Selling the 5? What's it worth (turbo).

Selling the 5? What's it worth (turbo).

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mk1salami

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221 posts

189 months

Saturday 14th February 2009
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Hi guys / gals,

Sorry to post a thread like this, but due to a change in circumstances I may need to think about selling the 5. I'm faced with the prospect of driving around 70 miles a day for a new job and I'm not sure I can financially justify using the 5 over something more suitable.

So I'm looking for a bit of advice about what price to pitch the car at. Any opinions are welcome. Here are some details:

1994 1.8 Eunos Roadster (112,000 km on the clock with all belts recently changed)
BEGI Turbo Kit consisting of:
BEGI Cast Iron Direct Pulse T25/28 Manifold
Garrett GT2554 turbo with braided hoses for oil & water
BEGI Stainless Heatshield
BEGI Coolant Re-route
BEGI Front Mount Intercooler
BEGI Seperated Gases Stainless Downpipe
XS Speed 2.5" Stainless Exhaust with 4" Exit
Stainless Steel 2.5" Decat
6 puck paddle clutch rated to ~320hp / 300lb ft torque
Innovate Motorsports LC1 Wideband Controller
Innovate Motorsports Wideband Digital Gauge
Turbo XS Knocklite
Megasquirt PNP 94-95 with Highes 10g firmware
RC Engineering 550cc Injectors
GM Boost Control Solenoid
NGK BRK7E Spark Plugs
IAT Sensor to remove MAF sensor
Top Engine Strut Brace
Watanabe F8F 15" Alloys
4 x new Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3 Tyres
Bridgestone Potenza Superstreet Pro suspension
Goodridge Braided Brake Hoses
Mintex Extreme Pads
Carbing Stainless Roll Bar
Leather / Alcantara S2 Lotus Elise seats
Usual bits of interior bling, Chrome heater vent surrounds, kick plates, new leather gear gaitor & metal gearknob.
New Pioneer MP3 Headunit with iPod interface
Forgot to mention it has had a new vinyl roof fitted in the last year by Richard Nichol of [url="http://www.mx5scotland.com/"]http://www.mx5scotland.com/[/url]

Bad bits:

The paintwork of the whole car is a bit tired and could ideally do with a blowover. It's nowhere near disasterous and the car is presentable, but I'm just a bit fussy with things like that. I'm not sure whether it'd be a good idea to get this done to increase the resale price, or leave the choice to the new owner.

So, how much is reasonable?

Here are a few pictures.





mk1salami

Original Poster:

221 posts

189 months

Saturday 14th February 2009
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Thanks for the opinions. I've noticed the other FI'd 5's are usually cheaper kits. Its not often a car with a good setup like Flyin Miata or BEGI comes up for sale. To answer the question, its ~250bhp @ Flywheel.