A solid auto will be way more fun than a rotten manual.
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I have owned a 1.6 auto and found it a lot of fun 
top end speed, ok, not as good as the slightly higher power manual, but remember itās got the exact same underpinnings as the manual version the one in the OC advert looks excellent value and is exactly what youād expect from a members car! Itās got to be worth a look, if I had somewhere to put it. Iād be very interested myself.
Barrie
Now this looks beautiful!!
Hmmm,
Just as a final comment from me.
Yes it does look nice and in a beautiful setting, (which is the whole point to draw you in).
But you are now looking at double the money to which I believed you wanted to spendā¦
See he is willing to put 12 months MOT for the full asking price, really!
That seller has NO feedback as a āSellerā, again just be careful.
Again you need to ask lots of questions about the service history and what repairs have been made.
Just an opinion, but as you have said āyou donāt know what you are looking atā.
So best advice get someone who does know, before you commit.
Good luck with your purchase in due course. 
TBH I think this is out of my budget slightly and is too pristine. Its more of a show car. Iāve my 9 Yr old daughter (and wife) and I donāt want to be a pain to them by not having fun and not allowing sweets and crips etc. Iām not too OCD but I have my moments. Itās not fair. Itās about the journey and having fun too. I dont have a garage at the moment so Iāll only be worrying its rotting on my drive. That roof is beautiful but without a garage!. I though a cover would suffice but I believe itās a no no. Iām probably better off waiting for a MK1 (which I like) that is not rusty and mechanically sound but needs some tlcā¦ I can do plugs and filter and potch myself. I can do it up over the coning years, and and hand it over to my daughter (if she wants it!!) have a rip roaring laugh in it and not worry about spilling my 10 piece bucket and fries if I did!. Sounds a more sensible option! As I said it about having fun, a project meeting new friends through the club. You were also right about the ebay feedback and seller details. Missed that one on my excitement. I may start stalking 90 year old driving MK1 and follow them home and make them an offerā:joy:
,. Iām sure some more will come on the market. Keep an eye out for me. X
The car wonāt necessarily rot on the driveway; many UK garages are poorly ventilated, and cars rust away in those. On the drive, the car has circulating air.
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That eBay 5 does look nice but strange it has put on 100km + with a 14 year gap in motās or am i missing something 
Yes I checked that one out, strange MOT history.
I told the OP if you look closely it has rust on the sills (had a previous repair me thinks) and a ding in the bonnet. Apart from that it looks good.
Iām betting it was on a private plate, and has now been put back on the original, or a date related one.
I doubt this is a cunning ploy to hide the MOT history, but all the same it would be nice to knowā¦
I changed my plate on the Mk2 import, switched it to the Mk3. They returned the original age related plate to the Mk2 and all was well. That was until I checked out the MOT history on the Mk3 a few weeks later. With it now having the plate transferred over from the Mk2 they had somehow transferred some of the Mk2ās MOT history. Now it said my Mk3 had itās first MOT in 2008 and it failed on not having a rear fog light. My Mk3 is a 2007 model so it didnāt even need an MOT in 2008. 
I fired an email off explaining what they had done, it was corrected. The V5 though showed the car as a 4 seater when I sold it on, check for mistakes 
I have had private plates for a while and moved them between a few cars (54 plate Polo > 56 Plate MX-5 > 17 Plate MX-5) with no issues on MOT histories but maybe I have just been luckyā¦
Same here, private plate transfers always flowed over to motās. My guess it went abroad then came back again.
I bought a T reg mk2 for Ā£310. I knew the sills were mentioned on the last couple of MOTs, same on the last one I had too but I have been quoted Ā£300 a side to replace the part panel as the arch has started to rust too. No big deal. I had the chassis rails done professionally for Ā£550, I knew these looked dodgy when I bought the car with 8 months MOT. Had the timing belt and water pump replaced on the last service. Wheels completely refurbed. Mohair hood is only 4 years old. !Looks pretty good now, not the best but I only paid a small amount of money. You shouldnāt worry about having the work done, but you need to pay a low price in the first place. They are lovely little cars, just need TLC. I think they are worth itā¦
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Have you seen the silver low mileage MK2 on here for Ā£2,300 sills done I think by mx5parts ? Maybe worth a look.
I only paid Ā£200 for mine and the rear wings and sills were ok .but I will have to do the front chassis rails and it only has 52,000 miles on clock.
I will do the work myself but to if you are not a competent welder walk away.
Look at this on eBay