I can't decide whether it's the rarity that appeals to me on that one (in which case I'm annoyed at myself) or if the colour is growing on me... It sort of makes me think of the hologram art that was very popular in the late 90s.
There's less room for me to put my own stamp on it but obviously it does seem almost immaculate (it's a concourse winner apparently) and it is of course cheaper too

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Ouch at the price on that low mileage one, although i guess it's basically a new car, the sprint dopes seem reasonable although i'd have to have it sprayed as i don't like red cars, I know it's odd and its probably one of the most common colours in most models but yeah. Good for perspective though!

I did actually spot  this moonshine 135  just now which seems a bargain (description isn't great in terms of detail though but it has a lot of extras by the looks of things) i'm aware that colour is incredibly rare, can't quite decide if i like it personally and i'm not a fan of cream leather either but thats a heck of a car for the price tag

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Airportable, you make some genuinely great points there and i think its easy to ignore that sometimes these things are matters for the heart as much as they are the head.
Very much agree with you on some of the design aspects, the gators would be an instant improvement along with perhaps bringing a little yellow into the dials and possibly visors too and I was going a similar way on the wheels, gloss black alloys with yellow calipers (black detail) possibly even a black trophy spoiler, black mirrors and chrome delete on the door handles.... oh dear, this bloody car has got into my blood hasn't it?

Neilpinleeds, thanks for your perspective and based on your name i may well come to you on where to go if i need the same bodywork repairs further down the line (again, assuming i end up buying this car)

TA22GT, thanks for all your help and the friendly welcome, it's nice to know that whether i make a good decision or a bad one there will be support there.

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Thanks for the continued thoughts guys, one thing i do know for sure is there's a great community here so definitely know i'm making the right decision in trying to join it.

Notanumber, i'll probably drop Darren an email, see what his thoughts are, so thanks for that, had a quick look at that website earlier while i was pricing up "worst case scenario" types of things (e.g. how much is a subframe, how much are suspension arms etc)

TA22GT  unfortunately i didn't take more photos because in honesty i simply didn't notice anything else that gave me concerns, however the dealer does have some photos on their page which can be seen  here  (don't worry, the alpine system would be getting removed and gifted to my local nova driver, i just don't like these big screen things, whether floppy like this or a superglued iPad from a tesla)

Airportable, thanks, some very good points there and i think heart vs head is always going to be a big factor here, and yes it does have the black leather interior ( Link Here ) though i'll put a big chavvy hat on for a second and say part of me wants to replace the gaitors with yellow ones (i'll see myself out and ensure the door hits me in doing so)

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Thanks for that, and don't worry, I didn't think you were being rude or abrupt in the least, definitely just helpful. 
With all this in mind I'm not sure what I would consider to be a "good price" for that Sunspot, I'm confident I could get him down but don't know how much it would need to be by before it becomes worthwhile. 
I've definitely seen cheaper ones out there, mostly 135s (or of course the 1.6 which id rather not go for) it was mostly all the mechanical work that drew me to this one, as well as the x-power hoops which are my preferred style (each to their own as I know everyone has their thoughts on the different hoops available)
Yours does look great, as does your mx5 (which lets face it we all know is the more traditional and some might say more sensible route into 2 seater B roading, but sensible isn't always what matters) 
I'm still keeping my eyes open but definitely curious as to what price people think would make the sunspot more appealing...

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I'm aiming (assuming I go for it at all) to talk the dealer down to £4000 or close to it if that makes it seem much more palatable?
The gasket, cambelt, clutch and cooling pipes give me some confidence that it's not a pup at least, though as with any used car (especially a classic, you can never be totally confident)

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