1991 Miata

[Jeff7181]

I've been looking for a summer toy and came across a 1991 Miata with 115k miles. I'm considering offering $2000 for it. It has a new top and is claimed to need no repairs and is very reliable. What do you think?

 

[jlee]

That's dirt cheap for a 115k NA Miata with a new top.

 

[Jeff7181]

That's dirt cheap for a 115k NA Miata with a new top.

What would be a reasonable price for a car like that?

 

[slugg]

What would be a reasonable price for a car like that?

Down here in Florida, if the condition truly is "needs nothing" and doesn't have any other surprises, is say anywhere between $3000 and $3500. But it's very rare that you find a 24 year old car that needs nothing, new top or not. So you'd likely be toward the $3000 here. So even then, the $2000 for the car is dirt cheap.

 

[JCH13]

Go get a pre-buy inspection on it and buy it before someone else does.

http://wiki.miata.net/tiki-index.php?page=Used+Miata+Inspection+List

 

[jlee]

Local (to me) price reference- http://prescott.craigslist.org/cto/5050533229.html

 

[The Stigenator]

do it 🙂

just do a regular preinspection .. you can fix whatever needs to be fixed if you are handy with stuff.

 

[thomsbrain]

You'd be dumb not to buy it at that price if they will take it. Should be a lot of fun. 🙂

 

[xSkyDrAx]

I wish you could find one for that low mileage around here for that price. Anything decent is at least 5k

 

[pauldun170]

http://www.miata.net/garage/crankshaft.html