Buying a car

thumpingrug

I quite like the chrome one.  Now, where's my handbag.

TTony

Emp_Fab said:

Failing that, polished chrome all over - or rose gold - (think wrapping).  That’s the feel that I’m after, 

SouthpawMark said:

Anyone who chrome wraps their car is a massive, massive bellend. 

For a moment there, I thought you were suggesting that Emp was a massive, massive .....








Oh!

ronnyb

SouthpawMark said:

Anyone who chrome wraps their car is a massive, massive bellend. There’s a guy who works near me who has a chrome wrapped R8, and he’s a massive, massive bellend. 

Or a chrome dome.

Nitefly

Emp_Fab said:

Feckin hideous. 

Both of them.

Bridgehouse

Emp’s next thread: “Where can I get good Burberry?”

Emp_Fab

Look.... it’s my mid-life crisis, not yours!

stickyfiddle

I know I may have mentioned it once or twice, but I’d take a 1.5k MX5 over a 206cc any day of the week.

Rust is usually cheap to fix, and nothing else will ever go wrong 

BeardyAndy

SouthpawMark said:

Anyone who chrome wraps their car is a massive, massive bellend. There’s a guy who works near me who has a chrome wrapped R8, and he’s a massive, massive bellend. 

There's a girl near where i work with a glitterball wrapped Audi, my 5 year old loves it! 

Emp_Fab

Rust is an absolute deal breaker.  I spent enough time in my youth surrounded by tubs of P38 and reinforcing mesh.  I ain't going there again.  The problem with the MX5, apparently, is when they started making double-skinned chassis members.  Moisture would get trapped between the layers and the structural beams rot from the inside out.

Definitely not a cheap fix.

ICBM

Emp_Fab said:

Rust is an absolute deal breaker.  I spent enough time in my youth surrounded by tubs of P38 and reinforcing mesh.  I ain't going there again.  The problem with the MX5, apparently, is when they started making double-skinned chassis members.  Moisture would get trapped between the layers and the structural beams rot from the inside out.

Definitely not a cheap fix.

That's the Citroën 2CV chassis fault.

The remedy is to replace the chassis...

RaymondLin

Is it a dealbreaker for a car that you only intent to keep for the summer?

Something with MOT to get you through your period of enjoyment then sell on.  You buy it cheap eyes open knowing it has rust at the price that reflects the same then sell it afterwards to the next person, still with MOT and price reflect the same.

Or are you intend to keep the MX5 for ages now?

Or have you not made up your mind yet after 2 months?

Fine if you don't want rust but you have got to reset your expectation for £1500.  What you are looking for vs what reality actually offers are not in the same universe.  If you want better condition you need to increase your budget, people are not going to sell great condition cars for bottom dollar.

celentium

For the record I'd get a decent 7k rust free mx-5, not a 1.5k one. This isn't making much sense.

My better half bought a car today and she's the most indecisive person I know. After reading this thread I feel like she deserves a trophy.

Emp_Fab

I don't want an MX5 !!!!  It's utterly impractical for me - two seats, no room for the amp etc.  I'm definitely picking something up tomorrow though - god knows what it will be, but it will be cheap - and temporary.

Electro_Ham

The front chassis rails that rusted on MX5 were the mk2 which went out of production in 2005 IIRC. 
I sold a 15 Yr old mk2 last year for £1000. MOT never failed on chassis rails as they are actually hidden by a plastic indertray. MOT is not allowed to remove this to check.
Anyway, I reckon it would be pretty easy to find a mx5 for £1500 with a year's MOT, run it for 9 months and still get most of your money back. And have enjoyed the thrill of driving during ownership. 

But yes, the £7k mk3 mx5 is what I'd be doing. 

hywelg

Ffs

TTony

Emp_Fab said:

I'm definitely picking something up tomorrow though .

I think we have different understandings of "definitely".


And "tomorrow".


Although I suppose "picking something up" could mean a pint of milk,

Bridgehouse

TTony said:

Emp_Fab said:

I'm definitely picking something up tomorrow though .

I think we have different understandings of "definitely".


And "tomorrow".


Although I suppose "picking something up" could mean a pint of milk,

Whole, semi, skimmed, long life, evaporated, condensed, goats, coconut... still too much choice for him

Emp_Fab

Well, I tried.... I really did.  I rang three sellers and messaged another two.  One didn’t respond to my message, the other just rang and rang, one said the car had already been sold and another was out in his van.  A fifth said the car was away at the garage, awaiting a new MOT.  I gave up at this point and decided to checkout the times of Bus number three.

Veganic

Buy a bus?

RaymondLin

@Emp_Fab for Prime Minister, this fiasco has surpassed the number deadlines gone in Brexit. Theresa May would be proud.