Today’s want

[Jobbo]

I like it but at £29k it’s not very appealing. I prefer the Rotrex route, only up to 300bhp but DIY friendly and looks OEM+

£29k includes suspension and so on I think. The basic stage 1 engine is under £7k+VAT, so there's labour obviously in it too. I'd like to know a bit more about what you get for £29k; if you go for the £75k+ restomod you get a bare metal respray, so buying a car which doesn't need a respray must surely be the way to do it. Get a really good mk1 or mk2 for sub-£10k as a basis. I'd probably want to stop there though...

[Mito Man]

£29k includes suspension and so on I think. The basic stage 1 engine is under £7k+VAT, so there's labour obviously in it too. I'd like to know a bit more about what you get for £29k; if you go for the £75k+ restomod you get a bare metal respray, so buying a car which doesn't need a respray must surely be the way to do it. Get a really good mk1 or mk2 for sub-£10k as a basis. I'd probably want to stop there though...

You already have a mint car ready for this
https://www.evo.co.uk/mazda/mx-5/205842 ... ter-driven

[Jobbo]

Apart from the ND3 not yet being tunable by BBR, I have no desire to alter a fairly new car which is already fast enough. There's something about the way the Jag V6 fits in the mk1 and mk2 which appeals.

[MikeHunt]

I like it but at £29k it’s not very appealing. I prefer the Rotrex route, only up to 300bhp but DIY friendly and looks OEM+

I think I mentioned the rocketeer in this thread when it was in the magazine, the cost goes up to £115k

[IanF]

Yeah, it says £110k inc donor in the Evo piece; suddenly less desirable. How much is a 997 GT3 these days?..

ETA - same price https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-detail ... um=ios-app

[Mito Man]

You’d need a lobotomy at that price. Mind you I think the E46 M3 Touring is worse. At least with the MX5 you get an upgrade and not just a bigger boot that you can’t realistically utilise because of the cost of the thing