Friends of mine have a Miata from the first year they came out, whenever that was. It is white, has a hardtop, and is a 5-speed, they think.
It had a "new" low-mileage Japanese engine put in a few years ago. The car has not been driven much in recent years. As I understand, the car is running, but the A/C doesn't work.
If anyone is interested, more details can be made available. They live in Bradenton.
Does anyone know how to get in touch with Todd Byram?
Let me know if you have any interest.
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Hmmm...
Do you know if it's a manual transmission? Any idea what kind of money they're looking for? Alex is forever looking for a fun car.
Do you know if it's a manual transmission? Any idea what kind of money they're looking for? Alex is forever looking for a fun car.
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Suck Less - Drive something resembling a proper racing line.
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Yeah, it's a manual. No idea what they want for it. I can give you a phone number to contact them if you are interested.
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Sure, PM it to me. Or email or text or carrier pigeon or whatever.
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Push Harder - Drive as close to the limit of your tires as possible.
Suck Less - Drive something resembling a proper racing line.
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Suck Less - Drive something resembling a proper racing line.
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Gracias!
Gave them a call. They're going to send me some pictures when the car gets out of the shop. They had it towed this morning due to the clutch failing. (knowing Miatas, it's very likely the slave cylinder)
A little more info if anyone's curious:
It's not the mythical "cream puff" Miata that we all hope for. It's got something close to 200k miles, the engine has about 50k less. It's got some minor rear end damage, and a little rust around the windshield. Hard top hasn't been off in years, but there is a soft top under it. Windows don't want to roll down. Second owner. Bought in 1995 at about 75k miles. Sounds like a good runner with typical old Miata problems.
Pending the photos, I might go look at it. Stupid repair bill will probably drive the price up.
Gave them a call. They're going to send me some pictures when the car gets out of the shop. They had it towed this morning due to the clutch failing. (knowing Miatas, it's very likely the slave cylinder)
A little more info if anyone's curious:
It's not the mythical "cream puff" Miata that we all hope for. It's got something close to 200k miles, the engine has about 50k less. It's got some minor rear end damage, and a little rust around the windshield. Hard top hasn't been off in years, but there is a soft top under it. Windows don't want to roll down. Second owner. Bought in 1995 at about 75k miles. Sounds like a good runner with typical old Miata problems.
Pending the photos, I might go look at it. Stupid repair bill will probably drive the price up.
Loren Williams - Loren @ Invisiblesun.org
The "Push Harder, Suck Less" philosophy explained:
Push Harder - Drive as close to the limit of your tires as possible.
Suck Less - Drive something resembling a proper racing line.
The "Push Harder, Suck Less" philosophy explained:
Push Harder - Drive as close to the limit of your tires as possible.
Suck Less - Drive something resembling a proper racing line.
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Sale of that hardtop to me would offset some of those repair bills.
Loren wrote:Freakin' Drew and his freakin' Mustang.
dan wrote:Freakin' Drew and his freakin' Miata.
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Picking it up Saturday, sight unseen. They say it needs a clutch, and the pix are terrible... a little rust, though. The deal was too good to pass up. Absolute worse case, I sell the hard top, sell the car for scrap and still more than break even. Wish me luck!
Oh, and Alex is interested in the car... so, it will likely get the clutch fixed, and then go to Kansas... where it won't seem so rusty compared to most of the old Miatas there.
Thanks for the tip, Eva!
Oh, and Alex is interested in the car... so, it will likely get the clutch fixed, and then go to Kansas... where it won't seem so rusty compared to most of the old Miatas there.
Thanks for the tip, Eva!
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The "Push Harder, Suck Less" philosophy explained:
Push Harder - Drive as close to the limit of your tires as possible.
Suck Less - Drive something resembling a proper racing line.
The "Push Harder, Suck Less" philosophy explained:
Push Harder - Drive as close to the limit of your tires as possible.
Suck Less - Drive something resembling a proper racing line.
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Cool.
Enjoy the drive!
Enjoy the drive!
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It's coming home on a trailer. It could very well be that it's just hydraulics and I could drive it home, I'm just being lazy. Word is that "the clutch failed" and the shop quoted almost $1100 to fix it.
We'll see what it all looks like tomorrow!
We'll see what it all looks like tomorrow!
Loren Williams - Loren @ Invisiblesun.org
The "Push Harder, Suck Less" philosophy explained:
Push Harder - Drive as close to the limit of your tires as possible.
Suck Less - Drive something resembling a proper racing line.
The "Push Harder, Suck Less" philosophy explained:
Push Harder - Drive as close to the limit of your tires as possible.
Suck Less - Drive something resembling a proper racing line.
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Keep us posted. Inquiring minds want to know. 
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