[NA] Ultra-rare Laguna Blue & Tan - 96k, PA - $6,450 [Archive] (2024)

KeeperNC

28th August 2021, 15:03

Unless hidden stories, that was a good price pre-Covid. These days? Put the deposit down NOW.

For discussion’s sake, what’s this car worth if as good as advertised? Hint: if your answer is in four digits, you’re not following the market.

https://altoona.craigslist.org/cto/d/johnstown-1995-mazda-mx-miata/7372286140.html

1995 Mazda MX-5 Miata - $6,450 (Johnstown)

It’s time to sell my really nice Miata – my wife can’t ride in it anymore and old age is diminishing my driving skills.

NO body rust. Only 96,371 miles.

Equipped with the “Popular Equipment Package” which includes power-assisted steering, leather-wrapped steering wheel, power mirrors, aluminum alloy wheels, Torsen limited-slip differential, headrest speakers, cruise control, power windows and automatic power antenna.

And the “Leather Package” which adds to the “Popular Equipment Package” a tan interior with leather seating surfaces and tan vinyl top and top boot..

195/50 Falken ZIEX Z950 tires on Koenig 15x7” “Rewind” wheels.
Two convertible top boots: factory tan and a black one that matches the top.
Factory tonneau cover.
Factory carpet floor mats.
MOMO Concept 1 leather steering wheel
Owner’s and Service manuals
Kenwood KDC – BT23 Receiver / CD player w/ Bluetooth & USB
Most service records since 2013

NEEDS NOTHING – ready for fall driving and lots more for years to come!

If you are interested, reply to this ad via email and I will provide my phone numbers. Arrangements will only be made by phone or email – no text messages. No offers considered without you seeing the car.

VIN: JM1NA3536S0601021
condition: good
cylinders: 4 cylinders
drive: rwd
fuel: gas
odometer: 96371
paint color: blue
title status: clean
transmission: manual

https://images.craigslist.org/00G0G_eMwpTg0hruXz_0pO0jm_1200x900.jpg

adamr

28th August 2021, 15:14

It's still on the cusp of a hundred thousand miles with a few interior things that need to be undone to be 100% stock. If it is 5 digits, it's like 10 grand and not a dime more. Certainly wouldn't buy it sight unseen.

I know I'm an anomaly, but I paid 4 grand for an NA8 with around 40k miles last year. Deals exist if you look hard.

Bob_MX5

28th August 2021, 16:06

I'll respectfully disagree. At those miles, 5 digits is too much. Too much 2 yrs ago. Too much today.

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hal1

28th August 2021, 16:09

For discussion’s sake, what’s this car worth if as good as advertised? Hint: if your answer is in four digits, you’re not following the market.

I'll let the m.net crowd tell us which of us isn't following the market. $10,000 for a 100,000 NA? Nope. Probably not even an M

Arnold500

28th August 2021, 16:15

Down here in New Zealand, these 100k miles (160kms) examples are hitting 5-digits now. MX5/Miatas have more than doubled in price in the last 2 years.

Bob, where is Nigel? Have I missed something?

Cincycaddy

28th August 2021, 16:51

adamr

28th August 2021, 17:04

I think a lot of people think they've struck gold lately with their high mileage NAs (and NBs to a lesser extent)... when this simply isn't the case. An average mileage car may be worth a few grand more than say 5 years ago... which really isn't a whole lot. You make even less once you account for all the expenses like gas, insurance and maintenance... not to mention storing it somewhere. I mean shoot, people probably made 2-3 grand alone from stimulus checks last year.

Cars rarely make good investments and nobody can change my mind.

Bob_MX5

28th August 2021, 17:09

Down here in New Zealand, these 100k miles (160kms) examples are hitting 5-digits now. MX5/Miatas have more than doubled in price in the last 2 years.

Bob, where is Nigel? Have I missed something?

Nigel lives in SoCal with "ashtray". :thumbs:

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cduplain

28th August 2021, 18:04

KeeperNC

28th August 2021, 18:24

It's no garage queen, that's for sure. But that's a bargain for someone who desires an LB&T. There's not too many sub-100k, rust free, mostly unmolested NAs under $8k any more, let alone in such a rare color combo.

If I were in the mood, I'd buy it, return it to stock with a tan top, original steering wheel, radio, vent rings and wheels (sell off the aftermarket bits on the side), then list on eBay with a $9500 reserve. Might not pull in much more than that. But back to stock as a 1 of 122 95 LB&T (no Hal, it's definitely not an M! :p), I bet it would see some good action.

I've always had the inclination (if not quite the wrenching skills) to pull a MrMustang and acquire one of each NA year/color combo to clean up and resell. But in the world of funny timing, I actually scratched the LB&T itch just a week ago today when I picked up this for $5k. Special thanks to Cincycaddy for taking it for a quick spin before I made the trip.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210828/e505bf6a620eafd01462e4473ff6c8d6.jpg

The car was an absolute beater, with serious swiss cheese in the rockers (and probably the trunk too - the carpet was hideous, I didn't even bother to pull it back) and dings all over the place. A local bought the car from me same day for $3500, so I got the hardtop for $1500. Well, more like $1850 when factoring in the U-Haul trailer rental and gas, but still, how many factory Laguna HTs are out there? Only 2,300 or so Lagunas in the U.S., and I bet fewer than a quarter of them came with hardtops.

Sure, I could repaint one, but there's nothing like a factory original to go with my 45k-mile 94 Laguna. :cool: But if I had to do it again, I'd get a hotel. Doing a 920-mile roundtrip in a single day, especially through the mountains with a trailer, is quite an endurance test.

P.S. True story - when I got home with the 94 LB&T, my mother-in-law called it ugly. (I didn't leave town just because she was here - really!! :rolleyes:) And that's almost certainly why there were fewer than 500 of them made across 1994-95 - peanut butter and electric blue is a combo that won't appeal to everyone, just like SBY didn't back then. But owning a 1 of 122 NA package would be pretty darn cool.

mrmustang

28th August 2021, 18:41

I've been trying to talk SWMBO into a modern day version of the LB&T ;)

https://forum.miata.net/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=365233&d=1630190454
https://forum.miata.net/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=365234&d=1630190460

KeeperNC

28th August 2021, 20:09

I've been trying to talk SWMBO into a modern day version of the LB&T ;)

Only seen one of those before - absolutely gorgeous package. I’m SO disappointed Mazda hasn’t done that on their own. (Almost as disappointed as I was when Fiat shunned its Italian styling heritage to go with a Chrysler nose - sigh.)

Hope SWMBO concedes! :)

Bob_MX5

28th August 2021, 21:20

That ^^^, is a great looking LB&T.

I've always thought the Fiata was a better looking ND than the ND. Nothing angry about it. Just classic long nose short butt that's expected of a roadster. In some colors it looks terrible but others, like above and the Grey, it looks great IMHO.

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nickhaldin

28th August 2021, 21:53

It's still on the cusp of a hundred thousand miles with a few interior things that need to be undone to be 100% stock. If it is 5 digits, it's like 10 grand and not a dime more. Certainly wouldn't buy it sight unseen.

I know I'm an anomaly, but I paid 4 grand for an NA8 with around 40k miles last year. Deals exist if you look hard.

I think its funny when people say "if you look hard". Look where? Thanks to the internet, backyard finds, garage sale finds, and pawn shop deals don't exist anymore. Everyone knows what their junk sitting in their attic or basem*nt is worth. This isn't 1985 when people wanted to get rid of stuff they didn't know was valuable because it was just taking up space and you had to KNOW it was worth something because of experience.

As the resident cynic here, I will go ahead and say deals basically don't exist anymore BECAUSE of the internet. There's nowhere else to "look hard". If its a "deal" what's wrong with it? MAYBE sometimes someone really just wants to get rid of something and so they price it lower than comparable things. Or MAYBE someone genuinely isn't in the know and is asking way lower for something than all the other "somethings" on the internet.

Cincycaddy

28th August 2021, 22:47

As the resident cynic here, I will go ahead and say deals basically don't exist anymore BECAUSE of the internet. There's nowhere else to "look hard". If its a "deal" what's wrong with it? MAYBE sometimes someone really just wants to get rid of something and so they price it lower than comparable things. Or MAYBE someone genuinely isn't in the know and is asking way lower for something than all the other "somethings" on the internet.

Deals exist. You just have to be quicker with cash in hand. If you balk - you'll miss out.

Things like PayPal have for me actually made securing deals easier. Allows you to pony up in advance with good faith deposits.

Cincycaddy

28th August 2021, 23:54

KeeperNC's Laguna I had the pleasure of checking out and test driving for him. MINT!

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mrmustang

29th August 2021, 07:51

MINT!

Except for the rockers on the one above :rofl:

Storm88000

29th August 2021, 07:56

KeeperNC

29th August 2021, 08:15

I’d go get it if it had a hard top

If it had a hardtop, I’d have repeated my Uhaul adventure rather than posting here. ;)

KeeperNC

29th August 2021, 20:25

zoomerboomer

29th August 2021, 22:00

KeeperNC

29th August 2021, 22:04

Rust. Forget it. Good luck!

That was the 94 I picked up, not the 95 at the top of this thread. It was indeed quite awful. A buddy of mine bought it from me and I kept the hardtop. Honestly thought he’d part it out, but he’s going to try to save it - braver man than me!!!

BetweenMiatas

29th August 2021, 22:38

I've been trying to talk SWMBO into a modern day version of the LB&T ;)

https://forum.miata.net/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=365233&d=1630190454
https://forum.miata.net/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=365234&d=1630190460

It kills me that they only offered that color with an automatic.

twisties

29th August 2021, 22:40

Zero surprise - listing is gone. Someone got a nice rarity at a sweet price.

I'll let the m.net crowd tell us which of us isn't following the market. $10,000 for a 100,000 NA? Nope. Probably not even an M

Not surprised at all. It was a bargain at the asking price. [emoji6]

Diamond Dave

30th August 2021, 18:10

Unless hidden stories, that was a good price pre-Covid. These days? Put the deposit down NOW.

For discussion’s sake, what’s this car worth if as good as advertised? Hint: if your answer is in four digits, you’re not following the market.

No one was going to mention the incorrect convertible top color?

mrmustang

30th August 2021, 20:22

No one was going to mention the incorrect convertible top color?

Not for that price.

Bill S.

KeeperNC

30th August 2021, 22:45

No one was going to mention the incorrect convertible top color?

Not for that price.

Bill S.

If I were in the mood, I'd buy it, return it to stock with a tan top, original steering wheel, radio, vent rings and wheels (sell off the aftermarket bits on the side), then list on eBay with a $9500 reserve.

To MrM’s point, no, at that asking price in this market, the non-stock bits clearly didn’t hinder a quick sale.

I would fully expect the black top to hinder a sale at a more aggressive price, which is why that was first on my list of things to restore for any would-be flipper. :)

ashtray

1st September 2021, 15:57

Nigel lives in SoCal with "ashtray". :thumbs:

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I made him an offer he couldn’t refuse. :cool:

huesmann

2nd September 2021, 07:51

Bob_MX5

2nd September 2021, 10:38

Bob does need his kneecaps to be able to get under his other Miata to keep tabs on the rust situation. :rofl:

Not anymore (knees are over rated :D). Do it right, do it once.

:thumbs:
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ashtray

3rd September 2021, 02:30

Not anymore (knees are over rated :D). Do it right, do it once.

:thumbs:
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That’s using your head! :thumbs:

(too soon? :dunno: :rofl: ) :wave: