2005 Miata 5speed with 102k miles. Owner is an older woman. She has agreed to sell it to me for $6,500. Car is stock as far as I can tell and it drives great. These are the issues I noticed: Oil is seeping from the valve cover and the soft top is falling apart with the rear window pretty much just hanging there. Is the valve cover leak a bigger problem than it seems on the surface? Location is Northern California where these are generally going for over 10k. Is this a decent deal or should I walk away? I’m looking to buy this as my second “fun” car.
Gotta love older owners. it has an extensive service history on carfax. Everything you can think of maintenance wise has been done without missing a beat on this thing. Including a brand new radiator, belts, brakes, valve cover gasket, all fluids flushed and replaced in the last 10-20k miles and oil+filter changed every 3-4k. I’ll be picking it up this weekend. Super stoked!
Congrats man. If you have any twisties nearby Miata’s are unbeatable. Would still say my dads nd is more fun than my e92 m3 -sound on a good b road. Heard the same from a lot of rich folks at track days. They want a gt3rs and a Miata