The photo appearing to show it hovering about a foot off the ground while being remotely controlled is a plus.
Photography Courtesy Tyler Bourne/Facebook
The seller describes this Miata M Edition as a “street legal 250 HP adult go kart.” Note: Your state’s rules on being “street legal” may vary from the seller’s home state of Kentucky.
Believe it or not, this car started as an M Edition–and then someone went to town on it. Besides tearing off all the bodywork, it has a cage, Garrett GT2560R turbo, Megasquirt MSPNP2 ECU, Kirkey race seats with five-point harnesses, welded rear diff, Megan Racing coil-overs, 16x9 Rota Grid wheels with Hankook RS2 tires, and a large wing.
The seller says it’s similar to a Slingshot. Or an Ariel Atom. Or a Porsche. Or a Cybertruck?
Find this “1997 Mazda miata 1.8 turbo street legal car Very Fast and Fun!” in Nancy, Kentucky, on Facebook Marketplace, with an asking price of $22,000.
The photo appearing to show it hovering about a foot off the ground while being remotely controlled is a plus.
Those tires look suspiciously like Hankook rs4, not rs2. Rs2 would be OOOLLLDDDD!
At that price, he's going to own that car for a long time.
Read that turning a Miata into a kart messes up the balance. I'll pass.
I do not believe there's a world where hacking a Miata into a kart increases the value.
The fact that it was a M edition made me cringe just that little bit more.
Cool project but not street legal in my state.
In reply to dean1484 :
Most M editions weren't all that special or even low volume. They were roughly 15-18% of the annual production. Basically just a paint code and the standard leather interior. A few had some unique touches like wheels or seats, but generally speaking they're just a trim level. If this was a 1-of-47 1997 R, you'd have more reason to be upset :)
I thought the M edition always got an LSD, is that not the case?
In reply to CyberEric :
If they had a manual transmission, yes. I think that was the case for any NA with leather as well as some of the cloth trims.
dculberson said:I do not believe there's a world where hacking a Miata into a kart increases the value.
I do agree some 'death kart' prices can be a pipe dream, but I can see plenty of cases that a kart conversion could (potenially) increase value. It mostly just depends on the condition the car was in before the hack job. Any car, be it a miata or vette or whatever, that has heavy cosmetic damage but little to no mechanical damage would be a good candidate if it can be bought for the right price.
I sold my crown vic kart for 12x what I bought it for and 2x what I had invested in it to make it into a kart. One thing I found during the sale process is pretty much everyone loves a kart, but very few want to actually own one, so it took some time to find a buyer.
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