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I know this is a boring answer but have you spent any time on track/ driver training? 800 quids worth of training will gain you more than coil overs. Although I do appreciate the desire for shiny new bits.
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Good point. My my aim is to build a well serviced, rust free and pretty road car that I take on track once or twice a year. Any money spent will be to improve day to day useage primarily. Having said that I do love to tinker.
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It's not a boring answer, it's very valid, however my counter to that is -
On a 20+ year old car that's racked up some miles, that OEM suspension is going to be pretty tired and wanting replacing anyway. If you're replacing the suspension, why not upgrade? Brand new OEM Mazda suspension is going to be in the same price region so it makes sense. Just because your dampers haven't failed the MOT yet, doesn't mean they're not fucked, they're just not dangerously fucked yet.
I wholeheartedly agree that driver training is one of the best things you can do to go quicker and be more consistent on track, and that's why any time it's on offer I always take it, but spending £800 in driver training is quite a lot! That's probably 2 full days of on track tuition.
A lot of TDOs include free 25-30 minute slots on a 1st come, 1st served basis, and every time I've managed to get one, I've learned something from the instructor, and been quicker as a result. I'd say, even if you were only doing 1 or 2 trackdays a year, it's a very cost effective way of improving your driving ability.
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Thanks for that - having a browse at the sale ad for my Eunos apparently it has unrated anti-rollbar and links, although will have to investigate if this means aftermarket or JDM. Looking on the Meister R site all sets are monotube which is good to know - thanks for that info.
I know realistically it's not going to get turbo'd or supercharged ever/soon but spending £800 on coilover seems worth it as they're all about handling. Thanks again