Miata replacement

[clickman]

You should check out Mike Focke's site before buying. Tons of great info.

If I were you, I look for a relatively low-mileage well-maintained '04, the last year of the 986, and also the last year you could be sure of replacing the IMS bearing without having to disassemble the engine. I'd then replace the IMS bearing, the RMS seal (do the clutch at the same time if it hasn't been done recently) replace the motor mount and water pump, and sail off into the sunset.

[blue2000s]

That sounds like a good price to me. Might want to look for an '09 with the new engine instead though.

[mikefocke]

nation wide on cars.com. Your price isn't bad but the NV market for high end cars has to be soft as heck given the economy there. I'm surprised there is no budge.

Having just gone through the selling and buying experiences 3 times in the last 3 weeks, I can tell you there are bargains out there. My 2 buyers got good honest deals on 2 cars that needed nothing and were maintained very well. I bought a new car from a dealer with full warranty for $3800 less than any dealer in 3 states would sell it for but I had to go 350 miles to do the deal.

My experience with dealers is you wait and they suddenly have a talk with their manager and make a better offer. Or you wait for the next good deal to come along.

I think those wheels were an upgrade. Pump the VIN into http://www.********************************************.com/life/vin/vin.php and get a list of the build options.

[blue2000s]

Originally Posted by mikefocke

nation wide on cars.com. Your price isn't bad but the NV market for high end cars has to be soft as heck given the economy there. I'm surprised there is no budge.

Having just gone through the selling and buying experiences 3 times in the last 3 weeks, I can tell you there are bargains out there. My 2 buyers got good honest deals on 2 cars that needed nothing and were maintained very well. I bought a new car from a dealer with full warranty for $3800 less than any dealer in 3 states would sell it for but I had to go 350 miles to do the deal.

My experience with dealers is you wait and they suddenly have a talk with their manager and make a better offer. Or you wait for the next good deal to come along.

I think those wheels were an upgrade. Pump the VIN into http://www.********************************************.com/life/vin/vin.php and get a list of the build options.

Mike, Are you Boxsterless?