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Base vehicle

25 Mar 2013, 8:42pm
Hi all,

Will be placing an mx250 order soon so am hunting a good base. From experience doing builds on wrecks is the most demoralizing part of a build, is £1200 for a tidy eunos going to get a decent base?
Should I go for a 1.6 or 1,8?
25 Mar 2013, 9:05pm
I paid £600 for my mx5 with an mot. Drove it back 200 miles fine. I had to have some welding done on the sills but i was lazy and paid a welder £50 to do it. Its a great car. I suppose the 1.8 is best but you can squeeze loads out of the1.6. Good luck with your build.
25 Mar 2013, 10:00pm
Sorry, double post..
25 Mar 2013, 10:50pm
landmannnn wrote:
Cheers, found this little 2 part mx5 guide from an Indy dealer
http://www.goodwoodsportscars.co.uk/info.html

Worth a read for any prospective purchasers


Hi Mike

Welcome aboard.

Great link and all very sound advice. If you want to do the service and repairs yourself, buy a £500 car, if not, spend the £1200. Try and buy the car with the most solid rear wheels arch/sill area that you can. Imports all the way. :high5:
6 Apr 2013, 10:10pm
Ok, so found a nice mid ninrties eunos and parted with a grand. Now the fun starts!
7 Apr 2013, 7:35pm
landmannnn wrote:
Ok, so found a nice mid ninrties eunos and parted with a grand. Now the fun starts!


Good news Mike. Green with tan leather? Or is it Red? You are on the production board, just let me know a date in May that you want to pick up your kit.
7 Apr 2013, 8:42pm
Tan leather would have been good, went for black interior in the end. Chris, will give you a call re collection, thanks for the reminder.