The best Mazda MX-5 ever? // Miata NB review 

Absolutely! That third gen car was great too, a bit more grown up but still a hoot. And the retractable hard top is a superb bit of kit. Cheers John

The end of your comment makes no sense.

Hey, no problem, glad you enjoyed the vid :) RIP old Euphonic.

Haha! Nice to not have him shouting stuff at me from the back seat while I'm trying to review 😄 Thanks man.

Lucky you. They're all rusty here 😄

Cheers! I should have put him in the boot 😄

Had one just like this for 17 years! Got my wife a 2009 which we still have.(sitting next to my RX7). These cars are terrific!

​@@oldrrocrRX7!! I envy you...😂

No it’s NA

​@@carlosarredondo3 The only thing the na really offer is the headlights 😅

Haha yes lol, be easier for me if he was in the boot. Cheers Will!

@@JJonCars 😂 No Worries.👍

Thank you. It's funny you should mention that as I've been thinking of branching out in to a few videos like that :)

They did so many special editions... you should totally collect them all 😄 what's the Arctic got on it? Heated seats I presume!

@@JJonCars that’s the dream! yup, the arctic has very similar spec to the euphonic, bar the heated mirrors and cd changer and the 1.8 models didn’t come with a LSD like the 1.8 euphonic did. the arctic had a unique colour, razor blue (most of them sold in that colour - the others were titanium grey and sunlight silver), had 20-spoke 15” alloy wheels and chromed quarterlight trims. there was an options pack available, which included chromed fuel filler cap, chromed door mirrors + handles and a style bar. i’ve added the chrome trims to mine and they suit the car particularly well arctics are as relatively rare as euphonics, with only 2,000 of each edition made. last factoid… due to some error on V5 certs, a lot of arctics are registered as euphonics… meaning that, in the search for a used mx5 euphonic, you might come across some arctic examples unintentionally! it’s a bit of a mystery as to how that happened

Thanks Tony 😁

The MX5 isn't about out-and-out speed so the 1.6 can be lots of fun :) sounds like a nice car 👌

Wow, great deal then!

The ND certainly is a very nice car, and really impressive that Mazda has managed to keep it to the original recipe despite all of the modern rules and regulations and expectations too. Cheers Will!

Yeah, fingers crossed for you that it's OK under there.

Pop up headlights are super cool for sure. The 1st gen is the only one left I've not filmed with :)

Yeah definitely, I'd never really noticed the flowing lines of this car. If you look the NA or NC, they are quite straight edged compared to this curvy car

If I can remember, Id say yes, a bit more sensation of speed because it's less refined, a little more raw. It's lighter and handles that little bit better. But I love the NC and the foldable hard top really turns it into an everyday car that's still really great to drive. If it's out and out fun you want, the NB wins.

@@JJonCars Thanks for the input! The NC would definitely make a great daily driver. NB looks like a hoot to drive though 😅

Without getting into the rights and wrongs of it, in London and some other places, you don't get ULEZ charge on NC on. I also like the feeling of security you get with airbags and better safety. How much that helps if I'm hit by a 2 tonne SUV is debatable though.

@@ajpdaniels Good to hear about that some of them are ulez free. Definitely agree on the safety aspect, for me it's either daily an NC, or an NA/NB for the weekends 😅

@@PyroPlays I'd love to try an NA/B for the difference. And a D for that matter!

Thank you! These wheels are actually the original wheels that came with the Euphonic edition of the car.

Situation normal :D

its power assisted steering so it feels connected to the road

I knew that would help some people :) One thing to note, you'll probably have to take the sunvisors off as they'll be right in your line of view even when they're closed lol

@@JJonCars lol I’ve only ever had small cars,I’ve had a fiesta,a panda,a corsa and a focus. But yeah I know what you’re saying I never once used the sun visor in my panda the roof itself done that job 😂

@@CurtF94 😂

Cars are cheap in the UK! And people are scared of old rusty cars

@@JJonCars none of the Miatas Ive had have had any rust, but i think its most important when buying a used miata that you buy from an enthusiast that knows the cars and has well cared for them. In the states I searched for a few years to find a low mileage 99 Miata (that was around 6 years ago). The current Miata I found had around 40,000 miles now it has around 65,000. Back when I bought it I paid $5,000. but now that same car with the mileage it has now would get 10k easy without the modifications Ive done. Also it's smart to keep any take off parts when you add performance parts. If you ever need to sell you take off the performance parts re-install the OEM parts and sell the performance parts on their own, that will get the most money. I wish I could buy a 99 miata for 1500. here you cant even get one wrecked and totaled for that.

Must be as they definitely sold 1.6 and 1.8 here in the UK

The NB came in both 1.6, and 1.8. Mazda Australia, for example only ever imported the 1.8 variant, but the UK sold both variants.

thats right the EU market got 1.6 and 1.8 options on the NB

It is 👍

My 1978 Holden (Isuzu) Gemini had the handbrake in exactly the same position as my NBFL.

@@just_passing_through yep a lot of the older cars did