MX5 Buying Advice
Discussion
There are a few MX-5 owners on here who I'm sure will offer some wise words. It would also be worth having a look at MX-5 Owners Club Forum for lots more advice.
chumley said:
Does anyone know whether the winter months has much of an adverse effect on prices? Anything much to look for apart from the obvious? We're thinking of a standard car; 1.8i/1.8is.
Depends what model you're looking at. The earlier cars, yes they do suffer in the winter but the newer ones not as much as you'd think. Let us know some more specifics and there's plenty of good advice here.
Phil.
Thanks everyone. Managed to do a bit of research on the MX5 owners club site and it does seem like winter makes a difference on prices (provided the vendor actually needs to sell).
We're thinking of a 98/99 Mk2 as the other half needs something cheap-ish for a first car until we sort out a new house and know where we are with cash. As we'll likely upgrade in summer I had the brain-wave that an MX5 might be fun for a few months & if we bought now we'd stand a good chance of getting our cash back if we sold early summer.
Not sure if this is a little optimistic but £5-6k does seem to go a long way at the moment...
Any views/advice appreciated. Many thanks.
We're thinking of a 98/99 Mk2 as the other half needs something cheap-ish for a first car until we sort out a new house and know where we are with cash. As we'll likely upgrade in summer I had the brain-wave that an MX5 might be fun for a few months & if we bought now we'd stand a good chance of getting our cash back if we sold early summer.
Not sure if this is a little optimistic but £5-6k does seem to go a long way at the moment...
Any views/advice appreciated. Many thanks.
) and its been a great fun car. I doubt you'll find as much fun for the 5k. Been very reliable. I'd recommend the 1.8 and make sure the hood is in good condition goes without sayingminiman said:Thanks but we'd be after a bog-standard car I think. In any event, it looks like insurance may stop play as the only firm to offer Sarah a decent introductory NDC don't cover convertibles.
You interested in mine? (Seriously!) I'm about to put it up for sale.
Pity as I was looking forward to giving it a thrape every now and then...
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