The MX-5...and you., Dig into your inner auto enthusiast. Options

[SwissFerdi]

So, as we are all Celica owners, we all have the same baseline perspective to build on. What do you as 6GCers think about the Mazda MX-5? Would you consider trading your Celica for an MX-5 (specifically the NB - 2nd gen), and if you did, what would you consider to be the pros and cons of trading to an MX-5?

Thanks for the input.

[blu94gt]

I already had the bug before you started this thread, but tomorrow I'm going to look at this Miata. Probably going to end up selling the Celica to get back in another one.

Saw you on the Miata forums Swiss, I added a question to your thread.

That looks like a great deal. Be sure to ask about the timing belt and when it was changed, also ask for paper work. If they don't know or don't have paper work, I would consider looking at another one. The 1.6L's had some short crank issues and if the timing belt was improperly done it can ruin the motor.

Thanks, I remember having to worry about that doing the timing belt on my 90. I found a couple articles that say in mid-1991 they updated the crankshaft so all the 92 and later model years are fine.

I called and am going to look at it tomorrow evening around 7. It's a gentleman and his father sharing it as a recreational vehicle and decided they would rather spend their fun-money on dirt bikes. Hopefully it's in as good of shape as the ad makes it look, I'm going to finish cleaning up the Celica tonight and tomorrow morning and post it for sale on Craigslist.