I am 80% sure I am buying this Miata. DISable me?

http://www.ksl.com/auto/listing/1354840?ad_cid=4

He says he will take 3800 for it. Says it is mechanically sound and has been maintained well. Car looks clean.

IDK, that seems like a pretty good deal to me. The car is just over 3 hours away, that is how I was able to talk him down. I could take a bus there and drive the car back. The only problem is that I wont be able to see the car before making the jump. I believe it is an older guy selling it, he doesnt text very well :P

Anyway, good deal no? Should I do it? Thanks!

You came to the wrong place to be talked out of buying this. At that price I'd be all over it.

Protenzas? Must be a new offering.

Are you over 6 foot? if so, think twice.

Looks alright to me, it being near stock is a good sign.

Looks like a fair price. I would try to get some photos of the sun damage, interior and the fitment of the top before I pulled the trigger.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but does lack of cruise control from the factory indicate a base model car and therefore no torsen rear end? Might be a consideration if you plan to autocross the car, though if it's as good as the ad suggests it'd be worth the asking price regardless.

Shadow: Not necessarily.
My R-package has the torsen but no CC.

The torsen also makes a difference for some of the classing, it can be situationally undesirable.

I would prefer the Torsen, I do not believe this car comes equipped with one. I thought that was only the M models?

Also I am 6ft exactly. Aftermarket cruise control, but disconnected because the "clutck kickout is not connected". What does he mean by that?

In reply to SnowMongoose:

Ah, I had a niggling suspicion that I was forgetting something. I had forgotten (or never knew) there was a '99 R-package.

What do you mean by "situationally undesirable"? Just that it would put you in a different class in some autocross classing regime?

Scroll down to close to the bottom of this page, there is a "Does this '99 Miata have a torsen" section. http://www.miata.net/faq/99central.html

He's saying that the wiring to get the cruise to switch off when you depress the clutch is not complete, so it isn't a complete installation.

Yes, that's exactly what I mean, the torsen can change classing.

As for a 99 R package being a thing, it very well might not be, I'm just making an example
(disclaimer: my 'knowledge' of these things centers around my 95 R)

At six feet you should be alright, particularly if you try out a foamectomy.
It's when/if you add a roll bar and or hard top that it becomes particularly annoying to be tall.

Base car, Worse seats of any miata, Tight interior if you are a leggy 6' tall, No sport brakes or torsen.

It's an ok price but nothing special. I'm not an NB fan because I just can't get comfortable in them for a longer drive.

I'm just ehh on the car but I'm ehh on most NB's

Yeah no Torsen confirmed. Not hard to swap one in tho, right? I do plan on installing a hard dog sometime. Am I going to be in trouble for my height? As for brakes and suspension I can just buy aftermarket parts

In reply to Desmond:

Not difficult, but fairly expensive. Planet-Miata ask $900-1100 for a used torsen rear end. It could eat up the "good deal" aspect of this car. Of course, if you're not bothered about lack of torsen then who cares?

SnowMongoose: Do you happen to know what the classing change is? I'm on the verge of buying a 2000 w/ torsen myself. I'm not really bothered by classing as I won't be competitive anyway, but it's probably worth knowing!

TBH for here out West, the price doesn't seem to be too far off. Depending on how bad the sun damage is, it looks like a fair price to me...