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    Smile Want to trade the Miata for truck

    Hey guys I am in need of a truck to haul around my dirtbikes and I hate to get rid of the miata, but I just need more room. The car is in good shape it has 112k on it and it has a hardtop on it. I am looking for a truck that has about the same miles that can be a direct trade. I am a student right now so I cant really go a day without a car or else I would put it up for sale. thank you.

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    Just get a 4x8 trailer from harbor freight. The miata will pull it with 1 maybe 2 bikes on it. That's what I'm going to be doing to take the Ninja to the tracks. I know it will pull your dirtbike cause my Ninja is twice as heavy.
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    Truck = 16 mpg.
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    Quote Originally Posted by creek View Post
    Truck = 16 mpg.
    Mine gets 24, thank you!

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    Mine gets 22 mpg but its only a little 6 cylinder.

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    Quote Originally Posted by driftdevil View Post
    Just get a 4x8 trailer from harbor freight. The miata will pull it with 1 maybe 2 bikes on it. That's what I'm going to be doing to take the Ninja to the tracks. I know it will pull your dirtbike cause my Ninja is twice as heavy.

    if you go this route, weld it and add bracing to triangulate it and watch it like a hawk

    the metal is very thin and if there is anything loose, it will work itself and fracture and break

    I had the tongue of one of these break at 80mph on I45

    stopped with only the tongue left attached to the car

    everything else was junk in a pile in the median

    lucky it stopped in the median, and didn't get into incoming traffic and kill someone
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    yea I really don't want to put a hitch on the miata...I need the truck for space and maybe some off-roading!

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    buy a 4.0L Jeep Cherokee, it will pull the trailer and do the off-road bit too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HudsonHawk View Post
    buy a 4.0L Jeep Cherokee, it will pull the trailer and do the off-road bit too.
    Or you could find a Jeep Comanche with a 4.0L...

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    sorry hawk, not a jeep fan lol

    plus I dont have the money for a trailer.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MiataMatt View Post
    sorry hawk, not a jeep fan lol

    plus I dont have the money for a trailer.
    Your loss. Look on craigslist and you may be able to find someone looking for a swap.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HudsonHawk View Post
    Your loss. Look on craigslist and you may be able to find someone looking for a swap.
    He's been all over the CL Barter pages with wanting to swap. I see the ad many times a week.
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    haha.. yea that would be me!

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    I tried to offer you my mint-condition 1992 Chevy! Never heard back.
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    Quote Originally Posted by OZMDD View Post
    I tried to offer you my mint-condition 1992 Chevy! Never heard back.
    its too old for me...and too big.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MiataMatt View Post
    its too old for me...and too big.
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    Too bad you don't like Jeeps. I've got a 2000 Jeep Cherokee that I would have been willing to trade straight up depending on the condition of your Miata.

    I'm really looking to pick up a Miata for a track project.

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