# Help pricing Miata **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [July 28, 2009, 5:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-pricing-miata/71247 "2009-07-28T17:12:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![OriginalSterm](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/originalsterm/32/4964_2.png) [@OriginalSterm](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OriginalSterm)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2009, 5:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-pricing-miata/71247/1 "2009-07-28T17:12:19Z")
My dad is looking to sell the 1990 he bought off my sister last year. White, fresh paint, new tires, new brakes, 95k miles. Bone stock, roof doesn’t leak. What is a good price for selling this thing? ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2009, 5:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-pricing-miata/71247/2 "2009-07-28T17:16:11Z")
[kbb.com](http://kbb.com) ---
**Author:** ![yunvme666](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/yunvme666/32/5065_2.png) [@yunvme666](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yunvme666)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2009, 5:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-pricing-miata/71247/3 "2009-07-28T17:20:37Z")
ill give ya 500 bucks…lol… let me know what you come up with for a price ---
**Author:** ![OriginalSterm](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/originalsterm/32/4964_2.png) [@OriginalSterm](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OriginalSterm)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2009, 5:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-pricing-miata/71247/4 "2009-07-28T17:21:05Z")
> [@boardjnky4](#): > > [kbb.com](http://kbb.com) useful for knowing what a car is worth, not what a car will actually sell for. but it’s as good a place to start as any… ---
**Author:** ![Xander](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xander/32/7597_2.png) [@Xander](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Xander)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2009, 5:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-pricing-miata/71247/5 "2009-07-28T17:35:45Z")
I’d say 2 to 3 thousand sounds about fair. It’s a 20 year old car. X… ---
**Author:** ![focusinprogress](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/focusinprogress/32/7227_2.png) [@focusinprogress](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/focusinprogress)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2009, 5:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-pricing-miata/71247/6 "2009-07-28T17:42:22Z")
is it 5spd? if so, Paging a certain someone… ---
**Author:** ![Jeller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@Jeller](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jeller)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2009, 6:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-pricing-miata/71247/7 "2009-07-28T18:03:06Z")
Lets get some more info… might be interested for the right price… ---
**Author:** ![sobo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sobo/32/5267_2.png) [@sobo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sobo)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2009, 6:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-pricing-miata/71247/8 "2009-07-28T18:16:32Z")
Look on autotrader and make yourself an average. ---
**Author:** ![OriginalSterm](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/originalsterm/32/4964_2.png) [@OriginalSterm](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OriginalSterm)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2009, 6:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-pricing-miata/71247/9 "2009-07-28T18:51:49Z")
yes, 5spd. pics and better details coming this weekend… ---
**Author:** ![steve2k1116](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/steve2k1116/32/5230_2.png) [@steve2k1116](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/steve2k1116)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2009, 10:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-pricing-miata/71247/10 "2009-07-28T22:45:37Z")
$1,500. calling iank ---
**Author:** ![longuyen88](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/longuyen88/32/7611_2.png) [@longuyen88](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/longuyen88)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2009, 10:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-pricing-miata/71247/11 "2009-07-28T22:53:44Z")
:picsorban: ---
**Author:** ![Minglor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/minglor/32/7373_2.png) [@Minglor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Minglor)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2009, 11:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-pricing-miata/71247/12 "2009-07-28T23:45:22Z")
I would say under 2000. 90s and earlier have the short nose crank (key way fails) and the 1.6 ---
**Author:** ![sickboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ea924/32.png) [@sickboy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sickboy)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2009, 5:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-pricing-miata/71247/13 "2009-07-29T05:50:18Z")
depending how quick you want to sell it… you can get more than 2 for it but it may take a few weeks to find the right buyer ---
**Author:** ![OriginalSterm](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/originalsterm/32/4964_2.png) [@OriginalSterm](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OriginalSterm)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2009, 6:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-pricing-miata/71247/14 "2009-07-29T06:10:57Z")
$2k is less than he paid for it, and then he got some paint! He bought it off my sister to help her buy her 2009 Miata. He wants to sell it though, we’ll see what he gets… ---
**Author:** ![dmoffitt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dmoffitt/32/7455_2.png) [@dmoffitt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dmoffitt)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2009, 6:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-pricing-miata/71247/15 "2009-07-29T06:36:54Z")
I typically look through ebay’s completed auctions for similar cars to get an idea of market value ---
**Author:** ![IanK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/iank/32/5016_2.png) [@IanK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IanK)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2009, 7:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-pricing-miata/71247/16 "2009-07-29T07:13:40Z")
Shit. Always has to happen at the wrong time, later in the season I most likely would have given you cash immediately. Anyway like minglor said, early miatas with the 1.6 arent worth much these days, 2K sounds about fair. ---
**Author:** ![OriginalSterm](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/originalsterm/32/4964_2.png) [@OriginalSterm](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OriginalSterm)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2009, 7:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-pricing-miata/71247/17 "2009-07-29T07:32:04Z")
thanks for the advice, look for a for sale thread this weekend/early next week.