Mazda Eunos 1.8 VR-Ltd 1996
The VR-Ltd is another of my favourite Eunos limited editions, simply because the specification and colour scheme is so nice. This Eunos 1.8 VR-Ltd Combination B was produced in a limited run of just 800 cars, finished in Excellent Green Metallic with black leather seats, lightened flywheel, later ECU, Bilstein suspension, extra chassis bracing and a Torsen lsd with shorter dif ratios. As result they are brilliant to drive and this particular car drives really, really well, despite having covered of the best Eunos I have driven for a while, despite having covered 136,000 miles.
Registered in Japan in 1997, it had been owned by a local lady since 2015. I then bought it and sold it to a chap in Edinburgh who has owned it for the last 3 years. I have now bought it back am I'm about to carry out a whole pile of jobs including a full service and new MOT, ensuring that someone's going to be able to enjoy it again. The bodywork, both the bits you can see and the bits you can’t, are all in lovely condition with no rust in the usual places: wings, sills, wheel arches etc. Its about to have some minor sill repairs and bodywork is very good indeed. The paintwork is very smart and presentable with just a minor stonechip here and there but no dents, bad scratches or anything else to worry about. Its a very good looking car, helped by the black mohair soft top. It has its original 15” Enkei alloy wheels fitted with a set of matching tyres.
Inside, the black leather seats show some signs of age (quite a few creases) but no bad wear or splits. I have just treated these again with leather balm which has restored some suppleness to the leather. All trim – dashboard, door cards and carpets - are in good undamaged condition. It has its original leather-rimmed Momo steering wheel along with a matching chrome Momo gear knob. A decent Sony stereo CD player is fitted complete with headrest speakers (great when you’re driving with the top down).
Mechanically, its in quite standard – or unmessed about with – condition, and is all the better for that. The engine feels incredibly strong – much quicker than most MX5s I get to drive – with lovely torque. In fact it will pull from 1000rpm in fifth gear and sit happily at motorway+ speeds all day long. There are no oil leaks or odd noises and its just brilliant to drive. I have driven many Mazdas with substantially less miles that are nowhere near as nice to drive as this one. The gearbox and clutch are just right as are the brakes.
As mentioned I have quite a few jobs to take care of before its ready to go. I should also mention that the photos here are those I took when I sold the car last time round in 2022 but it looks exactly the same now. I will of course update these with more recent ones as soon as the car is ready.
There is a good collection of paperwork including lots of old MOT certificates, tax discs, receipts and it has the original owners handbook (handily in Japanese). Any prospective buyer needs to drive this one to see how a good a decent Eunos can be. Price is a firm £5500.
Registered in Japan in 1997, it had been owned by a local lady since 2015. I then bought it and sold it to a chap in Edinburgh who has owned it for the last 3 years. I have now bought it back am I'm about to carry out a whole pile of jobs including a full service and new MOT, ensuring that someone's going to be able to enjoy it again. The bodywork, both the bits you can see and the bits you can’t, are all in lovely condition with no rust in the usual places: wings, sills, wheel arches etc. Its about to have some minor sill repairs and bodywork is very good indeed. The paintwork is very smart and presentable with just a minor stonechip here and there but no dents, bad scratches or anything else to worry about. Its a very good looking car, helped by the black mohair soft top. It has its original 15” Enkei alloy wheels fitted with a set of matching tyres.
Inside, the black leather seats show some signs of age (quite a few creases) but no bad wear or splits. I have just treated these again with leather balm which has restored some suppleness to the leather. All trim – dashboard, door cards and carpets - are in good undamaged condition. It has its original leather-rimmed Momo steering wheel along with a matching chrome Momo gear knob. A decent Sony stereo CD player is fitted complete with headrest speakers (great when you’re driving with the top down).
Mechanically, its in quite standard – or unmessed about with – condition, and is all the better for that. The engine feels incredibly strong – much quicker than most MX5s I get to drive – with lovely torque. In fact it will pull from 1000rpm in fifth gear and sit happily at motorway+ speeds all day long. There are no oil leaks or odd noises and its just brilliant to drive. I have driven many Mazdas with substantially less miles that are nowhere near as nice to drive as this one. The gearbox and clutch are just right as are the brakes.
As mentioned I have quite a few jobs to take care of before its ready to go. I should also mention that the photos here are those I took when I sold the car last time round in 2022 but it looks exactly the same now. I will of course update these with more recent ones as soon as the car is ready.
There is a good collection of paperwork including lots of old MOT certificates, tax discs, receipts and it has the original owners handbook (handily in Japanese). Any prospective buyer needs to drive this one to see how a good a decent Eunos can be. Price is a firm £5500.
