Nmna: NC Miata. $2,345.00

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/5166272170114396/?ref=buy_sell_group_home&referral_code=undefined

Prime challenge candidate here. Sell off enough to get below budget. Then 2.5 swap for cheap power. Flip after the challenge for 3x return. 

Isn't 2345 price just a false number that isn't 1234?

In reply to Robbie (Forum Supporter) :

I hold everyone to the number they post. If they don't like it, THEY can change it. Besides, that actually sounds like the price I would pay for an NC with that many issues. 

I wonder if their password is password  ?

Vajingo said:

In reply to Robbie (Forum Supporter) :

I hold everyone to the number they post. If they don't like it, THEY can change it. 

Not if FB doesn't let you.

I see that excuse a lot. Does FB hold you to a price that is within the realm of reason? Like, $18,000 is too much for a 30 year old Jeep pickup truck so you have to list it for $1234?

As for this car - it's a shagged track rat with a bad engine and no title. Can't see what other awesome parts it might have because the listing is removed, but it's a handyman special for sure.

Keith Tanner said:

I see that excuse a lot. Does FB hold you to a price that is within the realm of reason? Like, $18,000 is too much for a 30 year old Jeep pickup truck so you have to list it for $1234?

Yes, exactly.

ASSuming the title could be found or whatever it takes to properly tag (so, salvage good, no title bad) perhaps this would make a good platform to build an EV conversion from.  

Stick a motor in the trans tunnel, sell the trans and motor as cores, some batteries up front and in the rear to get some range, profit?  I really like the look of the NC1 and this is basically my idea to use a Maserati BiTurbo Spyder for an EV swap platform but a generally better built, better supported, overall less costly alternative.  

But what "should" someone pay for this car assuming the interior is half-decent and there's no real body damage?

Keith Tanner said:

Can't see what other awesome parts it might have because the listing is removed, but it's a handyman special for sure.

It has those uber rare eBay special fender flares. Adds at least $1,500...

pres589 (djronnebaum) said:

ASSuming the title could be found or whatever it takes to properly tag (so, salvage good, no title bad) perhaps this would make a good platform to build an EV conversion from.  

Stick a motor in the trans tunnel, sell the trans and motor as cores, some batteries up front and in the rear to get some range, profit?  I really like the look of the NC1 and this is basically my idea to use a Maserati BiTurbo Spyder for an EV swap platform but a generally better built, better supported, overall less costly alternative.  

But what "should" someone pay for this car assuming the interior is half-decent and there's no real body damage?

I've seen some shagged nc1 for around 2,000$. This is usually the "blown engine, lost title" like the example here. I wouldn't pay a dime over that either. 

ProDarwin said:

Vajingo said:

In reply to Robbie (Forum Supporter) :

I hold everyone to the number they post. If they don't like it, THEY can change it. 

Not if FB doesn't let you.

But even if FB doesn't let you, you can put the real price in the ad or comments section, which they didn't. It's just laziness because they don't know what to sell it for. If they don't know, then they get my lousiest, laziest offer. 

You think these are cases of "the title is lost and it will never be found again so it's a track or parts car only" or is it "I lost the title but if you waved money in my face I would find a way to get a reprint from the state"?

If you're looking to do an EV conversion, the NC seems to suffer more engine failures than the NA/NBs did so you're more likely to find a clean car with a bad engine. The pesky NA/NB engines would usually outlast the rest of the car :) It's got more room in the engine bay than the earlier cars did too.

But I will mention that it was the V8 ND that made everyone lose their minds. The V8 NCs were generally appreciated by the public at large, but the ND is what got us calls from Top Gear. Something to keep in mind if you're thinking about making something interesting out of one of these cars.

Someone needs to put an Ecoboost in one of these!

In theory it should be close to a bolt-in. In reality, there are packaging challenges with the high pressure fuel pump.

But yeah, I want to see that.

Packaging challenges putting one in a GT6 too  

But it seems like a no brainer for the NC given it bolts to the transmission and is basically the same block. ECU is not inexpensive, but as the NC starts to bottom out in value, seems like something someone needs to do.

Also, Challenge rules don't allow competitors to buy a car for more than $2000 and sell stuff off to get under the budget cap. You would need to buy the car for $2K or less, and then sell stuff off to buy go fast bits.

In reply to Keith Tanner :

I was never thinking of doing it for exposure, this would be for myself; a fun little city car where the top goes down if I want.  The added space definately makes the NC more appealing than the earlier cars and it's an EV.

If you go down that route and you need a bit of help with CAN, let me know.