NA vs NB miata
#81
Keep in mind while you've somehow convinced your self the car is worth that much you'll be the last owner. "typical" Miata rust is a spot on the lower quarter which is just the cancer bubbling to the surface. The rockers are structural on these cars and anyone who bothered to research the cars knows they are worthless at that point because a fix costs north of 1500-2000$. So ignoring all the other valid points the best you can hope for is to get another year out of the car before the rust does it in or the motor pops in which case you have a 500$ part out.
As a data point I sold my NA8 in the same shape with 170k miles for a grand and was lucky to get that.
As a data point I sold my NA8 in the same shape with 170k miles for a grand and was lucky to get that.
#88
When it comes to buying a used winter beater, I'm considering buying my next one on the West Coast and using it as an excuse to road-trip back, even if my parents' old '04 Concorde has been holding up remarkably well rustwise.