Mazda MX5 Club Cars

Robert & Jan Gage's BOB

This is our weekend Toy, a 1990 NA6 Mazda MX5, Crystal White.

This is my very first sports car, I bought it at a second hand car yard on Church Street Parramatta on Friday 16th November 2001. This was a true impulse, mid-life crisis buy, had driven a few MX5's briefly but they had wheel and suspension mods that made the car feel odd. This little beauty was just as Mazda had built it and for the first time I could feel the true balance and agility that everybody was raving about. I made a ridiculous offer, it was accepted, money changed hands and that was that. Total transaction time was 15 minutes and I had the keys. The very next week I joined the Mazda MX5 Club of NSW and BOB and I have been smiling ever since.

The car has performed well with little or no mechanical problems. A battery, front shock absorbers, rear vinyl window repair and that's it. Not bad for 150,000 K

The MX5 was the sort of car I wanted when I was 18, but the finances and family influences caused me to follow BMC / Leyland traditions which thank God are now well and truly extinct. Here are my first cars which should have been MG's or Mini Cooper's, the later efforts have been mainly Holden and Ford company vehicles except for a short brush with my wife's Volvo.

Modifications so far are:

New Tail lights (the RHS lens of the original was cracked)

The most recent mods are performance ones, which is quite strange since I bought this car based on its originality.

MX5 Mania Cold Air Intake - It sure does not sound like it used to.

Stainless steel headers fitted by MX5 Mania. The above two modifications gave better throttle response and I clipped 1.5 seconds immediately off my previous Wakefield Track personal best. Future modifications are a set of sticky tyres and some suspension work.

When not driving my MX5 I love to sail in the summer months. If you are at Soldiers Point (Nelson Bay Area) you will find me at the sailing club.

So, What's Next???? - How will I explain the purchase of this??