Manly looking MX5s
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The topic of conversation in the office at the mo is how manly the MX5 is, or not according to your opinion.
Now I personally am a fan, often hankered after a turbo'd mk1 and have stated that a mx5 can be transformed into something meaty and manly with a decent bodykit and wheels. Naturally I got scorned.
There was a photo somewhere on PH of a grey car with wide arches etc that looked great, but I cannot find it to back up by theory.
Can people post some pics of suitable cars?
Now I personally am a fan, often hankered after a turbo'd mk1 and have stated that a mx5 can be transformed into something meaty and manly with a decent bodykit and wheels. Naturally I got scorned.
There was a photo somewhere on PH of a grey car with wide arches etc that looked great, but I cannot find it to back up by theory.
Can people post some pics of suitable cars?
That's ALL that matters!
TallTony said:
The topic of conversation in the office at the mo is how manly the MX5 is, or not according to your opinion.
Now I personally am a fan, often hankered after a turbo'd mk1 and have stated that a mx5 can be transformed into something meaty and manly with a decent bodykit and wheels. Naturally I got scorned.
If I'm honest I've never really understood this whole manly or not thing.Now I personally am a fan, often hankered after a turbo'd mk1 and have stated that a mx5 can be transformed into something meaty and manly with a decent bodykit and wheels. Naturally I got scorned.
IMO - the most "girly" cars have to be hatchbacks, as that is was the vast majority drive. They are also the cars you see with soft toys stuck to the dash and rear parcel shelf.
A soft top, 2 seat, low slung, rwd sports car has to be one of the most manly cars you can get this side of Bigfoot or the General Lee!
Well, I'm sure you know what I mean.
The MX-5 takes a lot from the Lotus Elan, Triumph TR's and MGB's. All were arguably manly sports cars. Something that required determination to drive all year round and a degree of skill to actually enjoy and make the most of owning and driving them. The MX-5 is just a more modern take on the same idea.
rb5230 said:
theres no such thing.
Seconded. You can make it a 600BHP flame spitting popping monster with flared arches, roll hoops, stripped out interior and big racing wheels, and it still wouldn't look manly.
I'm not saying it isn't a good car, because it is, but it simply isn't a manly car in any guise.
tsu dog. i could imagine only a lady driving it.
300bhp/ton said:
Don said:
In common with every last roadster ever built it's as girly as a girly thing in a pink skirt.
eh?So a Cobra 427 s/c, Gallardo Spyder, Caterham 7 R500 to name a few are all girly then???
Mail roadster drivers are all comfortable with their manliness and sexuality and do not care. They confer manliness on the whole situation, even when driving a roadster, simply by their manly presence.
See?
Smell the testosterone.
It's certainly not 'manly' IMHO, but how do you define manly anyway? In my experience anyone who pigeon holes cars like that doen't care about cars to begin with. my boss rails against them but he drives a diesel Passat, so nuff said! Certainly in any convertible when you have the roof open you leave yourself open too, for criticism that is. But who really cares? The MX-5 is acknowledged as very much a drivers car, so if you like it and enjoy driving it who cares?
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