Mazda MX-5

MX-5 1,8i

2003 Mazda MX-5 NB facelift (Mk 2.5). 1.8 VVT BP6Z, 146 hp
The flat-top intake variant. 5-speed manual. Factory Torsen limited-slip differential.
Odometer 144,000 km.
Cerion Silver (paint code 21V), navy soft top, navy interior accents.

Polish registration, EU car.
Originally a German car with a clean history, unmodified until I built it. Every part below was bought new and fitted in the last twelve months.
All of it came from IL Motorsport, BOFI Racing and SkidNation, the MX-5 specialists every owner in Europe knows.
I hold the invoice for every item and hand the whole folder over with the car.

Why €12,200?
A clean stock NB 1.8 with this mileage costs about €8,200. To turn that car into this one you would buy the seats, wheels, tyres, big brakes, clutch, hydraulics, ignition, gearbox and diff oils, head unit, audio, lights and bumper — over €6,500 in parts at today's prices — and then pay for around 45 workshop hours. Call it €16,000 and six months of your weekends. This one is done. You drive it home.


Engine and drivetrain

• 1.8 VVT, 146 hp, flat-top intake
• 5-speed manual, Torsen LSD
• New clutch, 5,000 km ago
• New clutch master cylinder and slave cylinder
• Complete shifter rebuild kit, new
• Redline gearbox oil and Redline LSD oil, new
• New coil packs, new NGK leads
• Malian rear exhaust with custom Turboworks muffler. Removable DB killer included: quiet for the road, loud for the track.
• Brakes — the large sport set-up, the biggest fitted to any NA or NB
• 4× new OEM large sport calipers
• New EBC Turbo Groove rotors, all four corners (€568)
• New EBC Greenstuff pads, all four corners
• Wheels and tyres
• New Advanti Storm S1 15x8 ET25 (€800). Flush fitment, no rolled arches, no rubbing.
• New Nankang NS-2R, road legal, dual road/track tyre.

Interior

• Corbeau semi-bucket seats, imported from the UK (€2,500)
• Nardi steering wheel
• Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto touchscreen
• 500 W amplifier, 500 W Pioneer door speakers, tweeter delete
• Navy accents matching the roof
• Exterior
• Cerion Silver 21V, navy soft top
• Custom seamless AP1 front bumper conversion
• Navan angel-eye headlights, new fog lights
• Rear mudguards

Timing belt — the one job you get to see done
Any seller can tell you "the belt was done". Nobody can prove it, because a belt change leaves no visible trace. On this car you do not have to take anyone's word. A complete new Gates kit comes with the car, still in the box:

• Gates Powergrip timing belt kit
• Genuine timing belt tensioner spring
• Gates water pump
• Gates alternator belt
• Gates power-steering and air-con belt

Top-quality parts, all of them, bought and paid for. You fit it, or your mechanic fits it, and you know for certain that the most important service on this engine was done properly, with the right parts, on your watch. After that the engine is good for another 100,000 km.


Inspection welcome
Bring your own mechanic, or take it to any specialist you choose. If an inspection finds something that is not listed here, I put it right or we adjust — in writing.

Paperwork
EU-registered (Poland), standard EU import procedure. A buyer needs only the sales contract. Bilingual sales contract and the Polish registration document provided.

Viewing and reservation
Vrbovec, Czech Republic, near Znojmo. 100 km from Vienna, 90 km from Bratislava. Any day. 68 photos available including underside, sills, arches, suspension, hood seals, engine bay and interior. Reserve the car with an €800 deposit against the price, written agreement, balance on collection.
Price: €13,200