1991 Mazda Eunos MX5 V-Special 1.6 - nice example For Sale

This 1991 Eunos 1. 6 V-Special is now available for sale and represents an inexpensive route into MX5 ownership. Finished in Neo Green with tan leather seats and interior trim, its covered an indicated 153800 kilometres (around 96000 miles) and its in good all round condition. Its just been serviced and has 12 months MOT.

So who are Goodwood Sportscars and why should you buy from me?

I have been buying and selling Mazda MX5s for over 11 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. I also compete in the Scottish Hillclimb Championship (in an MX5 of course). So I'm pretty good at spotting a good car 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.


Back to our car: The V-Special edition came with tan leather seats and tan carpets and trim, a Nardi wood-rimmed steering wheel with matching polished wood gear knob and handbrake handle, stainless steel sill tread plates, electric windows and power steering. The 1. 6 engine uses a 5 speed gearbox and this one has a limited slip differential too.

This particular car has had quite a few quid spent on it recently and while its good, its not perfect. I have spent a fair amount of time attending to a long list of daft jobs, ensuring the car drives and handles properly and bringing it up to a decent standard. I have also serviced it and I'll ensure it has a new MOT before its sale. Its new owner may want to spend a little more time and money taking up to the next level but alternatively, this can be used and enjoyed as it is.

Lets start with bodywork: its good with just the smallest of very minor rust bubbles on the rear wheel arch - see photo. Its something that could be cheaply and quickly sorted out. However, this is not raging corrosion - I know the sills are solid as is the rest of the bodywork. Its the same with the underside: the area where the floor meets the sills (often a mess of welded repairs) is solid and looks to be free from previous repairs. In fact the underside has never needed any repairs at all and is in sound condition.

More about the bodywork: it has more than its fair share of stone-chips and light scratches. Its one of those cars that looks brilliant when you are standing about six feet away but a closer look show a variety of small marks. The paintwork is reasonable and its a smart looking car but, to be blunt, the photos here flatter it. There is some lacquer peeling off the top surface of the rear bumper and the passenger door has a scratch that looks like its been touched in by Stevie Wonder with a yard-brush. It has an aftermarket deeper front bumper with integral spoiler which previous owners tell me has been on the car since its import from Japan and which suits the car well. Its sitting on 14" 'hollow spoke' original Mazda alloy wheels which have been recently powder coated and look good and have decent tyres fitted all round.

Inside the car, the leather seats are in good condition with no holes or tears. The bolster on the driver's seats - often worn out - is in very good condition and the interior is very smart indeed. Its had a set of Lockwood white dials fitted and these work properly and look good. It also has a double-DIN touchscreen Bluetooth stereo fitted which works well and is matched to a set of up-rated Infinity door speakers. Carpets and door trims are in good condition. The electric windows work well - I have just serviced them.

The soft top is in black vinyl with a plastic rear window and its watertight and in good condition and I have just cleared out the drain holes.

Mechanically its all good. The 1. 6 engine sounds sweet, doesn't appear to burn oil, holds it temperature and oil pressure well and performs strongly. I have just fitted a new radiator, replaced the thermostat, flushed out the cooling system and it has very recently had a new cam-belt and water pump (in 2017). It has a K&N cone performance air filter and the car really flies, spinning easily to the red-line while sounding terrific too. The gearbox and clutch are just fine. Its had recent new brake discs and pads all round and I have adjusted the handbrake correctly. Its sitting on a set of aftermarket shock absorbers and springs and these are adjustable for height etc. These are mounted on HKS top mounts and the whole set up works very well, with the car sitting slightly lower than standard but with excellent handling and ride quality. Its much happier than a standard car at speed and corners very well indeed.

This is not a perfect car is showroom condition: it has various minor scratches, stone-chips etc but its an honest car that has been very well sorted and will be brilliant fun to own and drive. I have just serviced it with new spark plugs, oil and filter. There is a good collection of old MOTs and receipts with the car. I've driven lots of Mazdas and this drives just as it should and it has the look and feel of a car that someone has tried to look after properly. Its just been serviced and it has 12 months MOT.

Price is £1750. I also have a matching Neo Green hard top available in reasonable condition and available for an extra £250. I'm based in Berwick on Tweed, near the Scottish Border and I can collect any prospective buyer from the local train station.

I'm an MX5 enthusiast so 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.

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