Miata Mailing List: December 1992, Message #50
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Subject: Re: Re- Trading a Miata for 
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        Reply to:   RE>Re: Trading a Miata for ano
>From what I have seen locally in Boston, most used Miatas have gone for
more than $10K, while you can have a new one with package A for much 
less than $16K (i.e. your car + $5.9K). I have seen advert. for 92 as low as
$13.25K. I don't think this is a good deal at all. 

Besides, I don't Mazda has improved the car enough for me to want to upgrade. 

> I have a 1990 Miata Red Package A, limited slip, with air which is
> slightly over 3 years old with about 15,000 miles.  It is in excellent
> condition and has been very well maintained.  My local Mazda dealer is 

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>                               Also in the next year other services as 
> well as replacement of the battery and muffler will likely be required.  
> All this will likely cost between $600 to $900.  This might not be an
> appropriate post but I would like to find out from those who traded in
> their Miata for another if these prices or good or out of line.
> 
> Thanks,  Herb Samuels
> 

I have 32k miles on my 90 Miata, and the muffler, abttery etc..  are in perfect
shape. The  Miata has stainless steel muffler which should last more than 15k
miles.
I had to replaced my stainless muffler on my old 911 at 90k kms (~60k miles),
because the inside was burned through, though the outside looked 
perfect; but then I always drove flat out as often as feasible in Germany when
I lived there. 

Herb, Did you install your BBR? mine is doing great. I almost went to visit
them a couple of weeks ago when I was in the UK, but time did not allow it.

- Steve.

>Just out of curiosity, how come the muffler has to be replaced on a car
>with 15,000 miles?  My '91 has 15,000 miles and I'm not going to be 
>replacing my muffler any time soon if I can help it.  Unless you ran
>over something and punctured it it should still be in good shape.

-Jeff