I Bought the Cheapest ND2 MX-5 Sight Unseen and Road Tripped it 1500 Miles!

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  • čas přidán 1. 08. 2024
  • After looking for an ND2 (2019+) MX-5 with the BBS/ Recaro package for 6 months, I finally found one at a Cadillac dealer in New Jersey. Not only is it low mile car, but it was $3,000 cheaper than the next cheapest listed in the USA!
    With only a few pictures and a FaceTime video from the dealer, I flew in, picked up the car, and immediately headed out on a 1500 mi road trip. It made it, running flawlessly and managed 40mpg average.
    Now that it's back home, we will take a walk around look at the car, take it for a drive, and then get it up on the lift for an oil change/ tire rotation/ inspection.
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Komentáře • 37

  • @dannyphamous
    @dannyphamous Před 11 měsíci +4

    Great buy! Hope it brings you lots of smiles every shift and turn!

  • @BoostedNDMiata
    @BoostedNDMiata Před rokem +4

    Got my 2018 Club BBS Ricaro for a steal. Less than $25k and it was immaculate with 8k miles, and not a scratch on body or rims. I do t think the c Volkswagen dealership knew what it was.

    • @ironicallyengineered2486
      @ironicallyengineered2486  Před rokem +3

      That's awesome, good buy! This one was $23900 and after fees , taxes, blah blah blah it was right at $25k.

  • @bobreno4042
    @bobreno4042 Před rokem +6

    Nice car and well bought.

  • @dickdavidson3616
    @dickdavidson3616 Před rokem +6

    Amazing how the camera picks up the fender colour difference.

    • @ironicallyengineered2486
      @ironicallyengineered2486  Před rokem +4

      Yea, I have several smartphone photographs of the car and you can't see it and in person it's not perceptible. Just something with the GoPro lens/ color balance and being in direct sunlight.

  • @markfoster7564
    @markfoster7564 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Nice video! I’ve driven my 16 for 13 hrs, no Recaro seats, and did OK! Wouldn’t want to do it every day…😊

  • @mikeb9569
    @mikeb9569 Před 9 měsíci +1

    I put 130K miles in New England including salty winters and had virtually no rust by spraying "Fluid Film" on the undercarriage every fall (avoiding muffler 'cause it'll smell for a while). My NC and ND never had a fastener frozen from rust.

  • @GoldenSpiralMedia
    @GoldenSpiralMedia Před rokem +1

    Shrewd negotiator. Ed Bolian would be proud.

  • @Daniel-lv8ze
    @Daniel-lv8ze Před rokem +2

    Good buy!
    I just bought a 2017 Club from Copart last month and just finished all the rrpair work to it. Excited to have it insoected by the state for road use.

    • @ironicallyengineered2486
      @ironicallyengineered2486  Před rokem

      Congrats! I've bid on dozens of cars this past year in Copart and IAAI and the prices are still ridiculous. Hopefully you got lucky!

  • @BlackNAVYAmericanVET
    @BlackNAVYAmericanVET Před 9 měsíci +1

    Butter smooth shift gear ❤ . Manuel gearing, ❤️ ( Gen Z anti car jacking device)

  • @22jeepmojave75
    @22jeepmojave75 Před rokem +1

    I missed my 18 club. I’m in the market for 2023 club.

  • @trackeagle6013
    @trackeagle6013 Před rokem +1

    Mushy brake pedal feel indicates old brake fluid and air in the brake lines..full brake fluid replace should take care of it

  • @hyperformancellc
    @hyperformancellc Před rokem

    aye another one with paint repairs. fun.

    • @ironicallyengineered2486
      @ironicallyengineered2486  Před rokem

      Should I stop over with the lower valance to repaint?? :-) Won't be blending soul red this time!

  • @jasondixon9095
    @jasondixon9095 Před rokem +1

    I love my 2021 jet black RF fun car they will be Classic small sport cars

  • @hyperformancellc
    @hyperformancellc Před rokem

    look for the R dot sticker on the back right side of the hood to see if it was replaced. you know that car got an oem hood.

    • @ironicallyengineered2486
      @ironicallyengineered2486  Před rokem

      I looked back at the '16 rebuild video and the fender and hood don't have RDOT stickers. I'm sure it's OEM but just not sure if it's repaired/ repainted or new and repainted.

  • @igoldin74
    @igoldin74 Před rokem +3

    I know it might sound as an inappropriate question, but it's not since it's a public video about the subject of buying a car. What was the car price?

    • @itsjustmikeymike
      @itsjustmikeymike Před 11 měsíci +2

      I think this is a perfectly valid question. I never comment on videos, but really, WHAT WAS THE POINT OF SAYING HE BOUGHT THE CHEAPEST ND MIATA IF HE DID NOT DISCLOSE THE PRICE?

    • @glenmolina3776
      @glenmolina3776 Před 11 měsíci

      Waste of time watching -unsubscribe

    • @ironicallyengineered2486
      @ironicallyengineered2486  Před 11 měsíci +2

      Nope, it's a reasonable question. Cheapest comparable car I could find at the time of purchase was $27k plus taxes/ fees/ etc. I paid $25k out the door for this one.

    • @ironicallyengineered2486
      @ironicallyengineered2486  Před 11 měsíci

      Oh no! I hope i can sleep tonight knowing I've lost one of my 10s of subscribers!

    • @demonsaint1296
      @demonsaint1296 Před 8 měsíci

      @@ironicallyengineered2486ida sold you my 2019 GT-S, RF, blue, with 42k for $25k… no accident.

  • @cptndave1
    @cptndave1 Před 9 měsíci +1

    You mentioned toy car and summer car a couple of times. And then when you drove it you for some strange reason had the roof up. That’s when you lost me. I’ve hade my MX5 NC for several years drive it all year when it’s cold I put the heater on 😂 maybe wheat a jacket. When the car is moving the roof is down. That’s what it’s made for. Kinda like buying a new Japanese knife and not cutting a tomato. I’ve now just ordered the ND3 it should arrive in Sydney in about 5 months, can’t wait

  • @malcolmn.5222
    @malcolmn.5222 Před měsícem

    The cheapest would be a sport trim...

  • @BlackNAVYAmericanVET
    @BlackNAVYAmericanVET Před 9 měsíci +1

    Sexy beautiful. It looks like a baby jaguar. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸ND2 perfect, Consumer reports loves this reliability .🇺🇸🇺🇸💪🏽

  • @malcolmn.5222
    @malcolmn.5222 Před měsícem

    Without proof of correspondence, I am sure you didnt haggle them down.

    • @ironicallyengineered2486
      @ironicallyengineered2486  Před měsícem +2

      Ahhhh, you got me. Nice detective work. 👍 I actually walked into the dealership and handed them a blank check and said, "Please write in whatever amount you want."

  • @ag4allgood
    @ag4allgood Před rokem

    The cheapest MX-5 ND2s are in Copart lots.

    • @ironicallyengineered2486
      @ironicallyengineered2486  Před rokem +2

      Not anymore. I've bid on several this past year and people are still paying stupid money for salvage cars. Example, I bid on a '19 MX5 club BBS/Recaro that was hit hard in the front. It sold for 75% of clean title retail value... wrecked. Unless someone had a parts car to fix it there's no way someone made money on that car.

    • @ag4allgood
      @ag4allgood Před rokem

      @@ironicallyengineered2486 That is one car. Copart has hundreds of these cars across the country with different types of damage.

    • @ironicallyengineered2486
      @ironicallyengineered2486  Před rokem +1

      @ag4allgood I think we have a Copart bot in here.
      With the ever increasing fees and people running up the bids to ridiculous amounts, buying salvage is becoming a worse and worse value.
      The example I gave was topic here. I've bid on a couple dozen cars, trucks, and SUVs this year through copart and iaai. The money doesn't work when you're starting only 25% or so under retail for just the wrecked car. Sure, 10+ year old cars you can get for relatively good values. But for late models you might as well shop around and buy something clean title.