Decent (cheap) MX-5?

[Aberdeenloon]

Morning all,

Looking for some cheap summer fun, budget max £1500, must be in good nick body & mechanically. Am I asking too much?

I'm in Aberdeen so if you know of anything local, please let me know.

[Allandwf]

YHM

[matthewg]

Allandwf said:

YHM

Also looking for one

[Aberdeenloon]

Allandwf said:

YHM

Replied.

[matthewg]

Aberdeenloon said:

Replied.

PlEASE SEND ME LINK IF YOU DON'T WANT THE ONE ALLAN SENT YOU!


edit: oops, all caps, apologies

[istoo]

oh i know of another PM if you havent got...

[matthewg]

istoo said:

oh i know of another PM if you havent got...

Please mail me link or post here?

[Aberdeenloon]

istoo said:

oh i know of another PM if you havent got...

Out and about on the iPhone, I'll PM you later but to be honest Allandwf's sounds perfect.

[edp190]

I recently managed to find my 1.8 Eunos on MX5 Nutz. (www.mx5nutz.com)


Its not mint but I absolutely love it!
Best of luck with the search.

[Aberdeenloon]

edp190 said:

I recently managed to find my 1.8 Eunos on MX5 Nutz. (www.mx5nutz.com)


Its not mint but I absolutely love it!
Best of luck with the search.

Nice one mate, you enjoying it?

[edp190]

Love it. Not had the chance to drive it yet (ive got a broken femur) but from the passenger seat it has been fantastic.

[AmiableChimp]

I'm selling mine...but a bit more than £1500

Time to move on to car number 20...

[p17sut]

I know of a 1997 red 1.6, just mot'd and taxed to be sold privately at around your budget in mid Fife.

[fudnie]

I've got a 2003 1.6 going on the Market soon.
Looking for a bit more that £1500 but just thought I'd add my 2p

[anonymous-user]

Aberdeenloon said:

Am I asking too much?

In a word no, for that price it might not be cosmetically perfect, but concentrate on the important things - rust, solid sills and arches, and a watertight hood, as they're the expensive things to sort.

Mechanically they're fairly bulletproof, oily bits are easy/cheap to work on, I've renewed lots of parts on mine and whilst I'm fairly handy with a spanner, I have no mechanical background and only a basic selection of tools - don't be put off by high mileage if it's been looked after.

Mine is going up for sale in the next few months, but has been SORN'ed over winter so has no tax or MOT at present, when I've given it a good service and MOT I'll PM you the details in case you're still looking.

[Aberdeenloon]

yellowbentines said:

Aberdeenloon said:

Am I asking too much?

In a word no, for that price it might not be cosmetically perfect, but concentrate on the important things - rust, solid sills and arches, and a watertight hood, as they're the expensive things to sort.

Mechanically they're fairly bulletproof, oily bits are easy/cheap to work on, I've renewed lots of parts on mine and whilst I'm fairly handy with a spanner, I have no mechanical background and only a basic selection of tools - don't be put off by high mileage if it's been looked after.

Mine is going up for sale in the next few months, but has been SORN'ed over winter so has no tax or MOT at present, when I've given it a good service and MOT I'll PM you the details in case you're still looking.

Thanks yellowbentines. Allandwf has given me 1st refusal on his and he sounds like a decent bloke (with a decent motor) so we'll see how it goes.

[Allandwf]

Back from offshore if you want to see the car.