WTB 93 to 97 Miata

[Titus]

Alright, alright... you can change it back. I'm just making sure you remember what's important! Don't sweat the small stuff... and all that .

Do you notice the irony? You picked a mariner blue box.

[Treibenschnell]

Do you notice the irony? You picked a mariner blue box.

I thought that was more of an Oceanic Evening Blue...

[miataspeedracer]

First person plural, which is correct. (Clearly someone beside(s) Gary is proofreading.)

I think he did that all by himself...err, by themselves. :) I've been woking with him/them on that...

[rickdm]

Gary thank you for the offer. I went to your website. That is a scary place! I can see a lot of money dissapearing in a hurry

Do most people have pre-purchase inspections done when buying a Miata? These are kind of critical when buying an old Porsche (ask me how I know).

I keep thinking there must be someone looking out at the snow and thinking.....'why do I need a convertible?'.

Rick

[black roadster]

Do most people have pre-purchase inspections done when buying a Miata? These are kind of critical when buying an old Porsche (ask me how I know).

In my opinion no more so than any other quality built Japanese car.

A compression test would bring some piece of mind if you don't have decent maintinance records but these cars are pretty bullet proof. I have 154k on my 95. Only basic maintence and wear an tear. I bought it with 90k and the owner did have decent maintinance records for the previous 60k. He was the second owner.

[channelmaniac]

Is it just me, or is Gary starting to sound like the Queen of England, always referring to himself in third person?

Elton John?

[miataspeedracer]

Elton John?

So many blower jokes to make...

[channelmaniac]

So many blower jokes to make...

Well he is known as the Queen of England.

[icepenguin66]

I keep thinking there must be someone looking out at the snow and thinking.....'why do I need a convertible?'.

Rick

So you can enjoy the snow during your drive of course! At least I did a couple years ago further north! Sure got some odd looks with my Texas plates and the top down in light flurries!

[johnwag]

I keep thinking there must be someone looking out at the snow and thinking.....'why do I need a convertible?'.

Rick

Possibly.....

Cars.com dallas.craigslist.com autotrader.com dallas news classifieds

I've purchased cars through autotrader, dallasnews, and cars.com.
I was lucky enough to find my miata through cars.com just over a year ago.

There are some decent deals on cars.com right now. One of them is a '96 for $2950. Has a reconditioned title though.

[Wes52805]

I keep thinking there must be someone looking out at the snow and thinking.....'why do I need a convertible?'.

Rick

That would be why I have a Hard Top!

[rickdm]

Well, I bought a car this weekend. I followed the advice of buying the nicest car I could find, and it ended up being a '91SE BRG with 79k . I bought it from a gentleman in Oklahoma City who clearly loved the car, and it has been a weekend car for all of its life (he now has a Mica Red M with 10,000 miles on it). It came with a hardtop that has not seen much use (now I just have to figure out where to store it). I will look for an event where I can bring it out and get some advice from all of you.

Thanks for your advice,
rickdm

[sammm]

You bought this one? LINKIE

Looks like a great choice. Enjoy and bring it out sometime!

[rickdm]

Yes, that is the car that I bought. It was in great shape and he was very upfront about every minor issue on the car. After the deal we walked out and he had his brothers M with 10,000 miles parked next to this one. It was Mica Red with a tan top and the BBS wheels, absolutely new, I looked at both cars and told him he was selling the wrong one

I will keep an eye out for the next event so I can show it off. I also have a lot of questions for you guys.

rickdm

[icepenguin66]

Congratulations! opps mis-read which one you bought! Still a wonderful buy. What wheels are on the one you bought?

[Sharpie]

That's a very nice car! You did good. His 95 M is my 2nd favorite miata.

[Treibenschnell]

His 95 M is my 2nd favorite miata.

My '91 is Sharpie's first favorite...

[Sharpie]

I've spent time in Mariner, dad still has one. I like it.

But you know it's all about the black n red for me.

[rickdm]

The car came with the Daisy wheels, and other than a new set of Bilstein HD's, it is pretty much stock. The tires are old Dunlop all season tires that have a lot of tread but are like rocks. I think a set of Azensis will be a big help.

rickdm