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  1. 02-12-2008, 11:48 AM #1
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    Default Why is this car so cheap?

    Too good to be true?

    01 MAZDA MIATA - $5400

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    01 MAZDA MIATA 98K MILES CLEAN INSIDE AND OUT, 5 SPEED, AC, PW, PL, CD PLAYER, DUAL FRONT SIDE AIRBAGS, REAR SPOILER, ALLOY WHEELS, ABS, LOADED OUT! $5400 CASH-FIRM, NO FINANCING.

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  2. 02-12-2008, 11:50 AM #2
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    100,000 Miles...??
    Blah blah blah!
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    Probably a repo.
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    No engine.

    I thought it was obvious...
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    Cars in that area of arlington are usually too good to be true. I drove a supercharged NA that was for sale for $3k one time and it was a complete junker.

    The dealerships in that part of town are really sketchy.
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    It's because it's an 01 and not a 99.....
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    Everything else just "Depends"........
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    http://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread.php?t=268200
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    that explains it pos ... i have had friends deal with that specific dealership and never to good results .... i wouldnt buy a car from them ever
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    I won't buy anything from those places in Arlington! Years ago I test drove an Escort and it barely moved even with the gas paddle all the way to the floor!
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    Quote Originally Posted by gabkwong View Post
    Years ago I test drove an Escort and it barely moved even with the gas paddle all the way to the floor!
    Aren't all Escorts like that?
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    Quote Originally Posted by black roadster View Post
    Aren't all Escorts like that?
    No.
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    If you were as slow as me, you wouldn't be afraid either.

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    Actually the Ford Escort was a great rally car platform for many years, during the 1970's through the 1990's. Europe also got the Cosworth version that was anything but slow.
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    Quote Originally Posted by cone-cerned View Post
    No.


    I had a feeling you would chime in.

    Quote Originally Posted by Nexus Flux View Post
    Actually the Ford Escort was a great rally car platform for many years, during the 1970's through the 1990's. Europe also got the Cosworth version that was anything but slow.
    Yeah. I know all about the cool Escorts in Europe. Unfortunately all we got were mostly garden variety boring commuters. (cone-cerned's rare ZX2 model being an exception of course.)



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    Quote Originally Posted by black roadster View Post
    Aren't all Escorts like that?
    Don't Escort's have the same motor that the Miata does?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jeff_nc View Post
    Don't Escort's have the same motor that the Miata does?
    The 90-94 Escort GT as well as the 90-94 Protege LX had a DOHC 1.8 was the same motor basically although in a FWD configuration . The entry level Escort had a Ford made SOHC 1.9 while the Protege DX had a SOHC 1.6 from what I recall.
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    Quote Originally Posted by cone-cerned View Post
    No.
    I also had an escort zx2 like Doug and it wasn't as slow as a miata thats for sure. low 15's stock. I had a 99 and an 03(nicer front bumper) I'm with Thomas on the dealers out there are all sketchy. I tried to get a Mustang GT(hole in the front and rear bumpers, needed paint, 100k miles) out there that cost 13k but somehow with good credit and a 2000dollar down payment my payments were 400a month. I got an immaculate GT(17k miles, flawless paint etc) out in Richardson for 19k same everything for 390 a month.
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    Quote Originally Posted by black roadster View Post
    The 90-94 Escort GT as well as the 90-94 Protege LX had a DOHC 1.8 was the same motor basically although in a FWD configuration . The entry level Escort had a Ford made SOHC 1.9 while the Protege DX had a SOHC 1.6 from what I recall.
    I had a 90 Protege GT back in the day. Just a 4 door version of the Escort GT. Strong engine, big brakes, 5 spd only.
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