why won't it die!!!!!!?
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i bought wifelet a 1993 eunos roadster about 5 or 6 years ago... it had about 30k on the clock and is now approaching the ton (she has a fair old daily commute).
since buying it, she has managed to dent every single panel, lose a wing-mirror, drive it into a ditch, knacker the air-con and on a number of occasions, run it almost dry of oil and coolant...
...but does it die?|... no chance!
in nearly 70k, the car has never once broken down... it has only needed routine servicing and ancillaries (such as new tyres, new brake discs/pads, a new hood and various other bits and bobs.
i was secretly hoping that it would fail it's mot last week so i could buy her a newer mkII model... am i that lucky?... no... it failed on only having half an exhaust, needing a new wiper, worn rear discs (metal to metal.. lol) and a steering rack gaitor... £400 later (cost of mot, replacement parts and a quick oil & filter change... the first in 2yrs / 30k miles!!!!) and it's running sweet as a nut.
no new mx5 for her then (but a nice new tvr chim' for me instead! lol)
the reason for this post is for the benefit of all those thinking about taking the plunge with one of these little cars... in all my years and countless cars, i have never seen anything so tough and mechanically reliable as a mx5...
have fun!
since buying it, she has managed to dent every single panel, lose a wing-mirror, drive it into a ditch, knacker the air-con and on a number of occasions, run it almost dry of oil and coolant...
...but does it die?|... no chance!
in nearly 70k, the car has never once broken down... it has only needed routine servicing and ancillaries (such as new tyres, new brake discs/pads, a new hood and various other bits and bobs.
i was secretly hoping that it would fail it's mot last week so i could buy her a newer mkII model... am i that lucky?... no... it failed on only having half an exhaust, needing a new wiper, worn rear discs (metal to metal.. lol) and a steering rack gaitor... £400 later (cost of mot, replacement parts and a quick oil & filter change... the first in 2yrs / 30k miles!!!!) and it's running sweet as a nut.
no new mx5 for her then (but a nice new tvr chim' for me instead! lol)
the reason for this post is for the benefit of all those thinking about taking the plunge with one of these little cars... in all my years and countless cars, i have never seen anything so tough and mechanically reliable as a mx5...
have fun!
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