$500 Hardtops...but you can't have one (aka life is unfair)
01-29-2010, 12:53 PM
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$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
$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
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01-29-2010, 01:20 PM
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Ive always been amazed by miata hardtop prices, its absurd. You can find entire running miatas for cheaper than most USED hardtops
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01-29-2010, 01:31 PM
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This. The Spec Miata guys are to blame for high hard top prices. They need it to race, and in theory it needs to be the factory piece. So, we pay.
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.
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.
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01-29-2010, 03:36 PM
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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.
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.
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01-29-2010, 03:41 PM
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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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01-29-2010, 07:36 PM
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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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