Brett_Murphy wrote: Where the heck are you finding Miatas for sale under $2k that are not missing most of their parts?
For 2 grand it won't be perfect, but here are a few:
http://detroit.craigslist.org/wyn/cto/2653776897.html
I bet you could get this one for a grand
http://detroit.craigslist.org/wyn/cto/2652628182.html
put a fuel pump in this one and you have a nice NB for under 2 grand
http://grandrapids.craigslist.org/cto/2674716394.html v