Are Used Mazda Miatas WAY Overpriced? [New Buyers, Don't Overpay!] 

2 years ago I paid $3,000 for my Miata that came with hardtop, spare engine, and spare transmission.

its because the car community became a trend on tik tok and everyone is buying miata's, so its sky rocketing the price. its happening to almost every car. it sucks because a person like me who just turned 17 is late to cars. i couldnt buy a car 3 or 4 years ago when cars were cheaper than today. miata for example, 4 or 5 years ago you could find them them for cheap as hell. now their around 5k-9k and its only going higher. then us young people who haven't got the chance to build or experience a car has to go through this EPA shit. for true young car enthusiasts its only getting harder and harder for us to live our life style and it makes me mad. eventually were gonna have to start to find cars outside the country because soon there's hardly gonna be any in the U.S . i just hope the prices stop raising and us true car enthusiasts can enjoy our hobby

Miata's are like the current housing marketing. Sold before they even hit the market lol.

I got a supercharged 93 with a hardtop and only 101k miles and runs like new. Feels like a holy relic at this point.

The whole point of a miata is to be a cheap, entry level sports car. If you have to pay so much then it defeats the purpose. You're doing the lords work over here man, we can't let people start thinking miatas are so valuable otherwise they'll be overpriced like 240s and other cars that have no business being expensive.

I bought my 92 Miata for $2100, rust free now I see ones in worse condition going for like $5000-$10,000

I'm gonna offer $3000 no matter what the markup is LoL

Let's compare them to miata hatdtop prices

Rule of thumb: all miatas cost $10,000. Either you buy a really mint one for $10k or you buy one for $5k and put $5k into getting it minty again.

I had no idea about the pricing of these lately and have always wanted one, found a 1993 NA automatic (which I wanted) on marketplace for 3,600 and waited to see and debated on looking at it. Should have jumped on it. Sold already in 4 days since it was put up.

Had no idea you were from my area! I actually tried to haggle with the seller of the white 1.6 at 4:41 and he gave me the 'ole "DONT LOWBALL ME". I offered 5k...

I paid 7,000 last summer for my manual 1990, with 58k miles, completely rust-free, perfect body and paint, and completely bone stock. The car had all the paperwork including the build sheet from 1989 in Japanese.

Bought a rust free, garage kept, 100% stock well sorted 130k mi 95 M edition for 8000 near Buffalo NY. Inch thick folder of service records including timing belt in 2014. No hardtop, original soft top in excellent shape. Drove it home about 400 miles no problem. Front end paint has damage from bugs that never were cleaned off (was a Florida car) but other than that, a couple door dings and oil pan seepage it’s perfect. Still worth every penny.

I payed 1600 for my miata last year at the beginning of covid stuff. So glad

In 2017 my friend and I paid $900 for my miata, and it had an incredible amount of issues. Edit: after watching the video, it was in better condition than that one at 6:30 In 2020, my SO and I bought one in much nicer condition for $2,200. We were searching for quite a while and even though this one had a handful of minor issues, it was worth it.

2500 for a 91 that needed the rear quarter panel repainted, and that was in October of 2020

1996 Miata. Bought it completely stock from the original owner in 2016 for $1600. The car had 153k miles on when I bought it.

I paid $14,700 for my 1997 Miata on the day the NB came out: March 13, 1998. I wanted those pop-up headlights. I will never sell it. My previous mechanic hated it and every time I would have him work on it he would say, "You're never going to get this (cost) back when you sell it." He was a great mechanic but did not like old cars. I found other mechanics to put in a new engine at 197,000 miles. I still need a new suspension before I go for a complete paint job.

Damn. I paid $5000 Canadian in 2018 for my 91 1.6 with hardtop and 165,000 miles (not kms). Great shape, great red paint (repainted at some point, matching hardtop included). Vehicle has never broken down on me but I have invested extra thousands into it to keep it going strong with regular preventative maintenance and newer parts. Still think that it was a wicked deal.

NC Miata is also a good option, an increasing mod supply, still in decent shape, and usually cheaper than the NA and sometimes the NB. I would also look at these.

Still happy with my nb that I got from a drunk dude for 700 bucks. Sure it's got 265k miles, and sure the suspension in the back sounds like a motel matress, but it's got character.

April 2020, in the midwest, $3000 for a black 1996 140k miata, 7/10 exterior, 7/10 interior. Have had no mechanical issues other than a misfire due to bad sparkplug.

This video makes me feel alot better about my recent purchase. I just got a 10th anniversary miata for $2800 with 68,000 miles. Has basically no rust and I'm not exaggerating, I sent it to a garage owned by a family friend and spend just over 1k fixing small problems and getting a new exhaust.

2.5 years ago I lucked into base model '99 5-speed for $7,800 CDN. Completely stock, no rust, little bit of cosmetic damage to the bumper and a dent in the hood. And oh yeah...42,000k. Could probably sell it for $12k now.

Just bought a 1999 Miata a month ago for 6400. Completely stock, elderly owned. Never seen snow or rain, so no rust. No dents but very slight scratches here and there. Roughly 58000 miles. No mods. Manual. I think I did ok.

Last summer I bought a 2006 NC for $6500 with 109,000 miles (completely stock)

Paid 4000 for my 93 mariner blue mk1 1.6 with 120,000 km on the clock in Ireland, with a hardtop, meister r crd coilovers, full custom stainless system and 4-2-1 manifold. No rust where it matters, underside was stripped repainted and sealed. Amongst other bits. Needs paint and bodywork and is by no means perfect but prices in the states seem crazy 🤣

4,000 Dollars for a 80,000 mile 1995 with just some clear coat issue's

Got super lucky. In 2019 I bought a 1990 with 40,000 miles with an oem hardtop for $1100. Car sat for 15 years in a barn in CT

Supply and demand, had the same problem way back in the 90's looking for a CRX SI, way overpriced but seems someone is always willing to pay. I got a 2013 Miata Club for 15k with 37k milesand am very happy. Finding original Miatas from 89-90s is getting a lot harder at least out in AZ.

I got my '97 in 2012 with 130k miles and in pretty good shape for $2600. I absolutely love NA miatas but I wouldn't pay more than $5k for anything other than a mint condition one.

I paid $7000.00 CAD for mine 4 years ago. Was at 102300 km and super mint with a hardtop. 7k at the time was definitely on the high end of prices.

I recently bought my 1992 Miata with 192k miles on it for $4.5k it has all the race suspension and magnesium rims, functional roll bar, LSD, wing, a front splitter, and the pop ups still work on it. The seller included a second splitter and a new soft top that I just installed. it had like new toyo race tires on it. There was no rust on the body panels but there is a little bit of rust on the inside floorboards. I think I got a good deal because the guy was originally asking $5.5k.

After looking around Kansas I noticed that cars in good condition with lowish miles (100,000 - 150,000) are priced around 5000-5500, and Miatas that need some a little work can be found around 4000-5000

People also need to realize these vehicles are near 30 years old or less...a Clean low mileage Miata that hasn’t been clapped out with ricer mods or beat on isn’t something you come by often. This will be a collector’s vehicle in the up coming years.

2002 NB2 90k miles for $3500 in June 2020. Bone stock, clean body and paint. Only bummer is its base model with the 5 speed and open diff. Still a good deal for nor cal imo

i’m glad i’m not the only one who’s noticed this. i’ve been seeing a ton of automatic 99’s for around $5k-7k and it’s kinda ridiculous. my miata isn’t the best but i’m glad i at least got it when they were cheap.

6 months ago I bought an Automatic 93 Miata with 82k miles. I bought this one for 4k and I definitely could have gotten it a bit cheaper. But the car already ran fine and didn't need any engine work other than a tuneup and a new muffler to pass smog.

bought my 94 miata back in november 2020 for 5k w 130k miles. i bought it w vmaxx coilovers racing beat sway bars racing brakes 4.30 torsen hard dog roll bar and i just bought some konig dekagrams for cheap brand new. other than the suspension upgrades everything else is completely stock. im 1,000% happy with my purchase and i havent looked back since!

I have two, I bought a 52k NB1 with paint imperfections for 5500, and a 1.9 NB@ with forged internals, hardtop, rebuild kit, LSD and a few other things I wanted for 2500. The engine was in pieces so I've just been using it as a parts car.

when a 30 year old miata cost more than a 350z..

I have a 1993 Miata LE with the red leather. 103k miles paid $5,000 a few months ago. Also have a 2002 Miata with the appearance package i got from the original owner 110k paid $5000 as well.

Got a 1990 with a hardtop for $1700 in September 2020. 227k miles, shot paint, but all maintenance was done. Here's the kicker, it was in CA 😎.

Bought my 94 1.8 for about 5000 dollars with 170000 km on the odometor. It was fairly well taken care of except a bit of rust on the rockerpanels which i have taken care of since

I paid $4500 for a 90,000 mile "90 that was in fantastic shape. Garage kept by one guy for 30 years.

Things will never settle down. Everything will keep going up.

i payed 5500 for mine when it was at 34k miles. perfect condition all it needed was a new timing belt. completely OEM. got it from an old guy. bought it 2 months ago.

Out where I am prices are RIDICOULOUS. I recently saw an automatic NA miata with taped up seats and a broke soft top for $8000. People have gone crazy. I've wanted a miata for such a long time and I loved them because of how cheap they were, but now I can barely afford them with the amount I've saved. Really sad how much the price has inflated on these :/

I bought my 96 with 77k miles 2 and half years ago for $4,000. It was an old man's car and never driven in the winter. Some how had zero rust for living in New England it's whole life. I thought it was a pretty good deal tbh. However, it was actually flooded in 1997 and restored by Mazda dealership. I'm unware on how much damage the flood did, but the car has been running great with no problems for the last 25 years. I love the car and it has not given me any major problems since I got it regardless of the possible flood damage.

I just got my 03 NB for 5,000 6 months ago. The guy wanted 7,800!!!! Talked him down fairly easily. Maybe the NB market isnt as crazy rn

*cries in australian* Miatas (or MX-5s, here) have always been kinda pricey. For the past couple of years, you wouldn't have been able to find one for under 7.5k USD, NA or otherwise.

I bought a 1990 with 0 rust and new paint, the only "flaw" was it was 2k 1999 miata peeling paint and rough overall for 2.7k 2004 mazdaspeed with 3k of flyin miata parts for 3.5k

Bought a clean 1.8l NA 3 years ago for $2,500... Sold it for $3k a year later. If the prices keep going up I don't think I'll ever own one again. :(

You should see them in Australia. Minimum is $10k AUD for an NA, super envious of the US market.

91 with 85k miles for $1500. torn rear window and a throwout bearing that had to be fixed. Perfect paint, spotless interior. Best "investment" of my life.

saw a miata go for 7k without a spare wheel, rust on the fenders, and some cheap ebay wheels

I got my 1992 which was engine swapped with 1.8 and 64k miles. Came with a Nardi Torino wheel, new radiator and fan, and a six-speed trans, for $3,500 :O I also bought 1995 from a neighbor's for $300, not running, but I got it running now (needed new gas filter). Its mostly my parts car though.

I’ve just recently picked one up last week for $9,000 AUD 🥲 but i’m happy with what I have. My first car ever and i’ve been saving for this bad boy for years 😀 and not sure the price will going up again so I decided to take a shot on it Clubman Edition

Got my 03 with 137k on it a year ago for 4K. Only thing I needed to do to it was the maintenance required for the mileage (timing belt, water pump, seals, etc.) and it runs perfectly. It was completely stock, even had the wind blocker Paint isn’t great but not bad. Insane deal compared to today’s market

Got my 92 in 2016 with 150k miles, extra set of wheels, and a matching hard top for $3k, Florida car- no rust

I bought a 2004 Mazda Miata Speed , 103,000 miles on odometer , $11,500 its really nice , I scored it on 11/05/2022 , needs a set of brake pads , and a 100,000 tune up so it needs the kit there , timing belt , water pump etc , thank you

got my 94 tan interior miata with 166k miles and the torsen lsd for $2600 in january this year

Okay, so it's not just me who's noticed this. At this point, I might as well get an MR2, which are usually a little on the steep side. Now there's not much of a difference.

Got a ‘90 NA with 52k miles 3 years ago for $2k in NYC area. Needed bodywork, but blcar was solid. Only superficial rust. I lucked out. Have just kept it on the road: replaces master & slave cylinder + starter + oil pressure sender ... crazy how high prices have gone. I’ve joked with my kids about cashing in; normally met with NOOOOO!

People are starting to realize how good they are. How rare they will be. And when you look at other prices on used cars like an MR2 or a z350 Miatas are still pretty low.

I got mine for $2500 in June of 2020. Around 185k miles, 1996 na8, black on tan fully specced with torsen LSD and 5 speed. Car came with a CEL due to the vehicle speed sensor, swapped out the gauge cluster and it was fixed. I feel like I got mine for a steal considering I got it once NA prices already started to skyrocket thanks to quarantine.

I paid $1000 for my 91 1.6! Runs great, no leaks, body needs work though. A fun project for an absolute steal

i got my 1.8 96 miata with 96000 miles with roll bar, cd player, coil overs for $3000 im super happy with it

A decent NB miata in Croatia is about $4-5k. NA's are so rare that a decent one is more than 10k. And to get you in a point of view- the average salary is shy above a $1000.

I paid £600 in November 2020 for mine! It’s still not ready for the road but it’s only a month or two away! Spent maybe around £2.5k on it! So basically £3k! Which is roughly what a decent one goes for in the UK at the moment.

1991 BRG 5 speed, 150k with hard top, $750 in October of 2015. 1993 Red 5 speed, 153k with hard top, $2500 in October of 2018. 1994 R Package, 138k with hard top, $3750 in July of 2020. 1992 Black, tan leather, 5 speed, 98k with hard top, $2500 in March of 2021. Found a white 93 automatic for $800, no hard top... contemplating wether or not I need 5.

1 year ago I paid 3,000 for a 1993 Miata 1 owner all original car. I had all the OEM mechanical redone, only cost me 3300.00 . So for 6300.00 I have a basically brand new car, that's a helluva fun ride.

Paid 3800 for a 1995, everything works, including AC, no rust either and paint is from factory still, little bit heavy on the mileage tho 180,000

Last summer in the UK i brought a mk2.5 for £600 with 80k on the clock. its having £1500 of restoration work on the body work and front chassis rails. And then itll be getting a new soft top fitted for £750. So all in all im probably spending around £3000 ($4100), but it has no engine, gear box or clutch issues at all. Plus the restoration work is by a specialist. I have no plan on selling it ever, as i have another car as a run around. So my Mx5 will spend most of its life under a blanket

I paid 8K for an imported eunos. It runs a bit rich and has pachable rocker rust but to me she's worth every penny. I've been dailying her.

I just got mine for 3200 with a brand new soft top the underneath was really nice perfect interior and 120k there not asking to much there great cars and the prices with just keep going up along with every other jdm car a Ek hatch used to be dirt cheap but now people want 3500 to 5 for a decent one with high miles

I bought my 92 NA Roadster at the beginning of the pandemic last year for $4300 SHIPPED from Japan. It’s not perfect but has no rust and had some after market goodies on it including Weds wheels. I feel that I got an amazing deal for how reliable it has been so far.

Paid $1000 for my 94 NA 3 years ago with about 185k miles. Paint is a little messed up on one side and it's been rear ended. I put about $4-5k in parts on it. Hard dog roll bar and door bars. New top. Cheap Coilovers. NB seats and 15inch wheels. Depowered steering rack. Timing belt and valve cover gasket. Engine mounts. New clutch and lightweight flywheel. Brakes. Rear aluminum panel around the license plate to replace the cracked plastic one. Wonder what I could get for it. Need to get it out to some more track days.

Got my 1990 Miata for $5500 plus a plane ticket to go get it, very clean, minimal scratches/dings, just UNDER 60k miles, hardtop INCLUDED! Got it about a year and a half ago! Edit: forgot to mention, im the second owner

I bought a 1993 with auto trans a year ago for $1100 and a holly 600cfm carb. Everything works and it runs great. I just bought a 1996 5 speed for $300 with a blown engine. Yes prices are way out of control for these cars im glad I have 2 of them ;-)

Paid 3400 for my 94 with 170 mi right before the prices went wild. I love it so much

Got my na6 about 8 months ago for $1,200. It had about 217k on the odo and in pretty rough shape. No rust though.

got mine 14 weeks ago for 1800 with no problems

I got a 99 NB with 118k for $1500 bucks from Family friends. The valve cover gasket was shot and had a misfire because of it. Easy fix. Still leaks oil but I feel any money i put towards the car will be worth it. Resprayed in baby blue and completely stock.

I paid 3k for mine and then 1k for a hardtop. But it’s insane and annoying to see them spike in price, I kinda wanted to buy a second one.

Just picked up a 90 with hard top for 2500, 196k miles, decent paint, no rust, little things here and there, but it is manual and straight. Then bought a knocking motor 95 for 1200. Great interior, perfect leather seats. Will be my next Spec Miata build.

I have never spent more than $2500 on a Miata my most recent purchase is a 1990 with 170k on the body but 80k on the 1.8 swap. I got it this past January. It needs tons of work but at least it came with an oem hardtop!

Good thing the prices go up as I own one, too bad the prices of the cars I would buy from the money are going up aswell. Got mine for 3000 euros 2 years ago, could've sold it for 5800 last year.

I payed $200 from a friend for a NA8 with 87k. I payed $350 for a NA6 that was flipped over. I payed $1000 for a 94 M Edition that had had better days

Live in Washington state bought mine July 2020 it a 1991 with 66k miles for $4.8k with an oem hardtop and its SUPER clean. AND in mariner blue i couldn't have gotten a better deal. Super lucky and grateful that I got it.

Picked up mine from a friend for 1360. Didn't have the engine installed tho. But hey now it's good to go after 7 months. Glad the pricing is just as bad where you are. We thought it was a GA thing.

I got my Miata 2 years ago for $1000. It was a clean title 1990 NA with 150k miles. It randomly would die when I was driving and it was fixed after a couple months. I don’t know what fixed it but it started working. I have close to 10k into it now so that’s good the prices went up. If I were to sell but I’m not looking to.

Me: Buys MX-5 near the start of Covid-19 pandemic. 1 year later they're up by £1k. I smile inside that the thousands I spent on it will soon be worth the investment :D

A year later after this vid people are pricing 1990 NA Miata’s 14,000$ USD I can get way better cars more room and working well I just think the sellers think there car is more than what it is actually worth and are forgetting the reason the car was created a cheap sports car

I paid $14,500 for my 1990 Miata but I bought it new in 1989!! Only 58,500 miles.

Prices need to go to the moon 🙌🏽💎💎💎💎

I bought a red ‘91 Miata with 62,000 miles for $5,500. The car had a few little issues but was overall in very good condition.

Just got into cars and really wanted an NA Miata... I thought these prices were normal but after watching a few videos now I know the truth :( Does anyone have any car recommendations? I am looking for a car under $5-6k and beginner-friendly.

Can you please do an updated version of this video for 2023?

I bought my sisters 1994 miata with a 1.8 liter engine with 97,000 miles . Car is in really good condition.