Great video! I got to try an ND2 MX-5 Miata for two days and agree with your assessment, and overall it was a blast to drive and makes my Lexus GS350 feel sloppy in comparison. I'm 6'1'' with very long legs and the driving position is perfect despite my legs nearly touching the dashboard, and is far more comfortable than the Honda Accord I used to drive despite having less legroom. I wish I could daily one but it simply doesn't work with my lifestyle right now. Have you had any mechanical issues with the car or has it been reliable so far?

I just got a ND3 GT soft top like 3 weeks ago. I love it. There r only 3 things I don't like about the car so far which tbh they r kinda minor, the road noise is pretty bad but weirdly enough I didn't notice it until I drove someone else car 2 days ago, so quiet! 🤣 2nd the exhaust is so quiet, I'm definitely gonna get a louder one for sure. Maybe in a few months. 3rd the paint is way to thin, I already got rock chips everywhere D: One thing I have to disagree is the visibility, maybe the cars I drove before sucked but I feel like in my miata is so easy to see everything, almost no blind spots, and if there r, the blindspot sensor or whatever it's called, helps a lot. And of course when the roof is down you can just see everything.

nd2 rf owner here. can confirm she's right about all these things. if anyone's interested in one. the nappa leathers they offer are super comfortable and have heated seats. like she said though, paint is super thin so maybe look into ppf. have had mine new since 21' and nothing breaks my heart more than when i'm washing it and find more tiny rock chips taking their piece of the paint pie, or as they'd say in bongersland...oi shlice o dah point cake. the rf insolation is awesome. adding an auto top controller means i can drop the top from the key fob while walking up to it, but if a soft top is more your style and you still want a little more insulation, the grand touring has a slight thicker top, and all the extra creature comforts. as for compliments. i get compliments from people that know cars. and i get $%&# talk from people that don't know $%&# about cars. so in the end, it helps me filter through people correctly.

Great videoo!! Currently debating in changing my mazda 3 for a MX5 ND3. Main thing that worries me is road noise, I would use it as daily driver and not so much in highways.

I have a 2023 Miata Grand Touring Soul Red. Just love the car! 😊

Good job. 👍🏽👍🏽

Have you also tried the GR86? I feel like convertibles are probably not very useable in British weather.

I took my 2016 Icon over to Portugal last summer from the UK. It's not a common car there and so gets a few looks and double takes. Mines the metallic grey and so far no problems with scratches or road rash. However, the red (soul red?) front splitter got damaged and lost a patch of paint, which looked pretty ugly. A guy on KZbin who owns Paint Gear sent me a little tube of undercoat and the perfect paint match to do a quick respray. Worked perfectly. Regarding the soft top, i use Gtechniq citrus cleaner and waterproofer on mine (once a year) and the water just rolls off it. It seems to stop green algae buildup, too, as i keep my mx5 outdoors and it's not affected at all. Use soft luggage, you'll get plenty in.

I'm a guy, I have an NC (i'm soon getting an ND3) and I get complements, maybe not so much in the UK as the MX-5 is a relatively common sports car, but if you ever decide to go abroad with it through france, and specially spain or italy, people will complement you a lot about the car 😅. I'd say the big problem with the soul red colour is that is a soft paint which will make it easier to scratch and chip from stones than other paints (which is needed to get that stunning red they make). You should look into putting some selfhealing PPF protection for the front of the car. Is a bit expensive but 100% worth it, specially if you are planning to keep the car for a long time. You can always apply some ceramic coating but they last a few years even though they don't offer as near as much protection as something like a physical barruer like PPF. For the soft top I'd recommend the 303 kit or also autoglym offers a kit (2 sprays, 1 for cleaning and 1 for protection) for the soft top convertible cloth, which I tried and it works really good.

for the maintenance of the convertible top checkout the 303 kit, it includes a cleaner and sort of a sealant/coating for getting a nice water repellency

Yes that was a good run down.

Keep it up🤩🤩

Stunning😘💙💙💙

Yay Tiegan in her KZbin era

Hi from Scotland

Gorgeous ❤

i really love your eyes

Sooo pretty!!!x

Love itt! The max factor concealer thing I remember us using years ago! Xx