$500 Hardtops...but you can't have one (aka life is unfair)
Life is so unfair sometimes. Porsche guys can buy used hardtops all day long for $4-500! These things are nice too!
$400 911 996 Porsche Hardtop 99-04 RED $500 Porsche 911 Hardtop (2008) $375!!! 1999-2004 Porsche Factory Hardtop Part ONLY $495 removable hardtop for Porsche 996.Perfect Just in time for winter Just wanted everyone to realize we Miata owners are getting hosed ;) |
wtf :vash:
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*suicides*
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Ummm why so cheap haha. Somebody should look up the for one price new. I bet its close to 3k
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Originally Posted by 02semiata
(Post 515336)
Ummm why so cheap haha. Somebody should look up the for one price new. I bet its close to 3k
Ive always been amazed by miata hardtop prices, its absurd. You can find entire running miatas for cheaper than most USED hardtops |
Supply and demand makes the world go round.
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Originally Posted by olderguy
(Post 515341)
Supply and demand makes the world go round.
Edited to add: I came off as hating the SMers. Not so. It should read, SM rules dictate a factory hardtop, this increases demand, and the price goes up. |
Exactly right. Is anyone else making new non-OEM Miata hardtops anymore? My '95 came with a snugtop and, while I know they don't command the pricetag that the OEM ones do, it seems to be physically and functionally identical. I realize they are not legal for SM, so that probably explains the price differential.
I also think some of it may be explained by Porsche owners maybe not wanting to roll their sleeves up to install and remove a hardtop, or being more likely to have garages and have less of a need for a hardtop. |
Honestly for what some tops cost I wonder how hard it would be to do a bolt-in cage for a structure and then add sheet metal or fiber-glass and some basic Lexan windows. Not sure how legal that would be though for real racing. Obviousy its a no-go for SM.
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retro fit it lol
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The hardtop market has been slim lately.
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I am glad mine came with a hardtop so i can afford other things:naughty:
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i wonder if there is a way to retrofit this biznich on a miata lol
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I wonder if a 914 top could be made to work, or maybe even a 356 Speedster product. I dont know the actual measurements but I'll bet they are similar.
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Originally Posted by Sparetire
(Post 515484)
I wonder if a 914 top could be made to work, or maybe even a 356 Speedster product. I dont know the actual measurements but I'll bet they are similar.
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Probably the least expensive thing you will ever see on a Posche, they pay out the ass for most parts we buy cheaply.
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Originally Posted by NA6C-Guy
(Post 515503)
Similar might as well be worlds apart. "Well, it has a 3 inch gap at the back, a 2 inch gap in the middle over the windshield frame and a 5 in gap around the side windows, but it's similar to the OEM Miata hardtop."
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someone who is handy should buy the oe hardtop molds on craigslist in Atlanta and figure out how to produce one for a $500 retail.
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I got my factory hard top for $100, and the guy I got it from was the original owner and had only used it twice since it was new.
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Originally Posted by Gotpsi?
(Post 515658)
I got my factory hard top for $100, and the guy I got it from was the original owner and had only used it twice since it was new.
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