MX-5 OC Forum

 Really sorry to hear your news - just pleased to hear that you are both OK (the two of you walking away from it is the main thing!)  hope you get back behind a MX5 again soon!

 I see there is a 'new venture'edition.  main feature is silver rather than black wheels and a rather nice beige roof on the soft-top.  Beige leather interior rather than the brown, but a silver dash (which I don't like quite as much as the black)  from the pictures same sat nav as the 'old Venture'.  ...

 AAA in the small personal DAB in the car does last quite well.  I have a Pure One DAB Classic in the house which is run off the mains but has the optional battery pack so is on charge all the time - dont know how long they last.  I do know that DAB does tend to drain batteries.

 Agreed - the whole digital radio thing seems a bit of a mess with very few adopters in Europe of the UK DAB standard (although I see more UK DAB radios compatible with DAB + which may have more take up in Europe).

 Manual page 6-68 boot light has two settings Off - light off, ON - light on when boot is open. I take it from that that when the boot is shut the light is off!!

Ref the boot interior light - me as well - I had no idea that it was 'manual' and assume it switches off when the boot is closed! Just past 12k miles - a wonderful car.  

 No not an accountant but with two little girls sapping the last dregs from the bank account even 20p per day seems a victory! - and apology if I come across a complete pain in the ... just that give 2 recent years experience of a 'new' TF followed by the MX and given I can end up driving over 400 miles a week (and just about to get a ...

 Having just past 12k quite a bit since the car was registered in May (and with the prospect of some 500 mile weeks coming up I have just had the car in for its first 12.5k service.  Total cost £118.81 (£142.57 inc).  My MG TF 135 (registered May 10 had its first service at 15k in March 11 and I paid £248 like for ...

 Great thanks - once again the forum proves it's worth - have downloaded and will put to one side for when I have a decent amount of time to read it! Thanks again

 Any other Venture owner noticed that Google search is coming up with 'feature no longer available please refer to Tom Tom website?