The Haynes was rudely awaken from it's hibernation last week and put back on the road.
Grins were a plenty, I'd almost forgotten how awesome it is to drive :D
In actual fact it didn't get that much of a rest over winter. The oil consumption had been getting silly towards the end of last year - something like a litre every 100 miles...
My best guess was that worn/tired/gummed up oil rings were the cause (reasonably common on the MX5) so I treated it to a full engine rebuld over winter with new piston rings and bottom end / conrod bearings.
It's too early to tell whether the oil consumption is any better, but the engine feels nice and strong at least.
Fingers crossed for a long dry summer!
