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2000 Mazda MX-5 1.6 - £950 ono

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Up for sale is our W reg 1.6 Mazda MX-5.

It has just under 97k on the clock, a partially stamped service history (the previous owner did their own servicing from that point on), and MOT till 14th October, so plenty of time to enjoy the rest of the summer. It has been very reliable and never let us down, starts first time every time.

The good bits:
Recent service including leads and plugs.
Goes well, sounds great due to the K&N typhoon induction kit and sports exhaust, nothing loud, just, sporty
Recently had rear calipers replaced with new pads.
Top down motoring for the summer
The only way the prices are going for these is up, get them while you can (this is from me, who bought a Capri back in 2007 for £750)
It also has a very decent looking aftermarket stereo, well SWMBO approves of it anyway!
A typical MX-5 on the road

The bad bits:
It's a typical MX-5.....so there is a little corrosion coming through on the rear arches, a tiny patch on the boot, and a little on one front wing. But nothing worse than I've seen on these things advertised at £1,500-£2000 on Autotrader and the like.
Wheel alignment needs doing, front O/S tyre has worn on the edge and will need replacing, though it is a ditchfinder special, so it might be more down to that than anything else!
Slight wear to the drivers seat as seen in the images, but no rips or tears.
Oh, and the arm rest/cubby lid (common faliure) has been secured on its hinge with some very strong tape, seems to work as good as any other repair I've seen!


Being a 1.6 it isn't the fastest thing in the world, but it sounds and feels pretty quick. And on a run we managed 38mpg on a tank, so pretty frugal for those long summer trips. SWMBO has put me in the dog house for selling it, and she is already saving up for another one! The main reason for selling is twofold, firstly, we need something a bit more practical now lockdown is over, as we have moved 150miles away from our old address we need a car we can actually fit people in when going out places, rather than making them DRIVE US round all the time. So, I've done the man maths and bought a Jaguar S-type!
The second reason for selling is slightly more 'personal'. I'm a big petrolhead, but after chatting to a 'non-car friend' found out that in the 15years we have both been driving he has experienced 14 different cars from different makes/marques and I've had.............3, one of which was my first car (that I still own) and the other two being a Fabia diesel estate, and an Octavia diesel estate. So decided to change cars every 6-12 months now that most of my driving is done in the work van, so that I can experience as many cars as possible before the government kill combustion engines.

We are located near Worksop/Sheffield. Happy for anyone to take a look/test drive if they are interested. Price is set low at £950 as we need to sell this month and there are a few things that will most likely need doing for the MOT (Though apart from the tyre, thats pure guesswork!). Even if it needed £600 of work for the MOT, at this price you would be better off than buying one for £1500 and probably in better condition by the time the work is done. I also spoke to local MX-5 specialists MX-5 City, they quoted a full restoration at under £5k, which is a lot less than the trailer-queen low mileage ones floating about at the moment for sale.

Happy to entertain offers for her too.

Thanks
Rob

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• Advertiser
  robt100
• Date
  03/08/21
• Price
  £950
• Category
  Cars for Sale

 

Edited 10 August, 20214 yr by robt100

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