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I think at 175k miles you might anticipate a rebuild in the not too distant future. Never hurts to expect the worse. I think 200+ is well within reason though. A used motor runs $500. Unless you want a completely fresh motor, there's no real reason not to just buy something used. If you get an 1.6 car (90-93), you can always swap in a 1.8 from a later car (assuming no smog requrements in your area). You mentioned NA cars -- everything except the Mazdaspeed Miata (I think '04?) were NA from the factory.
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