decisions and dilemmas
Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2016 7:15 pm
Good evening all
I have for the last few years owned a nice little 1997 UK MK1 MX-5 which I have used almost daily and also used it to take me on some very memorable trips and holidays.
A few months ago I was told of an MG Midget 1275 RWA of 1971 vintage which had been stood outside since 2002 but appeared quite solid.
Well I ended up getting the Midget for,well nothing really.
I took the Midget home and it took the place of the Mazda in the garage.
Now here is the dilemma, my Mazda is now suffering from the dreaded tin worm and having already had the sills repaired I'm a bit fed up seeing the rust bubbling on the front wing.
The Midget is fairly rust free apart from one patch required on the sill,but it has been fitted with a fibreglass front and and also unusually a complete fibreglass rear end.
Do I , repair the Midget and keep that as my classic, or sell the Midget and have the Mazda repaired and popped back in the garage and buy a daily car to run around in for the winter.
I appreciate the Midget is viewed as a classic but the Mazda is an up an coming classic and we have been through a lot together.
So Midget with glass fibre panels or repaired Mx-5?
I have for the last few years owned a nice little 1997 UK MK1 MX-5 which I have used almost daily and also used it to take me on some very memorable trips and holidays.
A few months ago I was told of an MG Midget 1275 RWA of 1971 vintage which had been stood outside since 2002 but appeared quite solid.
Well I ended up getting the Midget for,well nothing really.
I took the Midget home and it took the place of the Mazda in the garage.
Now here is the dilemma, my Mazda is now suffering from the dreaded tin worm and having already had the sills repaired I'm a bit fed up seeing the rust bubbling on the front wing.
The Midget is fairly rust free apart from one patch required on the sill,but it has been fitted with a fibreglass front and and also unusually a complete fibreglass rear end.
Do I , repair the Midget and keep that as my classic, or sell the Midget and have the Mazda repaired and popped back in the garage and buy a daily car to run around in for the winter.
I appreciate the Midget is viewed as a classic but the Mazda is an up an coming classic and we have been through a lot together.
So Midget with glass fibre panels or repaired Mx-5?