Description
Low miles (44k), great history (16), well loved.
5k spent on suspension, interior and paint in 2024
Original ECU, retains the characteristic lumpy idle
Never crashed/damaged/repaired
Ride and handling: 9/10
Upgraded June 2024
Nitron NTR40s (not Street Series) with fast-road spring rates (325 front, 400 rear) and Guglielmi Motorsport spec valves
Eliseparts toe links
Ride height set to 105mm front, 115 rear. Factory spec is 100/110, extra 5mm added to maximise usability
Geo by Guglielmi
4 x new Yokohama AD08RS tyres all with more than 6mm of tread left
Mintex 1144 pads
Suspension pickup points in good condition
Handling is sublime
Interior: 9/10
Refurbished May 2024
Seats and steering wheel centre retrimmed by Allon White
Steering wheel retrimmed
Anodised aluminium tub cleaned with magic sponges
Footwells in great condition
Sill protectors in great condition
Mechanical: 9/10
Bobbins in good condition
New aluminium rad and fan, Borg & Beck alternator and battery last year
Cambelt changed in 2021 so not due again until 2027
Bodywork: 8/10
Restored in June 2024
Pro single stage paint correction and 3 year ceramic coating
Soft top is in good condition
Originality 9.5/10
No bling or tat, just three sensible upgrades: Nitrons, toe links and ali rad
Original LSS suspension is also included, in case originality is your thing
Service History 9/10
Serviced 16 times. Two service books and a stack of invoices (9 Bell and Colvill, 4 Guglielmi Motorsport, 3 others)
Stored between 2015 and 2021, recommissioned by Guglielmi Motorsport in 2021 (inc fuel tank, battery, fuel pump, gear bushes, brake fluid, gearbox output seal and temp sensors). Serviced twice since
Last serviced April 2024 (around 1,500 miles ago)
MOT due 1st August 2025, but I'll extend to 12 months at time of sale if required
Niggles
Here are a few minor things (already reflected in the price) I'd make perfect if I was keeping the car.
Door window waist seal rubber bubbling. Replacements cost 100, plus some scuffed knuckles to fit
The underside of the front clam has some scratches (due to the ride height from the factory). Not visible unless you crawl underneath
A few pimples in the paint on the engine lid and the top, inside edge of the doors.
One of the wheels has a 1" kerb surface scrape and the others have one or two very small (2mm?) nicks in the lacquer. Not perfect, but not bad enough to need a refurb. One centrecap has faded
Two sets of keys
Will revert to X219KON
Inspection welcome