1999 Mazda Miata, Daily Driver Reliable, Tasteful Mods

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06-17-2014, 12:10 PM

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1999 Mazda Miata, Daily Driver Reliable, Tasteful Mods *Price Drop*

Name: Tony
Location: Midlothian/Richmond, VA
Means of contact: PM or Email ToneDiez@gmail.com
Price: Drop to $5000 (Sold the hardtop)

It saddens me to list my Miata for sale, since I still had so much planned for her and expected to keep her for a very long time eventually turning it into a dedicated track car once I had another daily; but priorities change. I just graduated from school and I’m going to be moving away to start a career. I ran into some trouble since my school screwed me out of Financial Aid for the last semester and I have A LOT of credit card bills to pay now, plus I need money for the move. So, my last resort is to sell my car.

I bought the car from an older gentleman in April of 2012. She was completely stock and I’ve done all the modifications listed below. I didn’t get too involved in the performance aspect as she was still my daily driver and a needed reliability for a strict school attendance policy, she’s never let me down once. I’ve been pretty regular with maintenance and I’ve done oil changes every 3000 miles. I’ve also recently replaced the timing belt, water pump, thermostat. She still has all the A/C components, and it still blows cold. Heater works also. She handles like a go-kart and is a lot of fun on tight turns. The adjustable coilovers are very tight for cornering, but not as harsh for daily driving as some other coilovers I’ve owned on other cars.

I’ve put a lot of work, time, and money into this car over the last 2 years, unfortunately I have to let her go.

The Good: Perfectly Running Daily Reliable Miata with Tasteful mods.
The Bad: Slight blemishes in the paint (as expected from a 15-year old car), One small dent in the passenger front fender (from previous owner, never fixed it)

Price Drop to $5000 Only trade I'll do is for a stock-ish reliable 240SX (S13 or S14) + cash on your end.

1999 Mazda Miata MX-5 - 129,XXX miles - Clean Title

Exterior:
[B]HARDTOP IS SOLD[B]
NB2 Head light conversion w/ 35w 4500k HID’s
NB2 Tail light conversion
Authentic GarageVary Front lip (damaged but zip stitched and epoxied together)
Rear bumper cutout
Ryoku Rob Rear Tow Hook in gold
Used OEM Small Sideskirts in matching Chaste White (not installed, but included)
Wrinkle Black painted Valve Cover
Mazdaspeed Oil Fill Cap

Interior:
Custom Rollbar (welded in) painted gold
Authentic Mazdaspeed Steering Wheel w/ Momo horn button (horn not wired)
Momo Steering Wheel Hub
Tomei Shift knob
Alpine MP3/CD Deck w/ iPod/USB connection
Polk Audio DXi6500 Component speakers
Hifonics Zeus ZRX500.2 amplifier
Chrysler Sebring AC vent pod conversion (in case you were wondering)

Performance:
OEM 1987 RX-7 Non-Turbo LSD in Miata pumpkin (rebuilt with Mazdaspeed oversized clutch plates/discs and thrust washers)
FortuneAuto 510 adjustable Coilovers (Generation 5) w/ Swift Springs (shocks custom re-valved) (rebuildable in the USA)
Flyin’ Miata Happy Meal Stage 1 Clutch and Lightweight Flywheel 10.3lb
New OEM Clutch Slave Cylinder
949racing Stainless Steel Braided Extended Clutch line
Custom 2.25” Straight-pipe Exhaust (cat-deleted)
2.25” Full Boar Muffler
DIY Ram/Cold Air Intake
Timing Belt, Waterpump, Thermostat (all replaced about a year ago)