2004 NB Roadster COUPE FOR SALE!!!

hks_kansei · Postby **hks_kansei** » Tue Sep 06, 2016 4:24 pm

Lokiel wrote:If I had the money and garage space, I'd love to "collect" this car - agree about removing all the tupperware add-ons.

As far as collecting goes you'd want to leave them on.

They were factory parts for this specific model, which I seem to recall being one of the more limited editions of the coupe.
By removing them you'd be turning an uncommon factory original model into just another tampered car.

I seem to rember there being 3 coupe models,this one supposedly aimed at being "sporty"
Another which was a base model.
And a third which I think had a different nose all together and was sold as a luxury one.

hks_kansei · Postby **hks_kansei** » Tue Sep 06, 2016 4:28 pm

Random Google article which shows the 3 models made.
http://oppositelock.kinja.com/mazda-sol ... 1618120073

greenMachine · Postby **greenMachine** » Tue Sep 06, 2016 4:59 pm

Hmm, the plate says 36/200, so not sure where the 'one of 40' comes from - maybe 40 yellow cars? Pretty clean car though, non-standard intake and exhaust and the ricer stuff can be reversed fairly easily.

$40k is a lot, but these are like rocking horse sh!t so maybe someone has an uncontrollable urge ... looking at you in Queensland, you know who you are ....

:mrgreen:

Craig · Postby **Craig** » Wed Sep 07, 2016 10:52 am

hks_kansei wrote:Random Google article which shows the 3 models made.
http://oppositelock.kinja.com/mazda-sol ... 1618120073

OMG the luxury one is amazingly ugly, did the RX5/121 designer make a comeback? :shock:

93_Clubman · Postby **93_Clubman** » Wed Sep 07, 2016 11:46 am

Bit of background on a yellow one & red one brought here some years ago from MX5Racing:
viewtopic.php?f=18&t=29504
viewtopic.php?f=57&t=29503

Alex 2550 · Postby **Alex 2550** » Wed Sep 07, 2016 5:43 pm

a few sources say only 179 were ever built and rumour has it that the final ones weren't built because it was tking sales off the FD, i however don't think that is correct because FD finished in 2002. i would put it down to them not selling many compared to the regular model MX/roadster.
this is one of only 40 type A models produced which basically means fully specd 1.8L car (inlcluding the factory ugly flare, Front end/headlights and taillights, love or hate i guess)
more info here and photos for people wanting to have a read. in the photos i think the silver standard body car (with the roof of course) in silver side on looks much nicer than the yellow.
anyway here is some more reading for you all

http://www.j-spec.com.au/lineup/all/Roa ... B8C/id-532

speed · Postby **speed** » Wed Sep 07, 2016 6:27 pm

Ouch, my eyes!
An NB with a lightyear CF hardtop would be much more appealing to me.

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Regie · Postby **Regie** » Wed Sep 07, 2016 8:55 pm

Here is a Club members car at a club event last year. This is the yellow one that Chris from MX5 Racing imported

they look awesome in the flesh

DSC_0166 by Jay Flak, on Flickr

DSC_0270 by Jay Flak, on Flickr

DSC_0248 by Jay Flak, on Flickr

speed · Postby **speed** » Wed Sep 07, 2016 10:11 pm

Reminds me of an old Hyundai s coupe.
But that trailer...

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666mark · Postby **666mark** » Mon Sep 19, 2016 2:26 pm

I am not a fan of yellow, but I think it works with this. If I had a spare 40 odd grand..... I remember seeing one in ebay a few years ago, it had been in a hit And been repaired...and had parking sensors fitted..pretty sure it for went cheap too..

Regie · Postby **Regie** » Mon Sep 19, 2016 3:25 pm

666mark wrote:I am not a fan of yellow, but I think it works with this. If I had a spare 40 odd grand..... I remember seeing one in ebay a few years ago, it had been in a hit And been repaired...and had parking sensors fitted..pretty sure it for went cheap too..

that would be the Ebay buy just above