The NB Miata is the best sports car under $10K — until it isn't. Everyone talks about how bulletproof the Miata platform is, and they're not wrong. The BP and VVT 1.8L are genuinely great motors. But the NB generation has a specific weakness that can turn a $6K weekend car into a $6K paperweight, and most first-time buyers don't catch it until they're already writing the check. Here's what we broke down in this one: → The one critical issue that kills more NBs than engine failure ever will → Why the "cheap to maintain" reputation hides some expensive surprises → The specific scenarios where an NB is still an absolute no-brainer buy → How to inspect one properly so you don't end up buying someone else's problem The NB is still one of the greatest driver's cars ever made at any price point. That hasn't changed. But there's a massive difference between a sorted NB and a neglected one, and the gap is wider than most people realize — especially on cars that are now 20-25 years old and h...