Mazda MX-5 Corrosion

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My friends mum wants an MX-5 so we drove 53 miles today to view one.

Now I knew the earlier models can suffer badly but assumed the later 2005 onwards models would be better.

We viewed a 2005 one done only 39,000 miles and it was rusty on the front wing, both rear arches starting to go, sills and underneath.

The rear jacking points I reckon would have needed welding very soon.

I'm still in dis belief that the dealer actually bought it.

 

[EnthuZiaZT]

The dealer possible Part Exed it on something else. I can't think that I've ever seen a rusty one, Surprised you found it in that state.

Mike

 

[Bazza]

I think she needs to look at a Zed

 

[t-tony]

She would be much better off with my Z3. All MX5's end up rusting, beleive me!

Tony.

 

[Grumps]

Ex work mate of mine constantly battled the old tin worn on his 98 mx5. Always going in to the body shop after winter to be tarted up.

 

[Brian4]

I've read about rust on these before is seems the original ones were bad and looked iffy with rust but the mark 2 up to 2005 ones seem to rust away inside and not show on the outside. The front chassis legs are really prone.

 

[Tfp]

The dealer possible Part Exed it on something else. I can't think that I've ever seen a rusty one, Surprised you found it in that state.

Mike

I was surprised too, in the advert on auto trader it says "low mileage and lovely"

And on the phone before i drove 53 miles I said "is it really lovely, because I'm a bit fussy" He said yes...

Don't you just love car dealers

 

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Look how lovely it looks in the photos

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classif...mazda&price-from=4500&price-to=5000&logcode=p

 

[Bazza]

looks Ok in photo's and who was it that said photos don't lie

 

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looks Ok in photo's and who was it that said photos don't lie

Haha, yes, but car dealers do

 

[Jack Ratt]

That's twice the price that @t-tony was asking for his Z3, and she would be getting a car that's proper sorted, to us on here that's as good as a dealers warranty.