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Rysz, Ben thanks for the input.
Nicola has been and will be on the case at start of business today. So she will be phoning around a bit. Or a lot.
She wants to drive a car to town on Monday.
We have added a hard top to the must have list for the car as it is a toss up between an early TT and MX5 for her (remember women buy with their eyes only) and I would prefer her to have a MX5 so it has to be "winter proof" and unlike the Chevy which is a longer term project needing loads of bodywork, this will be her car and need to look good from day one.
I had hoped she would settle for a £500 car that I could do silly stuff to but she knows the basics of what she wants and actually refused outright a white car.
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I found direct line gave me a decent quote on both mine. Other thing to keep in mind is most insurers will want a Eunos to be imbolised but aren't fussed if its a UK one
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I've had a few MX5's and sold the last one on here for about £350. It's still going strong and I could have probably asked a bit more but just wanted the space back and to help out another forum member. Only negative for me, was that at over 6' 2 I could look over the windscreen. I'm not exactly small either and it was just a little too snug. Great fun though and I worked looking after the Mazda press fleet when they were new and an unusual sight on UK roads. Man I feel old. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
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It seems to me that prices are so low now that the "wait until winter" trick is almost irrelevant. Buy one you wont regret it.
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Fully comp quotes for both of us in at £145
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Dunno why people think soft tops are a problem in bad weather - it's not an old MG...I drive (and leave out) my mk1 mx5 in all weathers, hood doesn't leak and is plenty warm enough including last few winters heavy snow...(MX5 heaters are fantastic!)
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Last Edit: Aug 3, 2013 16:15:47 GMT by chrissyb
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indeed, i sold the hardtop from my 2nd one as its was a pain to have to store it. A later hood with a glass heated screen would be a good all round option.
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Looked at one last night, and another today, the one today was very well over-described..... not as good as the pics or description promised.
On the other hand, the one today had a mohair top with glass rear window.
VERY VERY NICE,
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Sorry, can't compare an MGF to any other two seaters, they are awful! Time of the year, wait until January and then go shopping.... Owned two in the last two months, both brilliant. Maybe yours were poor examples but mine stuck to the road like glue and were immense fun. Everyone has their opinions and I welcome yours, but personally, I worked for Rover when they were new and thought they were very slow and lacklustre compared to other 2 seaters available. Personally, I would spend the extra couple of hundred pounds and buy an MX5.
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Subject to completion of deal, exchange of money and V5c we have a "L Reg" 1993 car.
More info when we have it home and thread is started.
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Quick short update. Been a bit busy lately. Got the Grizz-Pod ready for Retro Rides Gathering '13 Bought Nicola a 1993 Mk1 Mazda MX5 1600cc car today, subject to exchange of paperwork and cash. It was our wedding anniversary yesterday, so the car was a present for her, she has never owned a totally impractical car and deserves it for putting up with me and letting me get away with so much, and making me buy the truck. It has a few small jobs to deal with, then she should be on her way. ![](http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm90/niknakpix/merlin15_zps79f075d3.jpg) ![](http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm90/niknakpix/merlin12_zps3e15cbc9.jpg) ![](http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm90/niknakpix/merlin14_zpsd6cfbb7c.jpg) 128800km which is not a lot for these little cars. ![](http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm90/niknakpix/merlin13_zps7c8db529.jpg)
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I bought my 1994 1.8i Eunos with Bilstein suspension, LSD and TSW Alloy wheels last December from this very forum. It seemed so cheap the plan was to give it a blast round and sell it again in the spring, but I have taken such a liking to it the idea of selling it has been put on hold. The MOT has just come up and there were no rust issues but it did need a rear brake calliper, road spring and rear brakes. I also had it serviced with the MOT all for about £400. When I first got it, it needed a driver’s window motor and exhaust repair. Now I have had fixed the last thing to get everything working, yes the air conditioning. It needed a replacement condenser and a new pipe made and of course a regas for £200. It now owes me about £1500, top money for a MX5 but what a great car I have got still for little money really. ![](http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll146/Six-cylinder/P1230416jpgbroad170_zps7a0d86dc.jpg)
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Nice one Grizz
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Welcome to the club! Those wheels are the only thing I'd change, looks pretty decent! My Eunos has 99,700 miles up, still ticking away strongly!
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I have some standard 14" Alloys for an MX5 for sale cheap if you want to change them Grizz.
Rysz.
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Now this might be sacrilege but I'll be returning to Blightly next summer and will need a motor. Last year was blighted by the fact I had to do most of the driving to friends and back borrowing my dad's car. My wife is auto only. A Mk1 MX5 would suit us brilliantly next year and maybe spice up my dad's driving experience in the meantime (Mk5 Golf TDi estate). Trouble is, if I'm to enjoy a few sherberts with mates the wife has to drive so we'll need an auto. On an MX5. What's the verdict? There's a glowing report on here www.autotrader.co.uk/car-reviews/mazda/mx-5/3806But is there any experience of them on RR?
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I used to get Miata's (Mk 1 MX-5) as hire cars on business trips to North California which were all autos, I'm sure they're not as much fun as a manual but still a lot better than the sub-compact I was meant to be driving... Taken on Highway (Pacific) 1 near Santa Cruz.Now this might be sacrilege but I'll be returning to Blightly next summer and will need a motor. Last year was blighted by the fact I had to do most of the driving to friends and back borrowing my dad's car. My wife is auto only. A Mk1 MX5 would suit us brilliantly next year and maybe spice up my dad's driving experience in the meantime (Mk5 Golf TDi estate). Trouble is, if I'm to enjoy a few sherberts with mates the wife has to drive so we'll need an auto. On an MX5. What's the verdict? There's a glowing report on here www.autotrader.co.uk/car-reviews/mazda/mx-5/3806But is there any experience of them on RR?
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Now this might be sacrilege but I'll be returning to Blightly next summer and will need a motor. Last year was blighted by the fact I had to do most of the driving to friends and back borrowing my dad's car. My wife is auto only. A Mk1 MX5 would suit us brilliantly next year and maybe spice up my dad's driving experience in the meantime (Mk5 Golf TDi estate). Trouble is, if I'm to enjoy a few sherberts with mates the wife has to drive so we'll need an auto. On an MX5. What's the verdict? There's a glowing report on here www.autotrader.co.uk/car-reviews/mazda/mx-5/3806But is there any experience of them on RR? Autos are dirt cheap..... no spirited driver wants them, add to that the less popular colours (my wife refused to even look at white or yellow cars) and you have a low mileage car that does everything perfectly well. I think you will find only glowing feedback from this board. Keep in mind, some things do go wrong, some things need sorting etc.... I recently read a quote on Pistonheads "There are two types of MX5..... Those that have been welded and those that will need welding"
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With the current prices of MK1 MX5s, you could nearly get a his'n'hers pair. Autos aren't terrible, but they're not nearly as much fun as the manuals, which are one of the finest gearchanges I've experienced.
I've discovered some incipient crustiness on my driver's side sill which I'll address once I get back from RRG.
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Thanks boys.
Vdubbin, I reckon you might be right but where to keep them? Only way is north in value for these beauties but I cannot see the old man allowing his backyard to become a shrine to Miata, Eunos or MX5 to satisfy my driving pleasure every other year
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