Hmmm,

Should you consider swapping the Lotus for an MX5.

Well I am of course entirely unbiased but, on balance, and it's a close call, I'd say, and I am not at all biased here, I think, well, ultimately, despite the finely balanced choice, and they are both fine cars of course, but ultimately one has to choose and it is a difficult choice between an iconic British car and, well, the best selling sports car in the world that Jeremy Clarkson said in his review of the Mk2 in 2009 ' The fact is that if you want a sports car, the MX-5 is perfect. Nothing on the road will give you better value. Nothing will give you so much fun. The only reason I’m giving it five stars is because I can’t give it 14.'

Or indeed as he said about the current model (ND to those of us who might just follow these things, not that I'm remotely biased) 'And so we get to the new Mazda MX5. The old model has been the world’s bestselling sports car for about 25 years, thanks to a combination of low price, ease of use and a smile-a-minute factor that’s up there alongside a game of naked Twister with Scarlett Johansson and Cameron Diaz.'

Not sure what that says about the car, I'm just working through that game of Twister.....