Well, the last couple of days have been expensive! Firstly, I've been playing the head gasket lottery with the venerable Polo for a while now, so I decided to upgrade as soon as something better presented itself, which it did a couple of days ago. I've spared no expense and upgraded to... a Golf, and a T-reg Golf at that, luxury. Remote locking, cassette radio, all mod cons. The same day, I had a call from GBS, to discuss how much I wanted to spend on my donor car, which was something I hadn't really thought about in great detail until now. It turns out MX-5s are pretty excellent value, so I pushed the amount up a bit from "it runs" to "not a complete dog". I've never bought two cars in one day before!
The next day I got another call from the factory to discuss all the other cool bits I want to bolt on. I ended up ordering:
- ATR coilover suspension (awesome, nothing but the best!)
- Team Dynamics gloss black wheels (and tyres, might need those)
- Full weather kit (roof, doors etc)
- A windscreen and mirrors (quite useful)
- Smith dials (with a stainless steel surround)
- Roadster seats (with orange seatbelts)
- Quick release steering boss
The ATR suspension might be a little excessive, but hey, it's orange! Also, the seats I've chosen are not available with orange piping which is why I thought the orange seatbelts might look good. There are a few other items yet to choose, like the front grill, but that can be done closer to the collection date.
Whilst I now sit at the end of my drive, day after day, waiting for the car fairies to deliver me boxes of goodness I need something to read, so I printed out the IVA manual.
That's quite a tome!
