Mx5 : z3 ratio

[Smudgemanuk]

Just for a laugh, I thought I would pose this question.

What do people think the ratio of mx5 : z3 that you see out on the roads?

My guess is around 6:1, too high? too low?

 

[Ianmc]

More porkers around here than Z3s!

 

[John_B]

6x the volume

1/6x the class

 

[John_B]

If you look at howmanyleft.co.uk as of 2024 Q2 there were approx 41k MX5s licenced or SORN, but only approx 12.4k Z3s, indicating a ratio of about 10:3 (MX5:Z3). But obviously the MX5 has had a much longer production run.

if you compare year-to-year, they're actually pretty even, which I was not expecting at all! Considering all the MX5s I see, there must be an island in Scotland or somewhere cut off from the mainland full of Z3s

(best side-by-side comparison I could muster on my phone )

 

[Guinn]

Where I live in Texas, there are 2 Z3s, mine and a very nice lady who only drives hers about half a dozen times a year. I have only seen one Miata, but there's only 6500 people in this town. On the other hand, there are about 10,000 pickup trucks. Well, it IS Texas, so...

 

[Smudgemanuk]

I did not expect the productions numbers per year to be so close!

 

[Jam03]

This is interesting. I feel like there are just as many Z3’s about as there are MX-5’s of the same era. So I reckon I see more Z3’s round where I am than I do MK2 MX-5’s. Overall there are far more MX-5’s but I think most of them are MK3’s or newer.

 

[Smudgemanuk]

Very good point

 

[Ian&Sue]

Rarely see any Z3s around here but see MX5s all the time even looking at cars of the same era.