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[G-Bob]

So I managed to find a suitably pikey replacement for the VX. Donkey came with me today to look at a car and mananaged to convince me to buy it. I don't think he thought it was a good buy, just that he wanted to laugh at me if I bought it.

Here is my new MX-5HED


(better pictures to follow)

It's the 1.8SE (140bhp) model (wooooooooooo I hear you say) which has some rather choice interior. (stock picture)



Yeah, ok so it looks like a baby has thrown up all over it, and yes that is a wooden steering wheel, but it adds to the charm.
The car is a 1999 but only has 49k on the clock and an MOT until 31st October 2013. Not bad considering it only cost me £1500


The whole Idea with this car is to have a road-runner for hooning and the odd track/sprint day, but to do it as cheap as humanly possible.

So cheap and nasty performance shocks, remoulds, sh*t sounding cheap exhausts (i wonder if Peco still make the bigbore2?) You get the picture. Might even get round to putting a homebrew turbo on it out of a turbo diesel or something.

The main point in this car is to have fun and not care about the car. If something happens to it then hey…. who cares?

Gonna post a little project thread here if that's ok with people and it gives people the chance to start laying off the biscuit interior and start on the Tan!

Anyway.....bring on the insults!!!

[Bumblebee]

Now that is......a hairdressers car shoul be fun on track

[JG]

Nice car, though not keen on the approach. Treat it well and it will look after you. It will also sell a lot quicker than the vx did if you can show a modicum of care for it

[G-Bob]

Nice car, though not keen on the approach. Treat it well and it will look after you. It will also sell a lot quicker than the vx did if you can show a modicum of care for it

Don't get me wrong, it'll not be treated like a complete shed. If Im driving fast in it I want it to at least be safe, but i'm going to try and prove that you don't have to spend a fortune to have a fun car. It'll mostly be 2nd hand performance part from others I feel.

[G-Bob]

Now that is......a hairdressers car

Thanks for the approval.

[Claws]

Weapon! Watch out for skelfs

[G-Bob]

Weapon!

Watch out for skelfs

I'll get the chisel out and start making some hand grips for it.

[Bumblebee]

Don't you be showing vx's up on track

[G-Bob]

Don't you be showing vx's up on track

But remember, the VX is awesome, nothing can beat it, true drivers car, yada yada yada

[ghand]

Nice one Bob ,you can't be done for that cash. Would it get past the Transit van ? yes should do Will it get on the pier ? No fcuking way Will the stereo blast out Highway to Hell for the hoon ?

[G-Bob]

The stereo is quite loud yes. It'll get on the pier no bother at current ride height.

[fezzasus]

Make sure you clear out the drainage holes in the sills regularly, the MK2s were really bad for rot.

[rob999]

Nice from the outside Bob

[Wolfstone]

Oooooooh, biscuit soft-top. I need one for the VX.

[KurtVerbose]

I was going to post one of those 'no hairdressing equipment left' stickers. I did an image search for it and lots of pictures of MX5's came up. Nice car though. You'll have to get a pretty new dress to match the interior.

[ChrisS1]

[G-Bob]

I was going to post one of those 'no hairdressing equipment left' stickers. I did an image search for it and lots of pictures of MX5's came up.

Ha ha.... I thought you were joking.

[Goosenka]

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[LazyDonkey]

I'm not sure I can take the blame for you buying it It does look good though, and I'm even warming to the interior! I predict you'll grow quite attached to the wee thing....especially if you thought it was good fun on four different brands of tyres :D/> Funniest bit was on the way home when I'd said "the heater is excellent" and five mins down the road I for a text saying "I'm fcuking roasting!" He then spent the next 50 miles swerving all over the road trying find the elec wing mirror adjusters. Whereas I just pushed the glass when we stopped. Sigh.

Edited by LazyDonkey, 09 December 2012 - 12:21 PM.

[ghand]

The stereo is quite loud yes.

It'll get on the pier no bother at current ride height.

No it won't get on the pier, well not till all the VX s have gone

Be a nice shot , lone MX 5 and HMSS BMW