Mx5 selling - has interest dropped?

[franv8]

steve bowen said:

Seems a sensible price to me to ask. I wouldn't buy it because I'd want a JDM car as the UK cars don't have LSD. I'm assuminig its a UK car?

Edited by steve bowen on Friday 4th May 13:06

I'd be a bit careful if you're assuming all the Jap market cars have it - mine doesn't so far as I can tell (but it is an early 1.6 Eunos...)

[bompey]

It looks like you only have MOT and TAX until July which will be a big turn off. It needs 12 months MOT otherwise people think big bills in 2 months time.

[NiceCupOfTea]

AIUI all JDM 1.8s have an LSD (not the viscous type either but a torsen). I may be wrong - I have no idea how to tell if my car has one! When it was jacked and I turned a rear wheel the other one remained still but it didn't spin freely

[redgriff500]

Thats right...

Easiest way to tell...

Go to a T junction, give it loads of throttle, drop the clutch...

If it throws you around the corner = LSD

Annoyingly spins one wheel = open diff.

[steve bowen]

franv8 said:

I'd be a bit careful if you're assuming all the Jap market cars have it - mine doesn't so far as I can tell (but it is an early 1.6 Eunos...)

It will have had one but it was a friction type one thats now worn out so acting like an open diff. Basically all JDM 1.8's have a torsen (gear) LSD.