Well, not for any of you people, but I could get one for free. It is a '95 M Edition in merlot mica. The car is simply awful cosmetically. It has been on the Mississippi Gulf coast for most of its life. The leather is dried, shriveled, ripped to shreds. The carpet is ruined. The instrument binnacle can be moved away from the dashboard. The radio and a/c are broken. The top still keeps out water but is horrible looking. The paint is sunburned and peeling. The front and rear bumpers as well as the hood have been smacked and scraped by a trailer hitch on a truck. The wheels are Miata wheels, but not M edition wheels. They look like the finish is gone anyway. I probably forgot some stuff, but you get the idea.
Mechanically the story is better. It has a recent timing belt, recent brakes and various other miscellaneous maintenance items. I am told that it runs great. It has been sitting close to a year because it is "really hard" to get into gear. The transmission and clutch were fully serviced (whatever that means) to the tune of $1000 by a mobile mechanic who has since gone into hiding. That kept it working well for about a month before it started not going into gear again.
I would just drag it home if it was anywhere near me, but it would be about a 12 hour round trip on a trailer if I wanted it. It belongs to my brother-in-law who is much more of a monster truck kind of guy. He just wants it to go away. I'd probably feel obligated to give a $100 or $200 for it.
Is it worth the trouble to try to bring it home and turn it into some sort of autocrosser or 2011 GRM challenger? It seems like such a waste to leave it there until it falls apart.
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