How much will you pay?

[M1474]

If you are patient, $3000 will buy you a manual 200K+ NA6 with faded red paint, perished suspension and a cloudy rear window.

I would pay $1500 less for an auto in the same condition.

[emily_mx5]

OP, can you drive manual?
If you can't, learn.
If you have a disability and can't, then proceed with the auto.

An mx5 is not just about it's looks, it is for driving too. I don't mean hooning either, you can have so much fun roof down cruising along.
An auto is horrid, and imho defeats the purpose of an mx5.


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[Mr Morlock]

Autos and MX5's- I wonder how many of those making this conclusion have ever dríven an NC with paddle shifters? Almost all modern sportscars offer some form of non manual shifting.

[ManiacLachy]

And that form of non-manual shifting rarely, if ever, gets used. The only ones worth using are on more expensive cars.

Going back to the sports car argument from the Daily Drive thread, a sports car should have a true manual gear shift, IMO.

[Guran]

bzbzbz has posted that he/she is looking to pay no more than $5000. It'll be many years before an auto NC meets that criteria.

[TTT]

Hi guys,

Just wondering what is the market price for a secondhand 1997 1.8L Auto NA? Assume that it is mechanically sound and has 200k of mileage.
How much will you pay for it?

I wouldn't buy it.

[taminga16]

Someone in Sydney needs to step up to the plate and mentor this Bloke lest he/he gets burnt.
Greg.

[22Silver]

A friend of mine test drove an auto NA8 and said the auto box was weird and not fun at all.
It's all personal preference of course.