96M, 80K miles, $4K a good deal?

[CosmosMpower]

Would you guys consider this a good buy?

http://www.carandtrucknation.com/veh...-mx-5-miata--2

Thinking about checking it out.

[jrj512]

I wouldn't mind that as a DD!

[sammm]

I'd consider it a good deal for sure as long as it's not a Salvage. 80K miles is low and you get Torsen + ABS.

Edit-
I don't see the VIN sticker on the left front fender...not a big deal, but it's either been replaced and/or painted.

[Flyin96M]

Looks to be complete and in tack from the photos. If it all checks out then I would say it is a good deal.

[ken o]

for what?

[gabkwong]

I think it is a good deal, especially it has ABS and so clean! Just a couple of things. The carpet of the left side of the driver side is ripped? It is a Houston car, make sure you check for rust. The radiator is OK but is due for a new one soon. It has the brownish tinit to it. I don't know hard/easy to mess with the odom.

[CosmosMpower]

Yeah the carpet is ripped, I may have someone in Houston take a look for me. Also does it look like the paint from the bumper doesn't match the hood/headlights and looks kind of rough?

Also found what looks to be a 94 Laguna blue R pack locally for 5K, seller says manual steering rack but it's missing the front chin spoiler.

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?car_id=273411402

[CosmosMpower]

for what?

Track car + occasional bad weather street car.

[gabkwong]

The 94 R Package has ABS? I'll the ABS any day.

[OZMDD]

I would suspect a salvage title on that, but it really does look nice. A lot of Houston cars are flood damage salvages, but I still wouldn't rule it out as a track/fun car. I bought a flood damaged CRX si years ago for a song, and after new carpet and cleaning the seat covers, it served me well for 5 years and 100k miles, so it all depends.

[CosmosMpower]

The 94 R Package has ABS? I'll the ABS any day.

I didn't think any of the R packs had ABS but I could be wrong. I'm not 100% sure that is a R pack even.

The dealer with the 96M says it's a clean title but who knows, I didn't run a carfax.

[Titus]

96M has ABS. 94R should not.

[juxt3r]

That Laguna sure has a good chance of being an R. The trunk spoiler, crank windows and manual mirrors are signs in the right direction. Get up under there and look at the shocks, spring dot codes and wheels. If those check out and the car has a manual rack, you're golden. That front lip is still readily available, so no big deal there. If it has ABS, yeah, not the R-pkg.

I recall a Laguna R that showed up on Autotrader about 2 years ago that was also missing the front lip. Wonder if it's the same car. I believe either farphle or Maverick took that one for a test spin at the time...