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Cpt. Slow
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Just looked up "STO miata". Pathetic. Sounds like it's just wheels, paint, and leather, all of which you'll be keeping when you go turbo, so might as well. Then your car will be even rarer.
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I often wonder about what a clean stock '99 will fetch in 20 years. My guess is that they will be a lot like Mustangs from 64-69. Definitely collectable, but basically on the bottom rung. Unless its very special, old Mustangs are well under 50K even when they get lucky at auction. There are not Miatas that are the collectable equivalent of say a true Shelby GT350 or a Boss 302/fastback. Except (sorta) the MSMs. Very good car overall (despite the weak-nut turbo system with its issues) and relatively low production numbers.
I have been watching for a good deal for a long time now, and I remember one guy in particular who wanted 4K for an R package with 205,000 miles on it that had been tracked and had minor dings, paint issues, etc. LOL.
Long story short: Mod it and dont look back.
I have been watching for a good deal for a long time now, and I remember one guy in particular who wanted 4K for an R package with 205,000 miles on it that had been tracked and had minor dings, paint issues, etc. LOL.
Long story short: Mod it and dont look back.
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Tour de Franzia
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Its much easier to "hack" a junker miata. I started with a heap of **** so things only got better. If I had a miata in the pristine condition yours is in, I'd keep it bone stock and commute in it and rack-up miles. Actually, on second thought...hack it and make it a racecar. Now, if I had a perfect LE, I couldn't bring myself to modify it. I think the LE might be worth something one day, but its so ******* perfect that I couldn't bring myself to corrupt it like I have my car.
The STO package is totally ******* retarded, btw. Now, if it had a Torsen, it would have been near perfect.
The STO package is totally ******* retarded, btw. Now, if it had a Torsen, it would have been near perfect.
#18
As for the Torsen in an STO, spend a few hundred and two hours and that's fixed. Been there, done that. Every pre-94 car needs to have the diff taken out and tossed, at least with an STO it's a bolt-in.
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