The Ohio Random Thread... aka We Should Probably Be Working

[bigsho]

Jess, did you get temp tags for the ls6 miata?

 

[XCLR8TN]

Jess, did you get temp tags for the ls6 miata?

I did. It now has the bumpers on, will work on the hood next. And then.... I realized I don't have a passenger seat rail or any seatbelts for it. Started taking them out of the white car and realized the rollbar has to come out for that... And that's when I gave up for the night lol.

I have a plan. I should know by mid afternoon (Friday) if I can take it to menchies or not. 4/5pm at the latest I'd think.

 

[bigsho]

I did. It now has the bumpers on, will work on the hood next. And then.... I realized I don't have a passenger seat rail or any seatbelts for it. Started taking them out of the white car and realized the rollbar has to come out for that... And that's when I gave up for the night lol.

I have a plan. I should know by mid afternoon if I can take it to menchies or not. 4/5pm at the latest I'd think.

Sweet! Hope to see it there!

 

[El_Diablo]

LS6 Miata???? If that comes to Menchies I'll find a way!!! lol

 

[pmartz16]

 

[El_Diablo]

Don't tell my wife but I think I'm in love....

 

[pmartz16]

Are miata's really not worth much? like the 1990-1995 years, I was looking around and I found a white 1992 with 52,700 miles on it asking 2,000 obo. But then I looked up the price on edmunds for private party and it says $917 for Average Condition.

 

[princess peach]

Depends on the condition, you can find really good deals out there. I'd like to get another one and put an Exocet kit on it, that would be sick... not entirely sure I'd like to do it with my current car though. And of course, there's the money issue... (i has none)

 

[XCLR8TN]

Lol whoa video bomb. NA miata prices seem to have been slowly going up since I got mine. Seems most people that found good deals didnt find them online, they just happened across them. I'd say depending on mileage/year/condition: $1000-5000.

Forgot to mention: at least 5 of my friends have picked up miatas since riding in and/or driving mine. One guy traded in his TL for one and absolutely loves it lol (he also has an SRT-4).

 

[pmartz16]

haha I would love to have one. I am looking for a winter beater but then I thought to myself... "why have a beater that I hate driving, get a miata!" so I looked around and found one. The paint is rough and the top needs replaced but it only has 52k on it and its the original owners. I could probably knock them down a lot. They are asking 2k for it which is way high for how it looks

 

[WillD]

Edmunds/KBB are completely wrong when it comes to values on Miatas. High mileage 90-97s (NAs) should net $3-5k depending on their condition. If you get something that's low mileage or in really nice condition it can get crazy.

$2k for a 52k mile Miata with no rust (assumption) is a heck of a deal no matter what the exterior condition.

 

[El_Diablo]

Agreed. Most I've looked at are rough at $3k and about average with high miles for $5k.

 

[thejeans]

Edmunds/KBB are completely wrong when it comes to values on Miatas. High mileage 90-97s (NAs) should net $3-5k depending on their condition. If you get something that's low mileage or in really nice condition it can get crazy.

$2k for a 52k mile Miata with no rust (assumption) is a heck of a deal no matter what the exterior condition.

+1, ive learned what hes said just looking at miatas for several years... 2k is a steal for a low mileage (again assuming) rust free car...

 

[pmartz16]

Haven't looked at it yet but plan too. With 52,700 miles I can't think it has seen too many winters. But who knows, could be terrible. Just didn't know what I should look out for. Will/Jess (since you just bought one)/Phen/Anthony/Marc anyone else with a miata do you have any links that you know of that I should read before I even consider one?

 

[XCLR8TN]

^yep. Agreed with all of the above. My BRG in 2006 was $3,600 with 120k, which I thought was high then. It doesn't seem too high to me now just knowing the limited edition-ness of it.

The white 90 I paid $800 for and I have yet to see a miata that was truly rust free, but THAT one was! It had been hit in the front at some point and had a salvage title but it was ziebarted and literally, 0 rust on it (but frame rails were smooshed flat).

My white 91 I have now was $3,600 and it has a small bubble of rust on one of the rockers, and light surface rust on the control arms. Actual chassis is rust free and frame rails are intact.

If it has low miles and is rust free but looks like s***: they aren't big cars. Repaint it.

 

[magnumP5]

9/10 times I find Miatas overpriced. No, I'm not going to pay $5000 for your '91 Miata with 150K+ miles on it! Gotta love Craigslist/Dealers. Pretty soon it's going to get to the point where every old car is a "classic," which therefore means it's worth more money. Anyone see the prices of old 22R/RE-powered Toyota pickups lately?

 

[El_Diablo]

http://www.miata.net/faq/usedmx5.html

 

[Lewis7789]

Patrick, I've still got some matte white vinyl you can wrap your new Miata with. And a cheap price too! haha

 

[XCLR8TN]

9/10 times I find Miatas overpriced. No, I'm not going to pay $5000 for your '91 Miata with 150K+ miles on it! Gotta love Craigslist/Dealers. Pretty soon it's going to get to the point where every old car is a "classic," which therefore means it's worth more money. Anyone see the prices of old 22R/RE-powered Toyota pickups lately?

The guy with the SRT that just got his miata said the dealer wanted SEVEN GRAND. Who the hell pays that? He got them down to 4, and I think the car is in excellent shape.

 

[pmartz16]

Haha it is white right now. Well then bare metal where the paint is pealing. But I'm excited to look at it. Possibility its a gem lol