Hello, Thank you for taking the time to read this. Ive owned a 2010 audi s4 for almost two years now and it has been in and out of the shop for almost the whole time ive had it. I think it is time to get something else. I have been looking around and have found a 1997 mazda miata that I think woul…

Miata’ are pretty reliable and easy to fix BUT, as @texases points out, the car is 22 years old! And has 158K miles. Look for something newer. 100K miles on a well maintained Miata is no big deal.

Yeah, I agree with the other two. Miatas are great little cars, and I suspect you’d really enjoy a newer one provided you don’t need a lot of cargo space. But no car that old is going to be anywhere near trouble-free. I’d target a Miata that’s at least 10 years old or younger.

Let’s get straight down to business . . . Is the Audi currently your daily driver? Are you thinking of buying a 1997 Miata to use as a daily driver . . . ?

[image] Patrick_Smith: 1997 mazda miata that I think would be a great replacement. If the price is right, that should do the replacement job for the S4 nicely. Even at 22 years/160k you’ll very likely be seeing less shop time and expense with the Miata. As the condition of used cars vary…

The Mazda Mata has been very reliable for the owners i’ve known Any problems re really no different than other Mazda’s of the same era. We had a 1990 Protoge that had a few age related issues at around the same age and mileage and were one time issues and then it wen’t back to only having to spend …

Since this car is so small,it is very difficult to work on especially under the hood.You will need some kind of contortionist mechanic to reach some engine parts and labor cost could be a problem.There are some paint issues but realibility is pretty good according to carcomplaints.com .

It’s not my experience that the Mita is hard to work on. There’s room under the hood and because the engine and transmission is laid out the way engines are supposed to be laid out, front to back and not sideways, access is good. Parts are available. Nothing is needlessly complicated.

Here’s another vote for something newer, like 5 to 8 years old. If you want a four seat car, the Mazda3 has that and is also fun to drive. Take one for a test drive and see if you like it.

There might be other cars on the market, even newer MX-5’s that might not be that much more expensive. At least moving into the early 2000’s cars with average miles. A Mazda 3 would give much of the same fun factor while being more practical, not exactly the same but could work. I know several own…

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texases June 7, 2019, 8:25pm 2

Any 22-year-old car could have lots of issues that we can’t see from here. Why not a newer one? There are plenty around.

Miatas are quite reliable, overall, but 22 years is 22 years.

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