90 Miata, $1100. Runs, drives, ratty

Yes, this is mine. When I bought it, I was making a track rat out of it. Then I built a lemons car, now I'm about to build another one, so no more room for the Miata.

Stats: 1990 model (1989 build), 173k miles, A package. Located in southeastern PA (Birdsboro). Clear title.

This car runs and drives well, I've driven it 10k miles since June 2010, as far as New Orleans and back, and it has been my daily driver most of the time for the past year. It is probably a bit too rough for a street car, but is a great race/lemons/GRM/crazy whatever project car, that you can drive on the street while you gather parts.

Mechanically: The engine doesn't burn or leak a drop of oil between 5k mile changes and is strong for a 1.6, trans shifts well. Mechanically, it is good all around. Brakes are fine, trans has never ground and shifts fine, steering works fine, etc. Recently replaced (in last 10K): Clutch (complete kit), clutch master and slave, timing belt, thermostat, plugs, wires, backup light switch, battery. Needs: Starter is getting old, and you have to click it a few times before starting, but it always starts.

Mods: Tokico springs and shocks were on it when I bought it.

Cosmetically, it is a rough car. Interior is somewhat missing (one door panel, gauge hood, little bits). It has a Sparco R100 seat on the driver's side, stock passenger seat.

Body wise, not much rust, just the spot in the spot in front of the rear wheels that all old miatas rust. I put some fiberglass over the floors as they were starting to get thin in places, they are very solid now and sealed in epoxy. The LF fender is beat, and the reast of the body is fair at best. The top holds out the water for the most part, but is old.

Plenty of parts to sell off to recoup: Good tombstone, low profile lights, fair rear finish panel, etc.

Really, it is a reliable, decent car, but would take too much work cosmetically to make a good street car, but it is a perfect race car project. $1100 firm for GRM/Lemons folks, will go on CL in a few days for more. email: abbottcd at g mail dot com, or call me: 508fivesixty six 65 fourty fiver.

Lots of (not so) pretty pictures here

Willing to sell the Lo-Pros if I send some stock lights to replace them with?

Sure. They kind of suck as headlights, but if you want to, I'm game.

damn, if it was 500 and closer....

Absolutely, $500 Miatas are great. This one was a $500 miata at one point, when it had an even worse top on it, and needed a clutch and clutch hydros, etc, and that was when the guy needed the cash and we were first there with a trailer.

You have a PM

Replied, let me know if you don't get it.

Pics are in the link in the first post, and here it is again

https://picasaweb.google.com/102432166604685470769/Miata

Does the AC work?

Chris drove me around in this and it was great. Sure it's rough but there are plenty of people on here that would use it as a street car as is.

Dave, thanks for chiming in. I used it as a street car for a year, it was fine. Not pretty, but fine.

Lugnut: Sure, the roof goes down easily. Seriously though, all of the A/C stuff is there, but it does not blow cold. It was a cheap Miata, I just put the top down and drove faster, and on those 100+ degree days, I took my Land Rover with meat locker A/C.

Other stuff I forgot in the ad: New windshield (that was $270), and new O2 sensor.

Man, I want this... Shucks!

A mechanically sound miata that's not pretty.... It's perfect!

Now if only I had one of those super supportive spouses who "just wanted to see you happy"

Now up on CL

http://reading.craigslist.org/cto/2604970460.html

Oh how the wife would kill me...but I work in downtown Reading, so I'm 15 minutes from you...

When do it's inspection stickers expire?

I just checked the crank pulley this morning for a potential buyer, and can confirm this is a long nose crank motor. As this is obviously not original, I have no idea how many miles are on the motor, but I would assume it is significantly lower than the chassis mileage. There is no lifter noise from the HLAs, and the motor is strong for a 1.6.

Bump. Still here.

Any ideas on where to list this aside from here and CL?

I didn't think it would be so hard to sell a cheap Miata that runs and drives well.

Sonic wrote: Bump. Still here. Any ideas on where to list this aside from here and CL? I didn't think it would be so hard to sell a cheap Miata that runs and drives well.

The used market on "toys" is flaky right now. I know you dont want to sit on it but come spring you can bump the price up a few hundred on CL and it will go quick. 'Tis just not convertible sellin time here in the northeast.

PM sent

Replied, SOLD and gone, sad to see it go.