[amievil]

does anyone know if you can tell if a car is an r-package just by the vin#? i know you can call mazda but they are closed today and i was wanting to take a look at this car for sale at this small dealership about 2 hours from my house. i suspect the car may be a one of the r-package vehicles and at $4900 for 80k miles with a straight looking body and a clean carfax i'm pretty interested. when i get there i'll do some crawling around underneath to check for damage or paint.

 

[freedomgli]

does anyone know if you can tell if a car is an r-package just by the vin#? i know you can call mazda but they are closed today

No there is no way to tell w/o calling Mazda. There is no specific VIN character or combination of characters that denotes an R-package. Mazda looks up their records to determine exactly how the car was configured when new. There's nothing really that special about an R-package car value wise and they only command a small premium given the right buyer. Vehicle condition is much more important when shopping for used Miatas. It is easy to replicate an R-package and many R-package cars are no longer in original condition given their age.

Mazda Customer Assistance Specialists are available

Monday - Friday, 6:00am - 4:45pm Pacific Time

1-800-222-5500

 

[vote4pedro]

R package cars were base model 5 spd NAs with bilstein shocks, LSD, hollow spoke 94-97 factory wheels, front air dam/rear lip, and trunk lip spoiler. Only option on the R Package was the R package stipe kit.
No PS/PW or A/C.

Not much else to it. A dealership could easily make a base model an R Package within a day.

 

[amievil]

i know the r-package options could be installed on a regular miata, i just think i found one from a dealer that doesn't know it's an r-package. and from looking online it appears that all the r-package models have an R in the vin. so if i can get the R for the same price as a regular model then i would definitely go for it just for the torsen alone, suspension and lips are nice bonus.

 

[freedomgli]

and from looking online it appears that all the r-package models have an R in the vin.

That is incorrect. See my post above.

 

[urban]

http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/displayOwnersHome.action
you can check it out here if you have the vin number.
this is how i found out if mine was a real R pack.
you register ,with the vin number and it will tell you what package the car was sold as.
in my case it says :1994MX5 Miata BS/R.
thats the R pack.


you might have to register if my link does nothing for you , go to owners.
and its not the car in my avatar , but my wifes.

 

[xn7]

A/C was an option on R packages. that was basically it, and the stripe thing ^ lol


Year: 1995
Model: MX-5 Miata
Trim: R

it only shows up for me in the EDIT VEHICLE tab. nice info tho thanks for the link

 

[geffrocks_86]

thanks for the link

here are my results:

Year: 1994
Driving Conditions: Standard
Model: MX-5 Miata
Trim: BS/R
Ownership Info: Own
Default Vehicle: Yes