Prices may not climb much... I think the market for early gen Miatas
may be fading.
I sold my '97 FMII for $12,000 a couple years ago. Last fall, a buddy
bought a '94 FMII for $4250, with lower miles, better body, but older
turbo than mine.
I think I was pretty lucky, and so was my buddy, but there's still
likely a trend.
Russ
"We don't get a chance to do that many things, and every one should be
really excellent. Because this is our life. Life is brief, and then
you die, you know? So this is what we've chosen to do with our life."
Steve Jobs
On Apr 4, 2008, at 9:17 AM, Larry Alster wrote:
Parts won’t get cheaper as the supply of them dries up since there
are no new ones going into the supply chain.
Larry
White Knight 1991 Crystal White #99 CSP
Silver Bullet 1992 Silverstone #17 SM2 FM I+ Turbo
Honey B 1992 Sunburst Yellow #99 SM2L JR Supercharger
Whooosh 2004 Titanium Mazdaspeed MX-5
LowCountry Miata http://www.lowcountrymiataclub.net
Masters Miata
RAGS 074
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
] On Behalf Of Ashraf Farrag
Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 12:10 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: <[email protected]> List
Subject: Re: compatible motors for 95
On Apr 4, 2008, at 7:32 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If FM gets $650 for a unknown mileage 95 without CAS, manifolds or
fuel rail, I think $500 for a fully assembled good running 101k mile
motor seems reasonable.
What's the perceived "appropriate price" for a used 1.8 with <50k
miles?
$650 shipped to me in NC (from CA) for a 1995 1.8L with maintenance
records/leakdown/compression test results with 60k/miles. That was
what I paid 2-3 years ago. That included the intake manifold and
CAS but no TB, injectors, flywheel, coils.
I've got someone offering me a local 1.6L with 100k/miles for $350
but I don't trust a 100k/mile motor on boost to get a reasonable
service interval on it.
Parts are supposed to get _cheaper_ as the years go by. I guess I
just won't buy from an overpriced junkyard unless I have to.
For my car, I'm getting the numbers worked up on a rebuild. Labor
is quite reasonable ($500 to recondition the head and block) but I'm
still waiting to see what the parts cost will be.
Regards,
--Ashraf
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