I just got a new job so I am thinking about getting a different car. Right now I have a 1997 Miata that I've owned since March 2015. I've constantly tinkered on it to learn basic car stuff. Mostly maintenance stuff. It has 154K miles. I want something more comfortable and a little faster.

I'm looking and most S2K's in the 10 - 12K USD range have about 100-150K miles on them. Is 150K miles low or high?

 

1000 mles,is considered low milleage.

 

I'd say what is considers low mileage goes down as the model year goes up. So for instance 40,000 miles would be pretty low for a 2000 model year but it on an 09 it would be less impressive or not seem as low.

 

Under 5,000 miles per year.

 

Under 5,000 miles a year is a good answer. IMO 150k is high and I would probably be expecting repairs within a year of ownership.

 

Levi

 

On a well maintained S... heavy maintenance not repairs

 

I'd say under 3000 miles per year IMO. A 2000 MY with 45000 miles is about the max.

 

So y'all think an s2k with less than 5K miles per year old is what I should shoot for if I'm looking for a turnkey reliable daily driver? I'm trying to move away from the constant tinkering on the Miata because I just won't have the time or energy to do it anymore especially on a daily. I LIKE to tinker and I can do it but I just want a more solid car. If I buy an S I will probably turbo it though. I still haven't test driven an S.

 

Ive seen solid 220k milage s2000s and I've seen 70k mile cars that needed to be rebuilt. It's all how it's been cared for. Do a compression test on any car with more than say 50k miles on her.