What is the best year miata to buy?
04-23-2010, 09:58 AM
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What is the best year miata to buy?
Obviously talking stock here. Looking to buy my first, but not sure what to get. Obviously the early 90's are cheaper, but would it be best to try and get a 99 -2000 for the head, etc? Or just worry about 95 after with the 1.8 and torsen diff?
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04-23-2010, 10:14 AM
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Why is OBD1 a good thing? (or before they didn't even have OBD1?)
How about this as a starter car?
http://tucson.craigslist.org/ctd/1704681165.html
How about this as a starter car?
http://tucson.craigslist.org/ctd/1704681165.html
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04-23-2010, 11:01 AM
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We need a lot more information to be able to answer this question.
What do you intend to do with the car as far as modifications?
What is it gonig to be used for on a daily basis?
Will it be your only car?
What value do you place on comfort?
What is your budget?
Does it have to be stock?
How modified can it be?
What are your mechanical skills?
For $10k, you can get a really clean, low mileage '04, or a hi-mileage MSM, or a fully built 90's turbo, or a early 0-'s mildly modified, or a trashed any year and dump a bunch of money into it.
What year is the best for a guy who wants to be comfortable in the rain over long distances every day is not the best for a guy who wants 300whp during the summer and occasional trackdays.
Answer the questions I ask above for some quality answers.
From a stock performance standpoint, it's a tossup between an '94-R and a '99 Sport. As far as that one you linked... I think they call that color "merlot", and only the biggest homo wine&cheesers drive those. He also doesn't mention a price... any douche selling a car on CL that doesn't list a price has something to hide and is obviously a small slime dealership or maybe even a auction-type dude selling them out of his driveway. In any case, he wants you to call so he can run his slick salesman pitch to you and tell you how rare that color is and why he wants $2k more than all the other Miatas on CL.
What do you intend to do with the car as far as modifications?
What is it gonig to be used for on a daily basis?
Will it be your only car?
What value do you place on comfort?
What is your budget?
Does it have to be stock?
How modified can it be?
What are your mechanical skills?
For $10k, you can get a really clean, low mileage '04, or a hi-mileage MSM, or a fully built 90's turbo, or a early 0-'s mildly modified, or a trashed any year and dump a bunch of money into it.
What year is the best for a guy who wants to be comfortable in the rain over long distances every day is not the best for a guy who wants 300whp during the summer and occasional trackdays.
Answer the questions I ask above for some quality answers.
From a stock performance standpoint, it's a tossup between an '94-R and a '99 Sport. As far as that one you linked... I think they call that color "merlot", and only the biggest homo wine&cheesers drive those. He also doesn't mention a price... any douche selling a car on CL that doesn't list a price has something to hide and is obviously a small slime dealership or maybe even a auction-type dude selling them out of his driveway. In any case, he wants you to call so he can run his slick salesman pitch to you and tell you how rare that color is and why he wants $2k more than all the other Miatas on CL.
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04-23-2010, 11:17 AM
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I love my 1998, but 1994 is the absolute best year in terms of compromising and getting what you need.
The all-out best combonation is my car...the 1991 chassis is the lightest, it has a 99 torsen (1-piece axles), NA1.8 torsen pumpkin, and a 99 motor.
The all-out best combonation is my car...the 1991 chassis is the lightest, it has a 99 torsen (1-piece axles), NA1.8 torsen pumpkin, and a 99 motor.
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04-23-2010, 11:25 AM
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We need a lot more information to be able to answer this question.
What do you intend to do with the car as far as modifications?
What is it gonig to be used for on a daily basis?
Will it be your only car?
What value do you place on comfort?
What is your budget?
Does it have to be stock?
How modified can it be?
What are your mechanical skills?
For $10k, you can get a really clean, low mileage '04, or a hi-mileage MSM, or a fully built 90's turbo, or a early 0-'s mildly modified, or a trashed any year and dump a bunch of money into it.
What year is the best for a guy who wants to be comfortable in the rain over long distances every day is not the best for a guy who wants 300whp during the summer and occasional trackdays.
Answer the questions I ask above for some quality answers.
From a stock performance standpoint, it's a tossup between an '94-R and a '99 Sport. As far as that one you linked... I think they call that color "merlot", and only the biggest homo wine&cheesers drive those. He also doesn't mention a price... any douche selling a car on CL that doesn't list a price has something to hide and is obviously a small slime dealership or maybe even a auction-type dude selling them out of his driveway. In any case, he wants you to call so he can run his slick salesman pitch to you and tell you how rare that color is and why he wants $2k more than all the other Miatas on CL.
What do you intend to do with the car as far as modifications?
What is it gonig to be used for on a daily basis?
Will it be your only car?
What value do you place on comfort?
What is your budget?
Does it have to be stock?
How modified can it be?
What are your mechanical skills?
For $10k, you can get a really clean, low mileage '04, or a hi-mileage MSM, or a fully built 90's turbo, or a early 0-'s mildly modified, or a trashed any year and dump a bunch of money into it.
What year is the best for a guy who wants to be comfortable in the rain over long distances every day is not the best for a guy who wants 300whp during the summer and occasional trackdays.
Answer the questions I ask above for some quality answers.
From a stock performance standpoint, it's a tossup between an '94-R and a '99 Sport. As far as that one you linked... I think they call that color "merlot", and only the biggest homo wine&cheesers drive those. He also doesn't mention a price... any douche selling a car on CL that doesn't list a price has something to hide and is obviously a small slime dealership or maybe even a auction-type dude selling them out of his driveway. In any case, he wants you to call so he can run his slick salesman pitch to you and tell you how rare that color is and why he wants $2k more than all the other Miatas on CL.
What do you intend to do with the car as far as modifications? Turbo evetually, suspension. This will be a DD beater/ track car for Auto-X, track eventsWhat is it gonig to be used for on a daily basis? No need, maybe a DD to my Audi.
Will it be your only car? No, 2003 Audi A4 as well
What value do you place on comfort? Not much for this.
What is your budget? Depends.
Does it have to be stock? Not necessarily, but would like to start stock.
How modified can it be? See above.
What are your mechanical skills? so so, lots of friends who can help though.
As far as the car above is
That car is listed at $6k, which seems to be good compared to the book value. I like it b/c it is newer, has the stronger head/1.8/diff/etc I'm not too worried about the color, though I prefer a blue.
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