do all 1800cc NA's have ABS

danielfarley · Post by **danielfarley** » Sun Sep 26, 2010 10:03 pm

Hi guy's im looking at buying a mx5... and would quite like to get a NA that has ABS.... do all the 1800's have abs?? do any of the 1600's have abs??

Thanks Daniel

Post by **jif** » Sun Sep 26, 2010 11:05 pm

On 26 September 2010 22:03, danielfarley <mx5talk@mx5forum.co.nz (mx5talk@mx5forum.co.nz)> wrote:

Hi guy's im looking at buying a mx5... and would quite like to get a NA that has ABS.... do all the 1800's have abs?? do any of the 1600's have abs??

just look for something like this under the bonnet http://fototime.com/F7AB55BA5C51EE9/standard.jpg . I know my NZ-spec '96 didn't have it , but it seems to have been at least optional elsewhere since '91 .

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Timmo · Post by **Timmo** » Mon Sep 27, 2010 9:52 am

danielfarley wrote:Hi guy's im looking at buying a mx5... and would quite like to get a NA that has ABS.... do all the 1800's have abs?? do any of the 1600's have abs??

Thanks Daniel

Mine is an NZ new 1997 1800cc and doesn't have ABS brakes...You may possibly need to look at an import model (which will likely also give an airbag which my car also doesn't have)

Personally, it's not really a big deal for me- The brakes are decent, the car is well balanced.....it takes a lot to lock up a wheel in an MX5

brownie · Post by **brownie** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 10:00 pm

Would have to be a hi spec NA Roadster to have ABS,And yes it would normally come with airbag as well.Keep in mind this technology is getting older ,so if any faults appear will not be cheap to fix.
Airbag on NA's do give fault with the module ($1500 to fix with a new module).ABS seems to be fairly reliable at this stage.
If you really need ABS ,buy a NB,1600cc NBs can have ABS and are starting to come down in price and you get dual Airbag.

I have seen late NA 1600cc with ABS/AIRBAG,Fairly rare to see.

Ian · Post by **Ian** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 5:47 pm

My late 93 NZ new 1.8 does not have ABS , and it was not an option at this time, though air con was!

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 7:59 pm

the mazda mx5 is a drivers car not a drivers aids car
the brakes on any mx5 with or without abs are more than up to the job
abs would have been a highly used option/standard in the usa but you would be hard pressed to find one in the rest of the world (japan, AUS, NZ, UK etc)

sorry i think i may have been reading miata turbo too much lately

TACHS · Post by **TACHS** » Thu Nov 04, 2010 9:50 am

danielfarley wrote:Hi guy's im looking at buying a mx5... and would quite like to get a NA that has ABS.... do all the 1800's have abs?? do any of the 1600's have abs??

Thanks Daniel

My import 97 1800 has ABS and drivers side airbag.
It's also for sale because I'm trying to buy something a little more expensive... gutted too, cos she's a fun wee ship.