2001 Mazda MX-5 MK2 California For Sale

Mazda MX5 California Limited Edition

This is my wife's car. She has owned it for the last 16 years and it is her pride and joy. We got it for her to enjoy on her daily drive to and from work and that is all it did faithfully for nearly 15 years until she retired - my wife not the car! The commute was always just under 20 miles each way along fast rural A and B roads. No stop start traffic, no town driving, not pot holed country lanes. An ideal life for any car but especially for an MX5 - my wife loved driving back from work, top down, music on unwinding from the stresses of the day. Now that my wife has retired we have found we don't use the car enough - the occasional day trip out through the Kent countryside is all it has done since last summer.

The car itself must be one of the best MX5's of this age you will find anywhere. We have a full service history of everything ever done to this car. The first 11 years servicing was carried out by a Mazda main dealer in Ashford - upto 77935 miles. Since then I have serviced the car on an annual basis following the Mazda service schedule. The car has averaged around 7000 miles a year so never went longer this between oil changes. ( Mazda recommend 9, 000 miles or 12 months). The full service details with mileages are listed below and include regular cambelt, water pump and anti freeze changes.

We have all the service invoices and MoT certificates.

The car has no rust and is totally original apart from an electric aerial and the Radio/ CD player which was replaced when the original failed. It has been utterly reliable, the only failure being a camshaft sensor which was caused poor starting when hot so was changed. It has just been serviced and a new cambelt, auxilary drive belt, water pump fitted and anti freeze change carried out. The battery has also just been replaced with a genuine OEM Panasonic "GEL" battery - the specific type required for MX5's (note it is not a cheap aftermarket replacement). This is the first replacement as the original battery lasted 18 years! It has four good tyres, all identical - we always replace the tyres as a complete set of four (tyre wear has always been very even and the tyres last around 35, 000 miles per set - this being the fourth set on the car). The hood was replaced last year with one made by Prestige Hoods - one of the best quality hoods you can get - it is identical to the original and operates perfectly with no leaks. So easy to drop down in just a few seconds, and only a fraction longer to put up - a trademark of the MX5. The catches work as they should and do not "slip" open as some do when they get worn. It still has the original limited edition "California" badges on the front wings and also the special floor mats - these were taken out of the car when we got it to preserve them! The alloy wheels are the originals and where refurbished in 2017. Mechanically everything works as it always has, never fails to start first time, no rattles or clonks, dirves like it did when we first bought it 16 years ago.

If you want a MX5 Mk2 then this is the car for you, you will not find a better one.

Any inspection is welcome and I have more pictures if required. Any questions please ask.

Car can be viewed near Lydd Kent, approx 25 mins from J10 of the M20, Ashford.

Service History:
Date   Mileage
1/ 3/ 2002  4507
28/ 4/ 2003 10471
2/ 4/ 2004  15309
26/ 4/ 2005 21172
5/ 4/ 2006  28116
10/ 4/ 2007 36033 ( + cambelt change)
28/ 5/ 2008 45912
06/ 05/ 2009 53365
21/ 4/ 2010 60706
25/ 5/ 2011 69443
10/ 5/ 2012 77935
21/ 3/ 2013 87748 ( + cambelt change)
4/ 4/ 2014  91883
13/ 3/ the details below
31/ 2/ the details below
25/ 5/ the details below (+ front brake callipers)
20/ 5/ the details below
23/ 5/ the details below  ( + rear pads and discs)
30/ 7/ the details below (cambelt & water pump)





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