Honda Beat

Post by **Merlin** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 3:49 pm

Bleugh, nasty

That and the MX5 (which I hate with a passion).

Confused · Post by **Confused** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 4:00 pm

Merlin wrote:Bleugh, nasty That and the MX5 (which I hate with a passion).

Ever driven an MX-5?

I think it's one of the best cars I've ever driven. Light, driven from the right end, incredible handling, not too powerful that you can't use them on the roads here. For pure driving enjoyment, I prefer the MX-5 to my Legnum - the Legnum is too big, too heavy, too powerful and too capable to have as much fun in as the MX-5, especially round a twisty B road.

The Legnum is better at carrying up to 5 people, or luggage, or more often, both...

Post by **Merlin** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 4:05 pm

Confused wrote:Ever driven an MX-5?

No but I overtake a lot of them, whilst shouting "MX5!!!!" Seriously, I do

I am not overly impressed with what I have seen handling wise, either of my ludes match them easily, and I have been on track with enough of them to know it's not just the odd crappy driver.

Confused · Post by **Confused** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 4:09 pm

Ahh, that explains it then!

I was dismissive of them too until I actually drove one.

Ted · Post by **Ted** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 4:13 pm

well i have an mx5 aswell as the lude and i think the lude is miles and miles ahead in the handling stakes and lightyears ahead on performance. i only have the mx5 because it was cheap for a sunny day.

Post by **Lude-dude** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 4:26 pm

when the pic was loading in I thought it was gonna be yellow s2000, and I would eat my words

then realized mx5 phew

Supermarine Blues · Post by **Supermarine Blues** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 6:36 pm

I'm with Confused.

The NA MX-5s are a fantastic drive. Really easy to hang on the limits and a car one really has to drive

Really great fun for the back roads and the point is, they're not that fast. GT86 is very much a car in the same mould.

OK, I progressed to an S2000, but I'd still recommend the little Mazda.

I expect the Beat is funny because it's hilariously slow. There was a guy in the US who had one just like the one in the ad; he also had a matching NSX-T which made a great photo!