Got a new toy, so it's au revoir for now :-)

[FroGTI]

After 18 months of fun on the forum and having you guys regularly encouranging me to empty my wallet with must-have add-ons (LED rears, RNS satnav...), my post rate has fallen off of late.

I spent the summer researching a restoration project (Triumph Spitfire, MGB...), but finally settled on this little 1998 MX5 last week. And yes, it's a UK car with the wheel on the correct side The paint is a bit tired, especially at the front, and the brakes could do with an upgrade, but otherwise it's in excellent condition and is a hoot to drive. Nothing like the GTI, of course (in terms of gadgets, I get power steering and that's about it ) but it feels good to go back to basics and I will be keeping the GTI as a daily driver.

Anyway, thanks for all your advice over the past few months. I will continue to pop back here from time to time to see how you're all getting on. Au revoir for now

[MAW73]

All the best mate.... The wife had a 2001 Mazda MX5 a couple of years ago and it was a great little car to drive. It will be a good car to tastefully mod and easy to work on.  It will be a nice to drive for the summers you guys get over there. I must admit whenever I drove it though, I did feel like a mobile-hairdresser

Anyway keep in touch my fellow interlagos wearer.

p.s. one last request...... can I have a close up of that poster behind the car 

[R32UK]

Good work froggy! enjoy the new ride

[VWKev]

Congrats on your new purchase Frogster. Sorry if I've been a dick to you in the past, I hope you return soon.

p.s. those bloody alloys on that GTI (shakes head) 

[MAW73]

Froggy, I got so distraught about our separation that I forgot to bless your new purchase.

Don't worry Asker - We can stalk him on the MX5 forum's 

[MAW73]

p.s. Froggy the red bumber on the MX5 looks a different colour to the rest of the paint work...... I would consult Asker with regard to this 

[FroGTI]

p.s. one last request...... can I have a close up of that poster behind the car 

Hehe, I'd love to oblige, but it's a photo of my wife and my life wouldn't be worth living if she found I'd been posting it on the Internet

Thanks for all your good wishes. I don't feel like a hairdresser driving the MX5, more like an old codger in a roadster (that's why I decided to steer clear of MGs) Acceleration is a joke after the GTI, but the handling is astonishing.

I had forgotten Asker was an expert on red bumpers. Any tips on buffing up that tired paintwork?

[MAW73]

p.s. one last request...... can I have a close up of that poster behind the car 

Hehe, I'd love to oblige, but it's a photo of my wife and my life wouldn't be worth living if she found I'd been posting it on the Internet

I'm ' zooming in ' as we speak 

[FroGTI]

p.s. those bloody alloys on that GTI (shakes head) 

Kev, you should see the alloys (14"!!) on the MX5 They make Monza Shadows look half decent

[MAW73]

p.s. one last request...... can I have a close up of that poster behind the car 

Hehe, I'd love to oblige, but it's a photo of my wife and my life wouldn't be worth living if she found I'd been posting it on the Internet

This reminds me of a funny thread I was reading on the Audi Forum the other day..... Its worth a read

http://www.audi-sport.net/vb/general-chat/100263-pics-your-mrs.html