A lot of kit track days cars use motorcycle engines with next to no flywheel effect............6,000rpm before a lot happens and then look out! John
07 HSE Narvick Black
Land Rover Series One
Triumph Rocket 111 (sadly gone!)

Had 2 5's over 9 years, I sold my last one in March and still kind of regret it. Supercharged my first one and that would give a Boxster a real fright

They are pretty reliable cars, but used UK ones can be prone to rust, not a problem if you're buying brand new.

The folding hard top has a bit more wind in the cockpit than the soft top with the roof down for some odd reason, must be aero related. I can put the soft top up and down faster than 12 secs, much faster if it's raining

There's a kit available to install that lets you use the power roof on the move, it's about 100 quid and well worth it.

Have a look on http://scottishfivers.forumup.co.uk/ for a friendly bunch of Scottish MX owners.

Ours is sixteen years old now and never missed a beat. They do suffer from corrosion when older, but as said before, not a probelm if buying new.
Great car though. Nothing is so much fun to drive.
My tip?
Can you still get a seperate hardtop? We wouldn't be without ours. it's kept the ragtop in good nick throughout the winters. Another member of the failed FL2 clutch/DMF club, twice.

thanks again for the advice guys.

what amazed me with the folding hardtop that it didn't retract into the boot space at all, for some reason I had this idea in my mind that if the roof was down you couldn't use the boot !!

and also the boot was a bit bigger than I imagined.

and the smooth operation of the roof reminded me of a Mercedes like quality !!



Iain