The Bounty Bar Kid

I know Peter isn't around anymore and he's not a trader but any chance of getting his guide put back up on the site???

Here's the car... https://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/mazda-mx5-sport-1999-an-original-caronly-3-ownersgood-useable-example/1184506797

Offered 2250 and he accepted. Picking up tomorrow

Looking at the current market value of what they've been going for. Yeah I get you don't know until you've seen the car but I have to have a budget in mind and my original budget was 2k. So I don't wanna go too far over.

But I've found another mx5 I'm gonna go look at tomorrow morning. Exactly same spec as the previous one, 3000 miles more, one year older and unfortunately £600 more. Other one was underpriced. The one tomorrow is priced imo for what it's honestly worth, but I'm gonna offer him 2250. It's up for 2495.

The mx5.

Car got sold.

I never suggested the 207. My family did.

2k. Contacted the mx5 seller. Waiting for him to get back to me about seeing it asap.

Not too expensive to run, and some fun. Oh and something quicker than the current 206 1.4 I have use of, which does 0-60 in over 14 seconds.

I'm really liking the mx5 TBH. But my family and fiancee keep telling me the 206 as it's got more seats (planning ahead and all). Ideally they would rather I got a 207 1.4/1.6 na with 5 doors.

Had a 206 gti 180 before the zed for 5 years. Served me very well with no issues.

So I've started looking at other cars in case I can't get a 206 gti 180 that's right and I've come across a mx5 and mr2. Any opinions on them? http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201608146797472 http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201608287219027 http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201608036445549

The Alfa idea is cos I've always wanted one and I think they look great for a small hatchback. I'm a very fussy guy when it comes to cars.

Tbh I think that would be my choice. Save the extra cash and then you can get something properly special for yourself after you're married & settled. Decided on this. Gonna stick with what I know for now and get the GTi 180. Can't wait to have a car again that doesn't take an age to get to 60. I think Jemma's car is 0-60 in 14 secs.

Now add £3.5+K to the price of that for the inevitable engine build he'll need. That's why they're so cheap and I'm avoiding like the plague. I think I'm stuck between the 206 gti 180 and the 207 gti. Plan is after we're married and we've got our house, I could look at a new Alfa Romeo mito. Love the look of them. Or get a small engined fiat 500 or something and only pay 8p per mile so I get 32p per mile back from them and bank the extra.

Fair play. Is that the norm though or were you just lucky?

Not a fan of its looks and want something low mileage so it might last longer with less problems. Touch wood.

Dunno about the gti but the gti 180 was really enjoyable imo. Not sure how it compares to the 205 gti. But as a car on its own it was good.

Yep that's the one bad thing about it. Still considering a 207 gti 1.6 turbo vs the n/a 206 gti 180. Anybody got any ideas on it? Only driven the 206.

I'm a pioneer fanboy so it will be that. Ideally 8800bt or if I went single din the 7800bt.

Thought about that. It's just that it's more likely my next car after this will use a double dip so easier to transfer over to maintain the same look.

So back in january I sold the zed. Very sad times. It wasn't really being driven and I needed the money. Getting married next year. Anyways since then, I've been using my fiancee's 1.4 206. Didn't need a car of my own so didn't bother me. Well on Monday I got made redundant (I worked for BHS). Then on Tuesday after two months, I finally got offered a new job. I start on the 6th September. I need a car for this and I'll get paid travel mileage from home. 40p per mile. Anyways, with the wedding next year and the need to save for a house deposit, I can justify spending too much money ATM. So I'm thinking a Peugeot 206 gti 180. Seen one for £1700 with 45,000 miles. It's what I had before the zed, nippy and only costs 19.7p per mile. What I'm looking for is some advice on modifying the dash. Standard looks like this... I've seen online that someone's changed it to fit a double din headunit. Like this... Anybody got any advice on how I'd do this?

Oh wow I miss my zed. Gonna be buying a new car for work soon. But it needs to be economical. Still dream about having a zed, nearly ever other night.

Have I missed the price somewhere?