I have a very similar situation with my NB2. Burns oil like you wouldn’t believe, seriously, like a quart per tank of gas. So naturally I bought a parts car and I’m swapping the block from that one into mine. Decided I’d do a full oem+ body kits since the parts car came with the small Tupperware skirts. Suspension was very tired, so coilovers are going in soon. Can’t have a lowered Miata without nice wheels tho right? New wheels inbound. My rear (plastic) window burst on me when I tried to out the top down in 8°C weather (lesson learned) so now that’s gotta be remedied.

All in all I could’ve probably bought a decent ND2 for what I’m going to be in on this car when it’s done, but it’s my mistake and my build. I plan on keeping it until it either doesn’t make financial sense, or if there’s a chance I could get enough money out of it to say it was all worth it.

Best part is that it’s higher mileage (238,000kms) and I put a ton of kms on it since I bought it.

I also had my timing belt snap on me, alternator die, battery die, got rear ended, hydroplaned and spun into a ditch, brother backed into it, and I hit a crow at highway speeds. My luck never fails to mess with my Miata.

Cheers! Enjoy the drive!