Miata Mailing List: May 1996, Message #77
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   From: Piano Man 
Subject: Re: Pre buy questions
   Date: Thu, 2 May 1996 04:41:41 -0400

On Thu, 2 May 1996, Joachim Keim wrote:

> Are there any special problems to watch out for?

Well, my '91 (bought with 25,400 miles -- 40,900 km) seems to have been 
slightly abused by the previous owner.  I have a slight clutch chatter at 
2,000 and 4,000 rpm, and the shift to second is a bit sticky (weak 
synchro, perhaps?)  But, in the 30,000+ miles since, neither problem has 
gotten appreciably worse.  (I'll admit, though, that I drive carefully, 
though not prudishly.)  I've had no serious problems, save the 
oh-so-common replacement plug wires at about 50,000 miles (80,000 km).  
Anyone else?

Jason Bennett
Lafayette, IN, USA
'91 Classic Red base package