I am looking in to purchasing a 1991 Miata and I'm wondering if
someone could give me an idea of what I should be paying. Its a 1991
with 59000 miles. It had one owner and was garaged in the winter. It
is clear of dings or dents and no rust. The interior is extremly
clean.

Thank you

A used car dealer in Roseland Florida on US1 had a '91 on the lot a few
months ago. It had 180,000 miles on it. There was rust evident in many
places, not serious rust but rust none the less. The body panals did not
fit well. The enterior was shappy. I didn't drive it. It was a stick.
It was listed at $2,500. I don't know what they got for it.

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ursula.s@sbcglobal.net wrote:

The edmunds.com price calculator says about $1,500 from a private party,
or $2,300 from a dealer. Personally, if the VIN is lower than 209447 I
would avoid the car, because it has a potential crankshaft issue that
could be expensive to fix. FYI, the timing belt is due for replacement
at 60k.

You'll find excellent advice on buying a used Miata at miata.net.

Lanny Chambers wrote:

That's about right for a "typical" 1991 Miata. (120,000+ miles, worn
seats, and/or trashed top, possibly rained-in, etc.)
This one sounds especially clean and well-cared for, no dings and a
clean interior. It has low miles, but not necessarily too low.

If it has not been wrecked, has a good top and runs well, it would fetch
$3,000 almost immediately in Austin on Craigslist from a private party,
maybe $3500.00.

I agree about the VIN, unless he plans to swap that 1.6 for a 1.8 liter
anyway. Same with the timing belt, it is time due to age as much as
anything.

Pat

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pws austin.rr.com> wrote:

Actually, at edmunds I specified that mileage and checked the highest
condition category. A high-mileage '91 would be worth about $500 less.

Austin Miata prices may indeed run higher than the national average. We
don't know where the car in question lives.

Lanny Chambers wrote:

Must be, I would love to be able to pick up a 1991 Miata in great,
low-mileage condition for $1500.00 from an individual. Any Miata in that
price range around here is badly trashed.

I sold my for almost 6000 Euro. But it was a BRG.

so goodbye group

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On Jun 12, 2:44 pm, ursul...@sbcglobal.net wrote:

Crank and belt issue aside (hard to put them aside), I've seen similar
go for around $5k. The older they are with lower mileage...when well
cared for, that is...the more and more they seem to be thought of as
collector cars. It feels pretty good to drive a classic!

If you're set on that year, research the crap out of the short nose
crank issue. Not pretty.

If you're not set on the year, and you're looking for something in the
$5K range, I'd seek out a 96 or 97 with low mileage in good
condition. Got mine with a few bumps and scratches for $3900 at 84K
miles, wearing Montego Blue. Lots of options out there, anyways.

dingo wrote:

That comes out to $9,226.79 USD. Which country?

I remember that it is extremely expensive to buy a car in Denmark
because of the taxes involved. Do you know what the car cost when it was
new?

Pat

You'll be back, they all come back. Well, most of them.

Where has Leon been hiding for so long? No chance that he got bored with
our jabberings. Maybe he traded his Miatas in on a BMW. ;-)

Pat

On Fri, 13 Jun 2008 01:32:18 -0500, pws wrote:

Last night my wife and I went out to dinner and instead of a movie we
tooled around on the back roads for a couple of hours. Very pleasant, I
have to say.

Here in Central Florida, during the day this time of year I usually have
the top up and the air on blast.