adam_r

You are not wrong. I wonder how much damage they will do. Can't be worse than the last lot of conservatives though. I voted a local independent as I did not want my vote going to the major parties. After watching PM questions, I believe that the house is just turning in to a bunch of children. I could not believe what was being said and the pathetic jeers for either side

Will be interesting to see how labour do in the coming years... Current election results put them way ahead of anyone else. Not sure if we should be worried or not🤣

It's always a gamble... But fixing for 5 years gives you the certainty of outgoings, at least for your mortgage. FYI your mortgage adviser is talking out his backside, they are no wiser than you or I for what rates will be in a few years.

It's always a gamble... But fixing for 5 years would give you the financial certainty that you know your monthly outgoings

Hi Rich We moved part was through a fixed term mortgage so had to take a second mortgage to bridge the gap from old house to new. Wish I did own another property as that's where the real investment is (wrongly so). A house should be a home, not a capital investment

Seems to be a lot of weird stuff going on in the market. Lots of people seem to be selling serious volumes of shares and liquidating assets. Some of my shares have jumped in price significantly too over the past couple of months so will be keeping a close eye on things. I was lucky enough to clear one of my mortgages this month.. Its only been going for 13 years and I have significantly overpaid to burn it down as fast as possible.. Also helped by a significant redundancy pay back in 2021. One mortgage left now but that's the bigger of the two now at £110k which is up for renewal soon... I keep seeing rates being pulled which is normal this close to a ~clown party~ election... But it does question what will happen!

It will be interesting how the rate fluctuating will impact people. I am due to renew mine shortly and am wincing at the new repayment costs. I don't have a badly paid job but I do wonder how those less fortune can cope. Food prices are crazy high, car and house insurance is jumped up... Doesn't leave much left in the kitty at the end of the month.

Desiccant bags work very well, but they need to be dried out fairly frequently via an oven or other heat source to remove the absorbed moisture. I can guarantee that if you use salt, you will cry next spring with the corrosion

Mazda still don't have great rust proofing, never have. The newer Toyotas look very nice... And it's a Toyota it will just keep on going!

Don't use salt! Mx-5 will rot even faster! Really worthwhile buying desiccant bags as they won't promote rot

Worth seeing is you can buy some desiccant bags and putting them in the car to remove some of the residual moisture

17s are the smallest but they also do 18s and 19s. If you engage cruise control it does some weird stuff with the timing and fuel injection which massively improves fuel economy. At 60-65mph I can easily get 57mpg on a flat road. Wish I had spent the extra on a newer face-lift model as they have a better infotainment system. Mazda is nice, but I would look at a Toyota estate if I where to buy again

Ah as its the auto that makes sense! I had a 2.2 diesel, then a 2.0 petrol The diesel way great but with the remap I had (200hp up from 140) the DMF was starting to go and didn't want to spend the 1.5k on a new DMF and clutch. So removed the map, sold the car and got a 2.0 petrol for £2k. Bullet proof the 7th gen accords, really wish they didn't cease production at the 8th gen. Such a fantastic motor and a very engaging drive!

Well little update on this as its almost been a year now. Had it serviced and MOTd, £300 all in but it maintains its DFSH. Currently averaging around 40mpg with mainly town commute, achieving mid 50's when on a considerate motorway cruise. At 70+ a few percent, mpg drops and I get about 35-38 which isn't awful. At 8k miles so far this year petrol still seems the sensible option. Tryes are silly prices due to the factory 19" wheels, so had to opt for some mid range tyres for £160 each.

Oh dear! Could you use some bonding glue as a fix or are you going to see if you can get it fixed by a soft top specialist?