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#2433 of 4340 Used Miata by windy6 Jul 11, 2002 (3:36 pm)
Hi, we've been lurking here for awhile trying to decide on a sport (y) car. So far we've looked at Acura TL, the wife squeeked when I stuck my foot into the type S real hard. Subaru WRX, we both like subies but can see that I would spend a lot of time buying tickets to the policeman's ball.   And now consisdering a miata. We both like the car but she really wants the auto. Since she will be the 60% driver I can live with that since i wont be autoXing and we are in our 50's. Any inherent problems with those. I've seen a 95 locally with 100,000 miles the owners wants 8,000 which i think is high because most people don't want autos. I guess I could just go ahead and retire, get a WRX stick and let her get the miata of her dreams. I would appreciate any suggestions from fellow posters. I have looked at miat.net checklist windy6
#2434 of 4340 Used Miata by mellis Jul 11, 2002 (5:19 pm)
I own a 95 M Edition Miata w/64,000 miles and it is a wonderful drivers car. Keep looking because the owner is insane at $8k. I bought mine with hardtop ($1,000) 64,000 miles, all service complete for $9,000. The M Edition is loaded with every option you can get including leather.   That is a $5-$6k car.   Mark
#2435 of 4340 I have to disagree,,,, by isellhondas Jul 13, 2002 (6:04 am)
Heck, I would buy it for 5-6K if it's decent!   It's a '95 !
#2436 of 4340 by revdrluv Jul 13, 2002 (6:27 am)
Yeah I've been watching 95 M editions on Ebay going for more like 7k-9k (weird how all miata's sell for such a broad range of prices which seems to have nothing to do with cleanliness)
#2437 of 4340 by ateixeira Jul 13, 2002 (11:05 am)
It's summer - prices may be high right now. Buy in October, they'll plummet. February is even better.   -juice
#2438 of 4340 by mellis Jul 13, 2002 (1:37 pm)
Keep in mind the the car he is talking about is is not an M edition, it is base with 80,000 miles.
#2440 of 4340 Are 2000-03 modelsbetter than 99 and below? by andrewdna Jul 16, 2002 (7:27 pm)
I test drove the 99 miata but found myself wanting more horsepower and more responsive handling. Anyone driven a pre/post 00 model? Any thoughts?
#2441 of 4340 ?More responsive handling? by freddy_k Jul 17, 2002 (4:12 am)
For the price of a '99 Miata? You're out of your mind!   The '99 has the best power to weight ratio. They started gaining weight after that without gaining power, or at least miniscule amounts of power. They all have the same handling, which I believe most people find has the most responsive handling for this kind of money. I think you will find driving the '00 model exactly the same as driving th e '99. The '01 and '02 models, at the sacrifice of that extra weight, are a little bit stiffer and solid of a ride.   Maybe there was something wrong with the car you drove. I've heard complaints about the Miata, but that's the first time I've heard somebody complained about one of the cars best features!
#2442 of 4340 by locke2c Jul 17, 2002 (6:06 am)
actually, while nimble I've always felt the base Miata's suspension tuning to be a bit on the soft side. there's quite a lot of body roll... the "sport" packages from various years with bilstein monotube struts and slightly uprated springs helped some.   more horsepower, aye to that. I still am confused about 2 things:   1) other Mazdas have moved on to aluminum block inline fours (yes, mostly Ford sourced) yet the Miata keeps a heavy iron block, and it would have the most to gain from weight loss   2) how exactly the variable valve timing engine makes only 142HP, 2 peak HP more than non-vvt and let's be honest-- the midrange torque is not significantly improved because it already was tuned for midrange! (low rev limit, etc.)   -Colin

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