Why is the Miata such an overpriced meme car in the Midwest?
people think its a sports car for some reason
They're peaking at $5,000 here in Pennsylvania too. You're picking the wrong season to buy a cheap Miata though.
But, if you have $2,000, you can buy mine ;)
>>14717342
pretty good deal if you ask me
>>14717342
Why not just buy a new one? They are cheap
>>14717342
That's Boxster money
>>14717362
Where do you live
>>14717342
Can you fags stop posting shit you can't afford
Thanks
>>14717342
It's called rust tax.
>>14717393
Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania.
Too expensive for such little modifications. He's expecting 6k just because it's not rotted and has slightly lower mileage than the rest on the local market. The car is worth 4500
>>14717403
>asking 350Z money for an NA Miata
>defends it and calls people poorfags
welcome to /o/
>>14717504
My roommate and Mister (ir)Regular/Kutztown Dragon are from there.
>>14717547
This. Damn things cost as much as NBs just because lolpopupheadlights
>>14717362
Got pics of your miata? Im interested
>>14717362
>stance
Hang yourself
>>14717578
>that
>stance
i recently decided to start looking at miatas for a daily
anyone have any advice for me? or good infograph? i really dont know shit about them
came across this gem yesterday while looking
>>14717566
Hell, people ask stupid money for NB's too.
>C4/early C5 Vette money for a Miata
>>14717742
When the fuck did these get so expensive? NBs were like $6k not too long ago
Fuck that jazz, I'd rather spend a couple grand more on a C5 Z06
>>14717691
>Miata
>daily
Dont.
Buy an MR2 instead.
I'm in MI trying to find one and I've noticed this as well
They're still cheap here in Florida lol
http://orlando.craigslist.org/cto/5456381789.html
http://orlando.craigslist.org/cto/5465732867.html
http://orlando.craigslist.org/ctd/5500525210.html
>>14717861
Everything is cheap in Florida. You got so many Ruckuses I'm jelly as fuck.
![01414_9JkI7yIRQ7R_600x450[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/R3QGMpa.jpg "01414_9JkI7yIRQ7R_600x450[1].jpg")
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/cto/5509110217.html
>$14k
really?
>>14717861
That is not cheap. Miatas have doubled, almost tripled in cost due to stupid ass stance faggets. I have never paid more than $1200 for any Miata I've bought. Yet try to find that now, people want over a Grand for parts cars.
People wanting $4k+ for a slightly not beat to shit one is ridiculous. Ruining the market for all. It used to be a cheap alternative, now it's gone the way of the 240.
Miatas arent worth it anymore
they were good when they were all maybe 2500 tops
if you dont have one now you already missed the wagon thanks to it being popular with muh performance fags muh stance fags and muh dicks in my ass fags
>>14717891
Why?
>>14717948
because its been in a climate controlled garage most of its life?
>>14717955
What a waste on both ends
>>14717948
>gotta pay for the ND
>tfw /o/ literally memed the miata out of existence
akin to hunters all killing the same animal for so long its no longer a species
>>14718263
So he can keep in on jack stands for 20 years as well
Ever since the beautiful ND came out, miatas have inflated
>>14717576
I'm also having the most difficult time selling it.
I've gotten texts and calls from about 20 different people in 24 hours and they all have some weird shit to offer or somehow expected a factory mint Miata for $2000.
Let me know if you're interested in buying it. I just washed it yesterday.
[email protected]
>>14717342
Good Miatas (under 100k, No dents) go for about 5k in the south due to a huge abundance of them
My guess would be that not as many people own Miatas in the midwest due to the weather
>>14717891
>http://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/cto/5509110217.html
safe one year more and get a ND. wtf that is insane.
>>14718608
>craigslist lowballers
>I've got a ps4 and $500 cash, bro.
Think your car can make it back to Minnesota?
>>14718644
Keep a jug of motor oil, some sun tan lotion and a few gallons of water in the trunk and you can get there in a day.
>>14717342
Why do people in America think that owning an old Wankel motor is a good idea?
First of all, it's the most hairdressers car ever made and 2nd you have to take the whole engine apart after every 30000 miles.
Gay car, good idea for engine with crippling fails.
-4/5 car
>>14718684
>>14718696
What?
It's a shit engine and a gay car.
Are you really fighting this fact?
>>14717342
Stoughton is in Massachusetts, not the midwest though.
>>14718762
There's more than one Stoughton.
>>14718608
Mine's taking its sweet time selling too, because faggots don't want to drive 2 hours to come look at it.
This is a case of CL buyers forgetting what is and isn't my problem. It's not my problem that you can't afford it, or are unwilling to drive out here to see it, etc.
Also, fuck assholes who try to lower the price over text before they've even been near the car. How can you even begin to make an offer if you haven't evaluated the car? I make it a point to wait until AFTER a test drive and me inspecting other peoples' cars before I throw them any offers. Simple psychology/sociology - If I take an hour of your time and appear genuinely interested and really look over the car, and I've got cash in my hand, you're far more likely to move on your price than if I were to be a fag and ask "wats lowest price 4 teh car" over text as my opening interaction.
Faggots can't even into negotiation these days - go watch some fucking Wheeler Dealers. Mike may be doing scripted buys/sells most of the time, but his tactics work (obviously he does legit negotiations off camera before).
>>14718684
>>14718751
I'm pretty sure this is bait, but...
Wankel engines are in RX-7's. The Miata has an inline 4 cylinder.
You've confused the Miata with an RX-7 convertible.
>>14718805
Big whoop. The car is still gay.
>it's completely stock
>except all of these changes that were made
Why is this allowed?
>>14718844
http://rmn.craigslist.org/cto/5442999551.html
>>14717342
>overpriced
yes. because old guys want them because "like a exactly like a British sports car but reliable" and kids want them because "stance bro"
>supply and demand
I bet OP is butt hurt because he wants this car for one of these 2 reasons and is mad he has to pay for it
>>14719213
Straight males buy those cars in America?
What the fuck?
>>14718793
>don't want to drive 2 hours to come look at it.
>Also, fuck assholes who try to lower the price over text before they've even been near the car. How can you even begin to make an offer if you haven't evaluated the car?
They're trying to see if you'd lower it into their price range before they drive two hours to see the car, nimrod. You complain about them wasting your time, but how do you think they'd feel to drive two hours one way to look at a car and get "NO LOWBALLERS I KNOW WHAT I GOT" when they try to negotiate?
That ain't to excuse faggots who try to open with just 25% of asking, but there's no harm in asking if the seller is going to go down to where you want to negotiate to save both of you time.
>>14717342
Here on the west coast in California. They go for $2000 to $4000 max
>>14717380
we poor
>>14719372
except we not straight
hahah
kys feget
>>14717362
If serious, consider it sold.
[email protected] email that and I'll give you my actual address
What car controls just like a miata but, y know, is normie?
I can't really justify getting a miata despite how much I like them, since I'm actually a really bad driver.
>>14717342
i bought a 99 with an extra set of 15x8s and minimal rust 105k for 3k in cincinnati..
>>14717342
They're around 2-4k in Wiscansin, come over here
>>14720383
That is Wisconsin.
>>14717342
I KNOW WHAT I GOT
>>14719948
Sent ;)
>in the Midwest
try everywhere
>>14717342
I saw one in Milwaukee a week or two ago for $2500. Ad was well-written and it looked like it had been taken care of. I should've bought it immediately, fuck me
>>14719557
Do you honestly think it's a good strategy to tell them you'll take less than your asking price before they even show up?
All that does is weaken your position for when they actually arrive, look at the car, etc. Now instead of negotiating from your asking price, you're negotiating from the price you got tricked into telling the prospective buyer you'd consider.
I never bitch about how far away a car/seller is because I have basically all the time in the world for this sort of thing. It's dipshit poorfags who are trying to see cars between jizzmopping shifts at the local nudiebooth with the problem. Too bad.
Having your time wasted as the buyer is just part of the game. People will stand firm on their prices. You will drive 2 hours to see cars only to discover that they're worse than advertised.
As the buyer, you must constantly be asking yourself "who has the problem?" And as the buyer, you must realize that 99% of the time it's YOUR problem and not the seller's.
>>14720513
Then have fun selling your car, faggot. You seem to have been having a good time of it so far.
>NA prices are going up because they're the new "cheap" ricemobile and mint ones are becoming rarer
>NB prices are going down because normal depreciation and since it's always been the less iconic and less liked model no one bothers overpricing it
>tfw I see NBs in the same price range as NAs on my Craigslist
It's a good time to be buying NB
![yOANqeN[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/mYwP8fR.jpg "yOANqeN[1].jpg")
yeah i'll never understand that meme, /o/ is always saying "get a miata for 1500 and shut up"
>mfw even the shittest miata in the midwest is like 3 grand
sigh
>>14720605
I've always been saying this but the NB is better than the NA objectively and always has been
It resembles a smaller FD and I'm all for that. And as much as I love popups, the NAs deer in headlights looks are probably 50% of he reason people call it gay. Fixed lights certainly turn down the homo a lot.
just how? how in the hell has this been only driven for 12,000 in the past 25 years.
>>14720650
>500 miles a year
>summer only
>no condensation
>literal weekend car
>>14720451
Yeah, you messed up. You could've bought it and immediately flipped it for double your money.
>tfw turboing a Miata is nearly useless unless you run expensive high octane fuel
>tfw turboing anything that isn't a V8 or greater suffers the same plight
>tfw when people think "Oh shove more air into the engine to make it faster"
>tfw people don't realize that there is an optimal balance of fuel and air
>tfw people don't realize how much power they're losing without the aforementioned high octane fuel
>tfw I still want a turbo'd Miata
Philly Anon here.
If you are patient you can find ones for 2500 that arent too bad. Heck a few weeks back a dealership was selling a 94 for 2200. If I didnt have an emotional attachment to my 1990 (and bills to pay) I woulda done a trade and buy just to upgrade to a 1.8 liter.
Bought mine for 1300 with a hard top (ad was up for only a few hours, haggled down from 1800, was high mile). Again be patient and contact IMMEDIATELY. If they have a phone number- use that, if you need spam them with emails from multiple accounts until you get a response.
As for getting the price down- NEVER talk price until you are face to face. Test drive with 60% of the asking price cash in your pocket and leave the rest in your car/with a friend. If you like it pull out the wad and say "I've got $XXXX right here, will you take it?" Its really hard to say no to a stack of money right in front of you. If you get pushback name some of the faults, and SLOWLY increase your number hoping to pay 75-80% of asking price.
>>14721699
>have FM tarbu'd NB
>now in Iowa
>go to countryside
>no premium
>10 murkabux in regular non-ethanol
>return to city
>only ethanol high octane
>goddommit cornland
10 grand for a fucking 1990 Miata
http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?zip=06417&endYear=1999&modelCode1=MIATA&showcaseOwnerId=573857&makeCode1=MAZDA&startYear=1981&firstRecord=0&searchRadius=25&showcaseListingId=421562827&mmt=%5BMAZDA%5BMIATA%5B%5D%5D%5B%5D%5D&listingId=409145767&Log=0
ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?
>>14721699
You what? Adding a turbo adds at least 50hp and that's a pessimistic estimate.
I've seen turboed NAs that generated 220hp at the wheels. For such a lightweight car that's a shitload.
>>14720410
I know, they show up here a lot
>mfw a few more years and finding one for less than $5000 in a decent condition will be impossible
The only thing keeping NAs relatively cheap is the fact that there are so many of them.
>>14721863
To fully take advantage of it, you have to have a higher octane to go with the forced induction
At least that's what I think he's saying
>>14720624
There was one for $2000 earlier this week, gotta be fast
>>14721699
>high octane fuel
>expensive
oh wow less than 10c more than standard petrol... catch a bus poorfag or find something relevant to complain about
also, a turbo v8 still has to run premium. any turbo car has to run premium. learn what detonation is and the actual purpose of high octane fuel then come back
>>14719964
Miatas are about as normie as you can get for a sports car
Just git gud. Buy a cheap manual civic and fuck it up until you can handle something better
>>14721879
http://us131msp.com/racer-info/race-fuel-prices
![1997_honda_civic-del-sol_coupe_vtec_fq_oem_1_500[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/b4oJbe8.jpg "1997_honda_civic-del-sol_coupe_vtec_fq_oem_1_500[1].jpg")
>>14721882
Or a Del Sol if you want a 2 seater that you can take the top off. Plus the back window rolls down, so the air flies right past you like a convertable.
They're fwd unlike the miata, if that's a deal breaker for you.
>>14721879
Racing fuel, fucktard
>>14721879
hey while everyone is throwing insults at each other you should totally teach me what the fuck you guys are talking about.
>>14721892
If miata is truly gay then del sol is it's bitch.
>>14721871
when? Every time I check it's just full of overpriced ones.
I wanted to get one that's rough around the edges for a grand. Spend time wrenching on it, get it back on the road, take it on all the curvy alphabet roads I can find, see if I can feel anything again.
>>14721862
Thats rusty s2k money where i live lol
![00c0c_hpMcv2rhEgd_600x450[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/elxLxBw.jpg "00c0c_hpMcv2rhEgd_600x450[1].jpg")
>rust
>has hard top
>M edition so I can markup the price
>$5k
http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/csw/cto/5502060392.html
>>14717342
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>>14717547
>350Z money
So like... $14?
>>14721699
>Thinks V8s are somehow magical and can make 50 million horsepower more than stock with a turbo and regular fuel
>>14724187
350Zs are like 6-10k where I live
>>14721699
Some joker on the Dallas CL is trying to sell a turbo'd 1.6 which might as well not have a turbo because of how fuckhuge the turbo is.
I went to test drive it just for shits and chuckles and the thing doesn't fully spool till like 4200 RPM, which is completely worthless in an MX-5.
a 3000RPM spool-up would be ideal.
still deciding if its a smart thing to keep my stock NA 1.8 for another year and sell it for 7 grand or sell it now in the summer season for 6 grand and not risk having the hype go down along with the price.
>>14717504
Not him but lehigh valley resident, with the way they nuke us with salt spray I assume it is only a summer car?
>>14725030
>1.8
There is a slight chance it might lose value. NBs are getting cheaper so people might soon start buying them instead of NA. Most people interested in NA will be the ones looking for the purest experience and thus the non-detuned 1.6 will be more desirable.
Though that still might be a few years from now.
Thoughts?
https://www.gumtree.com/p/mazda/mazda-mx5-mk-1-1.8-1996-low-mileage.-excellent-condition/1161629330
>>14717342
>shitty car
>reasonably cheap
Welcome in Germany
>>14720605
NCs are becoming cheaper now that the ND is out.
Might save the extra bucks of the NB and look to NCs.
