time for a new car

[tsenfw 10+ year member]

Is a Miata FWD or RWD?

It's still a girls car //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

It's still a girls car //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

I don't care really.

I like the saturn sky better....the price will go down soon by the time my truck is ready for the salvage yard.

 

[Hintzyboy 5,000+ posts]

It's still a girls car //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

The new MX-5 is pretty badass though. Granted, I'd rather have the RX-8, but still

 

[Loud3 10+ year member]

Straight line sure, but not around a track

It was built for the track, and still dominates for the most part.

And there are several miata's out there with basic bolt ons that can do a straight line pretty well.

 

[Loud3 10+ year member]

It's still a girls car //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

You mean it GETS the girls, right?

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Looks pretty mean to me...

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

I'd rather not buy a foreign car...but that is just me.

 

[tsenfw 10+ year member]

My buddy was talking about going half on an older miata for racing. Apparently the lower racing classes using stock miatas is a blast. I wouldn't be able to stomach one for any everyday driver though. To each his own.

It's definately one of the nicest miata's I've seen. I'll give you that!

 

[Loud3 10+ year member]

That beast is all stock too. It's a BLAST on long curving roads next to Clearwater Beach...

I'm considering 16x8's all the way around with sticky rubber and a rollbar soon, though.

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

That beast is all stock too. It's a BLAST on long curving roads next to Clearwater Beach...
I'm considering 16x8's all the way around with sticky rubber and a rollbar soon, though.

Any problems with it? I know it doesn't have much room for audios.

 

[Hintzyboy 5,000+ posts]

I'd rather not buy a foreign car...but that is just me.

You have a better chance of getting a car built in the USA by buying a foreign car anyway

 

[SuperchargedRS 10+ year member]

It was built for the track, and still dominates for the most part.
And there are several miata's out there with basic bolt ons that can do a straight line pretty well.

I dont think the miata was built for the track lol, the ultima gtr, viper (track version), a hand full of porse gts and 911s were, not many street cars ever had the idea of hitting a track, just driving some overweight person around with a big mac and going to the supermarket hence the cup holders for your "purple drink".

I would stay away from the poorly engnered cars like the mazadas, vw, low end domestic stuff (i.e. anything that's not diesel or a vette/viper/gt40 etc).

A subie is a great car engineered very well

Honda and toyotas you really cant complain about, they are not anything special but they do seem to stay together even with the avrage person who doesnt take care of a car

If you want some flashy BS, get a slightly older diesel benz, there are some 90s and up diesel models that will get AWSOME miliage (on diesel, kersoine, wvo, svo, bio etc.)

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

You have a better chance of getting a car built in the USA by buying a foreign car anyway

I know, I know...but the foreign cars I have tried to work on are not very shadetree mechanic friendly.

 

[Hintzyboy 5,000+ posts]

I dont think the miata was built for the track lol, the ultima gtr, viper (track version), a hand full of porse gts and 911s were, not many street cars ever had the idea of hitting a track, just driving some overweight person around with a big mac and going to the supermarket hence the cup holders for your "purple drink".
I would stay away from the poorly engnered cars like the mazadas, vw, low end domestic stuff (i.e. anything that's not diesel or a vette/viper/gt40 etc).

A subie is a great car engineered very well

Honda and toyotas you really cant complain about, they are not anything special but they do seem to stay together even with the avrage person who doesnt take care of a car

If you want some flashy BS, get a slightly older diesel benz, there are some 90s and up diesel models that will get AWSOME miliage (on diesel, kersoine, wvo, svo, bio etc.)

You don't know much about cars do you? The Miata/MX-5 has been a handling benchmark for years.

 

[Hintzyboy 5,000+ posts]

I know, I know...but the foreign cars I have tried to work on are not very shadetree mechanic friendly.

I hear ya. I would much rather have a Domestic, simply because the repairs are so much cheaper.

But as long as you do your research, buy the right car, and plan for repairs (since just about every car has it's own signature problems), you shouldn't have much trouble no matter what you get

 

[Loud3 10+ year member]

Any problems with it? I know it doesn't have much room for audios.

Yes, it has a trunk, with room for a few subs. Nothing MASSIVE, but SQ works.

And not one problem.