I still would wonder why anyone would take a Miata and make it look like a
Z3 (yuck). If BMW had any brains they would turn the styling of their
roadster over to their British division.
Mark Ascherl
1981 TR8 DHC FI
Raleigh, NC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Randall" <randallyoung@earthlink.net>
Cc: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2000 12:31 PM
Subject: Re: Miata Z3 on Ebay???? non-LBC
>
> Oh, I don't know. A little searching on Auto-trader shows that bottom
> price on a used Z3 appears to be around $30K right now, while 1991
> Miata's can be had for under $6K. I'll bet a Miata with front end
> damage goes for even less.
>
> $5K for fiberglass pieces, $4K for DIY labor (200 hours @ 20/hour), $1K
> for tires, wheels, emblems, etc. I'd say that Miata conversion is worth
> just slightly over half of the real thing.
>
> Not to mention that it's a lot easier to buy a $20K car and wait until
> it's paid off to start modifications, than to buy a $50K car to begin
> with ...
>
> Randall
>
> Mark the Shark wrote:
> >
> > Here is a car I found on Ebay. Can someone explain this car to me?
> > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=246587913
> >
> > Why would someone take a Miata and make it look like a Z3? With all the
> > money this guy must have spent why wouldn't he just go out and buy a Z3?
It
> > amazes me what some people do with their money.
> >
> > Mark Ascherl
> > 1981 TR8 DHC FI
> > Raleigh, NC
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