The new adventures of Brownnova. Helicoil hell… what have I done wrong here?

[brownnova]

Normally a man who avoids Rhyl... I accidentally drove down the bypass rather than going into Rhyl...

Doh.... 

 

[brownnova]

Mission success!! 

[hairnet]

how much for hardtop m9

get some daises on it stat

 

[gm]

Looks canny  

[Cord Fourteener]

  On 27/02/2021 at 15:00, brownnova said:

Mission success!! 

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Oof that's nice! Even for a mk1... 

Bloody hell it's got the cleanest mot history ever!

[High Jetter]

Sounds like it's been looked after - how many owners? Looks clean enough too.

[Ghosty]

That is NICE. Well bought.

[Mr Laurence]

That looks great! The matching hardtops a great bonus too.

how does the 90hp 1.6 compare to the one in your last mx5?

[chaseracer]

Local car, too.

MX5 spent its life at the seaside?  WCPGW...??! 😁

[brownnova]

  On 27/02/2021 at 15:07, hairnet said:

how much for hardtop m9

get some daises on it stat

 

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Apparently the seller had more enquiries on the hard top than the rest of the car! 

  On 27/02/2021 at 15:26, Tim_E said:

Oof that's nice! Even for a mk1... 

Bloody hell it's got the cleanest mot history ever!

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MoT history was the swinging decision for me... it’s excellent!

  On 27/02/2021 at 15:33, High Jetter said:

Sounds like it's been looked after - how many owners? Looks clean enough too.

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Im the fourth... it genuinely feels a looked after car. 

  On 27/02/2021 at 16:25, Mr Laurence said:

That looks great! The matching hardtops a great bonus too.

how does the 90hp 1.6 compare to the one in your last mx5?

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Surprisingly little difference is the initial impression. But I’ll find out more as I go along... 

[brownnova]

Initial impressions time... 

As hoped it’sa very honest little car. Not immaculate, but far from ropey. In fact the engines and handling seem better than the old one!

Hard top is a nice bonus... but easy to remove... 

Interior is superb! They’ve had it retrimmed... 

It comes with lots of history too... and this is where it gets interesting.... 

It was supplied new Fromm Mazda dealership in Chester... to a man who loves round the corner from my last house (about 3 1/2 miles from where I live now!) It has spent its entire life owned in North Wales, has had two different personalised plates on it. It’s never had an advisory on an mot, and it feels like it’s been cared for. In short... it’s far too good for me!!

Good little blast today on essential duties to buy Beer for the Wales vs England rugby game...

 

[JMotor]

Well purchased! 

It's a good car, that'll be easier to keep good. 

[Floatylight]

Looks like a great buy!

[brownnova]

  On 27/02/2021 at 21:48, Floatylight said:

Looks like a great buy!

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I’m really happy with it. It’s nice without being so nice I’d be afraid to use it... daily duties beckon... (at least for the summer)

[High Jetter]

I think the players would need more than you could deliver in that! Looks very well bought, hope it wasn't two deer.

[BL Bloke]

That looks great. Nice colour and a hardtop. Well bought. 

[Ghosty]

That history says it all. You've got a keeper there chief. 

[New POD]

Loverly car.  Nice interior. 

Pedantic point : 

The boot rack needs to go the other way round.  The braking forces are much greater than the acceleration forces. 

 

[New POD]

  On 27/02/2021 at 16:25, Mr Laurence said:

That looks great! The matching hardtops a great bonus too.

how does the 90hp 1.6 compare to the one in your last mx5?

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Is it 90 BHP? I thought only the Monza got 90 ? I thought the others were 115 for the 1.6  and 130 for the 1.8 

My understanding is that the 1.6 has a lower compression ratio "ready" for forced induction. 

[beko1987]

Nice! Hire a smoll crane and dunk the whole car in a vat of waxoyl... (then clean the windows...) 

[Sunny Jim]

Congratulations, great looking purchase. The sun's even come out for you today - enjoy!

[brownnova]

  On 28/02/2021 at 00:01, Ghosty said:

That history says it all. You've got a keeper there chief. 

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I think I have! Easier to keep a nice one nice than polish the turd that was my last one! 

[brownnova]

  On 28/02/2021 at 04:49, New POD said:

Loverly car.  Nice interior. 

Pedantic point : 

The boot rack needs to go the other way round.  The braking forces are much greater than the acceleration forces. 

 

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Duly noted. Thanks chief... I shall rotate at some point... 

[brownnova]

  On 28/02/2021 at 09:44, Sunny Jim said:

Congratulations, great looking purchase. The sun's even come out for you today - enjoy!

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Which of course would be excellent but...

 

The PO advertised the car on Thursday night. At the same time he put it on SORN thinking it may take a few weeks to sell... so when I picked it up I couldn’t tax it online. No bother thinks I there’s a post office in my village *checks google* open til 5... perfect.

Goes to post office about 3 -“oh sorry we don’t do car tax, you need to go into Holywell post office” which closes at... you guessed it... 3pm!

So car isn’t taxed so can’t use it. Brilliant.

Upside... at least I’m not paying tax for one days worth of fun. 

[gm]

that does look like you found a smasher but the most important question - does the wee man like it ? 

 

[brownnova]

  On 28/02/2021 at 17:13, gm said:

that does look like you found a smasher but the most important question - does the wee man like it ? 

 

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Oh yes.... he’s over the moon. He does have some ideas on some modifications he’d like to to do though... 

[Cord Fourteener]

  On 28/02/2021 at 17:40, brownnova said:

Oh yes.... he’s over the moon. He does have some ideas on some modifications he’d like to to do though... 

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No! Tell him to buy his own unclean one to ruin!

+1 For luggage rack and +1 for the interior. 

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Looks a gem. No advisories? I don't think I've ever owned a car with that sort of record! 

Numberplate is great for dyslexic Madness fans too. 

[Cord Fourteener]

  On 28/02/2021 at 17:50, Dick Longbridge said:

Looks a gem. No advisories?

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No...

[brownnova]

The pressure to keep that up is immense!