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*EDIT* I ran into a bodywork guy (a sign?) who is going to provide a much cheaper estimate in the next couple days; sorry everyone who already responded... I may keep her after all. But read on, in case it falls through.
Instinctively we all know it comes to this eventually, but when that day comes... it sure hurts.
I moved last year, and lacking a garage, I just can't properly look after my MX-3 anymore. So everything is up for grabs. While the car is mechanically in good condition (suspension, brakes, engine/transmission, electrical, etc) the body is shot. It's got 250k km on it, dents and dings, and a water leak near the windshield.
It's still a blast to drive, but more useful for the parts. I briefly considered buying a <50k km 4cyl automatic and transferring everything over, but I just don't have a place to do it (or the time, sadly).
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Full disclosure:
I went to a body shop to ask them what they'd charge to bring life back into the car. There's a water leak at the base of the windshield which could be repaired, but frankly the car needs a new windshield. Some rust on the passenger A-pillar, small rust in other spots, and a dent in the passenger side door (thanks a$$hole old guy with no insurance who backed into me in a parking lot last month). They quoted me $5k, which just makes no sense at this point. Hence, more of a parts car - though it is in excellent mechanical shape.
So here's what's on the car now, with prices for parts I would be able to strip & ship:
**Note** For the parts without prices, I can't really pull them off the car, since I have no place to do it anymore.
Performance
2.5L KLZE w/Millenia intake
LSD equipped transmission
Clutchmasters Stage-1
Fidanza aluminum flywheel
KL02 VAF
Full street-legal exhaust system (Headers, new high-flow cat, newish Bosal OE muffler)
Adjustable fuel pressure regulator
Bronzeoil shifter bushings
Mazdaspeed engine mounts
AWR racing polyurethane front & rear engine mounts (rear brand new, not installed; $50)
Eibach pro kit springs
Tokico HPs (blue) + new bearings, top plates, etc.
SRD polyurethane control arm bushings
Full set of front/rear polyurethane bushings (new, uninstalled) - $200
Whiteline 24mm rear sway bar + polyurethane bushings
SSR Comp-C wheels (16x7) - Scrape on one; can take pics if interested - $1000
General Exclaim UHP 205/45R16
Wilwood forged superlite calipers w/323mm front x-drilled rotors
Braided SS brake hoses
New rear calipers and pads, with x-drilled rotors
Custom 3" intake
Spyder Auto HID projectors
Mazdaspeed front bumper
CF hood - $400 pickup only (flawless condition)
H&R wheel spacers (some installed, some not)
Driver's racing seat ("JDM" ebay special)
Aluminum crossmember and rear tie bar (rear tie bar uninstalled; $50)
Electrical
Trunk relocated battery with heavy gauge wiring and full fusing
12->24VDC SMPS power converter/regulator for amplifiers
Carputer: 3ghz core2 duo w/2GB ram, 64GB solid state disk - $2500 for complete system, including amps, speakers, accelerometers, gps, spacenav, etc
USB GPS with accelerometer (for HP estimates, skidpad, etc)
USB OBD-II link
7" double-din SVGA touchscreen
Mini USB keyboard and Logitech SpaceNavigator (volume/track selection)
7 channel homebuilt Tripath 4100A amplifier (6x100 watts @ 0.1%THD, 1x200 watt @ 0.1%THD)
8 channel USB soundcard (Gigaport AG)
Infinity Kappa 60.7CS components (front)
Infinity Kappa 63.7i (rear)
2x10" generic subwoofers (waiting on JL audios)
All new speaker wiring (2x18AWG per side to fronts, 16AWG to rears)
Filter capacitor bank at alternator (4x 15000uF 20V)
1F stiffening capacitor
Full vehicle data logging
Alarm system / Keyless entry (driver & passenger side) / Remote starter
Remote trunk release
Sensors
A-pillar gauge pod
PLX multifunction sensor (w/EGT module) - $300
Oil pressure sensor
AEM Wideband O2 sensor - $250
I also have two brand new front fenders from Mazda, asking $200 each.
There is a ton of stuff here, and some other stuff I'll add later. I can take pictures of any of it.
Time and workspace are the main issues for me, and I'm willing to let the whole car go for $5000 (negotiable), including the carputer, all gauges, SSR wheels, .. everything.
If you're not interested in the carputer stuff, I'd let the car itself (with wheels) go for $2000. The wheels alone still retail new for about $2000. It is perfectly driveable, but would probably not pass certification in Ontario. Great for parts though - full ZE swap, and huge brakes, etc.
It's a sad day for me! But if I can get parts of my baby a new owner, it'll help.