NC Miata prices falling wonderfully...

Looking at a 2012 PRHT midline model, under 16,000 miles. A couple barely perceptible scratches, I fit though no helmet space, but buying it as a (gulp) responsible adult vehicle.

$19xxx, so it will be the most expensive car I have ever purchased, and also the most civilized, though my old SLC Benz came close...

Can anyone tell me why I should'nt buy it? I will be keeping either my '95 or '99 answer, and the Grom and Strom will also stick around, just want something a bit quieter, and civilized, while still being fun. And Keith can always help to make it more fun:)

Do it.

I really like the NCs myself. Perfect for a 2.5 swap, or if you want to go nuts a V8 is great because it can actually fit bigger tires than the NA/NB.

Hate to un-enable, but to me anyway, 19k is still a lot of money for a little used car. At 19 K, it still has a lot of depreciation yet to do. What does a 2012 do that a 2006 or 2007 doesn't do?

Also, at that price it's not so far away from the price of a base model ND.

If I were shopping for an NC, I would look for a 1st or 2nd year car that was well taken care of. One that had already taken the much of the big depreciation hit.

LuxInterior wrote: Hate to un-enable, but to me anyway, 19k is still a lot of money for a little used car. At 19 K, it still has a *lot* of depreciation yet to do. What does a 2012 do that a 2006 or 2007 doesn't do? Also, at that price it's not so far away from the price of a base model ND. If I were shopping for an NC, I would look for a 1st or 2nd year car that was well taken care of. One that had already taken the much of the big depreciation hit.

Doesn't have the dopey fart face front bumper

And has a power hard top. And better suspension. Forged motor. Probably a 6 speed.

mistanfo wrote: $19xxx, so it will be the most expensive car I have ever purchased, and also the most civilized, though my old SLC Benz came close... Can anyone tell me why I should'nt buy it?

RX-8 R3s are coming down to that price range, so it is time to buy before the bottom falls out and they get cheap enough to be ruined by doofuses?

I just picked up a used '15 GT with a soft top for... Some more than that. Love it so far.

give me NA or give me death

I got my 08 GT with 13k miles for $13k last fall.

$19,000 looks like a smoking bargain when you consider that the nice man at Mazda just did all the math and let me know that a brand new ND was going to require $45,000 to park in my driveway.

In reply to NOHOME:

I looked at an ND yesterday and took it for a spirited test drive. Apparently there's a mark up on them that wont be going away for awhile.

yupididit wrote: In reply to NOHOME: I looked at an ND yesterday and took it for a spirited test drive. Apparently there's a mark up on them that wont be going away for awhile.

I had to bite my tongue when the salesperson informed me that their competition was not the FRS but rather the Mercedes SLK. and that made it a GREAT value. It is this kind of insult to my intelligence that makes me hate car salespeople.

In all fairness, you need to realize that we have a 13% sales tax here.

I don't think we are going to see any significant deals on the NC until the ND is common enough to sell at or under MSRP.

NOHOME wrote: $19,000 looks like a smoking bargain when you consider that the nice man at Mazda just did all the math and let me know that a brand new ND was going to require $45,000 to park in my driveway.

$45k CDN! Yikes. Is that all up with tax & financing costs?

LuxInterior wrote:

NOHOME wrote: $19,000 looks like a smoking bargain when you consider that the nice man at Mazda just did all the math and let me know that a brand new ND was going to require $45,000 to park in my driveway.

$45k CDN! Yikes. Is that all up with tax & financing costs?

Cash price and no dealer mark-up. No discount either

Not sure how a 2 seater convertible is a responsible adult vehicle?

NOHOME wrote: ...a brand new ND was going to require $45,000 to park in my driveway.

Good lord, I had no idea... that's very nice Lexus territory...

z31maniac wrote: Not sure how a 2 seater convertible is a responsible adult vehicle?

'cause if you buy it, you'll be the responsible adult for every last penny of the $19K purchase price. Kids can't sign a contract.