[Michael Everson]

O.K. First i know its not a cobra, But. I found an ad in my local paper for a 91 Miata for $300.00 I called the guy up and asked how bad the car was. he says it doesnt start and the clutch or trans is gone. It has been sitting for 5 years. the car only has 33000 miles on it. I drag it home against my wifes better wishes. I start to investigate why it wont start. While fooling around with it i notice the clutch pedal is bent. upon further investigation i notice it is not contacting the starter enable switch when depressed. I press the button and the car fired right up!!!!!!
Now why did the clutch pedal bend??? I notice that one of the bolts holding the slave cylinder on is missing. Take off slave cylinder, it is frozen solid all the way out. I bought a new slave cylinder and installed it. Bled the clutch, and drove it right out of my garage. No bad engine no bad clutch no bad tranny. My geuss is the slave cylinder stuck in the open position and when the clutch was pressed again it sheared the bolt and bent the pedal rendering the car useless to the average person. I now own a $338.00 Miata that only needs a rear window and a brake job to be road worthy. Not a bad day for me.

[ February 26, 2002: Message edited by: Michael Everson ]

[ February 26, 2002: Message edited by: Michael Everson ]

 

[Ray]

So now you take the Miata seats out with the speakers in the head rest and install them in your FFR right?

Ray

 

[Michael Everson]

This model didnt have that option.

 

[Bill]

That would make a nice SCCA Spec-Miata! Or even an autocross racer! What a buy!

 

[Wayne Presley]

You would have the cheapest Spec Racer miata if you wanted to race it.

 

[bwana50]

Why do I always hear about these great deals AFTER someone else has already bought it?? Have fun with it!

 

[gordont]

Wow, how cool is that. I might have jumped at it too, but it would have cost me a bit more than $338. Let's see - one more car in the garage would require a lift ($3000) or another bay ($8,000). Probably would have to give in to the wife on the sun room addition ($20,000). And then there was something about the kids needing their teeth fixed and wanting to go to summer camp ($5,000). So the way I see it, I saved something like $30 grand by reading about and not acting on it, plus it would have gotten in the way of the FFR build!

 

[Robert Duncan]

Michael,
I have this great idea!

Lets take a small Japanese sports car and stuff an American V8 in it, name it after a reptile, and trademark the shape.

Seriously, have a look at this: http://www.speedfreak.cc/miata/ and this http://www.v8miata.com/default.asp

[ February 27, 2002: Message edited by: Robert Duncan ]

 

[Jack ffr1846]

Mike, I was so sure that this was going to be a remake of the "lady's husband left with his secretary and told the wife to sell the car and the house" story. Your's is even better! I understand the wife not wanting another project being dragged home....I sold my trailer to prevent myself from dragging anything else home! (although drivable projects are still an option )

 

[travissmithoh]

Since there already is this great deal topic going, I'll add this new computer deal I found from Dell for $569 w/ free shipping.

Go to Dell.com
Click on the "Home & Home Office" area.
Enter the E-Value Code: 6V010 - D4416GW and hit enter.

System comes up at $1,069.00

Under "Monitors" select: 15-Inch Flat Panel Monitor Selected Below [subtract $450]
Under "15-Inch Flat Panel Monitor Selected Below" Select: None
Under "CD or DVD Drive" Select: FREE Upgrade! 8x/4x/32x CD-RW with Roxio's Easy CD Creator® [subtract $30]
Under "Modem" Select: 56K PCI Data Fax Modem for Windows [subtract $20]

This gives you:

Dimension® 4400 Series,Pentium® 4 Processor at 1.6 GHz
128MB DDR SDRAM
64MB NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 4X AGP Graphics Card with TV-Out
20GB Ultra ATA/100 Hard Drive
Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition
Keyboard/Mouse/Floppy Drive
No Monitor
10/100 PCI Fast Ethernet NIC (for Cable/DSL Modem)
Modem
8x/4x/32x CD-RW with Roxio's Easy CD Creator®
Integrated Audio
Speakers
Software
1Yr Ltd. Warranty

$569.00 + Free Shipping

I recommend upgrading:
256MB DDR SDRAM ($70)
40GB Hard Drive ($20)
16x DVD drive in first bay ($20)
8x/4x/32x CD-RW Drive in second bay ($79)

This gives you lots of Horsepower for $758.00 + Free Shipping. Just use an existing Monitor or add one off e-bay for about $60.

This gives you about a $200 discount off the normal Dell price.

The free shipping ends tomorrow.

I hope someone can use this info.

 

[Nikoby]

Awesome Deal!!!

Listen, I'll give you $1300 for it right now. That's a 300% profit. Please accept so we can both say we got a good deal. Plus my wife wants a convertible and I can't afford an FFR yet.

 

[Michael Everson]

Here ya go Bob. For those who missed it the first time. I now have a total of $1500.00 into this car including:
Car $300.00
Wheels/ tires used 16 5 spoke alloys $400.00
New cloth top with glass window $375.00
New brakes around $400.00
Not a bad deal for a car with only 34,000 miles.
My wife loves it.

[ April 15, 2002, 08:35 PM: Message edited by: Michael Everson ]

 

[oldguy668]

And we all know how important a happy wife is when it's time for the Next Big Toy...

 

[David G]

Yeah but she knows what he paid for it so it's not going to count for much against a GT40 kit.

 

[BobAruba]

All right, Mike! Very cool...

 

[bsklein]

Put one of these on and go out and annoy some expensive cars:

Regards,

 

[Tony Chiles]

Information for any of you guys wanting a cheap motor for your miata 1.9. did you know that the ford escort GT front wheel drive motor is actually a mazda motor and will bolt right up to a miata gearbox. the only part that has to be changed is the presure plate. The reason I know this is we put one in a bugeye sprite -dual solex carbs- mazda miata 5speed -mazda truck transmision tail shaft(moves the shifter forward in the car)

[ April 16, 2002, 06:42 AM: Message edited by: Tony Chiles ]

 

[grumpy]

Or is it the "mazda" motor is really a FORD motor, look closer now!

Grumpy