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would any of you guys buy a miata? it's a '95 and it's close to 100k on mileage. it had some problems so the owner changed somethings in there. he told me that he changed the timing belt, alternator, spark plugs, water pump, changed the top cover and new radiator hoses. he's asking for $1500. worth buying it or just say no? before he changed all those, he once came over to my house, and when he left, after couple blocks, the car died.
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Originally Posted by fullgrown
would any of you guys buy a miata? it's a '95 and it's close to 100k on mileage. it had some problems so the owner changed somethings in there. he told me that he changed the timing belt, alternator, spark plugs, water pump, changed the top cover and new radiator hoses. he's asking for $1500. worth buying it or just say no? before he changed all those, he once came over to my house, and when he left, after couple blocks, the car died.
If the car is still having problems after all that, your going to spend a bundle tring to trace the problem, it's probably somehting like a sensor or something, but figuring out which one is not easy.
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Rep Power: 434 if the car still has problems then dont do it. i have a miata and it's GREAT! an absolute blast to drive and probably even more fun to drive the '95 considering they have the 1.8L engine (not my dinky 1.6L)
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Rep Power: 0 yeah, he says that the only thing that he has to change is the mass air flow (???) unit.
or i was thinking of buying a stick 93 jetta gts or gti (most likely not a gti, not sure) for $450. i just want a stick car that i can drive the sh*t out of.
or i was thinking of buying a stick 93 jetta gts or gti (most likely not a gti, not sure) for $450. i just want a stick car that i can drive the sh*t out of.
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yeah, he says that the only thing that he has to change is the mass air flow (???) unit.
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Rep Power: 0 he said that the oem one would only cost around $170 and then the car would run fine. so imma wait until he fixes that and imma test drive the hell out of it.
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Originally Posted by fullgrown
he said that the oem one would only cost around $170 and then the car would run fine. so imma wait until he fixes that and imma test drive the hell out of it.
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Rep Power: 0 i got a question for the miata people...do you need the mass airflow sensor? can't you just take that off and just hook up a intake? or there's not intake for miatas?
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Rep Power: 0 The mass airflow sensor is used in a lot of fuel injected cars. It measures the amount of air entering the engine so the computer can control the air/fuel mixture. You can't run the Miata w/o it unless you want to stare at a CEL light for the rest of your life.
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The mass airflow sensor is used in a lot of fuel injected cars. It measures the amount of air entering the engine so the computer can control the air/fuel mixture. You can't run the Miata w/o it unless you want to stare at a CEL light for the rest of your life.
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Rep Power: 0 Without the MAF sensor it might be hard to start the car or the car will stall while running, which could explain this:
Also it might hesitate under load, surge, or idle/run rough because your ECU doesn't know how much fuel to inject. You really need the MAF sensor if you want to have good emissions and power.
before he changed all those, he once came over to my house, and when he left, after couple blocks, the car died
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Originally Posted by fullgrown
yeah, but now i'm debating, with the $1500, should i get rims and other things for my civic or just get the miata?
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