I bought my 1.6 1990 silver Eunos Roadster last April from a guy who works a few doors from my office in Cardiff. Drove around a bit in the summer and then all hell broke loose in car terms in my family. My brother’s car went bang, so he borrowed the MX5 for a month or two, then when it came back in October, a bus went into the Mrs’ Focus, which meant she was driving round in it - so much for it being a weekend car!
Then to cap it all, my Jag’s engine caught fire last week, so I now need to drive round in the mazda - no real hardship though!
Will get some pics up soon, it’s pretty standard, a few dents and knocks, nothing major, but only 48,000 miles on the clock. If money works out, I intend to upgrade the seats, put in a proper roll bar, better stereo and if there’s enough money left, a turbo.
I haven’t made many posts yet, but have found the info on this site fantastic so far, and I’m sure I’ll be needing more advice as I do the mods.
The MX5 is great as an everyday car. Only today I popped out and picked up a table and stool in my car (ebay bargain) and then fitted in the weeks shopping in the boot !!
You’ll have a smile on your face every day you ‘have to’ drive your 5.
As soon as I get the car back from the mrs, and when we finally get some sunshine, will get some pics up, hopefully this week.
Should know the Jag’s fate tomorrow or Tues, if it’s written off will be a bitter/sweet moment, it’s a bit of british class after all - two very very different drives!
As for calling me Mk1, I did used to have a nice Mk2 Escort rally car, and I must admit, the way the 5 behaves sideways is very similar, quite a forgiving car so far!
