tuckermon

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Hey everyone
I found a 1998 miata with 64,000 miles and hardtop for sale locally. When the guy said it was a 98 I looked at him funny, because I didn't think they actually existed. I looked at the VIN sticker and sure enough, built in 1/98.

Just wondering if because it's a 98 if it's really worth anymore.

shuiend

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I believe it is still considered a 97 model even though it was made in 98.

tuckermon

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Here is a pic of the body. Clearly not a 97 body style. VIN code states NB

shuiend

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Then it is probably actually labeled as a 99. I would call up Mazda and give them your vin number and ask them what exact model year and options you have to know for sure. If you someone how a "98" model and Mazda confirms it I bet m.net would love you and people on there would offers millions of dollars for it.

skidude

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I believe they started the '99s early that year because there was no '98. It's a '99 miata if it's a US spec car.

Also, hello from Maine.

tuckermon

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Nice to see another "Mainah" on the site. Do you know of any meetings or events locally.

Zaphod

There are quite a lot of 98 models here in Europe. My Nb is made 03/1998.

tuckermon

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I called the dealer.... It's a "99" There goes my retirement plan.......

thirdgen

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My car is a '99, but I think my door tags says 7/98.

y8s

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you know you can drink milk past the date on the carton? it's a sell by date, not an expiration date.

skidude

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I don't know of any miata things, but I don't fit in with a lot of the regular miata crowd. I do hang out with the local autocross club, cumberland motor club, and there are quite a few miatas there that I fit in with a bit better.

Stein

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Yeah, my 99 is either 3/98 or 4/98 production.

18psi

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Buy it cheap, then sell to some clubroadster retard as the "RARE UNICORN '98 MAD TYTE JDM EDITION" for 3x the price.

Profit.

tuckermon

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Too funny..... Wish i could. My luck i'd be stuck with it. The guy who owns it wants an automatic Miata. Told me that If i can find him an auto with about the same mileage he'd trade me. If I got it, I'd take the hardtop and sell the car...

flounder

Mine was produced 2/98, the 7477th one off the line. The last 5 digits of the vin will tell you order made. Yours for sure is one of the 5's that may exhibit crank walk issues, be careful to check it.

kotomile

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Yeah, there's not necessarily a correlation between year produced and model year. You know how near the end of the year you'll see people driving around in cars sold as next-year cars (like at the end of 2011, some had 2012 cars)? Those cars weren't built in the future...

hustler

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Does it have 1998 rotary pistons?

absRTP

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my 1990 was produced in April of 1989