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They'll find a buyer, but that's not your problem. Just keep looking. Good time of year to buy a Miata.
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Yeah dude you gotta stop with these basket cases, just be patient and one will turn up eventually, have cash ready to go when the right one comes along. Also consider traveling out of state, one way tickets are cheap.
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$5k be fair for this? http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/4700032458.html 2001 Mazda Miata LS 6spd - $6000 quote:White exterior
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Oct 10, 2014 02:56
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Seems to be fairly reasonable even for 5.5k if the soft top is in good condition.
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Oct 10, 2014 03:03
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Well I'm glad I didn't bother looking at the one with the overheating issue, looks like it's dead now: http://shreveport.craigslist.org/cto/4707539171.html Also that missing panel wasn't visible in the old ad. (old: http://shreveport.craigslist.org/cto/4689866114.html)
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Oct 10, 2014 03:41
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"Most likely needs a tune up and some other small fixes." Fuckin lol.
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Oct 10, 2014 04:02
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"Fuel delivery issue" Yeah fuel pouring from the hole in that poor overheated block.
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Oct 10, 2014 06:36
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Local old guy offered me a 2000 miata ls with 130k miles for 3200. Looks good mechanically, but has a pretty gnarly dent behind the drivers door. I'm guessing if I can get it under 3k it will still be a good deal right?
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Oct 10, 2014 14:44
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I'd probably do it. Beater Miatas are the best Miatas.
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Did somebody say beater Miata? I think I may have just bought one on auction...  Assuming it all goes through that is but it's a '91 JDM, 90k miles, black with kinda messed up but very swanky tan interior. Completely stock down to the exhaust and rims. No incredibly visible exterior damage. $800 equivalent. Sounds pretty good but then I remember it's over 1000km from my house...  I just have to keep telling myself it'll be an amazing road trip.
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Oct 10, 2014 15:29
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Was looking at a couple not too seriously locally. Ideally I'd like an NB with a hard top but those are priced pretty outrageously usually. Also it's hard to find anything without a shitload of rust here (Detroit). http://detroit.craigslist.org/mcb/cto/4704169105.html Pretty nice but I wish it was a 1.8 and didn't have the lovely coilovers and wheels. http://annarbor.craigslist.org/cto/4654890024.html Where do I start...
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Larrymer posted:Was looking at a couple not too seriously locally. Ideally I'd like an NB with a hard top but those are priced pretty outrageously usually. Also it's hard to find anything without a shitload of rust here (Detroit). That interior is horrible. 
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Eh I got an unmolested factory original '93 with a decent respray, 140k and one owner for $3500. And it wasn't even that good of a deal. Keep looking edit: now to do something about these heavy-rear end steelies. Anyone have the m-edition wheels they wanna part with? I guess I could get Konig rewinds... edit 2: how hard is it to buff out curb rash on these guys & are they a decent deal otherwise? http://denver.craigslist.org/pts/4707170643.html A MIRACLE fucked around with this message at 16:49 on Oct 10, 2014 |
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Oct 10, 2014 16:39
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Larrymer posted:http://annarbor.craigslist.org/cto/4654890024.html That needs to be under the "smoking crack" category. Love the mirrors though. A MIRACLE posted:edit 2: how hard is it to buff out curb rash on these guys & are they a decent deal otherwise? http://denver.craigslist.org/pts/4707170643.html I can find stock wheels for $100 all day long, I'd only pay that much if they were perfect. That being said it's not hard to fix curb rash, a little bondo and paint will do the trick.
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leica posted:I can find stock wheels for $100 all day long, I'd only pay that much if they were perfect. That being said it's not hard to fix curb rash, a little bondo and paint will do the trick. Cool, thanks, I don't really have a point of reference for this stuff yet.
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Hikaki posted:Weak article. This guy complains about unreliability and then lists out of a bunch of wear items that he replaced. Man, I had to replace my brake pads, what an unreliable car!!! This. I found this out when a coworker had a water pump failure in their newish but aging BMW 135, and I said "good, replace it and it will be one less thing to worry about". They looked at me like I just admitted to enjoying child pornography. To people these days "Reliable" means "Will work forever with no maintenance what so ever. " I will never accept this newfangled idea that you should change your oil every 7500-10000 miles. You're not wasting anything but money  If I was a millionaire I would change my oil every time I started the car.
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So how much should I offer? http://dallas.craigslist.org/ndf/cto/4709770502.html
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crutt posted:So how much should I offer? It looks nice aside from the front bumper not matching. Worth $1400 if edmunds pricing is accurate. http://www.edmunds.com/mazda/mx-5-miata/1992/tmv-appraise-results.html
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Oct 11, 2014 20:40
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Hard top alone is worth 800-1200.
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crutt posted:So how much should I offer? Offer 3k then sell the HT for 1k and use that to put into other poo poo the car needs. Or keep the HT either way it's a good deal assuming everything works good. [edit] Although the paint on the front bumper and LF quarter looks off, make sure you check if it's been in any accidents. SperginMcBadposter posted:It looks nice aside from the front bumper not matching. Worth $1400 if edmunds pricing is accurate. Dude stop quoting KBB/NADA/Edmunds they are all worthless when it comes to pricing Miatas. Applebees Appetizer fucked around with this message at 22:41 on Oct 11, 2014 |
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Oct 11, 2014 22:39
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Like a paint job...
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Eh, if it's mechanically sound it's still worth 3k with the hard top. If it has issues keep looking.
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leica posted:Dude stop quoting KBB/NADA/Edmunds they are all worthless when it comes to pricing Miatas. Quoting for posterity.
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How are you figuring out pricing then?
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SperginMcBadposter posted:How are you figuring out pricing then? Local market. If you could buy old Miatas at blue book somehow you could make a fortune flipping them all day long for twice that.
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SperginMcBadposter posted:How are you figuring out pricing then? Hey guess what I sold a 95M edition for 10k, and KBB/NADA had the value at 4.5K. If you think that Red '92 with a HT is only worth $1400 you're delusional and should probably be reading the thread instead of posting advice.
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SperginMcBadposter posted:It looks nice aside from the front bumper not matching. Worth $1400 if edmunds pricing is accurate. I hung out with Phone for the last two days and there was only heavy petting (he even bought me breakfast today what a gentleman)
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I touched destructo's Jenvey ITB manifold for boosts.
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SperginMcBadposter posted:stuff stuff stuff stuff stuff Dude. Just stop. Calm down and step back and then listen to Leica. He guided me on my MiataQuest and I got a honkin good deal on a 2006 NC GT down in Florida. Sure it's had a few issues (drain holes you bitches will pay in the afterlife) but the car has been the most fun I've ever had behind the wheel (and I own a Mazdaspeed6 as well!) and I owe it to him for convincing me to not buy a basket case MSM for a suspiciously low price. Seriously, just take his advice. He and Phone are the go-to guys for all things Miata around here.
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I wouldn't say I'm a "go to guy" for Miatas, I've just bought and sold so many cars in general that I eventually got good at it I guess. Miatas are pretty easy to gauge buying used but I've even hosed that up before when I failed to notice the loving destroyed rockers on my last Miata. Welcome back btw, jerk. Phone posted:I touched destructo's Jenvey ITB manifold for boosts. I wanna touch it too 
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leica posted:I wouldn't say I'm a "go to guy" for Miatas, I've just bought and sold so many cars in general that I eventually got good at it I guess. Miatas are pretty easy to gauge buying used but I've even hosed that up before when I failed to notice the loving destroyed rockers on my last Miata. All of those words ring true with me... especially the rockers. On my pristine garage queen. 
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destructo posted:
That's purdy.
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Sometimes I list my miata on craigslist just to see how many people try to use edmunds pricing to get me to sell it to them for half price. I always tell them that I will buy every miata they bring me at that price plus $200 finder fee. I have yet to pay a fee. Also Rockauto doesn't have the cheap Robbins tops now that I went to try to order one they have some weird brand now. I am as sad as the guys trying to buy miatas at edmunds prices.
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Honestly I don't think Robbins tops are that great, the fitment on them has a lot to be desired. I'm still trying to get ripples out of mine and it doesn't fit well over the B pillar like the factory top did. If it wasn't for wanting a zipper window I would have found a later NB top to swap over. [edit] Just figured out my car got hit AGAIN at work but didn't notice until this afternoon when I saw it in the light. My Miata is invisible apparently. Applebees Appetizer fucked around with this message at 18:42 on Oct 13, 2014 |
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Don't feel bad, we've had our new 4Runner for less than a month and it's already been hit by one of my wife's coworkers. If you can't avoid a 4800 pound 6' tall truck then you're probably going to end up murdering a pedestrian at some point sooner or later.
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Oct 13, 2014 19:10
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Someone want to sell me the mirror part for a driver's side manual mirror?
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revmoo posted:Don't feel bad, we've had our new 4Runner for less than a month and it's already been hit by one of my wife's coworkers. McTinkerson has a bright green Wrangler Unlimited, like this one but with nicer wheels:  He got rear ended and the first thing out of her mouth? "I didn't see you!" She repeated it to the cop, who was extremely impressed.
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leica posted:I wouldn't say I'm a "go to guy" for Miatas, I've just bought and sold so many cars in general that I eventually got good at it I guess. Miatas are pretty easy to gauge buying used but I've even hosed that up before when I failed to notice the loving destroyed rockers on my last Miata. You pretty much sorted my bullshit out, held my hand and found 5 or 6 viable cars for me. I owe it to you for setting me on the right path or else I would have bought that sketchy MSM instead.
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