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can anyone make my mind up for me

saw this wee car todat and the owner is selling it at 6300. she says she will go to 6k. ive laways wanted one of these but im a bit scared to go for it as its only got 2 seats. 80 percent of the time im in the car alone and brad has a car......mmmmmmmmmm

here she is



ive done a data check and she looks clean. anythng else i should worry about. the wee car is gleaming. photo doesnt do it justice


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Thats the hard top version was never my cup of tea, but price wise its seems reasonable.

Get a mechanic to check it over though

its also a soft top. look. know any good mechanics or the cost of gettng it checked? dont want to get ripped off

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Not a popular colour, depends on how long you're going to keep it of course as to if that's a problem for resale or not.

on the top gear site it gives a review. says its good in terms of depreciation. i dont know how long i would keep it. ive no plans so sell if i buy unless it proves to be impracticle

:)

Call up a Mazda dealer with the registration and see what data they have on the car, Mileage etc... to see if it has been clocked

thanks nemesis. ive got this info. ive done my homework


Make & Model Mazda Mx-5 S
VIN (Partial) ..........7422 (full VIN check)
Engine Size 1840cc
Engine Number BP 367624
First Registered 29 Jan 1999
Former Keepers 1
Last Keeper Change The last recorded change of keeper occurred on 17 Mar 2004
Colour Gold
Colour changes There is no record of this registration being subject to a colour change.
Plate Transfer This registration has been involved in a plate change, please call 0870 118 1630 if further investigation is required.
Scrapped There is no record of this registration being scrapped.
Imported There is no record of this registration being imported.
Exported There is no record of this registration being exported.
Stolen There is no record of this registration being stolen.
Write-off There is no record of this registration being written-off. Information supplied by the DVLA, Police and ABI.

its got 35 thousand miles with no sign of wear inside the car at all. im very nervous about parting with 6k. my current car is costing me more than this would.mmmmmm

If it is the car of your dreams you should buy it. It sounds like a decent car, 1 owner, 35k in 7 years (100 miles a week.)

Do you like the colour?

Edit: Where has it been serviced? The above info is great, but it still doesnt mean it hasn't been clocked.

looks like a good buy on the top of things mad, and you have done your homework, all thats left to do is test drive it and listen for noises... o and het a feel for the car pulling and the general stuff.

as long as thats ok you should be on to a winner

i LOVE it. it sparkles in the sun. thanks nem. maybe it is the car of my dreams, except for maybe a bmw roadster but i cant afford that. i feel a purchase coming on. i think i just need pushing. brad says 'its up to you'. no support at all :)

mad

You should go for it, like Newman said previously, on a test drive make sure there is no funny noises, knocking etc...

Still call up Mazda though, see if any work or other stuff has been done on the car. Has the car been serviced at a Mazda dealership?

i feel like an anorack saying it but i met the lassie selling it today and she let me have a go. i flooded the engine when i put the accelerator dont. she says you dont have to touch the peddle.  :o
brad said a bit of white smoke initially came out of the exhaust but went away as soon as we were off. i thought it drove ok. different to my renault megane scenic when im right up above the traffic. i wish i was rich and i could get lots of cars. porshe wagon thing looks awesome, or a landrover. the choice would be endless.

yes its got the full mazda dealership yearly service record.
one last question
it has a faint scratch on one of the back wings and a little ding in the drivers door. the owner says she got a quote for £50 to fix the ding.
should i brass neck it and ask for another £200 off to get it repaired? or is the 300 discount enough. i dont know if i should ask.
that sale is getting nearer

Offer her £5800 with a smile on your face, say that you phoned mazda and the ding and scratch will cost £200 to fix.

The AA do a good check for you and its not too dear
my work always gets them to check the old cars before they sell them on and provides the certifacate with the car
try and ask the seller to do the same .. if you dont ask ...  :D

The car seems like a reasonable deal.

A few things to check:

1/ AA do a full 100 point check of the car and it costs around £100. Money well worth spending as the last thing you want is to find something wrong with it a few months down the line.

2/ The mileage seems very low for a car of this age so make sure its has a full service book by a main dealer with all the stamps. If she has past MOT's that aslo good.

3/ Be aware that the colour is not the easiest for resale and you may have probs finding a buyer when you eventually come to sell it and you will also find it may loose a bit more money as a result as oposed to the more popular colours.

4/ There is a company called dentmasters look them up on the net and most dealerships use them to remove minor dings and scratches. They will also come to your house and offer a very good service.

Finally if its the car of your dreams go for it but negotiate hard, if everything stacks up then it makes sense. You will have a lot of fun in a car like this especially with the weather as it is. The MX5 has had some very good reviews in past years for performance and reliablilty. A friend of mine had one and she loved it.

Good luck.

Dan.

cheers dan. thats all very good advice and also from everyone else. i love the colour and am sure someone else would if i sell it. thats assuming ill get it. fingers crossed X

heres hoping i dont go beetroot when i ask for the 200 discount. still i could do it over the phone :)

That's a nice car Mad.  Go for it.  Good luck




Nemesis.  Once that bald guy disappears from BBC in the mornings " Don't get done, get Dom".  You should apply for his job.  :D    You seem to know your stuff

LOL

They could call it.... Buy a jem ,get Nem... PMSL SARK

seconded!! u do know your stuff

how about 'for all the gen, ask nem' :)

Would he have to have a bald head?.  Bald heads are still popular right now.

I used to work in the motor trade, if you PM me the reg number and as long as one of my old mates is working tomorrow I'll get them to run it through experian and look up it's value in Glasses Guide.

book value for a private sale on a car like this is £5.5K

if you want to give your friend an extra monkey, then its up to you. at 5.5K you are still giving them 800 quid more than they will get on a "flat" trade in.


Edit : Just noticed that they have a hardtop included in the sale - so you can add an extra 4-500 quid onto the price, so the deal looks a lot better now.
If it was me, I wouldnt be paying 6 grand.


your choice though...

laz

what would you pay? i need to get back to the woman today

cheers

mad

£5750-£6000

Book price doesnt take into consideration one lady owner from new and full main dealer service history + it has only done 35k! If the book price says £5500 the f/s history and 1 lady owner and low mileager is definitely worth £200-£500.

Take £5,500 in cash round there, show them the money, and say

"Here, all I have is £5,500, all you have to say is Yes...................."

Always worked for me in the past....

im waiting for her to call me back and im going to offer 5700. heres hoping. im off to see anothr one right now for 5900, a year older but with 57k miles. not so good

AN OLD TRICK IS TO GET A M8 TO RING UP ON A PRIVATE NUMSAYING THEY WANT TO BUY IT FOR THERE WIFE AND OFFER £5K THEN THE SELLER THINKS SHE HAS IT PRICED TO HIGH YOU COME IN HALF HOUR LATER WITH 5.5 THEN THEY MIGHT THINK A LOT HARDER ABOUT YOUR OFFER

great idea. do any of you fancy calling later? the number is on the advert

Mad

When you make your offer, ALWAYS make the offer in person WITH the cash.

You will be suprised how "seeing" the money changes people's minds on how much they will take for a car.

maybe i should wait til the cash comes through from the loan then. by that time the car will be gone???????

Don't risk losing this car over a couple of hundred quid (you do use £'s in Scotland, don't ya? ;) )

I would still be wanting to offer 5.5K, but take 5.7K with me, so you have some room for negotiating.


Nemisis, the book price I am quoting does take into account the mileage - one lady owner is largely irrelevant, because as soon as you buy it, it has now had two owners. The overall condition of the vehicle and service history is important, and the book price I am quoting is based on excellent condition and Full dealer SH.

Main dealer F/S/H is very important.

What is the name of the book you use Laza?

You've done loads of homework, got good advice so the final discussion is around a few hundred pounds.

In my experience, in all purchases I ever made, homework done, I was always prepared to pay a little over the price to make sure I got the thing I really wanted - I've never regretted one of those decisions but would a hated to spend my life missing out for the sake of a few quid.

I'm old so worth listening to :-)

It's a 2 owner car btw

ive made a deal. well a verbal deal. she is taking £5750. WOOOPEEEEEEEEEE
I give her £100 deposit tomorrow and give her the rest when it comes into my account. looks like ill have a new car by next weekend.

thanks so much for all your advice. i really appreciate it all


mad :)

Big Laz is quite the negotiater.....

Sounds fair enough, happy motoring.  ;letsparty; ;letsparty;

Congratulations.
You do realise it's orange though? :(

Well DONE Mad - enjoy it now.

Fancy trying to buy a car from Laz...!

its gold, not orange!!!!  :)

It does look like Orange in the pictures, mad. ;goodvevil;

You can get it sprayed a different colour for only £1k ;goodvevil;

It doesn't matter waht other people think.

If you're happy with your shiny Kumquat, that's all that matters.  ;goodvevil;

oh cheers guys :) talk me into buying it and then take the piss? :)

its Gold!

i wonder if anyone will call me a big p**f when i drive it :-*

No, but they will think you are a Rangers fan!!!

Come to think of it, I have never seen a man drive a MX5.

yes they do black ones for little men

Beat me to it tank :tikay:

lol

My mate is on his 2nd MX-5 now - great car, fun and economical, i'm sure you'll love it. It's a much better car than the BMW Z3.

I had rather a lot of fun "driving" the first one round an airfield (hired specifically for that purpose, under the supervision of an experienced instructor), I had to stop because the tyres were smoking so much I couldn't actually see anything!

How did you (and more imprtantly your hair) fit in one of them?  :o

(No offense meant to lanky streaks of pish or people with spiky hairdos)

rotflmfao    typical men!!!



On a side note, I bought my car from auctions - ex-lease, low mileage etc etc., when I went to get the keys for it all there was was one key - no credit card thingymajig to go with it.  I rang my local Pug dealers and they said it would cost me approx. £150 to get a new key card and key for the car.  Does anyone know a cheaper way of getting another key for it?  If I lose the one I have I'm basically  f**ked.

Simple, they have no roof!  :D