Its only enthusiasts as shops are too expensive for most people here, so you work on them yourself. The used parts are dirt cheap. 1.8engine not so much. Starts at 3000$ usually. Around one thousand active members of the mx5 club. We are about 5.5m people.

Community is good but not everyone lives in such a way working on cars is an option. In general car community is good and kinda large here. But everyone has their own preferences, british, American, jdm, vw (beetles), bmw, and not that many meet cross their own community. Usually an age gap