Mazda MX5 and lots of cash left over for petrol.
A couple of friends have them and are both very pleased. One couple are active in the MX5 Owners Club and speak very highly of it - plenty of drives out and other activities. Also has the advantage of supreme reliability and an excellent dealer network.
Paul,
I beg to differ about Mazda dealers, I have run 3 different Mazda 6s for well over 200,000 miles , the cars are good and reliable BUT when they go wrong the Main Dealers are not helpful or knowledgable and charge the earth. (e.g. 75,000 mile service £1050 plus VAT , independent £540 all in) However there are enough Mazda trained technicians out there who have set themselves up as independents who are really good. Perhaps I have been unlucky, but a bit of research on the web revealed that my issues were all well known, and others had experienced similar problems in trying to get the dealer network to remedy the issues.
