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Yep, it would seem that everything happens for a reason, even wasting a day of my life looking at crap cars. I absolutely love the Z4.

Anyway, she might be an older model, but she remains elegant and scrubs up well. But enough of Mrs B, after 6 hours of cleaning a car has emerged from beneath the dirt....

Money has changed hands, the Z4 is mine all mine (actually hers), I pick it up in half an hour, let the cleaning commence.....

No worries there, it had a service, MOT and new tyres in May!

Jambon; you have the MX5 I wanted to buy, but couldn't find....

It was indeed from a man in the pub, the same man who gave us free access to his 350 acre wood to exercise our evil pack of dogs, he is a thoroughly good man! Mrs B is currently doing double backflips and I am committed to about 4 hours of cleaning the damned thing to my standards tomorrow. I shall post pictures when it is gleaming. How is it possible that I can get this much car for less than the cost of a ratty MX5?

Dammits suggestion that I should buy a 3.0i Z4 with 90k on the clock (rather than an MX5) was clearly a daft and impractical idea.

Therefore, it would appear that I have bought a 3.0i Z4 with 55k on the clock. It is covered in dust from sitting in a garage for the last year, but the paint is mint underneath and everything works perfectly. It even has the super-duper optional wheels.

You have answered your own question, another set of Masters, or as Tim said, Schwabe One, look no further. Conti make great tubulars but horrible tyres, feel free to try them and agree with me later.

Thanks Ricky, from what I have seen of your Dad's stuff he really knows his business. If I were any further south I would be a Channel swimmer, so I will see if I can buy the car from rich geezer in the pub first!

I shall share, presuming the purchase goes ahead. It is quite difficult to negotiate with a local rich person in the pub, said motor is his (unused) toy. You will probably approve.....

Dramatic Hammer: yep, there appear to be a few loved earlier MX5s around, but the later models which She Who Must Be Obeyed wanted tend to be somewhat shop soiled. I did 160miles and 7 cars on Wednesday, it was depressing.

The search for the new Mrs Baldmobile continues, so far it has been miserable. What makes people think that a total shed of an MX5 is worth £5.5k? It appears that the presence of any paint on an MX5 is optional.... On the brighter side, I have found a car, if the bugger will sell it to me, it isn't an MX5.

Cycling Weakly is the sister magazine of Sportive Tosser and is written by an infinite number of chimps sharing one keyboard.

Wait until the exchange rate improves.

Great to see Bagsy looking happy and healthy!

Beamish is feeling sorry for himself, he had a small tumour taken off and now looks like a mailbag. The good news is that they got all of it and he should be fine.

Top tip!

If your Volvo had been for sale now (Mrs Bald will no longer have a 45 mile commute as of next Friday), I might well have lied and told her I had bought a practical estate.....

I knew not that it was the same platform and have been hugely impressed by your no expense spared attitude to perfection. I do slightly question your obsession!

I have no fortune to squander, so MX5 it (probably) is, unless anyone can persuade me otherwise. Just which one?

How do you know?

I doubt there is much left saving, after 10 years being driven by She Who Must Be Obeyed it is in the same condition as me, knackered. If the clutch allows me to limp it to the garage tomorrow I shall check if it will pass the MOT, if it does, £608 for the clutch. Otherwise, crusher here we come....

Those are pretty much the questions I was asking the hive mind, I know nothing.....

Damn it, Dammit,stop confusing me with these hugely practical solutions, each of which appears to be geographically distant.

Ps: are you certain that the door handle seals are original?

Thank you, that would be immense fun for the 2 weeks when it actually worked, I have just got rid of a human money pit and don't need a mechanical one!

The Mrs Baldmobile, Volvo C70, appears to be on the way to the scrapper, replacement clutch costing more than value of said ancient barge. Having got rid of No1 daughter, it would seem to be time for 2 less seats. With £5k as a limit an MX5 seems the obvious choice, but which variant? The 2.0 appeals, because biggest engine, but what is the opinion of you experts? Anything I should be wary of when buying which would cost squillions to fix?

Camber, sandy, but near Hastings... Also no decent pubs and a bit crowded at weekends. Hastings is sandy at low tide. Avoid Winchelsea Beach large areas of sneaky mud pretending to be sand.

#localknowledge

Yes. Next question?

There was an Anglia in scenic Woolwich in my youth, two-tone rust and filler, with a sunvisor reading 'wrectanglia'. It had nitrous and was insane....

A quiet corner of the Long Room would be appropriate. Greenbank, kindly give your predictions immediately after the next toss, there are betting apps with incredibly irritating advertising which desperately need bankrupting. I remain in awe....

Hey smartarse, you missed 'declare at around 400', false prophet!

Greenbank: did you have £50 on your so far immaculate predictions?

1. It must look cool.

2. There is no 2.....