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Bartacus · Sep 20th, 2004, 08:13 AM

Thanks guys

I didn't think of checking around other dealers - I just went to my local dealer assuming they'd all be the same delivery times, but I suppose each dealer gets its specified allocation.

One good thing about the wait is I get to save up a bit to pay for all the extra spec. To try and help I sold my MX5 in July (didn't think January was the time to sell it!) for a decent price and went to the car auctions. The plan was to get a decent reliable car that I could either:

A) Sell privately for a nice profit
B) Trade in for the MCS without losing anything (I would have lost loads on the MX5)

As a result I'm now driving around in an '02 Honda Civic automatic which although it's a decent car build wise and comfort wise (top spec with leather, electric everything etc.) is driving me mad as it's sooooo slow and I miss changing gear properly!

I did get it for a decent price though (£7400 including auction fees) so I've decided to try and sell it next month and hopefully make about a grand, then go up the auction again to repeat the process!

So if anyone is looking for a nice reliable fuddy-duddy mobile to back up their let me know...

Sep 20th, 2004, 08:13 AM	#4
Bartacus MCS Owner-to-be Join Date: Sep 2004 Local Time: 04:46 AM Posts: 37 Offline	Thanks guys I didn't think of checking around other dealers - I just went to my local dealer assuming they'd all be the same delivery times, but I suppose each dealer gets its specified allocation. One good thing about the wait is I get to save up a bit to pay for all the extra spec. To try and help I sold my MX5 in July (didn't think January was the time to sell it!) for a decent price and went to the car auctions. The plan was to get a decent reliable car that I could either: A) Sell privately for a nice profit B) Trade in for the MCS without losing anything (I would have lost loads on the MX5) As a result I'm now driving around in an '02 Honda Civic automatic which although it's a decent car build wise and comfort wise (top spec with leather, electric everything etc.) is driving me mad as it's sooooo slow and I miss changing gear properly! I did get it for a decent price though (£7400 including auction fees) so I've decided to try and sell it next month and hopefully make about a grand, then go up the auction again to repeat the process! So if anyone is looking for a nice reliable fuddy-duddy mobile to back up their let me know...