So.. I\'d gotten bored of putting hundreds of pounds a month into my LS400.. so I did some shopping around and came up with this cheap little run around :)
I\'m quite surprised how good it is :mmmm :burnout
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Very nice, how much you pick it up for?
Not bad Brett :god
Going topless :-)
Looks in really good shape!
Gave a bag of sand for it :)
It\'s been garaged its whole life in the UK, and has yearly reciepts for waxoyling :D
MX5\'s are a lot of fun, I\'ve got one
Had quite a few mk1 mx5s ....really do like them...bullet proof fun car....non interference engine as well..yours being a eunos will have an LSD as well!
Nice little machine, I used to have one too, great fun in the warm weather.
I\'m hoping it\'ll still entertain in the winter too! ;)
It\'s fun, but it\'s slower and then you\'ll need to weld the sills.
Thats mazdas full stop though.
It\'s been garaged it\'s whole life and waxoyled every year - so assuming I keep that up it probably won\'t dissolve completely :Giggle
nice find! bit jealous :D
my rare mk1 mx5 merlot passed her mot today...after 2 new front calipers....and a handbrake tweak...is yours a 1.6 or 1.8? uk 1.6 s are naff 90 bhp..the eunos has 115bhp
Quote from: boosted;858379uk 1.6 s are naff 90 bhp..the eunos has 115bhp
early uk spec 1.6 mk1s were 115bhp, later mk1s 90 bhp, think they changed in 94
Very nice Brett, I have a soft spot for mx5s , great fun with the top down on country roads
Quote from: Kevint;858385early uk spec 1.6 mk1s were 115bhp, later mk1s 90 bhp, think they changed in 94
Yes i knew that ...uk ones where de-tuned poverty spec no pas 95 on.
due to when the insurance on hot hatches and sports cars got silly in the 90\'s circa 95 and made to compete with the mgf!!!:rollin most 90 to 94\'s are eunos imports. quite rare to find a 90 to 94 uk model been eaten by rust . All eunos 1.6\'s 115bhp .
short nose crank best to avoid...
had 17 mk1\'s
The UK 1.6\'s were detuned to give a bigger performance gap after the 1.8 became available IIRC.
Great buy, picking such a great-looking open car up for a grand at the start of summer. Arguably shades an early RX-8 for bargain of the decade!
Have fun (sure you will).
How long until it gets a noisy rotary in it ???
I\'m going to try and keep it largely standard. It already has an aftermarket exhaust and roll bar.. so will get a high flow panel filter...then get lots of carbon I think :D
Really enjoyed my Mx5 whilst i stepped back from Rx7\'s for a year or so. Although it was a bbr turbo it was rewarding and fun to drive and that was well below licence loosing speeds, 70mph in one of these really feels like it and more.
Quote from: Brett;858447I\'m going to try and keep it largely standard.:D
Shall I frame this?
That was uncalled for! :rollin