WideOpenThrottle wrote:If its not your daily driver then put the rego on hold if there is a period where you might not use it for a while...that's what I do.

Yeah i do this for my bike - damm that rego is expensive now!
However once the MX5 sells the Kombi will be my daily driver.

And if it fails you have like 28days to fix it or you have to pay to get it inspected again I believe!

99% sure it's cheaper at 40years.
Our VW Kombi is at 39!....

Sweet! Looks mean.

-liking the green kombi in the background too.

The UK site decided NZ wasn't on their post radar. Yeah it happens, 99% of the time costs the same as postage to Aus. -meh they can't list every country! I just emailed them, they got back to me pretty quick. Quote was cheap & it arrived in a week. I also got their install DVD, it made it SO easy t...

I got mine from Dandycars.co.uk.
Including the postage it was still cheaper than any in NZ, fitted it myself a cpl of years back & it's still like new! Very happy with it.

:roll: Hi everyone,just joined and just bought 1992 mx5 for wifie..speakers in seats all vibrat n crackle,when the base comes on other wise clear,just fitted new stereo still does it,does this tell me to replace...speakers in doors don't work??could this be part of problem...not much knowledge in r...

A nice tidy idea but personally more effort than necessary. Work smarter not harder pal. :wink: By the time you drive to bunnings/mitre10/jaycar/repco/supercheap you could have it done and there is no guarantee you can find the type of plug you want. It will take you about 15min to wire up the trail...

Not sure where the "what you've done this weekend" thread has gone but after two years my nb interior swap is finally finished after I sat down and looked at some wiring diagrams for the electric mirrors and somehow they work properly now :-D Oh and finally wired up my interior lights after about a...

There are several traders selling both styles of these lips on EBay.
Made of polyurethane.
$150nz landed.

Eg:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/9097-Miata-MX ... 0754956612

Dude, a lame attempt to smooth this issue over. An apology & saying it was all a bad attempt at humour would have placated most people. -me included. I guess you really don't see a problem with your statement or actions. Disappointing but nothing surprises me any more since being a full time rider f...

one question tho' ... would I be correct in assuming that the slightly longer springs are for the front? Yeah longer ones in front. I did get them wrong one day (hungover, very bright day & I didn't have a pair if sunnys), the nose down/arse up hotrod look doesn't really suit an Mx5...maybe with so...

The batteries will reduce in capacity to 80% after 3000 charges. If I charge it twice a week the batteries will last about 28 years. 3000 charges before the batts even drop to 80%!! Now I failed maths but my calculator tells me at 130km per charge is 390000km. Ok and at $3.50 a charge that equals $...

"I can't see you on that side" & "I will try and hit you" -do you use 'the force' to aim for these dodgy invisible moto riders?

That's what I would do, surely to get the same performance as hydraulic you would need to upgrade your rear calipers substantially?(expensively?) Baring in mind of course that if have an accident and your car is inspected and found to have modifications that arnt WOF standard, you run the risk of pr...

Funnyly enough riding a motorbike & driving a truck require very similar defensive driving styles.
When on a bike you expect people not to see you, when driving a truck you know people see you but you expect them to pull out in front of you anyway.

I ride a motorbike & I'm kinda ok with the increased ACC on it, a crash at 50kph on a bike will cost ALOT more in rehablitation than the same crash in a car! Thats my choice to put myself in danger, so yeah I'll step up & pay the extra rego. It sucks if its not my fault but that's what ACC is about....

I absolutely love the idea of an electric car! Yours has an almost factory finish under the bonnet, well done. No doubt quite satisfying to drive about. I very rarely travel more than 130km in a day but if I did (at my current mileage rate) it would cost me $23... I'm sure you get peppered with ques...

WHY ARE YOU SHOUTING?!

Don't get me wrong I'm all about saving money/not wasting gas but I just hope you have run the numbers as to how much 'extra' per tank you will save by spending money to fix this issue. At some point this is going to be an uneconomic exercise, you have already dished money & time on a new O2 sensor....

Arnt Corvette's 5 stud?

Mine had this issue when I bought it. Remove the glovebox and you can check the cable between the dash lever & the heater matrix (unit that has all the air direction flaps inside). If its just come off then your golden! If its broken -why?- check that you can move the handle on the side of the matri...

TTT engineering did mine, totally recommend them!
I took pictures of different roll bars with me to show the them what I wanted, they made a cpl of suggestions and I'm damm happy with the final product.
Worth every penny - and I'm a cheap bastard!

Wow that's a fantastic looking engine bay.
Lovin the camo paint job, even done to the pulley wheels it seems.
Where did he route his intake too?

harlansmart wrote: & we don't have to skull 4 bottle of bubbles.

Well sure, you don't have to but with the birth of the royal baby isn't everyone!
I did while I researched purchasing rubber bung companies as I heard there's a gap in the market.