2003 Mazda MX-5 Miata

Convertible

1.8

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This Mica Maroon (that's what they call it at the dealer) Miata was sold new in the Dry area of San Antonio Texas, to an older woman. She kept it garaged and very well maintained (stack of receipts go with car). She drove it about 60 miles per day for 11 years and rolled up about 150K miles. Most of that was highway miles to/from work 30 mile away. She swapped out the leather seats for cloth per Texas heat. Then she retired and bought another (new) Miata. That daily drive had its good and bad aspects. Sustained hi-way driving is good for the mechanicals but bad for the paint. When I got it the hood/bumpercover/front of both fenders were badly paint-chipped from road-grit and highway-driving speeds. But it ran like a clock and the mechanicals/interior/top/tires were (and still are) great. So I bought two of the little bottles of the correct touchup and set to work. After two hours I knew it would be impossible to touch up all the chips and have it look good. So I gave up and took it to a shop that does a lot of sports cars. (there was a , Porsche behind my Miata in the wet-sanding area, O my!). For approx. $1300. they took all the lights/foglights/emblems/door-handles/mirrors off and sanded/primed/colorcoated/clearcoated and color-sanded-buffed the front + both doors. Took the best part of a week. They blended-in the paint to the back edge of both doors. I was really happy at the way the paint matched. And for an extra $48. they made the little Miata emblem on the front go away, and they removed the "baby-teeth" and the front lisc.-plate bracket into the trunk. Its been said that you get what you pay for and this looks like a new car. There are a couple of shallow scratches on the trunk, would probably yield to a professional buffer but I was running out of cash so... I am the second owner and have added my own receipts to the stack. New in the last 5 months or so: Radiator/5-year NAPA battery/plugs/drain-fill tranny/diff/ with syn-oil/alignment/drain-fill coolant/wipers/Greek instrument cluster/carcover/etc. Car is garage kept and not used in bad weather. Almost forgot, also has a Boot for covering the top when it is down (does anyone ever use those things), and a good shop manual. At age 72 (73 come May) I am moving SOUTH to the Ft. Meyers Florida area and cannot take two cars. So the Mustang Convert. gets the nod as being more practical and the Miata is suddenly surplus. KBB has it at $4900. (but not with the paint-work and new bits) and the CARFAX report has it at the $4900. with a $ 560. premium based on condition (you can look at the CARFAX for free I think). That makes it about $ 5500. or so. Makes my BIN price seem right on target? And the milage? Right about 153k or so. However you might take a look at the miatas on Ebay? Numerous cars with 190 or 200K still running well and passing emissions (as mine did just last week). It really has to do with the maintaince, that's where the longevity lives. Everything works on the car except the passenger-side windshield squirter, probably needs a replacement. The power steering/windows/mirrors/locks/RWDef./cruise/foglights/CD/AM-FM/etc all work great. Top is sound and looks good, no leaks, no rips or tears in upholstery, all manuals and both keys and a serious Miata t-shirt (if you are a medium) plus touch up paint. T-belt and AC-belt/PS-belt replaced at 62K and 120K miles. Did I mention that the car has been well maintained? :) Going through the receipts again, might need brake-pads in the near future. Stops great but for a neatnick....why not. Will meet someone at DIA and point em the correct way, or work with your shipper to load. I would not hesitate to drive this Miata crosscountry tomorrow (that's how I got it home).