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Great price for the milage. Even if the car needs work I'd say it's worth checking out. If I didn't just buy an NA I might be calling, lol.

Cheers,
-Matt

I'm in Palmy, but would be happy to come to a meet in Wellington. Gonna be tough this week and next, but I'm free on weekends after that! Cheers, -Matt I was actually planning to head up Palmy ways over the next few weeks as never really driven up those ways.. You guys have many nice roads up there...

I'm in Palmy, but would be happy to come to a meet in Wellington. Gonna be tough this week and next, but I'm free on weekends after that!

Cheers,
-Matt

Stock suspension (and not the nice Bilsteins), old tires [...]. I already received a shipping quote from FM for their butterfly brace, sway bars, Racing Beat end links, and new bushings/bumpstops, haha. Sorry to be so rude as to be somewhat off-topic - particularly with what is (I think) my first p...

Thanks for all the alignment help! Definitely gives me some stuff to consider. I was unaware that the '97's had a softer/taller suspension setup than previous NA's. I wonder how much that will affect how well the camber settings are translated to the road. Changed the oil/filter and did a radiator f...

Same!

Cheers,
-Matt

Don't just get a factory alignment.... It sucks. Do a google for "lanny alignment" and you'll find some better numbers. Cheers for that! I've been looking for some good alignment numbers. I'm always afraid of messing with toe angles due to tire wear, but 1/32 is pretty minimal. Hopefully the guys I...

Good luck with the fill plug!! What tool were you using? 12pt socket? Big adjustable spanner? Yeah, I couldn't find my 5/8'' 12 pt and the 16mm was just too big, so I ended up cranking on it for hours with an adjustable spanner to absolutely no avail, haha. I'll attack it with that 8 pt and a cheat...

It's a '97 1.8 that seemed in relatively good shape for the price I paid. Is it the white one from te kuiti? That's the one, lol. Looks really clean save a good scrape on the front passenger-side fender and some dirty oil (waiting on a K&N filter before I change it). You cant compare an all wheel d...

Stock suspension (and not the nice Bilsteins), old tires (*wondering how they passed WOF*)--the car is running Mobil 95 at the moment and has done 137 K's. I already received a shipping quote from FM for their butterfly brace, sway bars, Racing Beat end links, and new bushings/bumpstops, haha. I als...

Hey all! Well, I finally pulled the trigger and bought an MX-5. It's a '97 1.8 that seemed in relatively good shape for the price I paid. It definitely needs some general maintenance and an alignment (new tires wouldn't hurt either), but my initial impressions of driving the car is that it feels abn...