So this is it. Me and Mrs Papanicola picked up this little MX5 1.8iS last Thursday. We were looking for an NA with power steering and we found this one at a dealer in Dormansland in Surrey. Overall she is in good nick. She had full history and only 2 previous owners. The last owner traded her in at a main dealer for a newer car. After having test driven the car the dealer agreed to do the include the following things in the price:
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Sort out the brakes (ended up needing new front discs, pads and pins)
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Years MOT
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Replace the damaged rear screen
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Sort out the rust on the seals (this was not major but it had started to bubble)
As the car had reached 101k the dealer (they also run a garage there mainly specialising in Mazda’s) the dealer said he was willing to go halves with me with a new timing belt kit, which includes all the bearings etc., so it ended up costing me £90 fitted. Total paid £2290.00 Seemed like a good price to me.
So far the only problems i have had are lazy electric windows, which I am looking to cure with silly-cone spray and worn wiper blade which I have cured by buying new ones. [:D]
All in all a fun car. Not as fast as I expected but it seems to rev forever. Looking to take it on a jaunt to the South of France at the end of the month so will give it a good work out.
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