need info on used miata
 

Hi,

I'm gonna buy a used miata, and thought I'd check here to see if anyone can
make a reccomendation on where the best bang for the buck is.

I don't know which model years have what, or which is better, etc. I'm the
guy who always buys the (fill in the year) and then everybody says, you
shouldn't have got that one you moron, you soulda got the (fill in the year)
instead.

Thanks for any help with this.

Allen

In article >,
"!Allen Lasting" > wrote:

> I'm gonna buy a used miata, and thought I'd check here to see if anyone can
> make a reccomendation on where the best bang for the buck is.

What's your budget?

--
Lanny Chambers, St. Louis, USA
'94C
the alignment page:
http://www.hummingbirds.net/alignment.html

Allen:

I have a 1997 that I bought in May of this year. I am very pleased with
it. It is red/black. It has 80K miles. I paid $7K for it. I am
considering selling. I am way overweight and it is tough for me to get
in and out of it. I have only driven it on Sunday afternoons and have
only put 700 miles on it since purchase. I am in Alabama should you be
interested.

Thank you.
gjt



!Allen Lasting wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm gonna buy a used miata, and thought I'd check here to see if anyone can
> make a reccomendation on where the best bang for the buck is.
>
> I don't know which model years have what, or which is better, etc. I'm the
> guy who always buys the (fill in the year) and then everybody says, you
> shouldn't have got that one you moron, you soulda got the (fill in the year)
> instead.
>
> Thanks for any help with this.
>
> Allen
>
>

Allen,

All the info you want to read up on is at miata.net
http://www.miata.net/faq/ this will tell you allot and there is so much
more. Here you'll hear from some people that they like the 1.6 liter cars
(90 to 93) because they tend to rev more quickly and freely, others
(probably more commonly) say that the torque advantage of the 1.8 liter cars
(94 on) more than makes up for it. I recomend driving a few of each. One
very good thing to keep in mind is that tires and inflation rates can make a
huge difference in the percieved handling of a miata. What I did was drove
directly to a gas station and got all 4 tires aired up to, say, 30psi so
that I'd be comparing (as much as is possible anyway) apples to apples. You
wont find that tidbit in the FAQ's!

But, Lanny is right, establish your budget, then unless you have a strong
feeling on the engine choice, buy the newest / best cared for car that you
like and can afford. These cars are bullet proof if properly cared for so
that is a BIG deal also.

Remember, the shopping process can be allot of fun, don't rush in
unprepared.

Chris
92BB&T (135k)

"gjt" > wrote in message
...
> Allen:
>
> I have a 1997 that I bought in May of this year. I am very pleased with
> it. It is red/black. It has 80K miles. I paid $7K for it. I am
> considering selling. I am way overweight and it is tough for me to get
> in and out of it. I have only driven it on Sunday afternoons and have
> only put 700 miles on it since purchase. I am in Alabama should you be
> interested.
>
> Thank you.
> gjt
>
>
>
> !Allen Lasting wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm gonna buy a used miata, and thought I'd check here to see if anyone
can
> > make a reccomendation on where the best bang for the buck is.
> >
> > I don't know which model years have what, or which is better, etc. I'm
the
> > guy who always buys the (fill in the year) and then everybody says, you
> > shouldn't have got that one you moron, you soulda got the (fill in the
year)
> > instead.
> >
> > Thanks for any help with this.
> >
> > Allen
> >
> >
>

I broke the cars down into different groups based on a few things... here
was my thoughts..

I wanted at LEAST a 94 for a couple reasons. First was the R-134
airconditioning. I don't want to mess with anything with R-12 anymore, and
didn't want to convert a system over. Also wanted the 1.8l motor.

96 had some significance to me because it was the 1st year for OBD2
diagnostics.... Not a real big deal, but I've come to rely on being able
to plug my diagnostic computer in when my other cars have problems, CEL on,
etc. also makes the smog checks faster and easier!

97 was the last year an NA could be purchased, so it's the "newest" 1st gen
car that could be bought. Of course mileage, condition, etc play a bigger
part than the model year.

99's interested me because I wasn't sure if I liked the pop-up headlamps,
and they came stock with a glass rear window. I also like the interior a
bit more (mostly the center A/C vents) a bit more, and I kinda like the
*color* of the tan better than the older ones.

After 3-4 months of searching all over, I settled on a pristine 97 "M" model
with 49k miles on it.He was asking 8,500 for it, and I got it for 7k. I
*really* love the car a lot, and don't regret the purchase for a second

I'm sure somewhere down the road there will be an NB in my future but I
can't say when. I absoloutely adore the YELLOW that was available in
(what, 03 ?) I've even considered buying a salvage car, and restoring it
and having it PAINTED yellow. For now, I'm tickled with my little green
baby !

I only regret not buying one sooner.

good luck with your search!



"Chris D'Agnolo" > wrote in message
...
> Allen,
>
> All the info you want to read up on is at miata.net
> http://www.miata.net/faq/ this will tell you allot and there is so much
> more. Here you'll hear from some people that they like the 1.6 liter cars
> (90 to 93) because they tend to rev more quickly and freely, others
> (probably more commonly) say that the torque advantage of the 1.8 liter
cars
> (94 on) more than makes up for it. I recomend driving a few of each. One
> very good thing to keep in mind is that tires and inflation rates can make
a
> huge difference in the percieved handling of a miata. What I did was drove
> directly to a gas station and got all 4 tires aired up to, say, 30psi so
> that I'd be comparing (as much as is possible anyway) apples to apples.
You
> wont find that tidbit in the FAQ's!
>
> But, Lanny is right, establish your budget, then unless you have a strong
> feeling on the engine choice, buy the newest / best cared for car that you
> like and can afford. These cars are bullet proof if properly cared for so
> that is a BIG deal also.
>
> Remember, the shopping process can be allot of fun, don't rush in
> unprepared.
>
> Chris
> 92BB&T (135k)
>
> "gjt" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Allen:
> >
> > I have a 1997 that I bought in May of this year. I am very pleased with
> > it. It is red/black. It has 80K miles. I paid $7K for it. I am
> > considering selling. I am way overweight and it is tough for me to get
> > in and out of it. I have only driven it on Sunday afternoons and have
> > only put 700 miles on it since purchase. I am in Alabama should you be
> > interested.
> >
> > Thank you.
> > gjt
> >
> >
> >
> > !Allen Lasting wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I'm gonna buy a used miata, and thought I'd check here to see if
anyone
> can
> > > make a reccomendation on where the best bang for the buck is.
> > >
> > > I don't know which model years have what, or which is better, etc.
I'm
> the
> > > guy who always buys the (fill in the year) and then everybody says,
you
> > > shouldn't have got that one you moron, you soulda got the (fill in the
> year)
> > > instead.
> > >
> > > Thanks for any help with this.
> > >
> > > Allen
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>

Allen, here's exactly the kind of process that you need to work through to
get a great car 'for you'!

Chris
92BB&T

"Chief_Wiggum" > wrote in message
news:G9lhd.23860$G15.7728@fed1read03...
> I broke the cars down into different groups based on a few things... here
> was my thoughts..
>
> I wanted at LEAST a 94 for a couple reasons. First was the R-134
> airconditioning. I don't want to mess with anything with R-12 anymore,
and
> didn't want to convert a system over. Also wanted the 1.8l motor.
>
> 96 had some significance to me because it was the 1st year for OBD2
> diagnostics.... Not a real big deal, but I've come to rely on being able
> to plug my diagnostic computer in when my other cars have problems, CEL
on,
> etc. also makes the smog checks faster and easier!
>
> 97 was the last year an NA could be purchased, so it's the "newest" 1st
gen
> car that could be bought. Of course mileage, condition, etc play a bigger
> part than the model year.
>
> 99's interested me because I wasn't sure if I liked the pop-up headlamps,
> and they came stock with a glass rear window. I also like the interior a
> bit more (mostly the center A/C vents) a bit more, and I kinda like the
> *color* of the tan better than the older ones.
>
> After 3-4 months of searching all over, I settled on a pristine 97 "M"
model
> with 49k miles on it.He was asking 8,500 for it, and I got it for 7k. I
> *really* love the car a lot, and don't regret the purchase for a second
>
> I'm sure somewhere down the road there will be an NB in my future but I
> can't say when. I absoloutely adore the YELLOW that was available in
> (what, 03 ?) I've even considered buying a salvage car, and restoring it
> and having it PAINTED yellow. For now, I'm tickled with my little green
> baby !
>
> I only regret not buying one sooner.
>
> good luck with your search!
>
>
>
> "Chris D'Agnolo" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Allen,
> >
> > All the info you want to read up on is at miata.net
> > http://www.miata.net/faq/ this will tell you allot and there is so
much
> > more. Here you'll hear from some people that they like the 1.6 liter
cars
> > (90 to 93) because they tend to rev more quickly and freely, others
> > (probably more commonly) say that the torque advantage of the 1.8 liter
> cars
> > (94 on) more than makes up for it. I recomend driving a few of each. One
> > very good thing to keep in mind is that tires and inflation rates can
make
> a
> > huge difference in the percieved handling of a miata. What I did was
drove
> > directly to a gas station and got all 4 tires aired up to, say, 30psi so
> > that I'd be comparing (as much as is possible anyway) apples to apples.
> You
> > wont find that tidbit in the FAQ's!
> >
> > But, Lanny is right, establish your budget, then unless you have a
strong
> > feeling on the engine choice, buy the newest / best cared for car that
you
> > like and can afford. These cars are bullet proof if properly cared for
so
> > that is a BIG deal also.
> >
> > Remember, the shopping process can be allot of fun, don't rush in
> > unprepared.
> >
> > Chris
> > 92BB&T (135k)
> >
> > "gjt" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Allen:
> > >
> > > I have a 1997 that I bought in May of this year. I am very pleased
with
> > > it. It is red/black. It has 80K miles. I paid $7K for it. I am
> > > considering selling. I am way overweight and it is tough for me to
get
> > > in and out of it. I have only driven it on Sunday afternoons and have
> > > only put 700 miles on it since purchase. I am in Alabama should you
be
> > > interested.
> > >
> > > Thank you.
> > > gjt
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > !Allen Lasting wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I'm gonna buy a used miata, and thought I'd check here to see if
> anyone
> > can
> > > > make a reccomendation on where the best bang for the buck is.
> > > >
> > > > I don't know which model years have what, or which is better, etc.
> I'm
> > the
> > > > guy who always buys the (fill in the year) and then everybody says,
> you
> > > > shouldn't have got that one you moron, you soulda got the (fill in
the
> > year)
> > > > instead.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for any help with this.
> > > >
> > > > Allen
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

$6,000

Chirs,
thanks for tips. i woulda never thought of tire pressure.
Allen

Hi "Chief_Wiggum" >

> 97 was the last year an NA could be purchased, so it's

what's an NA?

> I'm sure somewhere down the road there will be an NB

What's an NB?

> good luck with your search!

Thanks, and thanks for all the good advice and information, too.

Allen

On 2004-11-02, !Allen Lasting > wrote:

>> 97 was the last year an NA could be purchased, so it's
>
> what's an NA?

The body style with the flip-up headlights.

>> I'm sure somewhere down the road there will be an NB
>
> What's an NB?

I'll give you three guesses....

;)

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