Well, since my Genesis always seems to be away either getting parts tested or shows.. or other stuff..


I thought having a cheap 2nd car would be nice... might as well make it an enjoyable 2nd car


for $1.5k... this is what i picked up.. lol






'95 Mazda MX-5 Miata 5MT....

Why did I choose this? I've driven my friends 93 Miata for awhile since that was his 2nd car and it is a fun little car.. I've decided that having a 94+ with a 1.8 would be must over the 1.6..

hehe.

 

$1500?

 

haha.. he was originally asking $2200...

 

Great buy I say. How is the condition...any mods planned?

 

Mazdaspeed taking over the world muhhhhhaaaahhhaaaaa!!!

Looks to be in great condition for $1500!

 

x2

How many miles on it?

btw.

 

Great buy, Josh!

Make this as your build thread! I want to see everything! Because one day... I'll pull the trigger.........

Congrats again

 

Nice job! What are your plans?

 

looks like it has some body damage (right tail, maybe more), but still a nice pickup for 1500. do miatas really handle like everyone says they do? congrats on the purchase

 

some exterior damage.. i had to pull out the passenger rear a little and a few dings.. front driver fender was dented in but i pulled it out too..

176k...
just use it as my daily... probably put on koni shocks and springs. i dunno.. im sure there will be more mods for it as time goes by. haha
yes. some body damage

they do really handle nice.. love it

 

best $1500 you ever spent?

congrats

 

for the price of a road bicycle! great buy!

 

2-$2.5k is about what they go for around here... they're usually sitting next to the old civics in used car lots...

if i found one for $1500 i would pick it up to keep miles off the accord

 

Great purchase! A friend just picked up a supercharged 93 with 86k for 4500 lol

 

nice pickup

 

Only shocks and springs my ass....

Enjoy!

 

We've seen what you do to your cars...

Nice pickup!

 

 

LOLOLOL!... ok ok ok.....


maybe some sway bars....

a few goodies from japan.... lol...

 

It will decimate all... overnight parts from Japan FTW.

 

Ohlins

 

but nice MX5

 

if i could find one for 1500... i would seriously consider picking it up and slapping a turbo on for fun...

 

btw where you find your car josh?

 

$1,500? That's going to be a lot of fun for a little money. They look like rolling kidney beans, but you can't beat a little roadster like that for the pure smile factor. Enjoy!

 

craigslist. haha.

 

Nice Josh

I've seen some nice lookin Miatas on the Mazda forums..

 

That's awesome for $1500!

My friend just picked up a 02 Miata with 36K original miles on it. It's a fun car! I wish I was a little shorter...

 

haha.

anywho.. got my new tail lights today and put them on... nice to see a good working tail light.. and its been polished..

also did half atf half oil and then put in new 5w-30 with new filter.. valve lifter noises are gone.. all i need to do now is fix this idle issue...

when i come to a stop... it likes to rev up to 2k and holds it there for about 20-30 seconds.. and other random times...

 

just thought i give it a small little update...

changed out the intake manifold gasket and fuel injectors seals.. had a few more vacuum leaks so all that is fixed with a few bit of hoses.. everything runs fine now but... i wired up my universal o2 sensor wrong.. lmao fail..

since my friend came over to do his water pump + timing belt.. i decided to do my shifter rebuild...

BEFORE:



AFTER:



i'll hopefully do another smog this weekend after fixing the wires and get her tags.... finally.

 

Y U NO GET AFTERMARKET SHIFTER?















the stock Miata shifter is amazing as is, I haven't met anyone yet with an aftermarket one. Have fun!

 

lol!..

stock shifter now feels amazing after everything!

 

josh

take a pic of the interior, i want to check it out.

 

Such a dope whip.

 

lol thanks!

anywho, an update for anyone that follows...... lmao

replaced the head gasket and water pump with all the belts... that was fun.

replaced my dented up door with a nicely used one and same with the rear finish panel. (old one was cracked)

oh.. and the soft top.. changed that too. no more brown rear window.. lol..

 

Nice pickup. One of the guys on my soccer team has 2 of these. He picked up his last one for $800. Needs work but he knows that car inside out.

 

 

Really? It's an '03 Accord not a NSX. Drive your car dude; it's one of the most practical cars ever made and you're worried about "keeping the miles off it?"

Sorry, I find that hilarious.

 

haha I just read that too and thought

 

hmm.. i should take some pictures of the parts i buy... or something.. lol


got my header put in with my test pipe.. also picked up some NB Koni yellows with racing beats on NB top hats for $350.. got the fronts put in.. i'll put the rest in tomorrow.. hehe