2006 Mazda MX-5 Miata consumer reviews

This is a fun car to drive and ride. It gets excellent mileage, appears reliable, great apperance, etc I do not drive on a regular basis and will probable keep it in the garage most of the winter. I would like to join a Miata club if I could locate one.

I originally had a 2000 Miata SE and loved it but it was a bit to small for my 6'3" frame. I sold it and bought a larger new body style 2006 Miata 3rd Generation Limited. It fits. I love this car. It's fast, handles great and is a eal head turner especially with its Velocity Red special paint and chrome lughage rack. I bought it on Cars.com and was very happy with the transaction.

Rides a little rough, kind of like a go-kart but is extremely fun to drive. Great gas mileage-22 in the city! I have driven on the highway but not checked mileage yet. A pleasure on the highway although the seats do tend to get a little hard after a couple of hundred miles!! A little noisy with the top down but much better than I expected with top up. Bose speakers are great but the radio itself leaves a little to be desired. Mazda says you can put 3 carry-on sized suitcases in the trunk but I can't figure out how they did it! I met a man who put a supercharger on his but I don't understand why, this car has more power for a four cyl. than I will ever need. This is a great little two-seater and I fully recommend it.

Top drop easiest design ever! Slick shifting, awesome cornering and willing engine. For the money, I challenge anyone to list a better sports car.

Found my car in Santa Fe. If I were to special order a new MX-5, this would be it. Absolutely worth it.

My Miata MX 5 reminds me of my early days in MG's starting in the 1960's. It gives you the feel of the old English cars with bullet-proof reliability.

Wanted a fun car , good mileage ,good on gas and it also had great reliability reviews.... Had it all ..... Looks like a new car...INSIDE AND OUT. Awesome Bose sound system... Turns on a dime, fast performance & handeling I'm KEEPING THIS CAR FAR ALONG TIME...

I was looking for a convertible, and didn't even considered a Miata. I drove Crossfires, 325s, a C class, a Sky and even an Eclipse- nothing was a much fun as I wanted it to be. I only looked at the Miata after I had exhausted all of the other possibilities. I now know how much time I wasted- this is where I should have started. This car is a blast! It is fast, it rides like a roadster (if you want a cushy ride, go somewhere else) and the handling is magnificent. It goes where you point it just as fast as you want to get there- nothing is loose, there is no hesitation. Are there things I would change? Sure. I'd love to have gotten more options (upgraded stereo, 6 speed), but it is, hands down, the most fun I've ever had on four wheels.

I enjoy this car more than any I have ever owned. I'm amazed that for its size, how comfortable it is on long drives,you can stay in for hours and it doesn't beat you up. The handling and braking are fantastic and the engine has more than enough power. The car is really well balanced and the Mazda engineering team really did an excellent job.. My one dis- the "handling packing". Why is this an option on the top GT trim level but standard on the lower GX trim level ?????? . I was into 5.0 litre Mustangs and having made the switch must confess that the MX5 "ain't no girl's car". It is a really nice fun car and I have received compliments from both men and women.

Worst danger is forgetting how much better it holds the road than anything else -- you then drive any other car and it's like steering the Staten Island Ferry. Drove it Oakland CA to Philadelphia and back in four weeks -- most enjoyable trip of my life (I'm 62). I do wish it had a few little bells & whistles like an outside air thermometer, compass, fuel mileage display. Only serious complaint is that the gears are too close -- they should be say 5% farther apart so the sixth is about 28% higher. I got low 30s mpg on the open road, but a car this size should be getting well into the 40s.