Miata Mailing List: December 1997, Message #102
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From: 	hbarta@wwa.com (Henry C. Barta)

Subject: Re: Sale to an appreciative buyer.

Date: 	Mon, 1 Dec 1997 17:37:48 +0000



> From realbig.com!miata Mon Dec  1 16:04:25 1997

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> Hello my name is John and unfortunately for me I have to sell my 1993 Miata.

> I am looking for information through this group that would give me the best

> chance of finding an appreciative buyer.  I pampered this car and it has

> never even seen a snowflake.  With only a little over 17000 miles on her,

> she has to be one of the lowest mileage 93s, so of course I am expecting top

> dollar.  If you can, as the kids say, 'hook me up', my address is

> lakecottge@msn.com.



    John,



    You have my sympathies, as it sounds like the decision to sell

    was not willingly made.



    As a recent buyer, I would like to offer you a few comments.

    First of all, you may be surprised at the number of Miatas that

    have low mileage on them. For example, we looked at a '92 that

    had about 20k (miles), a '96 that had 4k, and a '95 that had

    5.6k. This was in the space of about 3 weeks in the Chicago

    area. The '95 was owned by someone who lived in downtown Chicago

    and apparently used mostly public transportation. During the

    year that he owned it, he only put 2000 miles on it. So my

    sample indicates that low mileage Miatas are not unusual. (Of

    course, this is not a random sample, as we only looked at red

    Miatas :-) The '95 is now ours.



    Secondly, 'appreciative' may not translate to low miles. In

    fact, I don't understand why people buy the car and then *don't*

    drive it.  But I figure that anyone who buys a Miata will enjoy

    it in their own way. Some will keep it 'factory' while others

    will use that as a starting point. Some will drive it as their

    every day car while others will only take it out when there is

    no precipitation forecast for the next three days. Ours is not

    our regular car, and it doesn't go out when there is snow/salt

    on the roads, but other than that, we drive it when we have

    the chance. And in about one month, we have managed to put as

    much mileage on it as the previous owner did in six months.



    As far as care, the car has been washed three times during that

    time and I have added a raft of accessories, including a grill,

    lights, horns, a bra, and have leather seat covers ordered, so

    I would disagree with anyone to challenge my appreciation.



    Anyway, almost anyone who would buy a ragtop this time of year

    (at least around here - Chicago area) would have to be

    appreciative.  But you should also be aware that there is no

    time of year when your car will be worth less (again, for snow

    belt sellers.)



    Good luck finding someone who will continue to care for your

    car.



    hank







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