Classic (old, retro) cars for sale £0-5k vol 2

[p4cks]

There’s a fella on here who has two (or might even be three) of these!

[31mph]

I've never seen one in this colour before, I think it looks fantastic



Mazda MX5 California Edition 1.8i MK1 Sunburst Yellow - £2900

[bkk]

... said:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202102239...

My Dad (RIP) had one of these, brings back a lot of memories seeing those pics, thanks.

Strong money though!

[spreadsheet monkey]

bkk said:

... said:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202102239...

My Dad (RIP) had one of these, brings back a lot of memories seeing those pics, thanks.

Strong money though!

Appeared on this thread at £7k a few months ago! Price is heading in the right direction...

[Jim the Sunderer]

31mph said:

I've never seen one in this colour before, I think it looks fantastic



Mazda MX5 California Edition 1.8i MK1 Sunburst Yellow - £2900

Somebody's had away with it, and it wasn't me!

I'd have bought that if I wasn't stuck in the slowest trade deal in the history of trade deals.

[Tyre Smoke]

If it's solid underneath, this is a cheap little shopping car with a difference. One of the last, so comes with a 1.1 Polo engine, water cooling and even a rear wiper!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Trabant-1-1-/3842071074...

[W00DY]

Tyre Smoke said:

If it's solid underneath, this is a cheap little shopping car with a difference. One of the last, so comes with a 1.1 Polo engine, water cooling and even a rear wiper!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Trabant-1-1-/3842071074...

Can't say I'm a fan of the colour, but it's cool and cheap and probably much nicer to live with than the 2 stroke.

[W00DY]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255008837754

Google suggests this sold for about £1500 in March, but I don't think £2.5k feels unreasonable if it's as good as it looks.

[PartOfTheProblem]

31mph said:

I've never seen one in this colour before, I think it looks fantastic



Mazda MX5 California Edition 1.8i MK1 Sunburst Yellow - £2900

I think someone got a steal there with the bodywork done etc., I'd have bought it in a heartbeat. I had a yellow J2-ltd, loved that thing.

[s m]

PartOfTheProblem said:

31mph said:

I've never seen one in this colour before, I think it looks fantastic



Mazda MX5 California Edition 1.8i MK1 Sunburst Yellow - £2900

I think someone got a steal there with the bodywork done etc., I'd have bought it in a heartbeat. I had a yellow J2-ltd, loved that thing.

There is another yellow one up for sale on Ebay albeit more expensive ( twice the price )

[bristolracer]

s m said:

There is another yellow one up for sale on Ebay albeit more expensive ( twice the price )

Hopefully with photos that are half the size, Im wearing my mouse out scrolling past the yellow MX5

[Nickp82]

W00DY said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255008837754

Google suggests this sold for about £1500 in March, but I don't think £2.5k feels unreasonable if it's as good as it looks.

Obviously condition is the most important thing on these but moody leather interior, horrid stick-on dash trim, 86k and a former write-off suggests £2500 would buy a better example to me

[MightyBadger]

W00DY said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255008837754

Google suggests this sold for about £1500 in March, but I don't think £2.5k feels unreasonable if it's as good as it looks.

A automatic puma with 86k that has been written off Previously is not worth 2.5k.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224489694950?hash=item3...

Edited by MightyBadger on Tuesday 8th June 20:38

[31mph]

bristolracer said:

s m said:

There is another yellow one up for sale on Ebay albeit more expensive ( twice the price )

Hopefully with photos that are half the size, Im wearing my mouse out scrolling past the yellow MX5

Yea my apologies, I should have posted as a thumbnail

[W00DY]

MightyBadger said:

A automatic puma with 86k that has been written off Previously is not worth 2.5k.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224489694950?hash=item3...

Edited by MightyBadger on Tuesday 8th June 20:38

It's not an automatic, it ought to say VCT.


I reckon the seats look significantly better and more supportive than the standard versions and black on fan blades is surely the best the normal Puma can look. I would ditch the walnot trim though.

[larrylamb11]

One for the patina fans.... and a properly detailed description finally.....

Is it just me or have these aged well? I think they actually look great now and all the ingredients for a fun retro, RWD, V6, manual - cool thing!

What's it going to cost to do the paint on that?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224484939838

[bristolracer]

31mph said:

bristolracer said:

s m said:

There is another yellow one up for sale on Ebay albeit more expensive ( twice the price )

Hopefully with photos that are half the size, Im wearing my mouse out scrolling past the yellow MX5

Yea my apologies, I should have posted as a thumbnail

No worries, I can't post a picture properly either !

That Scimitar is quite cool, getting the paint done may depend on the state of the 50 year old fibreglass

[feef]

larrylamb11 said:

One for the patina fans.... and a properly detailed description finally.....

Is it just me or have these aged well? I think they actually look great now and all the ingredients for a fun retro, RWD, V6, manual - cool thing!

What's it going to cost to do the paint on that?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224484939838

That'll go way over budget I reckon

[plasticpig]

larrylamb11 said:

One for the patina fans.... and a properly detailed description finally.....

Is it just me or have these aged well? I think they actually look great now and all the ingredients for a fun retro, RWD, V6, manual - cool thing!

What's it going to cost to do the paint on that?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224484939838

Paint job from one of the leading Scimitar specialists is around £14k. You can get it done a lot cheaper than that but it really depends on how much of the gelcoat needs repairing/replacing.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

plasticpig said:

larrylamb11 said:

One for the patina fans.... and a properly detailed description finally.....

Is it just me or have these aged well? I think they actually look great now and all the ingredients for a fun retro, RWD, V6, manual - cool thing!

What's it going to cost to do the paint on that?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224484939838

Paint job from one of the leading Scimitar specialists is around £14k. You can get it done a lot cheaper than that but it really depends on how much of the gelcoat needs repairing/replacing.

If I could get that mechanically sound I'd happily smoke that as-is. Cool old thing.

Obviously I'd end up in prison after the gazillionth Princess Ann comment resulted in a murder, but a small price to pay.