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Is it a bad idea to daily a car from 1989?
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I daily a ‘93 Miata. It’ll likely kill me in an accident due to no safety features. Anything rubber has a potential for failure with age. Belts, hoses, seals, gaskets, may leak and require service. It’ll take more maintenance than a car from say, 2005. That being said - I’ve never been stranded. Maintenance is dead simple, this era of basic EFI is dead simple. No stupid electronics, space under the hood to work. It’s totally doable for a daily as long as rust can be kept at bay and you have some mechanical knowledge. Put a new stereo in there and drive it!
Honestly, a 93 Miata is probably one of the safest old cars on the market. I've seen multiple Miata owners come away from head on collisions where the doors still open and close
If the wheels stay on the ground, that is. They have little rollover protection.