17-04-2012, 09:42 PM
You're seriously getting a MX5 huh?
Get on MX5nutz for starters, loads of info on there.
Get an import, special edition if you can (most are a special edition of some sort)
Avoid leather seats
If test driving, put it on full-lock and check the LSD is working (it should try to drag/skip a wheel if you try to move at full lock)
Check clutch operation carefully
If it uses oil don't worry...it can be a good bargaining chip and 9/10 times it's nothing serious...
Cambelts are not a biggy cos the engines are non-interference
Buy the car based on condition, not mileage / owners. There's so much choice out there it's unreal. They're also a piece of piss to maintain, the single easiest car to work on, ever. Miss mine like I'd miss a limb.
Get on MX5nutz for starters, loads of info on there.
Get an import, special edition if you can (most are a special edition of some sort)
Avoid leather seats
If test driving, put it on full-lock and check the LSD is working (it should try to drag/skip a wheel if you try to move at full lock)
Check clutch operation carefully
If it uses oil don't worry...it can be a good bargaining chip and 9/10 times it's nothing serious...
Cambelts are not a biggy cos the engines are non-interference
Buy the car based on condition, not mileage / owners. There's so much choice out there it's unreal. They're also a piece of piss to maintain, the single easiest car to work on, ever. Miss mine like I'd miss a limb.
Disclaimer: The above is not to be taken to heart and is probably a joke, grow up you big girl.
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