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Now I can reveal all, as the deal is done, all the hurdles have been jumped & all the obstacles negotiated.
A month or so ago, I got a letter from the Mazda dealer where I got my Mazda 6 serviced, telling me about a promotion they were running,so I thought I'd go along and take a look, just on the off-chance. The idea was that they'd allocated money to certain registration numbers on their records for preferential trade in deals.
To cut a long story short they offered me extra money off a 3-month old Mazda MX-5. It was too good a deal to pass over, and I felt it was my turn for the fun car (D has had two in a row!); and I needed something that would scratch the motorbike itch of ears in the breeze and good fun on the road.
So I am now the proud owner of a black MX-5 with a folding hard roof and an auto gearbox with paddle shift levers on the steering wheel.
The reason I didn't want to mention it beforehand is that I didn't know if I would be able to get it converted with a left-foot accelerator. That proved easier than getting it insured, as the AA's underwriters had never heard of this particular model. It's been out at least three months! They always claim to have the latest product lists, but they never do. It took them about four hours to sort it out. The time to go & pick up my new pride & joy came & went, without any resolution. I had until 5 today to get it sorted, otherwise I would have to wait until Monday. Finally they came through with a quote, which I accepted without thinking about it too closely, and I picked it up in time to be here for the arrival of our visitors at 5 o'clock.
I'll post some pics soon