93 Miata for Sale

1993 Mazda Miata for sale vin numberJM1NA3517P0400136, mileage 56,792.Runs and drives, $20K worth of work done within the last 3 years by Track Dog Racing, however, specific internal enginespecs are unknown. Clear Title, Intercooled Pete Jackson Supercharger, Tein adjustablecoil over shocks, stainless exhaust. $4,700 obo, Please call 972-838-7281 or e-mail [email protected] if interested. I also have a trailer that can be sold with the car for $2,500. This car has racee seatbelts and steering wheel (airbag has been removed.) You can see photos here: http://s1145.photobucket.com/albums/...ent/?start=all

In case anyone is wondering, this is the infamous "Christine" as we called it that had spent quite a bit of time at TDR. I don't know the specs either but Michelle is probably correct with her estimate. I believe the motor was rebuilt with stronger internals and possibly port work. Gary at TDR would know more. It was also painted by Rogue and appeared at MWII.

This is a heck of a car and a fair price.

sososooso wish this car was around when i was looking for my miata. DO WANT. if only i could sell mine in a hurry i would have the $$ for this :(

With that mileage, you should be able to get a CU to loan on it. Buy it!!

cant afford a 5k loan. anyboby want to buy my miata? only 3k... so want this so so so want

i'm gonna see what i can do...might take me a day or so because my CU takes a bit to get back to me on a loan. has to go to a "committee" which sucks.

loan applied for, i'll know either by noon tom. or afternoon today.

Question -- the ad says "runs and drives"

normally when I see that in an ad it tells me there are some major issues somewhere

is that the case here? or is the car in great shape overall without problems?

I've driven it recently and it runs and drives great. The motor is very strong and chassis is very solid - as it should be with so few miles. The car is in really nice shape.

im looking at it thurs.

..so even after years of banking with the f'ers, 2 loans with them, and always being financially responsible, they still won't give me a loan by myself. all i asked for was 3200....asshats.

Did you ask for a car loan? It’s always going to be hard to get a loan on a 19 year old car. You may have better luck getting a personal loan for 4K.

I guess it all depends on where you go. I was able to get a car loan for up to 5k (iirc) for a '97 with 134k miles. This was last November. They initially were only going to give me a personal loan for it because they "don't" give loans for vehicles with > 100k. Their personal loans in this amount were almost 10%. But it didn't take much convincing to get then to give me a car loan at 2%.

I would try a different branch or someone with more authority.

If I sell my car this weekend I'm gettin it!
It matches my current ride too!! : )

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Originally Posted by Billy Blaze

If I sell my car this weekend I'm gettin it!
It matches my current ride too!! : )

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I guess you'll be getting chummy with Gary then. Long drive from Springtown. This is a finicky car but then again most heavily modded FI Miatas are.

Its a sweet car

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Originally Posted by Billy Blaze

If I sell my car this weekend I'm gettin it!
It matches my current ride too!! : )

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This isn't going to end well :snack:

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This isn't going to end well :snack:

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You saw it here first. ;)

If someone gets it before me thats cool...lol
I will just save cash ride the harley till someone else puts a good un up for sale.
I am getting a four wheeler, and a truck too.

I am liquidating my car and a bunch of music gear this weekend.

Bump

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Originally Posted by michelleclement

This car is not street legal because of racing seatbelts and steering wheel

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Are the stock belts still in it at all?

I can't remember anytime anyone checked an airbag for an inspection.

Added pictures of trailer to web album and lowered price of the car.

Someone buy this car! It's a heck of a deal. If I was in the market for one, I'd definitely consider it. The issues I thought it had are simple fixes according to Gary. "Christine" needs to find a home with an enthusiast that will drive this car as it was meant to be driven. Don't let her reputation scare you away.

http://www.plymouthcentral.com/files/Christine11.jpg

Can you please share what those fixes are?

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Are the stock belts still in it at all?

I can't remember anytime anyone checked an airbag for an inspection.

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Stock belts are missing.

Nobody's ever hassled me about my lack of airbag.

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Can you please share what those fixes are?

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If I was going to drive the car reliably on the street, I'd say it needs the following:

Seat belts
A proper Torsen diff out of a 1.8 (for durability)
A/C (I think everything's there, just needs to be hooked up and charged)
Radio

I drove it late last year and it ran great, had plenty of power. The car's got really low miles and it's in excellent shape.

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Nobody's ever hassled me about my lack of airbag.

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My airbag light is persistently on in my car ('93 dash swap into a '96 and ALL airbag components removed) and it went through inspection without a hitch.

Seatbelts, on the other hand, may be a deal breaker depending on who you bring it to.

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Can you please share what those fixes are?

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Nope but Gary at Track Dog Racing can.

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If I was going to drive the car reliably on the street, I'd say it needs the following:

Seat belts
A proper Torsen diff out of a 1.8 (for durability)
A/C (I think everything's there, just needs to be hooked up and charged)
Radio

I drove it late last year and it ran great, had plenty of power. The car's got really low miles and it's in excellent shape.

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I saw a diff on sale for 750.00. Is that typical? Any idea how many hours of labor would be involved?

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I saw a diff on sale for 750.00. Is that typical? Any idea how many hours of labor would be involved?

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Easy swap if it's in the carrier. $750 seems on the high side to me, but I haven't priced them lately.

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Any idea how many hours of labor would be involved?

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A 1.8 diff swap will require a new drive shaft and axles to go along with the diff. It's a straightforward job that should only take a couple of hours (as long as you can free up the exhaust bolts). It's something you can do yourself if you're halfway handy with tools. If you don't care about having a limited-slip (Torsen) rear end, a standard 1.8 open diff should be a lot cheaper.

I want it!

going to look at it friday

I was told the car will not idle so i called gary at track dog racing and he said it needs an IAC valve. After looking up the part it seems quite expensive. Is there any way to test the IAC when i go to look at it?

http://www.miata.net/garage/isc.html

The resistance checks worked for me, mine was bad.

thanks. i really want this car but i dont want to buy it if it is going to take a bunch of money and time to get it running properly. i would hate to buy the car then buy an IAC valve just for it to still not idle. Gary sounds like he knew exactly what he was talking about when i told him michelle said the car wont idle. As for the seatbelts, if i cant get it to pass inspection at the place i go to with the race harness, i found a good deal for factory belts on ebay. As for the steering wheel, if i cant pass inspection with that, A guy i go to school with just swapped out his wheel so i can get a hold of one to put in for inspection.

You can pick up a used IAC for not too much. I wouldn't let that stop you. Gary may even have one laying around.

I had the same thing happen on my SC 99, it was the IAC.
With all the money in parts on that car and the fact that the mileage is so low, you cant go wrong....all the hard stuff has been done.

well tomorrow is the big day, going to look at it after class. wish me luck!

well great on my way home got a text and the car sold