When it's not falling to pieces.

MINOR detail.

[Ferg]

Originally Posted by johnnynumfiv

I'd take an MGB anyday over a miata. The MGB is on a whole different level of character and style than the miata.

The MX-5 has NO detectable character and little style. Any car who's owners feel the need to invest hundreds of pounds in sticking bits of aftermarket chrome, aluminium or, god forbit, comedy carbonfibre to cannot be seen to have style.



Now that's what I call unbiased.

[McReis]

Originally Posted by Ferg

The MX-5 has NO detectable character and little style. Any car who's owners feel the need to invest hundreds of pounds in sticking bits of aftermarket chrome, aluminium or, god forbit, comedy carbonfibre to cannot be seen to have style.



Now that's what I call unbiased.

Absolutely!
Still, as a perfectly unbiased owner, I have to debate all arguments. So:

1st: There's no need to invest a cent to be perfectly satisfied with the incredible amount of fun that can be had behind the wheel.

2nd: The only chrome that looks good on it are the gorgeous door handles, and those are standard.

3rd: The same kind of style was used on the Elan, but since it's old it's stylish and characterful. The MX-5 is recent, and therefore just a hairdressers car?

THIS is being unbiased.

[PerfAdv]

Originally Posted by Ferg

The MX-5 has NO detectable character and little style. Any car who's owners feel the need to invest hundreds of pounds in sticking bits of aftermarket chrome, aluminium or, god forbit, comedy carbonfibre to cannot be seen to have style.



Now that's what I call unbiased.

If you judge character by dropping bits on backroads and losing syncros as often as the Miata owner renews registration, then you are correct in saying the MX-5 has no detectable character.

It is tacky to change the character of any car too far from what the manufacturer intended. To that end ladening a Miata with chrome bits and fake plasti-wood is only a sign of an unsatisfiable owner and not a short-coming of the car.

There is a certain bond that forms between car and owner when the car requires a little more attention than Japanese cars require. That need to form a bond is sometimes misdirected into adorning cars with tacky bits of personality that aren't really needed but are just a sign of affection; a sort of gift giving to the car.

[aNOBLEman]

Originally Posted by PerfAdv

If you judge character by dropping bits on backroads and losing syncros as often as the Miata owner renews registration, then you are correct in saying the MX-5 has no detectable character.

It is tacky to change the character of any car too far from what the manufacturer intended. To that end ladening a Miata with chrome bits and fake plasti-wood is only a sign of an unsatisfiable owner and not a short-coming of the car.

There is a certain bond that forms between car and owner when the car requires a little more attention than Japanese cars require. That need to form a bond is sometimes misdirected into adorning cars with tacky bits of personality that aren't really needed but are just a sign of affection; a sort of gift giving to the car.

Except that gift giving is often like a White Elephant present exchange: You often get things that you don't want.

[Ferg]

Originally Posted by PerfAdv

If you judge character by dropping bits on backroads and losing syncros as often as the Miata owner renews registration...........

I don't. Therefore?