180,000 miles!!!!

[fr3n2y]

franv8 said:

MX5Parts.co.uk (or .com can't remember!)

Ride is fine, compliant and only upset by potholes. Which I guess means it gets upset quite a lot given road maintenance these days!

These - http://ww2.mx5parts.co.uk/product_reviews_info.php...

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[franv8]

I think they may have been these

http://ww2.mx5parts.co.uk/product_info.php/product...

But I think the drop 'looks' more (I haven't measured, perhaps it was a 'finger thickness' when measured with a stock car)

I'm sure they were cheaper too

[Rackattack]

Hi,
Been away filming for a few days in north wales and no internet! So back on the hunt again. Its geat all the tips i'm getting. I might see if I can get a chance to go and look at this one over the next week. http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-uk/www/cars/imag...
Its up for £1400 with 85000 miles (1992). Not sure if the picture link worked, i'm a bit rubbish with doing things like that.
Ps. I reckon the cheapest way to lower a high ride would be bags of sand in the boot!!!!

[MX-5 Lazza]

Link worked fine

Looks like a good car. Wheels look... better from a distance I'm sure the JDM boys on Nutz would like them though.
If you don't need a soft-top you could sell it for £400-£500 and make a big chunk of the money back

Edited to add: It's listed as an MX-5 but is actually a Eunos Roadster. Hope that doesn't change things for you.

Edited by MX-5 Lazza on Friday 22 August 14:36

[Rackattack]

I know what you mean about the wheels but they can be easily changed. I think that the hard top would be good for the winter as the rear window won't fog up as much (so i hear). As for it being an eunos i dont think that matters as long as its the 116bhp which i think all the imports are as far as I can tell from reading threads on here. I'm away for the weekend so will go and have a look early next week, I'll keep you posted.

[Munter]

I find the hardtop to be great for winter. If I'd actually wired up the heated screen it'd be better...

A 1992 is definately the 115bhp.

[Rackattack]

Going to see if i can get along and look at the car in the link i posted last week. The price has dropped and all the images taken off the ad page...strange, hope its not dodgy. Is there anything really abvious look out for that can help me avoid bad mx5's? Thanks.

[MX-5 Lazza]

Look out for rust on the rear-arches and (more importantly) at the rear ends of the sills. Sill & arch rust can be fixed but it's something to avoid wherever possible.

Other than that they are fairly solid little cars. Just check the usual car stuff i.e. make sure it starts & idles well, revs right through to red-line happily, steering feels good with no lumpiness, car drives in a straight line without wandering around. Check for white sludge in the oil and oil in the coolant (while it's still cold!!!).

If it doesn't feel right don't buy it. There are plenty around so there should be no pressure to buy.

[Rackattack]

Thanks for that. Just called my insurance company for quotes and they've given me a really good price that stays fixed for 1.6 or 1.8 and either a mx5 or import which is pretty good.