I think I know what I want to do.
I'm going to try to sell the Miata. It appears that people are asking $5,500-$9,000+ for cars of my year and mileage! I'm amazed by those prices, but if I can get 6-7 grand out of it I'll be very happy. I may pony up the $$ for a new top first, as the <$300 I'll spend should net me much more than that in resale value!
Once it's sold, and I'm done crying over it, I'll console myself with a shorty header and some adjustable swaybar endlinks for the Protege, pretty much maxing out the mods I can make while keeping the car STS for autocross. An MP3 player head unit and some speakers should help with that new car feeling and a set of Falkens for the race wheels will help stick it to the turns.
I've really been wanting a new mountain bike, so I'm going to pro-deal one before I leave the bike shop, and purchase a new rear shock for my full-suspension bike while I'm at it. I'll do this with some of the money from selling the Miata.
Then I'll pay off my old student loan (~$1500) and still have $3-5K to throw toward paying off the protege.
By selling the Miata and keeping my LX, my insurance will go down and I'll still only have to buy regular gas vs. buying an MSP where insurance would go up and I'd have to pay for premium gas, not to mention the cost of the car itself and the loss of the money I've put into modding the LX.
All told, I think it's the financially responsible decision. I'll miss the Miata, but I'll have a better Protege, a new bike, and a couple less debts and expenses.
So, Fadi, do you still want my "nice Miata"? $6500 for you, and you get two of the three sets of wheels, either or both sets of seats, I'll put on a new top and let you have all the stock parts I have sitting around!
If anyone else likes the sound of that, let me know!
I'm going to try to sell the Miata. It appears that people are asking $5,500-$9,000+ for cars of my year and mileage! I'm amazed by those prices, but if I can get 6-7 grand out of it I'll be very happy. I may pony up the $$ for a new top first, as the <$300 I'll spend should net me much more than that in resale value!
Once it's sold, and I'm done crying over it, I'll console myself with a shorty header and some adjustable swaybar endlinks for the Protege, pretty much maxing out the mods I can make while keeping the car STS for autocross. An MP3 player head unit and some speakers should help with that new car feeling and a set of Falkens for the race wheels will help stick it to the turns.
I've really been wanting a new mountain bike, so I'm going to pro-deal one before I leave the bike shop, and purchase a new rear shock for my full-suspension bike while I'm at it. I'll do this with some of the money from selling the Miata.
Then I'll pay off my old student loan (~$1500) and still have $3-5K to throw toward paying off the protege.
By selling the Miata and keeping my LX, my insurance will go down and I'll still only have to buy regular gas vs. buying an MSP where insurance would go up and I'd have to pay for premium gas, not to mention the cost of the car itself and the loss of the money I've put into modding the LX.
All told, I think it's the financially responsible decision. I'll miss the Miata, but I'll have a better Protege, a new bike, and a couple less debts and expenses.
So, Fadi, do you still want my "nice Miata"? $6500 for you, and you get two of the three sets of wheels, either or both sets of seats, I'll put on a new top and let you have all the stock parts I have sitting around!
If anyone else likes the sound of that, let me know!
