2000 Mazda MX5 1.8
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sc0tt

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18,191 posts

217 months

Sunday 25th May 2014
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Picked this up last week for 1000 on ebay. Needed some quick shed like wheels and this fitted the bill perfectly.

Terrible ad pics.



Interior



Went to halfords and picked up some polish and gave her a scrub.







Looks great, drives nice, handles well and was nice and cheap.



squareflops

1,849 posts

199 months

Sunday 25th May 2014
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Looks like a solid bargain buy there dude. Very nice. I've not seen a mk2 interior before and bar the leather I think I prefer it to my mk2.5, my cream/chrome dash dials are touch 'flouncy' compare to the black on yours.

Have you checked out the chassis rails for rust? Be good to confirm that they're solid, if so that's bargain of the week

sc0tt

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18,191 posts

217 months

Sunday 25th May 2014
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It all appears to be solid.

Few more pics from today's outing. I've done 450 Miles since last friday.






sc0tt

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18,191 posts

217 months

Monday 23rd June 2014
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Due to the huge amoubt of interest I thought I'd update the thread wink

Nothing done to it yet but the rear tyres are now bald.







Worth a grand all day long

JDMDrifter

4,049 posts

181 months

Monday 23rd June 2014
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Looks like a nice motor that. Looking for one of these as my next weekend toy, whats it like to chuck around a country lane?

ecotec

415 posts

145 months

Monday 23rd June 2014
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this looks like a great buy - is the tin worm lurking?

sc0tt

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18,191 posts

217 months

Monday 23rd June 2014
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ecotec said:
this looks like a great buy - is the tin worm lurking?
Too scared to check. Nothing on the face of it but its got 20:20 paint.

Looks great at 20mph from 20ft away

carinaman

23,284 posts

188 months

Tuesday 24th June 2014
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yum Splendid! I like that, even without a Nardi wood rim wheel that wood looks great!

jimbop1

2,441 posts

220 months

Tuesday 24th June 2014
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Wooden gear knob and handbrake is a classy touch wink

What a buy at £1000! How many miles has it got on? Would definitely look into getting one if I had anywhere to store it.

sc0tt

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18,191 posts

217 months

Tuesday 24th June 2014
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jimbop1 said:
Wooden gear knob and handbrake is a classy touch wink

What a buy at £1000! How many miles has it got on? Would definitely look into getting one if I had anywhere to store it.
I'b buy some different items but i'd rather put the money in the tank

Bl0at3r

43 posts

134 months

Thursday 26th June 2014
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Looks like a decent bargain - is that Shoebury East Beach car park in amongst those pics?

Diablo85

1,591 posts

159 months

Thursday 26th June 2014
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I like these a lot, what a bargain - well done mate smile

sc0tt

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18,191 posts

217 months

Thursday 26th June 2014
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Bl0at3r said:
Looks like a decent bargain - is that Shoebury East Beach car park in amongst those pics?
Sure is

Got some new rear tyres put on it for £100. I'm going to keep this as cheap as possible seeing as I'd wear the rears out quite quick.

B.J.W

5,837 posts

231 months

Friday 27th June 2014
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No rust on the rear arches or sills?

If not, you've been very lucky.

Pretty little car. Mine is lost in action with an ex girlfriend who retained it after we split up.

sc0tt

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18,191 posts

217 months

Friday 27th June 2014
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B.J.W said:
No rust on the rear arches or sills?

If not, you've been very lucky.

Pretty little car. Mine is lost in action with an ex girlfriend who retained it after we split up.
No infact. I was amazed.

Think yourself lucky. I lost my 2012 Fiesta Zetec S to mine which I am still paying for.

MegaMinion

290 posts

221 months

Friday 27th June 2014
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I would seriously advice properly checking the front chassis rails. To do this you have to take the front wheel arch liners out otherwise you can't actually see or feel the areas that rust.
I was recently doing a suspension refurb on mine and had to take the liners out and was shocked to find what I thought was solid was just rusted rubbish. Whilst the chassis rails aren't a major structural point they are your crumple zone, and rust isn't good at absorbing energy.

sc0tt

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18,191 posts

217 months

Saturday 28th June 2014
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I will do one weekend.

Drilled airbox mod today and a new airfilter.

Sounds like racecar wink