OT: My son wants to buy a 96 Miata with 42K (m) (archive)

does anyone on this board have any experience with these cars? From all I read they seem to be reliable. The car is at a dealer and they are asking $12K. I looked up several prices on the net and the car seems to be a $10,3K retail.I ran a carfax and it came up clean. My son is 19 and needs a reliable car for school and work. Any thoughts or suggestion would be appreciated. Thanks

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GREAT choice alan 22:28 3/14/2001 (0)
GREAT choice! Beth 16:33 3/14/2001 (0)
Good Choice RichC 13:39 3/14/2001 (0)
Get him what he wants in price range... skolar97 09:56 3/14/2001 (3)
- Heartily agree (m) aiiee 09:59 3/14/2001 (2)
  - Better to have live, disappointed kid than... Lobo 10:11 3/14/2001 (1)
    - Good point Jack Meoff 10:51 3/14/2001 (0)
Re: OT: My son wants to buy a 96 Miata with 42K (m John 09:53 3/14/2001 (0)
Re: OT: My son wants to buy a 96 Miata with 42K (m Go Topless 09:20 3/14/2001 (0)
Thanks for the input more Allan Lueb 08:43 3/14/2001 (0)
Get him in rehab ASAP. Then look at crash pics. Bryan [the cranky, original Z3 one] 08:35 3/14/2001 (1)
- Re: Get him in rehab ASAP. Then look at crash pics Mike 09:43 3/14/2001 (0)
Dicker with them on the price... SL 08:28 3/14/2001 (0)
Re: OT: My son wants to buy a 96 Miata with 42K (m Emrol 08:13 3/14/2001 (2)
- Just a thought... Josh P. 08:30 3/14/2001 (0)
- Agree! For the old body style it is a bit much... DocNik(Sweden) 08:22 3/14/2001 (0)
fun car! AZBill 06:59 3/14/2001 (0)
Just a suggestion.... Sean XX 06:29 3/14/2001 (1)
- Re: Just a suggestion.... Mike 09:48 3/14/2001 (0)
Quite OT!! This is a bimmer board.... (nt) Alex 06:27 3/14/2001 (1)
- A little more sleep & a little less Java and you will be OK! Patriot 08:04 3/14/2001 (0)

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