"McChiken116 - Patrick H." (mcchiken116)
09/23/2013 at 10:01 • Filed to: None
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"McChiken116 - Patrick H." (mcchiken116)
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Is that a bad idea? It sounds solid, but also maybe a bad idea. Anyone have one?
highmodulus
> McChiken116 - Patrick H.
09/23/2013 at 10:04 |
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Depends on the price/condition. But normally Oppo will say yes to all non-hobo infested Miata's- make the seller get all the hobo's out first.
Except for the automatic equipped versions, because those are just wrong.
AbigGRNboot
> McChiken116 - Patrick H.
09/23/2013 at 10:04 |
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They never made a bad one.
It's all about price and condition.
Mattbob
> highmodulus
09/23/2013 at 10:12 |
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That's called a soup kitchen.
BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast.
> McChiken116 - Patrick H.
09/23/2013 at 11:43 |
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As others have said... Price/condition ratio. As long as it is where it should be... a decent buy.
My 99 (NB) Miata has been hands-down the most reliable car we've owned, since 2001, and my wife refuses to give it up, and fully intends to keep it up to and after it becomes a classic.
There is a REALLY rough white NA miata in the parking lot at work... bumper covers falling off, paint trashed, interior trashed, convertible top torn and window loose, It is amazing that it still is road-worthy... but it still runs.
I have actually wondered what that person would take for me to purchase it.
I would strip the thing to it's chassis, and re-build it as a Simpson Design Italia Classic GTB Coupe.
All new bodywork, no convertible top. Everything wrong with the white donor car would be GONE anyway... and the drivetrain would likely be completely upgraded, if not outright replaced.
Maybe with t-tops like the prototype for the NB-based Italia 2 version has.
NaturallyAspirated
> McChiken116 - Patrick H.
09/23/2013 at 22:47 |
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I had a '90 Miata with 180,000 miles on it. Ran like a top. Got rear-ended at a stoplight by an unlicensed driver in a Suburban.
Some will try to tell you that the 1.6L Miatas had problems with the crank pulley, but in truth the vast majority of 1.6s never had any trouble, and if it runs smoothly I wouldn't worry about it.
RotaryLover
> McChiken116 - Patrick H.
09/23/2013 at 23:16 |
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If it's in a great shape, then buy it. It's definitely worth it. I'd say, as long as the chassis is clean and rustless buy it, the rest is easy to fix and inexpensive!