Total MX-5 Magazine Winter 2019 Vorige editie

CONTENTS

News
Reviewing the MX5OC National Rally, renting MX-5s in Scotland, and visiting Deepcar Autobodies

Competition
There’s a £100 voucher up for grabs from the lovely folk at MX5Parts.com

MX-5 Owners Club
30th anniversary celebrations will be key to the club’s activities in 2019

Insight
The Mazda factory is running its own mk1 restoration programme: we look at what’s involved

From the archive
The power of colour choice for the mk2 MX-5

Coming soon/ advertisers’ index
Who’s advertising in this issue and what you have to look forward to next time

How To: Replace door speakers
It’s hard to hear the original speakers in the mk1: here’s how to replace them for better sound

Specialists: Jass Performance
With bases in Britain and Bulgaria, an emphasis on quality ties Jass’s operations together

OUR CARS: The Total MX-5 fleet
You should never go back, some say, but John Simister didn’t listen and has reclaimed his old mk1

Q&A: Problems resolved
Fried electrics, a sodden boot, and improved heel and toeing keep our MX-5 expert busy this issue

Features
Your first MX-5What are you waiting for?
Whether you’re new to the MX-5 world or fancy a change, here’s why you should buy one and what to look out for

Mk1
Quickly gaining ‘classic’ status and still an absolute joy to drive

Mk2
Picking up in popularity and dynamically superior to the mk1

Mk3
A more ‘rounded’ car than its predecessors and better to drive than once claimed

Mk4
Compact, light, quick and nimble; Mazda keeps faith with the original MX-5 concept

An MX-5 too far?
409bhp is possibly excessive for a mk1, but this home-built turbocharged MX-5 manages – just – to stay on the right side of sanity

Road trip:- Pause for thought
The WW1 battlefields of northern France are an easy trip across the Channel in a mk4 RF, but what you find there may weigh heavy on your