1996 Mazda Miata M-Edition

Picture from 1996 M-Edition Brochure

Car was leased 7/10/96. All options except hardtop/auto transmission.

I was very happy with this car. It was fun, inexpensive, reliable, cheap to insure and very well made. I highly recommend it if you're in the market for a 2-passenger convertible sports car. I miss it and will probably get another one someday for autocross use (if I can ever justify having two cars). Happily, it was replaced by another very capable automobile. I liked the 96M color scheme so much I chose it again.

In retrospect, while I love the BMW, I should have just kept this car.

I have returned my car. I'm selling some of the accessories. If it isn't on the list it might have been sold already, or not for sale.

Sold!

Hardtop (black, with defroster) and cart. If your car is pre '99 and has tan interior, you get the defroster switch, strikers and panel swap free. $1100 SOLD!!
Hardtop side strikers/sidepanels (swap over), relay, defroster switch $20 SOLD!!
Hella H4 Vision (E-Code) housings with bulbs $50 SOLD!!
PIAA 1200 ion crystal driving lights $80 SOLD!!
Front/rear airdams and all 4 mudflaps SOLD!
Foglight and defroster switch (2 individual switches) $30 each or $50/all. SOLD!!
K&N panel filter (for 94+?) Pretty clean. $10 Sold!
BBS Wheels (rims and tires). 14x6 forged BBS rims (from 92 and 93 LE miatas) with Bridgestone Turanza 185/60/14 stock stize tires. All BBS centercaps and wrench are there. Tires have plenty of tread (around 10k miles of usage or less - I used them for winter/spring). These are forged rims made exclusively for the miata (OEM $700+/rim) and weighs 10.4 lbs each (with tire 28-29 lbs each). Very good condition, but one of the rims is dented (not very badly) - doesn't affect seal or balance. See pictures. Note that the dented rim is the worst of the 4 picture1 picture2 picture3 picture4 Also check out the pictures in the gallery. $600 for the set firm, arranged pickup only. Sold!
Car cover - Technalon 2/Evolution 4, used only for the week car stayed outdoors while garage was cleared out. $65. SOLD!
Rear window protector - tan $20 SOLD!

All are very good/excellent condition.

Shipping extra. Cash, check or money order accepted.

Notable events

7/10/96 Signed lease 36 months no money down. (VIN ... 165)

9/30/96 Added Hella Vision H4 55/60W headlamps.

11/3/96 K&N filter. 1850 miles

11/17/96 Installed ASC/ORIS Windstop. Notes.

11/20/96 Bought/installed hardtop (used). 2350 miles

12/7/96 Removed front tiedowns. 2675 miles. Notes.

12/12/96 Installed add'l hardware for hardtop (side latchplates, defroster switch/relay). 2750 miles.

12/15/96 Installed PIAA 1253s. 2825 miles. Installation notes.

1/23/97 Bought 14x6 BBS wheels with 185/60/14 Bridgestone Turanza H tires (used, from '92/93 LE Miata)

2/1/97 Installed mudflaps, front airdam, rear spoiler. 3250 miles. Installation notes.

2/15/97 Installed rear skirt. 3700 miles. Installation notes.

2/20/97 Received Flying Miata Strut Brace. 3700 miles. Installation notes.

2/23/97 Changed engine/tranny oil to Redline 10W30/MTL. 3825 miles.

3/8/97 Installed Sony 10 CD RF changer. 3825 miles. Installation notes.

4/29/97 Received Tamiya R/C Eunos (Miata) car as birthday gift. 4800 miles.

5/10/97 Installed PIAA H4 Super White bulbs, defroster/foglamp combo switch, EUNOS/Roadster emblems. 4848 miles. Installation notes.

7/16/97 One year and 6,8xx miles later, NO PROBLEMS. 6,888 miles.

8/3/97 Oil Change Redline 10W30, 7279 miles.

10/28/97 Ticking sound from blower fan. FIRST problem found (more of a minor annoyance). Sounds like foreign object hitting fanblade. Will investigate soon. 9570 miles.

10/31/97 Ticking sound went away. No action taken. 9870 miles.

11/29/97 Purchased snow tires/94+ alloys. Not mounted yet. 10200 miles. In retrospect, I haven't had to use them.

12/3/97 Tamiya r/c miata 75% complete. 10502 miles.

12/21/97 Oil change/inspection. 10840 miles.

4/12/98 Installed PIAA 80/80W Plasma Blue H4 bulbs. 12,800 miles.

5/1/98 Removed PIAA Plasma Blue bulbs and replaced with PIAA 80/80W Super White bulbs. 13,100 miles.

6/20/98 Oil change. 14,250 miles.

1/2/99 Oil change. 19,000 miles.

2/14/99 Battery started to lose ability to hold charge. Time to go to dealer for a new one. 20,000 miles.

3/1/99 Battery problem fixed. Solution: slow charge (1 amp charger) for 3 days. 20,600 miles.

4/19/99 Swap tires from the BBS back to the 96M wheels. Battery still going strong. No additonal problems to report. 21,500 miles.

6/1/99 Removed Eunos/Roadster badges and strut brace (NOT for sale).

6/15/99 Lease extended til 10/99. 23,000 miles.

7/11/99 Oil change. 23,400 miles.

9/4-6/99 Remove all added on accessories.Car looks naked. Thanks to John Yang for buying the airdams and mudflaps. 24,800 miles

9/9/99 New car arrived. See below.

9/25/99 Sold hardtop/cart/switch/relay and swapped interior panels with Elliot Weiss.

9/26/99 Made room in garage for the new car. Miata displaced to backyard (swap position of cars in picture below).

10/2/99 Sold: switch, Hella H4 lamps and bulbs to Scott Brown and Ben Choong.

10/2/99 Returned car to dealer (Wantagh Mazda). 25020 miles.

11/4/99 Shipped BBS wheels to Seattle. Thanks to Tony Borroz.

The New Car: (also see this page)

The new car, with my old Miata.

9/9/99 Signed lease on Y2K BMW 323i. Orient Blue/Sand leatherette, 5-speed manual, xenon, navigation, sport/premium pkg, folding rear seats, heated front seats. That covered about 90% of the options. 36 month lease no money down. 18 miles as delivered.

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