What would you charge?

Pat, I know you're tired of parting out Miatas but just putting this back to stock and selling off the parts would probably net you more than the car itself wouldn't it? Wouldn't it be worth doing one more time at least for the simple satisfaction that your 'baby' wasn't given away for what seems like scrap metal money after all the time and effort you've given her? Cooler weather's coming, it might not be all that bad however, I know sometimes enough is enough and you gotta walk away. Maybe I can head to Austin one weekend and we can tear into it, turn it back to stock and clean up all the parts, whatdaya think?

Best of luck with it, Chris

Thanks, restoring it to stock would require replacing the entire drive line, computer system, and a lot of the suspension. If the car was cherry, maybe, but I don't think it will be worth the labor considering the faded paint, dent and dings.

I will probably part it anyway, though I do have one person who is interested and understands what what put into it. We'll see if his offer is high enough.

The scary part will be if I clean it up and put Toyos on the SSR's. It might be hard to let go at that point, until it gets hot again....

Oh yeah, the car was almost completely modified by the PO. I have mainly maintained it and had the one timing belt issue. Not much blood, sweat or tears invested in this one from me.

Thanks again,

Pat

The car is worth the blue book MINUS the price of the mods. Nobody wants to buy a modded out POS that won't drive.

KG

There is always someone who wants to buy a modded out POS that won't drive...only problem is usually you can only find that someone by looking in the mirror.

The price of any car is always exactly what the seller and buyer agree upon, never higher, never lower. That is a simple fact.

I could sell this one for nearly double the blue book value today, (several offers), and it could be driven with confidence to the buyer's street residence anywhere in the country after replacing the tires.

So much for your modded out POS that won't drive theory. So much for your mods detracting value theory as well. Mods detract value from new Corvettes, not from 17 year old Miatas.

I am holding out for a bit more and may continue to use it as my daily driver this winter since the A/C will not be an issue for a while.

That would make it my third year of using this car almost exclusively as my daily driver, even though it "won't drive", according to you.

Thanks for the advice, even though it is completely wrong. Very helpful stuff there.......

Pat

Nice to get some helpful input from the guys, eh Pat? What's the world coming to? You nailed it though, on the value of the car just be careful you don't pass up a 'reasonable' buyer in hopes of finding the perfect buyer. Lot's of times, they don't show up on our schedules and you can't always get that reasonable buyer back! Hope it works out good for you either way.

Chris

Yeah, I am not trying to get rich from the sale, but I was trying to figure out how the car was worth roughly negative $12,000. ;-) People seem ready to pay a bit more than that.

I am also not sure how the one person figured that it did not run. I don't think that you were towing me down Lime Creek Road that day, but I may be wrong.....

Pat

SOLD! Send car and money please.

Not so fast there buddy, I was not born yesterday and I want maximum dollar loss here.

Do I hear neagtive $13,000? Negative $13,500? Going once, going twice..... :-)

Pat

I'll go negative $12,500 but no lower.