Resistance is futile...

I have succumbed to the GRM hive mind and I now own a Miata!

Bought this '99 Sport with 123K miles today for $4000

It's a central Florida car with no rust. The paint is a bit scruffy in person, but still has a lot of potential.

Drove it back the hour and a half home today with the top down and heater on. Loved every minute.

That looks pretty nice for the money. Good job!

Looks rather nice, and a decent price compared to what we pay out here.

Last Miata I saw close to me that was for sale.. was 10 years older and a thousand dollars more expensive

mad_machine wrote: Last Miata I saw close to me that was for sale.. was 10 years older and a thousand dollars more expensive

Same up here. I would love an NB.

Very nice score.

that's a great choice. i think the time to get an NB has come. they're no more than a nice NA around here.

Sweet ride. NBs are quite "pretty" -- especially without any cladding or kit. Nice score.

I'll let myself be assimilated if someone offers to sell me one with a 302 under the hood.

Sky_Render wrote: I'll let myself be assimilated if someone offers to sell me one with a 302 under the hood.

some assembly required http://starcityracing.com/Forums/showthread.php?t=27893

Good work! It's also a good color. I can't stand the Dark Teal or whatever they call that terrible shade of Green that's common on that year.

kreb wrote: Good work! It's also a good color. I can't stand the Dark Teal or whatever they call that terrible shade of Green that's common on that year.

The green color that 99s came in is Emerald Mica. It's a dark metallic green, hardly teal. :)

codrus wrote:

kreb wrote: Good work! It's also a good color. I can't stand the Dark Teal or whatever they call that terrible shade of Green that's common on that year.

The green color that 99s came in is Emerald Mica. It's a dark metallic green, hardly teal. :)

I love Emerald Mica. I think he was talking about this color:

Edit: attempt to fix the broken hotlink image

codrus wrote:

kreb wrote: Good work! It's also a good color. I can't stand the Dark Teal or whatever they call that terrible shade of Green that's common on that year.

The green color that 99s came in is Emerald Mica. It's a dark metallic green, hardly teal. :)

I think he might be thinking of twighlight blue mica. It's pretty dark and looks greenish at some angles. They used that color on the '97 STO and the 99-00 cars. Not a bad color when teamed up with the saddle color leather interior. I really like the sapphire blue used on the 99 10th Anniversary Edition, but I don't like the blue/black interior and I really don't like how the 6 speed shifts.

This is my second black '99 miata so I guess I like 'em. Was glad to find one with the sport package this time around.

Hey, I'm a guy, colors aren't exactly my forte'. It's the Emerald Mica that doesn't work for me. I think that in general, NBs are the best looking Miata, with some styling influences from the Third Gen RX7s.

OTOH the Carousel at Laguna Seca has a way of making any car look great!

kreb wrote: Hey, I'm a guy, colors aren't exactly my forte'. It's the Emerald Mica that doesn't work for me. I think that in general, NBs are the best looking Miata, with some styling influences from the Third Gen RX7s.

You're crazy! Emerald Mica is a great color. And is nothing like teal - light, dark, or otherwise. :-)

kreb wrote: Hey, I'm a guy, colors aren't exactly my forte'. It's the Emerald Mica that doesn't work for me. I think that in general, NBs are the best looking Miata, with some styling influences from the Third Gen RX7s. OTOH the Carousel at Laguna Seca has a way of making any car look great!

I agree about the NB styling -- I bought mine brand-new for exactly that reason. I was hoping for BRG, but this was the closest I could get. :)

You mean the Corkscrew. The Carousel in northern California is at Sears Point.

codrus wrote: You mean the Corkscrew. The Carousel in northern California is at Sears Point.

Thanks, I was racking my brain trying to think what corner at Seca was considered the "carousel".

And OP, I'm jealous; I just missed out on a $1k '97 STO by about 15 minutes.

ReverendDexter wrote:

codrus wrote: You mean the Corkscrew. The Carousel in northern California is at Sears Point.

Thanks, I was racking my brain trying to think what corner at Seca was considered the "carousel". And OP, I'm jealous; I just missed out on a $1k '97 STO by about 15 minutes.

$1K for a STO? That's just nutty. That's like buying a Sunburst Yellow for $500

That is absolutely beautiful. Yah, Corkscrew is at Laguna Seca, an absolutely epic corner if you do it right. Wouldn't want to do it wrong though.

dculberson wrote:

kreb wrote: Hey, I'm a guy, colors aren't exactly my forte'. It's the Emerald Mica that doesn't work for me. I think that in general, NBs are the best looking Miata, with some styling influences from the Third Gen RX7s.

You're crazy! Emerald Mica is a great color. And is nothing like teal - light, dark, or otherwise. :-)

I would say that Emerald Mica is aqua...and I would also agree that it is quite ugly. But to each his own, right?

And. I. Hate. Y'all.

2006 Mazda Miata QUICK SALE NEEDED $7000

http://newlondon.craigslist.org/cto/3434662661.html

I need to stop looking

holy hand grenade

Fueled by Caffeine wrote: And. I. Hate. Y'all. 2006 Mazda Miata ***QUICK SALE NEEDED*** $7000 http://newlondon.craigslist.org/cto/3434662661.html I need to stop looking

Damn. A steal.

...I used to live in Pawcatuck and Westerly for a couple years. Miss the lobsta and Paul's Pasta.

dculberson wrote:

I like this color over that dark green.... Maybe it is because I hate tan interiors....

Ranger50 wrote: I like this color over that dark green.... Maybe it is because I hate tan interiors....

The tan interior is unrelated to the exterior color. In 99 Miatas, leather seats were tan, and came with tan interiors, cloth seats were black.