Summer...

[Cavcraft]

Ahh, the sound of leather on willow. Birds warbling and twittering. Sunglasses. Ice cream. The wind whistling through your sills

 

 

 

 

 

And the gentle hum of the odometer clicking round to 197,000 miles.

 

 

I mean, as if one rusty convertible wasn't enough.

 

 

[Felly Magic]

Deffo need a photo of it with your dog!

[xtriple]

Just washed mine... it didn't actually dissolve, just bits fell off as usual

[Tamworthbay]

Sold mine last year, love the replacement but miss the 5.

[DVee8]

Oh nice, how much for this one.

[Pillock]

What's the chances of it getting another MOT without needing shares in TATA Steel?

[Mr A Lawrence]

Summer.......

 

Mmmmmmm

 

[New POD]

Went out in our MX5 yesterday with my wife to a 'craft market' about 35 miles away. She insisted that despite the sun shinning we keep the top up.

Going up Parbold Hill, the temp gauge went right to the top, which is silly because the fan is now working.

 

We put the top down on the way back. Yeh.

[Cavcraft]

What's the chances of it getting another MOT without needing shares in TATA Steel?

 

Probably about the same as my dog winning a fight with a scrap yard Doberman and the Midget mending itself in the middle of the night.

The floor actually looks fairly good, it's the o/s sill at the rear (which is quite frankly dreadful) a spot on the o/s/f sill/floor I think and the valance as some of the bits where the bumper attaches to are rusted. It's a right laugh to drive though, taxed and insured it yesterday and did a quick six miler round the lanes with the top down. Seems to be masses of history and bills with the car, but having cracked 198,000 miles now I think, clearly it must have been fairly well maintained. 

[garbaldy]

Why such a downer on it have you never heard of p40 ?

[Cavcraft]

I'll just fibreglass the sill for now, if I can be arsed. 

[brownnova]

Hang on an MG Midget followed by an MX5 - You are me AICMFP!

 

They are super tho, mine too needed a touch of the sparkly stick to get it through the test, in exactly the same spot!  But it wasn't too bad a job apparently.

 

Just waiting for some more sunshine now!

[eddyramrod]

I spy a pattern here... well-maintained but rusty MX5 and a laid-up Midget...  Billy's bought an engine crane!

[Felly Magic]

You are may mate Martin Chamberlain AICMFP, little beigey white dog, red MX5....

[Jim Bell]

Thats the highest mileage MX5 I've ever seen.  Can anyone beat that?

[Tamworthbay]

There are a good few out there between 200,000 and 300,000 and one guy on mx5nutz claims his is at 500,000 but he is a bit of a tit so could be BS.

[Station]

I never used to like these but have just starting liking them.

[brownnova]

I never used to like these but have just starting liking them.

Well I'm sure there'll be a red one up for sale very soon....

[Cavcraft]

I was quite pissed when I took this picture last night, so it (car and picture) is even worse than normal.

 

 

[Tamworthbay]

What is the inner sill like? The roof drains into that area and it can get messy with three sections coming together.

[Cavcraft]

Looks pretty crap at that end.

[Tamworthbay]

Not an easy fix then, can be done but it's involved. I have done two now and you are looking at half a day - day for an amateur to sort (my welding days start at 9 with a cuppa and finish at 4 with lots of tea in between).

[New POD]

I'll just fibreglass the sill for now, if I can be arsed. 

 

I can recommend using an mk2 astra sill as a repair panel and welding it in. Won't be the right shape but hey, that's wot I did.

[sporty-shite]

I was quite pissed when I bought this last night, so it  is even worse than the normal shit I buy

 

 

FTFY

[Cavcraft]

To be fair, although it's crap it's far from the worse thing I've bought! Which reminds me, I haven't collected that BSA Ariel 3 yet.

[Tamworthbay]

Hope it was cheap, they don't fetch much with holy sills.

[Cavcraft]

Oh aye, the price was right. I sort of plan to keep it (ha!) until about a month before the MOT runs out.

[anonymous user]

I haven't collected that BSA Ariel 3 yet.

My old neighbour bought one of those new as a present for his wife (I think he was trying to kill her)

[Magnificent Rustbucket]

Summer.......

 

Mmmmmmm

 

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This post amused me - and I need cheering up!

[New POD]

Oh aye, the price was right. I sort of plan to keep it (ha!) until about a month before the MOT runs out.

I know someone whom is planning to build an MEV Exocet, and has tasked me with finding a donor. This seems ideal. He'll be looking in about a month, or two.