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This 1991 Mazda Eunos 1. 6 is another that I currently have for sale and its a properly nice example. We imported this very car from Japan back in 2016 and sold it to a chap local to me who has owned it ever since – until now. On the face of it, its a fairly standard looking car but if you can find one that drives better than this one, I’d urge you to buy it. Which is a slightly round-about way of telling you this one is brilliant to drive.
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.
Specification includes electric windows, unusual leather rimmed Momo steering wheel complete with air bag, electric aerial and stainless steel sill tread plates. It also has air conditioning and unlike most Eunos cars, this systems works perfectly and still blows ice cold if required.
Bodywork is very good indeed with good wheel arches and sills and its exceptionally good underneath. Its never been welded or repaired underneath and you can still see the original spot welds on the rear wheel arch lip, a good sign that its never been repaired.
But one of the biggest reasons for this one being so good to drive is because it has a set of Meister R adjustable coil-overs fitted. These are just under £1000 for new set and for reason: they transform the car. Ride height has been set so its slightly lower without being silly and as a result, handling is terrific. It can take various humps and dips in the road at quite some speed without ever bottoming out or becoming unsettled. It really is quite some way better than a standard car to drive. Brakes have been replaced with larger 1. 8 discs along with EBC pads and its fitted with braided brake hoses too.
Its covered around 153400km (around 96000 miles) and it sits on a set on recently refurbished 15” Mk2 alloys which are fitted with Uniroyal Rainsport tyres, all in good order. It has a black mohair soft top with glass window along with a stainless steel style bar and matching windblocker.
Inside, its in quite standard, clean condition. I have just valeted the seats (some minor wear on the driver’s seat bolster) while carpets and trim are all in clean and tidy condition. It still has the same weird and wonderful stereo system that it arrived from Japan with. Its obviously not the original one but looks very flash and actually works ok. If you’re fascinated with sparkly things, you’ll love this stereo…
I always prepare my MX5s carefully using my unique MX5-based 80+ point checklist. The point of this is to ensure that everything is inspected – from the state of coolant hoses to electrical items, hood catches, engine fault codes etc and any faults found, rectified. It means that there should be no unexpected immediate expense once you have bought the car and gives me peace of mind that the car I sell is of a good standard. As part of this process, the car has just been serviced with new oil, spark plugs and filters and the reusable K&N air filter cleaned. Electric windows have been cleaned and greased as have door locks, drain holes cleared, handbrake adjusted etc and a new battery fitted along with new wiper blades. Its recently had a new Maruha radiator fitted too. Its MOT tested until the end of September 2025.
As mentioned above, its terrific to drive. Performance is strong, the engine is free from leaks or odd noises and gearbox and brakes feel just right. On a good winding country road, its just exceptionally good by any standards.
There is a small collection of paperwork with lots of old MOT certificates and the car is showing as clear from any previous accidents or misdemeanours on the HPI database. There are two keys and it has its original jack and spare wheel. Its now ready to be used and enjoyed and price is £4495.
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.
