well I bought one

Thanks to Samm and to Rogue I purchased a very nice 96 miata or appears to be
nailed a deal with info from them that was more than usefull . Would never have thought the car would go that cheap
Will final it Sunday if all goes well

1996 green with new top and good body and decent paint . Has to have some motor work
So I know Rogue steered me toward this. You all know he has no personal motive in a car that needs motor work done on it.
I think Samm has no interest other than Rouge has him in his back pocket
Just joking Thanks to both of you for the time spent
Would post a pic but am not allowed that option yet Just take my word the car does look very nice
Moderator you may move or delete if in the wrong place :drive: :clap:;):D

Congrats doc! (Rogue, I'll be expecting my check ASAP! ;) )

PS
http://www.ttiwwop.net/files/1/this_...thout_pics.gif

So how cheap is cheap? Be careful with all the TCBs around here when you say cheap! :-) I guess it should be OK since you got the TCB president's approval! Congrats!

A green 96? Was it repainted?

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A green 96? Was it repainted?

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Maybe Montego Blue like mark52s? It looks green under some light.

Most likely it's Montego Blue Mica. It can look dark green in the right light.

And, congratulations, doc. Have fun with your Miata, whatever color it is.

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Maybe Montego Blue like mark52s? It looks green under some light.

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Mark52 still has a Miata? ;)

Congrats!

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Mark52 still has a Miata? ;)

Congrats!

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Who is Mark52?

Congrats but I thought you already had a miata Doc?

You very well may be correct on the color I have not seen it in person just pics .This is why the deal is not done till Sun .
We want to be sure that we are getting it as stated.
Ok here we go motor itself is bad, does have a brand spanking new rebuilt head ,which I am not putting a lot of stock into as after the head was done then the garage told him the motor was no good and from that it is possible they were just trying to get to him some more .
If I tell you guys what I paid then all of you have to promise to remove it from your memory in case I need to sell it down the road Paid 1500.00 which I think is really good
SammI know it ain't no good with out no pics but I can't do pics says so at the bottom now maybe attachments and pics are two different things

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SammI know it ain't no good with out no pics but I can't do pics says so at the bottom now maybe attachments and pics are two different things

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For a few bucks (that helps keep this forum going) you can.

http://www.dfwmiata.com/showthread.p...-of-this-forum!

I honestly did not see that. I thought I could do an image instead of an attachment
I clicked on the link and took me to the page I needed
I have corrected this injustice and you should see it directly
So will post in a bit Thanks Samm again

hope these work

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Pics worked....that's 'montego blue'. Looks like a nice car once you lose the giant wheels. ;)

Really I need to do away with the wheels ? See here we go you helpingme spend money are you kin to my wife lol
What would you suggest ,maybe I need to take pics of another set I have and see if you perfer them
You know Rouge commented about those wheels as well. Do one of you have a set of wheels that you just happen to want to sell or something ? you guys are ganging up on me here
Will look at that next seeing as how that is two people that have mentioned them will get something else so be ready to advise me some more

Pos I do have one but it is in poor shape,it had really been abused when we got it ,and then I got sick and could not work on it so it continued to downgrade.
It would take a lot of fixing to fix it up so thought when I saw this it was a much better car and worth putting a few bucks into

These look awesome on Montego.
(can run a regular 7 spoke until a 4 can be sourced)
http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/pts/2377294448.html

http://www.miata.net/gallery/images/94montego.jpg

of course you should have a set of 7 spokes on your other '96 too.

Montage Blue rules!

Man, those are some huge wheels - looks like a donk Miata!

Nice car though!

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Looks like a nice car once you lose the giant wheels. ;)

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FYI, I have a set of 99-00 15" OEM wheels for sale. These should qualify for TCB light wheels! PM me if interested.

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FYI, I have a set of 99-00 15" OEM wheels for sale. These should qualify for TCB light wheels! PM me if interested.

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^^^ Those would look really nice on his NA. Good call!

Thanks guys for the input and the offer for different rims.
Right now I really don't have a choice but keep these rims for now. These are 17 inch rims and are fairly new.
The low profile tires still have a lot of tread left on them.
Seeing as how this is an embrassement to the Miata community ,I am willing to tell everyone I have done wrong and therefore am being punished by the miata members
My punishemnt is to drive with these rims until the rubber is gone from the tires
With the cost of the car ,the cost to have it repaired plus wanting to still do something with my other 96,I will have to live with these for a while as I have no idea what I would do with them,seeing as how new they are. :lol:
Maybe no one has noticed but I see a bunch of 2007 -2011 miatas with the same type/style wheel. Now is it because of the year they are that they look bad or is it because they are not OEM for the prior years .
Now,the brand may be different but the style is the same so what am I missing ? Educate me on this
Oh yeah Rogue I do have the 7 spoke on my other one

We have bigger brakes on the 06+, so we have to run 16" or 17" wheels to clear them. The car is styled for 17" wheels, so it is proportional. Your wheels are not so much of an appearance issue (other than in comparison to other NA miatas), but many people will comment on them because they are HEAVY, and that generation Miata is very sensitive to unsprung weight. It will handle and ride much better with a proper size wheel.

Put those on Crailgslist and you'll sell them to some Honda ricer kid in no time, for more than enough $$ to buy a decent set of oem Miata wheels/tires. Someone already offered a great rim deal, and I think POS has some like-new tires for sale.

well,now that does make sense. I was sure there was more of a reason than just ugly donk car, just was not sure why.
Have had a couple of emails telling me same thing .
It is better to be told something looks bad than to let one run around and everybody sees it
I am one of those guys that sometimes needs a smack on the back of the head to get a point across .
I can swap the ones off of the other 96 for now as it will be setting up until I get it fixed back up
All the comments are appreciated very much