Another MX5 about to be added to the Madaboutmx5 collection.

[— Madaboutmx5s —]

Agreed to buy another MX5 today. I still have the regular 3 but I sold the MK1 RS Limited minus the red leather kelvar recaros a few weeks ago. I lost count a long time ago but think this will be well into the late 50's on number of MK1 MX5s I have owned since around 1998/1999.



Before I had bought the RS Limited I had been looking for a MK1 Eunos Roadster R Limited. This has always been one of my favourite roadsters as I like the exterior paint colour, mica satellite blue and the red leather interior. This was a JDM roadster only, 894 made in Satellite blue, 106 in chaste white but like the RS Limited benefiting from the 1.8 engine, light weight flywheel, short ratio torsen LSD (so drives more like a 1.6), uprated bracing, etc, light weight BBS wheels, blue soft top, etc.

Having sold the RS Limited a bit like London buses a few R Limited I saw came up for sale. I missed one as it was too far North in England but today agreed to buy the 1 below in East London so not too far from me. It was imported by a reputable mx5 specialist back in 2005 from London and looks like it has been under sealed when it was imported so a solid body shell which is good. It also benefits from a newish mohair blue hood, a mazdaspeed style/roll bar, still has the other R Limited features, etc. Downside is the paint is a bit shabby on a couple of panels and the BBS wheels are only the 14' version. However there is a bundle of paperwork, some useful spares, etc. Here are some photos:






Plans for it will be to keep it stock. Rightly or wrongly I think prices on MK1s have bottomed out here in the UK so don't think now is a bad time to get one as decent limited edition roadster.

[—atank—]

That looks great!

[mazdarati1]

Very Nice> Stock condition is a good plan I think.

[★ revlimiter ★]

FANTASTIC! I spent quite a few years in the mid 2000s dreaming about converting Sharka to that spec. I love the red interior and blue paint.

[— Phatmiata —]

sexy car for sure!!! Nice find mate!!

[— Madaboutmx5s —]

Thanks chaps. I've always liked this colour and a fan of the red interior. Here in the UK prices have been a lot less for MK1 mx5s then prices in the US so makes it easier to be flippant on buying and selling mx5s. However I think medium to long term prices will start to increase here.

[— fwdtamiya —]

I thought it was black. Nice paint color and color combination.

[theothersawyer]

I read the thread title, and then saw who posted it and just audibly yelled at the computer," SERIOUSLY? ANOTHER ONE?"

Your cars always come out so clean, I'm sure this one will be no different!

[Golden Stallion]

^^^i thought someone just bumped his thread that he made like 2 weeks ago. I saw that he bought another in the thread and said the same thing

[— Madaboutmx5s —]

Lol I do have a bad additiction to fives. The colour does look black in the sunlight till you get closer to it. Apart from the 3 above I have also had these this year.

Silver 1994 1.6 JDM Eunos Roadster with Rs Aizawa front.
Silver 1995 1.8 JDM fresh import Pitcrew roadster (sold to Russell on here).
1994 Eunos Roadster RS Limited (sold but kept back the Carbon kelvar seats)
Now this 1995 Mica satellite blue Eunos Roadster R Limited.

For me this has been a fairly quiet year on them!

As mentioned prices are a lot less here in the UK but I think that will change as you cannot buy them from Japan for less now like you could 15 years ago so a lot less fresh imports now coming in and those that are a premium. As such I think medium to long term prices in the UK will increase, maybe not to US levels but will stop me being as flippant in being able to buy them.