I am not going to argue against your knowledge but when I got mine there was a choice between an MX5 and the Eunos.
The Eunos was always called the imported model and carried certain problems regarding registration and especially insurance and although very similar it had quite a few extras than...
I know how you feel. I had a few MGB's ending with a rubber bumper. Great fun but spent more time staring at the engine than driving it, and when it was good i was stopping to pick pieces up from the road behind me.
This is what I did, but don't scoff yet please.
I don't know if you had the MG...