Jon,
About 2.5 years ago I bought a late 91 Miata w/42K and the C package, in
almost perfect condition for $5700.
90s and early 91s are the least desirable cars because of a crank problem
that rears its head after the timing belt is changed and the nut for the
crank isn't torqued down correctly. Although it doesn't affect all 90 Miatas
many of them did have to have their cranks replaced and Mazda did issue a
recall. In the later cars the crank nose was redesigned to eliminate the
problem.
The tranny linkage was also redesigned because the early cars had a notchy
shifter.
I think $5K is a fair price especially considering that it's a base model.
My car has pw, cc, speakers in the headrests, leather steering wheel and
LSD.
If you have any other Qs you can contact me off list.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: <jon_wissler@pngc.com>
To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 1:46 PM
Subject: OT - Miata for sale/general Miata questions
> It seems like a lot of you have interest or knowledge in the
> Miata, which I have always liked. If anybody is interested, my sister is
> selling here 1990 Miata and believes it's only worth around $5,000 or so,
> which kind of shocked me. It has 32,000 miles on it, and she is the
> second owner, having purchased it at 13,000 miles five years ago. It has
> new tires and a new clutch. The car is located in Portland, OR and is in
> perfect condition.
>
> Now the question part. You may recall I'm painfully considering
> selling my 69 2000 to pay off bills. I hoped to get something more than
> $5,000 for it, in fact would like closer to $7,500. I couldn't believe
> that her perfect Miata by comparison was worth only $5,000. Is that due
> to the shear numbers of them produced and available? Hers is the standard
> model. What kind of desireable options did they have on "other" models?
> Is there only one Miata engine? Has it undergone any significant changes
> since it was rolled out? Are they EFI or carberated? Are there any
> "marquee" models or model years? My thought is if I could actually get
> $7,500 for mine, I could potentially buy her Miata and free up a couple
> thousand bucks and still have a ragtop. Would pain me to do it, but its
> better than having nothing at all.
>
> P.S. If anybody is interested in my 69 2000, I finally have some decent
> photos I can email you. Let me know.
>
> 69 2000
> NOWROC
> Troutdale, OR.
>
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