The primary-generation Miata has a giant following as a result of it’s the one one with pop-up headlights. Discovering one in respectable form, like in the present day’s Good Worth or No Cube ’91, is getting more and more rarer. Let’s see if this one’s worth pops with us.
Right here’s an attention-grabbing tidbit: Toyota lists ten fashions beneath the “Crossovers & SUVs” itemizing for the U.S. market on its web site. Out of these, all are supplied as both a typical or optionally available Hybrid EV. All that’s, aside from the present 4Runner. That’s most likely as a result of the 4Runner is older than dust and will probably be redesigned earlier than you recognize it. The 1997 Toyota 4Runner SR5 we checked out yesterday is even older than that and, therefore, an entire lot less complicated. It even supplied a five-speed handbook. At $8,500, that simplicity wasn’t sufficient to beat a considerable 280K of use, incomes the 4Runner a foregone conclusion of a 65 % No Cube loss.
So, if a excessive mileage however in any other case considerably interesting 4Runner wasn’t your cup of tea at $8,500, let’s see how a similarly-presented and priced 1991 Mazda MX5 Miata festivals.
Save for the Moss Miata steering wheel (presently on sale for $279), Panasport wheels, and what appears to be aftermarket upholstery on the seats, this Mariner Blue Miata is offered as all authentic. The vendor even boasts that its lack of A/C and energy steering “from FACTORY” makes it “essentially the most pure driving expertise you may get in a Miata.” It’s claimed to have had one proprietor from new till this 12 months, at which level it was bought to the vendor. Over the course of that three a long time of existence, it has amassed a powerful—or alarming, nonetheless the case could also be—229,000 miles of journey.
Primarily based on the images, you wouldn’t know that by it. The paint nonetheless pops, and the highest, trim, and minimal brightwork all appear in nice form. In reality, the one obvious indicators of the automobile’s age are a pale MAZDA badge amid some peppering on the nostril and a few curb rash on the wheels.
It additionally lacks any egregious aftermarket tomfoolery in addition to the steering wheel and wooden sprint applique, which do lend the cabin a little bit of overdone-ness. The seat covers are much less of a difficulty, though in a convertible, vinyl won’t have been your best option over the unique material because it most likely will get thigh-scorchingly sizzling in the summertime.
In accordance with the vendor, the automobile is in top-notch form mechanically, with no noises or bizarre points. That’s good, because the advert doesn’t point out the automobile’s upkeep file or whether or not something has ever been changed as a result of age or put on.
The vendor does be aware that it has handed its smog check, in order that’s a superb signal. It comes with a clear title and the added bonus of a tonneau cowl, the latter being one thing you don’t usually see on a Miata. Taken all collectively, may this MX5 be price that $8,500 the vendor asks for its sale?
What’s your tackle this common reply to life’s issues and that price ticket? Does that appear truthful for an NA version of the all-time greatest little sports activities automobile there ever was? Or does that worth imply the reply is “not one of the above?”
You determine!
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H/T to Don R. for the hookup!
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