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Re: [Fot] miata delima... NOT TRIUMPH RELATED !!!!

To: Bobby Whitehead <igofaster@att.net>
Subject: Re: [Fot] miata delima... NOT TRIUMPH RELATED !!!!
From: Bill Babcock <billb@bnj.com>
Date: Tue, 3 May 2011 18:27:00 -0700
MIata is the TR3 of the 90's
On May 3, 2011, at 4:30 PM, Bobby Whitehead wrote:

> Well...   So I buy this 1993 Miata from my local dealership..
Jeeerrrrrrreeeees
> in Weatherford. The 'boneyard' as my new best friend (service
manager/neighbor)
> informs me. The car , found me , as he stated. I was really looking for a
$500
> sh*tbox 24 hours lemon car but ended up buying this thing for $2250 plus
ttl.
> 173000 miles, white, ac, decent cloth top, and a clean carfax report from
day
> one. Sold in Fort Worth (Tarrant County) and owned all it's life in Azle-
> Springtown (Parker County) where I live. NEVER wrecked. Carfax guaranteed.
> Everything works, AC, everything. The clutch was slipping so for $220 bux I
had
> the clutch replaced and replaced the rear seal. It was the rear seal
leaking,
> causing the clutch slipping. The valve cover was leaking, the timing belt
looks
> good, when I replaced the gasket.
>
> My wife and oldest daughter informed me when the Miata came out I was quoted
as
> saying nothing but men in  questionable sexual orientation were the only
people
> driving these things. "I said that?"... I thought about giving it to my
oldest
> son but he informed my of my previous posture. so......
> I could sell it on eBay and probably get my money back, maybe make a few
bucks,
> or destroy it and make it a race car. Make some money or spend some money
and
> try to race it somewhere ... Not CVAR or vintage, because...
>
> Opinions?
>
> BOBBY WHITEHEAD
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