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For better or worse, I took a search for turbocharged Miatas into "Well, I have been looking at 944s since the 80s...why not revisit that?"
I shouldn't have done it, but though my nice, turbo Volvo wagon is great in so many ways, commuting in an automatic is just boring. So, I adopted a 1986 NA.
Already, in the first days of ownership, I realized that I need to have the hatch pulled and resealed, probably new hatch pins and maybe locking mechanisms, and the driver's door has a bloom of under-paint rust and dents. Hatch: $200, pins and locks $150, door replacement with identical $400.
After that, it should be pretty reasonable for a bit. Belts and water pump done in January and re-tensioned last month. Clutch 10,000 miles ago, with spring-centered upgrade unit.
I really hope that I can get by on oil changes alone for the next two years.
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