It'll last a year.
You could get lucky and find a gem, but the sub £1k market is mostly populated by kids who buy an OK car, don't maintain, try and drift it, and then flog it when they're bored.
As @diable says, rusty sills and chassis rails are common.
This one looks ok to me http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201702082124208?onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&sort=price-asc&radius=1500&model=MX-5&make=MAZDA&price-to=1000&postcode=e175jz&advertising-location=at_cars&page=1 but I don't know anything.
Don't know much about MK2s but if the chassis rails and sills are good, then that looks like a Billy Bargain
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It'll last a year.
You could get lucky and find a gem, but the sub £1k market is mostly populated by kids who buy an OK car, don't maintain, try and drift it, and then flog it when they're bored.
As @diable says, rusty sills and chassis rails are common.