On the look out for a 5

[MollyHouse]

I'm looking out for an MX5 and stumbled upon this one.

http://classifieds.pistonheads.com/classifieds/use...

Apparently, it has a few Mazdaspeed tweaks, which seem to have lifted the power somewhat. Anyone tried one of these or know this one? The interior looks a bit tired for my liking, is this an easy (cheap) fix? Would it be a better/cheaper/easier option to buy a nice one (Goodwood Sportscars seems to have some nice well priced stock) and tweak that? As its a second car the budget alas is only 2.5K

Comments either way welcome.

[MX-5 Lazza]

That looks very tidy to me and the interior looks reasonable for a 22 year old car.
I'd take the 140bhp with a pinch of salt though. It should have more than the standard 114bhp but I'm not sure those mods will really add 26bhp.

[Jont999]

Agreed - also it will probably have been setup to run on Japanese hi-octane which is around 100 octane I think off the top of my head. If you did get it, it would be worth getting on a rolling-road to get it set up on UK fuel...unless you want to run V-Power + Octane booster of course.

[MollyHouse]

Thanks for those replies. There is a UK 94 with just 30k miles came up locally. Gonna go for that one.

[MG CHRIS]

MollyHouse said:

Thanks for those replies. There is a UK 94 with just 30k miles came up locally. Gonna go for that one.

30k miles only done less than 1.5k a year leave well alone.

[Jont999]

I'm looking to buy one myself - had a good chat today with the guys at http://www.dandycars.com/. Odd name but they certainly know their stuff

[FELIX_5]

MG CHRIS said:

30k miles only done less than 1.5k a year leave well alone.

Why?

[MX-5 Lazza]

FELIX_5 said:

MG CHRIS said:

30k miles only done less than 1.5k a year leave well alone.

Why?

Not sure I quite agree with "leave well alone" but I'd rather buy a car that's been used more regularly. These are cars that can handle massive mileage so low mileage isn't a bonus like it is with a lot of cars. On the positive side, it should be like new inside. Hopefully it's still been serviced annually otherwise I'd walk away too.