Mazda Eunos 1.8 1996 in Brilliant Black
Here at Goodwood Sportscars, we have another wonderful Mazda Eunos for sale and this time, its a Eunos 1.8, registered in Japan in December 1996 and imported to the UK in 2004. For most of its UK years, its had just two owners and has spent its time down in the South East which may explain why its in such nice condition.
Its finished in Brilliant Black with dark cloth interior and trim and its in lovely condition throughout. Its covered around 139900km (around 87400 miles) and other than the aftermarket alloys, its in completely standard and unmessed-about-with condition so no loud exhausts or rock hard suspension. Specification includes electric window and mirrors, power steering, a Momo leather rimmed steering wheel and a black vinyl soft top. The eagle-eyed will spot the green ‘Roadster’ badge on the rear which indicates that it has the later ‘Type II’ upgrades. These are a raft of tweaks and improvements that Mazda made to later Mk1 1.8 cars and include a lightened flywheel, later improved ECU, extra chassis bracing underneath and a Torsen limited slip differential with slightly shorter ratios. This lot make quite a difference and while power is only increased from 130bhp to 133, the real world difference is very noticeable with a much more urgent mid-range in particular.
Bodywork is also very good on this one. Its had minor repairs to each sill while floors, wheel arches etc are all untouched and in excellent order. There is no rust on the bodywork so wings, doors, wheel arches etc are all in very good, clean condition. The underside has recently been treated with Dinitrol to keep rust at bay. Paintowrk is good too with no stonechips, dents or scratches – its a very solid and smart looking car – much better than most. The 14” wheels suit the car well too: they have just been powder-coated and fitted with Mazdaspeed centre caps and new chrome wheel nuts and look really good on the car. Tyres are Uniroyal Rainsports all round.
Inside everything is in good order: there is very little wear to seats and carpet though there some very fine hairline cracks in the dashboard top. Its been fitted with a decent Kenwood stereo which has Bluetooth and sounds good. The original electric aerial works properly too. The heater works as it should and even the air-conditioning still blows nice and cold if required.
I’ve covered a good 300 miles in this and it drives just as a good Eunos should. Strong engine, nice gear change, perfect clutch etc. It will sit all day at motorway+ speeds but is at its best on a country road where its handling is just lovely. Performance is strong and its simply lovely to drive with no odd noises or rattles.
Within the last 6 months alone, its had new brake discs and pads all round, new rear springs and new rear shock absorbers. One invoice alone, from April this year was for just under £1000. Its also just had a new Bosch battery (£159) fitted in May. Its also just had a full service with spark plugs, oil and filter, air filter, new CAS ‘O’ ring seals and cam cover gasket. Its MOT tested until April next year but I will include a new MOT before its sale.
There is a large collection of paperwork including copies of some of the Japanese import paperwork along with pretty well every MOT certificate since its import. There are also records of maintenance carried out over the years. It has its original spare wheel, jack and wheel brace etc and it has two keys. It also had its background HPI checked and is free from previous accident damage etc. Whenever I prepare a car for sale, I use my own MX5-based checklist which covers 80+ points and ensures that even the detail stuff is checked and any issues spotted and attended to: a copy of this is given to every buyer. This includes all sorts of things such as hood catches, drain holes, electric windows, door locks, condition of coolant hoses right down to the state of the cigarette lighter. It means the car is fit for purpose and should behave and drive just as a good MX5 should.
This is a particularly nice example that simply drives and handles just as a good Eunos should. Price is £6500.
STATUS: DEPOSIT NOW TAKEN
Its finished in Brilliant Black with dark cloth interior and trim and its in lovely condition throughout. Its covered around 139900km (around 87400 miles) and other than the aftermarket alloys, its in completely standard and unmessed-about-with condition so no loud exhausts or rock hard suspension. Specification includes electric window and mirrors, power steering, a Momo leather rimmed steering wheel and a black vinyl soft top. The eagle-eyed will spot the green ‘Roadster’ badge on the rear which indicates that it has the later ‘Type II’ upgrades. These are a raft of tweaks and improvements that Mazda made to later Mk1 1.8 cars and include a lightened flywheel, later improved ECU, extra chassis bracing underneath and a Torsen limited slip differential with slightly shorter ratios. This lot make quite a difference and while power is only increased from 130bhp to 133, the real world difference is very noticeable with a much more urgent mid-range in particular.
Bodywork is also very good on this one. Its had minor repairs to each sill while floors, wheel arches etc are all untouched and in excellent order. There is no rust on the bodywork so wings, doors, wheel arches etc are all in very good, clean condition. The underside has recently been treated with Dinitrol to keep rust at bay. Paintowrk is good too with no stonechips, dents or scratches – its a very solid and smart looking car – much better than most. The 14” wheels suit the car well too: they have just been powder-coated and fitted with Mazdaspeed centre caps and new chrome wheel nuts and look really good on the car. Tyres are Uniroyal Rainsports all round.
Inside everything is in good order: there is very little wear to seats and carpet though there some very fine hairline cracks in the dashboard top. Its been fitted with a decent Kenwood stereo which has Bluetooth and sounds good. The original electric aerial works properly too. The heater works as it should and even the air-conditioning still blows nice and cold if required.
I’ve covered a good 300 miles in this and it drives just as a good Eunos should. Strong engine, nice gear change, perfect clutch etc. It will sit all day at motorway+ speeds but is at its best on a country road where its handling is just lovely. Performance is strong and its simply lovely to drive with no odd noises or rattles.
Within the last 6 months alone, its had new brake discs and pads all round, new rear springs and new rear shock absorbers. One invoice alone, from April this year was for just under £1000. Its also just had a new Bosch battery (£159) fitted in May. Its also just had a full service with spark plugs, oil and filter, air filter, new CAS ‘O’ ring seals and cam cover gasket. Its MOT tested until April next year but I will include a new MOT before its sale.
There is a large collection of paperwork including copies of some of the Japanese import paperwork along with pretty well every MOT certificate since its import. There are also records of maintenance carried out over the years. It has its original spare wheel, jack and wheel brace etc and it has two keys. It also had its background HPI checked and is free from previous accident damage etc. Whenever I prepare a car for sale, I use my own MX5-based checklist which covers 80+ points and ensures that even the detail stuff is checked and any issues spotted and attended to: a copy of this is given to every buyer. This includes all sorts of things such as hood catches, drain holes, electric windows, door locks, condition of coolant hoses right down to the state of the cigarette lighter. It means the car is fit for purpose and should behave and drive just as a good MX5 should.
This is a particularly nice example that simply drives and handles just as a good Eunos should. Price is £6500.
STATUS: DEPOSIT NOW TAKEN
