1994 Mazda Miata M-edition on 2040-cars
Land O' Lakes, Florida, United States
This is a 1994 Mazda Miata, Limited Edition "M-Edition". I am the fourth owner. The second owner drove it until the Timing Belt broke at around the 83,000 mile mark then let it sit. The third owner bought it to repair, but didn't have time to, so I bought it from him. The body is perfect with no rust. The following items had been replaced:
Here are the negatives:
All the negatives are relatively minor and don't impact the ride. The engine is strong and relatively young (only 85,000 miles) and provides for a fun and peppy ride. Fix up the mostly cosmetic repairs and you have yourself a pretty cool (and rare) ride. According to a Miata website, "only 3,000 of these were made in 1994. The Mazda Miata M Edition series of vehicles are very desirable and sought after by Miata enthusiasts. Searching for a low mileage clean M Edition and finding one is to may like finding the ultimate Miata. Fairly expensive when first introduced, they can now be found priced as a regular used car, particularly if the seller has no idea what an M Edition is. Further, the well known used car resale value guides seem to somewhat under value what Miatas are actually trading hands for. Most clean Miatas will usually sell over blue book value. M Editions are not sequentially numbered and their VIN numbers will be scattered throughout the regular run for each year. A total of 12,470 M Editions were manufactured throughout the 4 year run. The colors and features will make any M Edition stand out at a gathering of Miatas and the clean low mileage ones are harder and harder to find. Montego Blue Mica is the only M Edition color that was used as a regular color in subsequent years through 1997. The chrome 7 spoke wheels best identify the '94 M as well as M Edition badging, but 1994 is also the last year for the real oil pressure gauge. The '94 M was the only M-Edition that came with the original style of leather seats that were designed to emulate the seats in certain Ferrari models. Special features include a Nardi wood shift knob and hand brake handle, polished 7 spoke alloy wheels with locks, air conditioning, stainless M Edition sill plates, M Edition custom mats, power steering, leather-wrapped steering wheel, power mirrors, alloy wheels, Torsen limited slip differential, cruise control, power window, headrest speakers and a power antenna". The car is sold AS-IS. I am th |
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