My parents are unexpectedly returning to the UK early which means the E60 has to be returned. 
My girlfriend and I still need two cars and so, to complement the recent Mondeo purchase, we're thinking about getting an MX-5 and becoming a true OcUK cliché.
As this is going to be the fun car, and mostly driven by my girlfriend, we sort of had out hearts set on metallic green with tan leather interior.
We have a budget of about £3k but she won't buy a car without airbags, so it has to be a MK2 or 2.5. Unfortunately, this colour combination seems to be rarer than rocking horse poo for the MK2s. There are loads of MK1s but non have airbags.
I have found one, which is a 1999, 1.8 SE with 92k on the clock for £2,695. Apparently there were only 500 of these made which explains the limited availability.
However, if we forget about the colour, the world becomes our oyster. We could get a green MK2.5 with black leather interior and with half the mileage for a few hundred quid more but this is really boring.
Alternatively, we could get a 2004 Euphonic (metallic grey with black and red two-tone leather) with half the mileage, again for a few hundred pounds more.
So what would you do? Get the older, higher mileage version that's the perfect colour combination or compromise on aesthetics for a newer, lower mileage example?
I realise I sound like a complete girl saying "I want a green one" and I'm aware that we could go and look at the one I've found and it could turn out to be a complete lemon but it's a real case of heart says one thing, head says another.
My girlfriend and I still need two cars and so, to complement the recent Mondeo purchase, we're thinking about getting an MX-5 and becoming a true OcUK cliché.
As this is going to be the fun car, and mostly driven by my girlfriend, we sort of had out hearts set on metallic green with tan leather interior.
We have a budget of about £3k but she won't buy a car without airbags, so it has to be a MK2 or 2.5. Unfortunately, this colour combination seems to be rarer than rocking horse poo for the MK2s. There are loads of MK1s but non have airbags.
I have found one, which is a 1999, 1.8 SE with 92k on the clock for £2,695. Apparently there were only 500 of these made which explains the limited availability.
However, if we forget about the colour, the world becomes our oyster. We could get a green MK2.5 with black leather interior and with half the mileage for a few hundred quid more but this is really boring.
Alternatively, we could get a 2004 Euphonic (metallic grey with black and red two-tone leather) with half the mileage, again for a few hundred pounds more.
So what would you do? Get the older, higher mileage version that's the perfect colour combination or compromise on aesthetics for a newer, lower mileage example?
I realise I sound like a complete girl saying "I want a green one" and I'm aware that we could go and look at the one I've found and it could turn out to be a complete lemon but it's a real case of heart says one thing, head says another.
