Miata Mailing List: February 1996, Message #3
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   From: a.mccombs3@genie.geis.com
Subject: Collectors Item
   Date: Thu, 1 Feb 1996 06:40:16 -0500

Dominic P. asks which, if any, Miatae models will be especially valuable in
years to come.  Ultimately, only one will be head and shoulders above the
others - the 90A mariner blues, of course.  '90 was the first model year,
and the A has all the goodies most people wanted at that time.  The plain
jane cars will not appreciate appreciably (?), and the true enthusiasts
won't care for the high zoot cd player and all that stuff, just as the most
valuable cars from the '60s are the highest performance versions of
performance cars.  And of course, mariner blue is no longer offered.  Many
people are hoarding BRG, yellow, and silver cars, but currently, a mariner
blue is not considered anything special - so people are repainting them in
different colors, and not salvaging them when they go off to the wrecking
yard or whatever.  Thus, ultimately they will become quite rare and more
valuable than any of the other Miatas.
                                      --Jack M. & (90A mariner blue) KANSEI--