Wrecked SP just sold at auction

thehillsarecalling · Postby **thehillsarecalling** » Fri Oct 18, 2019 3:36 pm

Hi all,

There was a SP that just sold at auction: https://www.pickles.com.au/damaged-salvage/item/-/details/CP-02-02--Mazda--MX-5--Convertible/970261084

Did anyone catch the for sale price or the build number? I logged in too late.

Looked repairable, and was WOVR N/A, so there was an option to bring her back to her former glory.

Hope it went to a good home, and gets fixed and dríven once again....

bruce · Postby **bruce** » Fri Oct 18, 2019 4:01 pm

Nice find. Must have front rail damage to get written off (a pain to fix as it may involve taking the engine out).

93_Clubman · Postby **93_Clubman** » Sat Oct 19, 2019 11:41 am

Yeah, good find Ray - hadn't heard anything about this one.

Postby **Boyracer** » Sat Oct 19, 2019 11:46 am

I hear it’s gone to a very good home.

russ mx5 · Postby **russ mx5** » Sat Oct 19, 2019 3:02 pm

SO that would be 131/132/133 or?? now , I am guessing. More/better meds required! Good luck with new toy mate.

plohl · Postby **plohl** » Sat Oct 19, 2019 6:03 pm

Both air bags had popped.
It went for 6500 or 6750, didn't see right at the end. Plus all the fees etc

bruce · Postby **bruce** » Sat Oct 19, 2019 8:03 pm

Price sounds about right. Good couple of grand in parts & repairs, couple of grand in paint, then what you have is a well-used ex-smashed up SP, worth about what you ended up spending on it.
Or just re-birth it into another shell and pretend it's the same car (it's not as the VIN is different).
Or just chuck some parts at it, give it a tweak and try to sell it not fixed properly to some sucker. It certainly needs more than a tweak as if it was that easy the insurance coy would have done it themselves/not written it off.