Updated guide for the recent price increase! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ldWKnJd4suDThoE.html

I’m here from 2021 where 4300 dollars for that is an absolute steal.

A few tips for those looking to buy and maintain a **rust free** NA: 1. If the antenna doesn't go up or down properly, it could mean the internals of the mechanism have rusted out or the drain tube has clogged up and it's likely leaking rain water into the trunk near the battery. Pull the battery and investigate for rust in this area, be prepared, it could be ugly if it's been neglected too long. 2. If you hear sloshing from your door sills after rain, get a piece of thick wire, find the drain holes beside the jack points on the rocker, stick the wire in and giggle and thrust. This should clear out any clogs and drain any water, and will help prevent sill rust 3. Be sure to clean out your door seals and around the rear of your soft top when folded down. Clear out the moss and grime build up in these areas often to prevent water from sitting or getting where it shouldn't be and causing rust or rot. 4. If your windows are struggling to go up or down, your runners could be rusted. The A-pillar side runner is quite prone to rust as rain drains down it from the triangular 'quarter' window. Remove the door card and rain seal to check your runners. If you can't salvage them or a simple lube doesn't help, sourcing a replacement shouldn't be too difficult. Be sure to tighten and lube the bushings on the glass too, as they can work loose

1 year later and the "overpricred" miatas are a good deal right now:((

6:40 I've learned that some people put auto in the description but in the photos you can clearly see it's a manual so don't rule cars out if it says auto in the description

I just got into cars and this was very helpful. I think I’d better start saving for one lol.

2024 and it cost 10 000

I’ve owned Miatas for nearly a decade now, so I’m familiar with most of these problems and details. But let me say this video was still very well constructed and a pleasure to watch.

Pro tip, if you have a trunk release, it can be disabled by turning the lock on the trunk counter clockwise, then it can only be opened by the key again.

I’ve always wanted one as a kid, the pop up headlights is what made me fall in love with this little car. Thank you so much for this information

4200$ = outrageous price me, laughing in europe where miatas are sometimes going for 10k or more $ 😂 Oh, and we also got a 90HP 1.6 from 1995-1998 😪

Watching this is 2024. You almost can’t get a running miata for 4300 😂

Its incredible to see how cheap are Miatas / any used car, on USA, The cheapest one that I can find on my country when converted to dollars is $5500, Gotta save A LOT for 8 months to afford that. Wish me luck

Time to update this for 2024.

didn't age well the market got stupid expansive

Varies greatly with region. The same quality examples in the northeast are $4000 to $6000. If you want to pay less, you're taking one with a ton of rust.

And now a clean one is $6000+

I'm literally trying to buy a 1.8 NA Miata right nowwwww

A good way to tell between the 1.8 and 1.6 is the CAS on the back of the engine. On a 1.8 it’s gonna be on the drivers side and on the 1.6 it’s on the passenger side!

Hey man. For someone who’s looking to get a first Miata. This is a hella good review and you did a damn good job at the review and knowledge that you have. Awesome job man!!!!

We just got our first Miata 🥰 it’s a blue 95. Has a salvage title but it’s super clean with no rust 🤩

Hey man i stumbled upon this video because i like miatas a lot and have been watching a lot of videos about them! Anyway i just wanted to say thanks for the informative video, which i'm definitely saving for the future when i have enough money to buy one.

I bought a 1.6 four years ago, not knowing anything about cars. Basically my first project. I was so upset after like 2 years of learning and building that it’s a 1.6. But the 1.6 can surprisingly handle up to 300hp (on the safe side) and with forged internals, boring the motor to a 1.78 liter, it can handle up to 500hp and 50psi of boost no problem. Around 280hp with 10psi of boost already makes the car feel fast and fun to drive cause it’s a small car. Great project to start with. Only if there was more aftermarket support. I custom made so many things. Keep in mind that the diff is weak so change it out to an rx7 diff or do a custom swap

wow man. your videos are outstanding i cannot believe your subcount isn’t over 500k atleast like wow the quality and delivery is amazing man

I was listening to sara's podcast and found this channel through it... love the video man.... u earned a sub👍🏾

I’ve been saving for one and this helped so much thank you 😊

i’ve been looking for a miata for a while and this helped a lot

Thanks for bringing us yet another vibe 🥂 enjoyed

Great video! Im about to try and buy an NA as a project car, its going to need a little work but im excited. I am a huge car enthusiast at 15, so this will be my first car!

great video, awesome quality, keep grinding, your channel will eventually grow

Missing mine some more now. That 1.6 was nice and pushed to its limits when I had it.

I too own a 90’ short nose crank as well. Somethings to lookout for is general wear depending on your area. If there is snow where you live check underneath the car for rust, if it rains a ton look for mold on the interior carpet, soft top, etc. price also changes upon where you live. Aside from that, I think this was a very well executed video.

Thanks for this video I’ve been into cars since the beginning of quarantine and I think this will be my first car in high school I can’t wait to get on and mod it ⁉️

Thanks for this video, Im in the UK and looking at buying a Eunos (Japanese Import), this has helped loads! Got a lot to take into consideration, I'm hoping to find one around the £2000 mark that isnt in too bad condition, a lot of them over here are very rusty though down to the weather over here and the fact that the UK salt the roads in the winter! Subbed to you though, thanks!

Super informative vid thank you! You just got yourself a like and a subscriber. This vid definitely made me want to look more for the 1.8 rather than the 1.6 . . . I think it’s kinda funny cuz if I saw a Miata like the overpriced one you showed I would buy it instantly haha

0 experience with cars but looking to buy my first car and for it to be a project car. Low key kinda terrified with what’s a good price, good conditioner, etc. Do feel a little more confident after watching this. Cheers man!

The "1.8 NA" shown @ 4:46 actually has an NB dash and center console swap. So don't expect to see that dash when you go to buy a 1.8 NA. Great vid tho!

Now let’s see a updated guide where $7-9k will get you started

I'd like to point out that even the long nose crank can have keyway wear if improperly serviced. My 1994 had the exact problem you described for the short nose cranks.

Great video man!

I have not read all comments but only other thing I can think of being a N/A owner myself is if u use soft top the drain holes behind seats on shelf clog alot depending on were car kept (ex. I live in N.C alotta pine trees and mine was gloged and rusted out when I got it ) and the rain rail tends to leak apparently with age or when the top is changed if it is not replaced .... other than that brotha awsome informative video 🤘✌👨🏽‍🔧

Damn lots of good info in here. Awesome video

got a 91 5 years ago and she's only at 176k. everything is true, they are so affordable and reliable!

I am a teenager really considering a white 97 Miata. It’s 3k and looks to be in good condition from the outside. Idk about miles but thank you for giving me some tips this will be my first car purchased with my own money.

Got my NC automatic 2006 Drove 2 hrs to get home and I love it.

I’m seeing clean, low-mile NAs selling at auction on Bring A Trailer for five-figures, and this seems to be trending upward.

It feels good owning a 94 Miata I learned a lot from this

Superb vid. Thanks!

needed this video thanks

The fact that miatas are under 5k is a blessing already its worth is and if a clean good one is 4200 thats not a bad price

I need this perfect timing lmao

Really enjoyed the video just subbed

Thanks for this yo I needed a car and mitia looks a fairly good car for a first buy

I live in the bay area so 4k is pretty cheap lmao usually they are around 6 k

WhiteBoy7thst long lost brother, great video

I'm picking up a 1994 tomorrow. I think it is a package A based on the options. It's owned by a 67 year old dude, and is super clean for how old it is. $4k, can't wait. It's going to be a fun project car!

TFW you’re looking at the pricing guide in 2021 and the used market is on fire :’)

If only miatas were still this cheap today

I bought my 1.6 miata na "91 over 2 years ago almost 3 years ago for €2300,- also 1.6 you got the 90hp and 116hp i got the 116hp.😎

great video! I have a 90 that ive 1.8 swapped love these little cars

Year later, the Miata market is absolutely ridiculous. All I can find is junk miatas for $7000+

here in toronto, canda, and average miata is around $6,000 for a decent one...... and i still look for one!

You forgot the Part-outs and overpriced used dealerships

thank you sm for this helpful video!

Very helpful. Going to be able to work and drive soon, and i want a miata

This Dude knows his Miata's...

Hi, your video was amazing. I would love some advice ! I am looking at a +-4000euros 1991 miata, it seems to be in perfect shape, no rust, no apparent scratches. But it has 254 000km, should I worry about that ? Also, the seller says that the engine has been replaced and is at +-150 000km but that there is no proof of it. Would it be a good call to buy it ?

For reference to compare with some of the ads, I bought my mariner blue 1990 bone stock with 65k miles for $4300 about two years ago :)

nice video, you should pump a series out. I’m in Japan and own a 1.6 now which needs engine bay surface rust stop ... owned a 97 RS LTD before and a couple of 94,s last one was painted over a rusty rocker panel... Japan is huge and has Okinawa where soda vending machines rust out in 7-8 years to Hokkaido and Saporro where they salt roads. I would like to make a video about buying Eunos Roadsters, wish I was a bit more video friendly (I look tough and already 45 lol) and was editing savvy

How prices have changed since this video was first published and the follow up. There's one local to me that's one owner, fairly low milage, and $18K USD.

I'm here from 2023 and 4000 is about the perfect deal for a crappy one

Should do a follow up on this during this market

JUST TELL ME HOW TO PUT IN A STI MOTOR! haha! I want a AWD Miata so I can have this cool thing in the snow! Really helpful video.

I don't way I'm watching this is still have 2 years to go till I can drive I'm gonna rewatch this again in 2 years time

now you'd be lucky to find one under 6,000...

THATS CRAZY!!! that silver Miata he said was good is now located close to where i live for like double the price listed. oof

If anyone is looking to buy any NB model in the northeast beware of a severe rust issue. The frame rails in all NB’s use a “sandwich” construction that traps water and causes severe rust. This specific rust issue starts from the inside of the frame rails and goes out so it can be difficult to detect until it’s too late and the car is a death trap!

I’m from Canada 🇨🇦 Starting price is around 7.5 Grand and above (good or bad condition)

now comes the hard part... saving up xd

You should do an episode like this on the Corolla. Its also a good four banger with some racing history aand th ae86 was the car that started drifting. Can we get an episode on the corolla please. Also i do like how he brought up issues worth looking out for. You can maintain a car better be keeping in mind any issues from the factory. If its a small part i can swap it out for a better part but its nice to know najor issues aswell . Thank you

I bought a 1995 with the LSD 14 years ago with 169k miles for $2,000. I spent another $1,000 on a hard top and the car has been a joy to drive since. I don't do much commuting so the ODO is sitting at around 203 now but I love it and am planning on keeping it forever.

Me when I wait a year and it’s literally 10x the price

How are these prices these days? They seem way more expensive now for NAs. For low miles like under 60k.

A good review with points that I agree with. Personally I prefer the 1.6 engine as I find it's more sporty. I have 3 MX-5's. 2 x MK1 BBR Turbo's [150bhp and 204bhp] and a standard Mk2 with the 1.8 engine. The combined mileage of the 4 MX-5's I've run this century is 500,000 miles. I've had to replace 2 fan belts, nothing else went wrong. I had zero problems with my short nose crank engine, it's at 180,000 miles. The prices you quote are much higher than cars for sale here in the UK.

Would like to see a video about the front fender cut, it would ve interesting

This should be titled "The Ultimate NA Miata Buyers Guide 2020"

Hey Alex I live in Puerto Rico and basically all Miatas cost over 5K... I think is over price for 1992 Miatas what I can do Edit : btw there’s a dealer here that is charging 12k for a Na 🤦🏽‍♂️

I really want one of these, though I don’t know if I’ll be able to obtain one for a while

prices in MidAtlantic US latched on to the 2020 COVID curve right after this video was made. In January of 2020, I was thinking of going back to a stick shift ragtop C-4 Corvette and put out feelers for my NA - high mileage (260k) but rust free, clean interior, leak-free original top, never hit AC/PS/PW/Cruise/ABS with big brake kit, fairly new suspension bushes and stock-height coil overs.. I've owned it for 20 years and don't have $2500 all in - that's including the original $1200 cost of the car (bought sight unseen from a family pizza joint that used it as a delivery car for 10 years/150,000 miles. And that $2500 includes all the wear items and fluid changes along the way. Best I offer I had was $1900. This past Labor Day, a young cop pulled up behind me in a parking lot and said he saw me make a "bat turn" while doing the 35 mph speed limit.... he'd been looking for a fun car, had his eye on Miatas and that's what sealed his decision to buy one.... I don't know what other cars he may have looked at, or drove, but we got to talking about them in general and I let him take it for a short hard ride in an empty parking lot. And when he offered me $3500, the 73 year old sentimental dumbass that I am (even while imagining I was drying my tears with a bundle of fifties) had a change of heart and told him I needed another thousand to part with it. On one hand I'm glad he didn't bite (I'm over the Corvette-fever) but on the other sort of wish he had countered at $4000.... (now have my eye on another old Martin guitar....) Anyway, I saw him at the sub shop recently in a gorgeous blue NA8 with 20k miles and a factory hardtop - Original owner was asking $12k - he said he got it for $10k cash and that he would never have found a new car for that kind of money.

praying i can grab this deal for 2500$ for a 70k mile 1 owner clean record 1996, wish me luck!

me living in the uk: Laughs in £400 miata

I'm in Kansas, a totally rusted out miata is $4k! One that is all original in great shape with around 80-120k miles will run you close to $10k and I am NOT over exaggerating

the 1994 motor also had a high pressure oil port and coolant port on the side of the block perfect for turbos, this was the only motor that was a 1.8 to have it. all 1.6's had these ports as well

Me watching this video after I just bought a miata today🤡🤡🤡🤡

3-5k is a normal price for Miatas in SoCal

Hey, I love the video. What camera and lens are you using to shoot the video?

Bro 4300 that’s a steal 2023 you can’t find a clean one for under 10k

You forgot to expand on the R-package!! Great video otherwise!

intersting vid, top tip, try and hold your eye contact with camera for a couple of seconds after finishing a line, then go back to your notes on your desk, this way when you come to editing the cuts, you are not constantly turning away from the camera which i really hard to watch.

I bought my my first Miata a month ago, 1996 with 61k miles for 5500$. Sadly the prices here in central Texas are usually more than what your seeing, but I don't regret it.