Description
I have this lovely Mazda Eunos 1. 6 for sale. First registered in Japan in November 1990, its finished in Classic red with cloth seats and black trim.
Specification is pretty good and includes electric windows, power steering, air conditioning and a Momo leather-rimmed steering wheel along with a stainless steel style bar. Its covered around 112000 miles (180, 000km) and we have just spent a huge amount of time and money on giving this one a big refresh and preparing it ready for sale.
Before I tell you more, let me tell you about Goodwood Sportscars and why should you buy from me:
I have been buying and selling Mazda MX5s for over 20 years now. While I'm a car dealer, I consider myself to be a car enthusiast above all else. I'll only sell cars that actual interest me as an enthusiast. I live, sleep and breath quick cars and have sold literally thousands of performance cars over a thirty year period. I have competed in various forms of motorsport including the Scottish Hillclimb Championship (in an MX5 of course). So I'm pretty good at spotting a good MX5 and at making one work to the best of its ability. I've had many thousands of MX5s through my hands and know their strengths and weaknesses well.
Bodywork is such a big deal on an MX5/ Eunos and on this one, its very good. There is no rust on wheel arches, sills, wings etc. A car of this age (34 years old) will have had some bodywork repairs at some point in its life and a close inspection shows it to have had minor repairs to the sills on both sides which look to have been carried out to a good standard. Underneath, floors, lower sills chassis rails etc are all in strong and sound condition and you can still see the original spot welds on the rear inner wheel arches. All running gear, subframes and suspension are in good clean order. Paintwork is very good too with no scratches or scuffs to worry about. Its sitting on a set of 15” alloy wheels (in good condition) and these are fitted with a matching set of Yokohama tyres, again all in good condition. The black vinyl soft top (with plastic window) is in good order with no splits or damage. There is a matching black tonneau cover which looks smart when fitted.
Inside, the cloth seats show some minor wear on the driver’s bolster in line with their age but are otherwise in good condition with no holes or splits. Carpets and trim are in good order: everything inside is nice and clean and its fitted with a set of Lockwood white dials which look good and a set of Mazdaspeed alloy pedal covers. Its fitted with a Panasonic radio/ CD player which sounds good. Everything inside works as it should including the electric windows other than the air conditioning is works but just isn't cold.
Mechanically its all good too: the engine is typical MX5 in that it feels sweet and strong and will rev seemingly forever and loves being wound up hard. This one feels even more eager than usual possibly thanks to a bigger bore exhaust from the cat back. The gearbox feels just right as does the clutch. Out on the road, its terrific to drive. Handling is lovely and its brilliant fun on a country lane. It will also hold its own on motorways, through traffic and anywhere else you care to use it. As usual I like to cover a good 250 miles in all of my sales cars and I can confirm that this one drives as a good MX5 should.
In preparation for its sale, its just been comprehensively checked over and serviced with new oil, spark plugs and filters. We also carried out a complete overhaul of the cooling system so new water pump, thermostat, new radiator and cap, coolant change. We also replaced the cam belt and replaced the tensioner idlers with new genuine Mazda parts. Electric windows have been cleaned and greased as have door locks, drain holes cleared, handbrake adjusted etc, The brakes are in good order with discs and pads having with plenty of life. Its fitted with KYB adjustable suspension and a drive shows that the ride quality is good while still retaining its excellent handling. Its MOT tested until July 2025.
There is a file full of receipts showing work carried out over the years. Its clearly a car that has been cherished and very well looked after and its hard to believe its 31 years old – this could easily be used every day. This really is the painless way into classic/ fun car ownership and price is £5450.
I'm based in Berwick on Tweed, near the Scottish Border and I can collect any prospective buyer from the local train station or I can arrange to have the car delivered by a trusted transport company at extra cost. I’m well known in the MX5 world and know these cars well. Please do not hesitate to ask any questions – if you are genuinely interested, you’ll have plenty and I’m happy to talk about MX5s all day. I'm also happy to give you an honest description and if there any faults or issues with the car, I much prefer to tell you up front, so you are clear about what you are buying. I also have a video of the car available -visit my website to view it.
