Mileage is super up there, but otherwise that nb2 looks nice. I'm also not a fan of tan interior, but I bet its better for top down driving than black.

Overall neat car, and I think you'll love it, and welcome to the NB famiry :D

I've got a black msm interior :)

Just need a black center console and floor mats.

Black door cards, carpet, and dash are at my house!

ooh nice. swap those in and you're golden

I know where you life... I'm coming for your stacks of cash...

In all seriousness, I'm excited to see the car, I hope its as nice as the photos make it out to be

Very similar to my own search! Thats a great find as already stated. Good luck!

Haha seems like this is the season for miata buyers. Was there anything else wrong with the loose shifter mazdaspeed you drove?

It drove awesome. Felt no hesitation issues, would of loved that for a DD, just a little spendy. And yeah, the bushing had to be completely gone. Along with the lower boot. Not surprising for a hot turbo car. Pretty sure I could of walked out with that one for $7250 ish, best case.

Hmm I could get a free flight to Portland. Seems its a 14 hr drive back to LA. Hmmmmmmmmmmm :hsugh:

Edit - Forgot about the miles on the car. Can't do that :(

Ha! 157 is nothing. Just buy it.

Oh, it could possibly need new tires. They'll last the summer but not much depth for any rain.

Aaaaaaaaaand it's mine!

Little spendier than I wanted, a bargain would of been $4500, a steal would of been $4500 with fees included. But I realize they need to make a profit. So I drove off with it after paying $5,150. $5,152 actually.

Anyways, I've been diving into the car, although very little. Found the original window sticker, and it is indeed listed, VIN matching, as a 5-speed.

https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1408142522

https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1408142522

So someone has swapped in a 6-speed, and apparently 16" wheels too. Which is good, it means my transmission doesn't necessarily have 177,000 miles on it. It also means I have an open diff, but that's something for another day, it still drives fantastically.

What I AM excited for, is the standard 1.8 brakes, and the rotor's $20/pair replacement costs. I've measured the fronts to be, as close as I can tell, to 10".

https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1408142522

Huh, nevermind, the 16" wheels were listed on the sticker. So I don't know why it has standard brakes. That or I can't use a measuring tape.

those are definitely sport calipers...

based on this:
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1408143496

Arg, I didn't WANT to take the wheels off this early, but y'all are forcing me.

Well ok, maybe I did want to.

lol dude yeah Mazda swapped a 6-speed in.

look @ the first line under "optional equipment"

:laugh: :party:

STOP LAUGHING AT ME YOU GUYS ALL SUCK.

Edit: Breath...

Edit2: So does that mean it should be a torsen? Or it could be a torsen?

It's a Torsen.

All the LS cars had a torsen.

Some LS cars had the optional 6-speed.

An LS car with a 5-speed had a 4.3 torsen IIRC

An LS car with the 6-speed had the 3.9 Torsen.

See how the window sticker says "torsen limited-slip differential" in the very last section?

:laugh: :laugh: :party:


Edit: Just in case you're wondering though, I doubt that the complimentary full tank of fuel is still installed.

^:rofl:
Congrats Curly! Those are exactly all of the factory options I would want in a miata.

LOL curly. Nice car man. Moar pics nao.

Well done. Build thread?

Ha! My wife would kill me. Cheap/free mods only. I did have a chance to pick up a used OBX header for $100, but I skipped. Gotta keep this one simple.

I'll throw a few pics on here, and if shows any interest I'll move it to the build section. Perks of being a mod.

First mod was the license plate removal:

https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1408150755

Second was getting rid of THAT GOD DAMNED NARDI KNOB. What a piece of shit. They don't make shit like they used to, hence, the 1.6 5-speed knob.



https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1408150728