WHat do you think of this Miata Deal?

Can't help there but it seems reasonable from looking at Cars.com's listing of other 1999 Miatas.

Thanks but I went over at 4:30 today to buy it cash in hand and it was sold. Third time I have done that. Miatas dont stick around long it seems.

You'll feel better when the buyer shows up here asking questions about all the things that are wrong with the car. ;-)

Sorry you missed this one, the 99's can be great. When you find a miata at a really good price, you better be ready to jump on it, they won't hang around. When I bought mine, it was a brand new listing, I'd been watching every day. I went to look at it and when I got there the guy had already had a caller offer to but the car sight unseen (that's what he told me and he seemed like a straight shooter). Anyway, before you buy a 99~01 (IIRC) read up on the #4 thrust bearing failure issue. Somehow this had eluded me in my

7 or so years in the miata world (not sure how) and I about sh_ t my pants when I started reading about it. So far so good and I'm past 70k now.

Chris

99BBB

That is just plain evil....

Pat

But true. I've found over a long (and possibly evil?) life that deals that don't work out are very often deals that I'm later VERY glad didn't work out.

Of course I'm talking mostly about business deals but every time a deal starts hitting snags I've found that if I walk away rather than try to remove the snags, I'm VERY thankful later and if I work removing snags I'll regret it later. I'm not much of a believer in Karma or Fate or God or "your ism here" but I do know for sure that "some things are not meant to be" and forcing the issue is almost always a mistake.

The next Miata that comes along will be a better car or a better deal, count on it. I think the early buyer saved the OP from a mistake he'd regret later....

As always, YMMV

I think that we are in agreement here, and it isn't like he is going to have much trouble finding a good Miata. Mazda made lots of them. :-)

Pat

Hmmm. An 8 1/2 year old car. I'd keep looking.

Agreed. 1.6 liter NAs were built only until through 1993 so any Miata worth having would be at least 14 years old.

DUCK! INCOMING!

Let me second Chris's experience. When my old utility-beater was just about to die, the wife and I started looking for either an MR2 or a Miata. Nobody would come down off their prices on MR2s, so we got an 03 Shinsen at wholesale price... way below market. Here we are three months later, and we just received a notice from our local Mazda dealer, wanting to buy the Miata from us at retail PLUS $1,500! It seems that Miata's are currently "a very high demand car."

It seems I could make a quick $4,000, but I'm kind of loathe to go through the car buying ordeal again.

Object being: if you can find one right now at a good price, grab it!

Plus, that Shinsen's pretty sweet!

Chris

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True that. This one is like #714. After years of driving a high-torque BMW, though, I am having problems getting the RPM, clutch, accelerator bidniss worked out. Every once in a while, a good smooth shift, but, for the most part....

eh.

You'll get it! Hey, you are using the upper rev range I hope! 5k to 7k is where the fun is ;-)

Chris

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What was that, a K-series bike?

-- Larry

Just for the heck of it, I'd find out what strings are attached by the dealer. The opportunity to actually make a profit from a car dealer is unusual and also hard to believe. Car Dealers make money, customers pay money. (Golden Car Dealer Rule!)

KBB lists this Miata Shinsen at $16,525.00 retail.

The seller is asking $13,900, and I would guess that there is still a little negotiating room in there.

There are a lot of used 1st & 2nd generation miatas for sale in this area, but that is still a huge price difference, especially if you tack $1500.00 on top of the retail.

Pat

Make that a little closer to $16,000 even retail, the exact mileage isn't listed, but it is described as low.

Pat

According to miata.net Shinsens were 6 speed with 6 CD changers.

That vehicle is a 5 speed, single CD. Could it possibly be an "Earl Schibe Shinsen"?

Missed that.

After seeing a person list their dark blue with black interior miata as a 10th anniversary edition, I think you may be right.

I have also seen a "'93LE" for sale with normal alloy rims and a black interior.

Pat