It's all your fault
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that everynight I am trawling the classifieds/ebay/autotrader and any other website looking for another MX5. I have been reading all the MX5 threads in the other forums and that convinced me. I was looking at 200SX's as well buyt I really want another MX5.
I owned ones about 6 years ago (was 22 and first sports car) but unfortunately I my experience was ruined by the leaking roof. So had to sell it quickly.
But having recently sold my E30 318is track car (the red one in the motorsport section classifieds) on here I am on the look out for another to use as a summer toy and a track day car. It won't be modified to the same extent as the E30 was to keep it fairly comfortable for normal road use.
So I need a cheap MX5 (close to a grand as possible) which will allow me to spend some money on mods (turbo, coilovers etc.) as otherwise I will get a bit frustrated by the lack of straight line speed (I did in my 318is on track and that was stripped so comparable in weight). I know it is all about the handling but I got frustrated getting stuck behind slower cars and them not letting me past in the E30. So I want about 170-180 bhp min and 200 would be a bonus.
Am I asking too much? I keep reading posts with people finding them for £1200, £1300 but I can't find them. Where are you looking?
And when the missus asks me where I have been, why I left on foot and returned in another car I be blaming you lot ;-)
I owned ones about 6 years ago (was 22 and first sports car) but unfortunately I my experience was ruined by the leaking roof. So had to sell it quickly.
But having recently sold my E30 318is track car (the red one in the motorsport section classifieds) on here I am on the look out for another to use as a summer toy and a track day car. It won't be modified to the same extent as the E30 was to keep it fairly comfortable for normal road use.
So I need a cheap MX5 (close to a grand as possible) which will allow me to spend some money on mods (turbo, coilovers etc.) as otherwise I will get a bit frustrated by the lack of straight line speed (I did in my 318is on track and that was stripped so comparable in weight). I know it is all about the handling but I got frustrated getting stuck behind slower cars and them not letting me past in the E30. So I want about 170-180 bhp min and 200 would be a bonus.
Am I asking too much? I keep reading posts with people finding them for £1200, £1300 but I can't find them. Where are you looking?
And when the missus asks me where I have been, why I left on foot and returned in another car I be blaming you lot ;-)
chaosss said:
Am I asking too much? I keep reading posts with people finding them for £1200, £1300 but I can't find them. Where are you looking?
It's just a matter of looking on a daily basis and being prepared to travel - they'll come up eventually. There's on on Autotrader at the moment for £1295 (to find it you'll need to search for Mazda Eunos, not Mazda MX-5).
Keep an eye on eBay, Findit, the classifieds here etc and you'll find what you're after sooner or later! Good luck!
I'm a great believer in getting a cheap car and doing a little work on it.
As a serious driver, the chances are you're gonna find things that need replacing in virtually any second hand car. They reckon an average driver can tell the difference between an apparently perfect set of 20,000 mile old shocks on an average car and a new set. So, if you start talking about a 70,000 mile car and a rather more enthusiastic driver, you rapidly get a list of things that could do with replacing even if they're fundamentally still sound.....
In short, if you're gonna put new suspension, brakes etc on it, theres no point buying one which has these in half decent condition in the first place, because 'half decent' is still nowhere like new
As a serious driver, the chances are you're gonna find things that need replacing in virtually any second hand car. They reckon an average driver can tell the difference between an apparently perfect set of 20,000 mile old shocks on an average car and a new set. So, if you start talking about a 70,000 mile car and a rather more enthusiastic driver, you rapidly get a list of things that could do with replacing even if they're fundamentally still sound.....
In short, if you're gonna put new suspension, brakes etc on it, theres no point buying one which has these in half decent condition in the first place, because 'half decent' is still nowhere like new
Hi
No this is the green Eunos in my profile. Red one has now gone! The 1.6 died (140K Miles) so I carried out the Flyin Miata engine conversion. Sourced a good 1.8 from the later model and made everything fit
It has new engine, clutch, flywheel, exhaust, hood etc. Shocks/Springs were changed in Sep 2006 for Bilsteins.
Mike
No this is the green Eunos in my profile. Red one has now gone! The 1.6 died (140K Miles) so I carried out the Flyin Miata engine conversion. Sourced a good 1.8 from the later model and made everything fit
It has new engine, clutch, flywheel, exhaust, hood etc. Shocks/Springs were changed in Sep 2006 for Bilsteins.
Mike
One with a supercharger to turbo already fitted can be a cheaper option if you want FI power.
I bought another 5 recently and looked at cheaper normally aspirated versions and in the end bought a turbo as by the time I did my calculations I was better of with this one then trying to buy on cheaper and fitting the parts.
I bought another 5 recently and looked at cheaper normally aspirated versions and in the end bought a turbo as by the time I did my calculations I was better of with this one then trying to buy on cheaper and fitting the parts.
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