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Now and Zen |
On the ‘Click and Clack radio show they used to describe the Miata as the modern incarnation of the MG without the maintenance issues. ___________________________________________________________________________ "....imitate the action of the Tiger." | |||
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I owned a 1999 Base and then moved to a 2005 Mazdaspeed Miata. It was pretty quick with the factory turbo. I then bought a 2006 Honda S2000 which I still dearly love. If my 'S' were to disappear, I'd buy another Miata. Great little car. Mike I'm sorry if I hurt you feelings when I called you stupid - I thought you already knew - Unknown ................................... When you have no future, you live in the past. " Sycamore Row" by John Grisham | |||
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| Little ray of sunshine  |
If only they made them in XL. At 6'3", they just don't work. I can barely even get in one. The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. | |||
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| Get my pies outta the oven!  |
You haven't driven a Mini Cooper S yet I take it? | |||
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.... or 3 as well, which is what I tell anyone who asks me about going from a motorcycle to a trike. I bought a new Miata in 1999 and really enjoyed driving it. There were two things that I didn't care for and those were the low seating position which made ingress and egress a bit of a chore, and ride quality on bad roads (of which unfortunately there are a lot around here, I even live on a dirt road). If the roads around here were as nice as they are just across the line in Maryland I'd likely have a Miata as a second car. Instead I picked up a 2019 Corolla Hatchback 6-speed, while it is no Miata or Boxster it does have a bit of that sports car feel only with higher seats, a better ride, and a bit more versatility. Congratulations on your new car! No car is as much fun to drive, as any motorcycle is to ride. | |||
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Also, not sure what shape the tires are, but if you can, treat yourself and your Miata to a fresh set of Toyo T1R sneakers (or whatever the preferred high-performance summer tire is these days). Old OEM rubber is a disservice to the performance the Miata is capable of. __________ "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal labotomy." | |||
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Baroque Bloke |
Yep. The Miata has been described as the best British sports car that the Japanese have ever made. Serious about crackers | |||
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| Rail-less and Tail-less |
Yup I drove my ex’s...to the mechanic over and over again. _______________________________________________ Use thumb-size bullets to create fist-size holes. | |||
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| Rail-less and Tail-less |
Tires were brand new as were the brakes when I bought it. Less then a week old so I have time them before needing replacements. _______________________________________________ Use thumb-size bullets to create fist-size holes. | |||
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since you bought it in Tennessee, I certainly hope you took it through The Tail of the Dragon on your way home  _________________________________________________ "Once abolish the God, and the Government becomes the God." --- G.K. Chesterton | |||
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A friend of mine has a nice red Miata...with a 302 V8 and some front suspension mods. When he gets back in town I'll see if he'll agree to a photo op. | |||
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The old "R" series with the Brazilian engine was bit unreliable. I have a 2016 JCW with Dinan Chipset, Neuspeed 17 rims (over unsprung weight), NM lowering Springs, and heavy rear sway bar. Will be replacing sport shocks with Koni Yellow adjustable here in a bit. The 2015 and up Hardtop manuals are a hoot to drive with mine pushing 265 HP (claimed). My first front drive but a hoot- and has the great BMW B48 4 cylinder turbo engine. Car will get a mechanical diff and new clutch her in in the next few 1000 miles. Honestly - a true 4 wheel go kart. My S2000 is just brutal and twitchy but oh so fun when you get it right. A miata is a fun "stock" mix of getting a rear drive roadster with predictable and fun handling. Awesome car. “Forigive your enemy, but remember the bastard’s name.” -Scottish proverb | |||
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Welcome to the club! We bought our first one, a ten year old 2000, off a re-po lot for $4500 and put ~100k miles on it including a 16 day road trip out west… 6k miles and 12 states. Only had to sleep in it one night, in a Walmart parking lot, because, no hotel vacancies. When we went on road trips or vacations in any other car we have ever owned we would fight over who HAD to drive. In the Miata we fight over who GETS to drive. That pretty much sums it up. My wife is a farmers daughter so a manual trans was not an issue. It’s pretty easy to get in and out of… if the top in down! We joined and did a few drives with the Nashville Miata club, pretty cool to buzz around the country side with a couple dozen other Miatas and usually find an out of the way place to eat. But their driving gets a little ...extreme... at times and my wife couldn’t take that, and life and work kind of got in the way so we no longer belong to the club but you might have a look for one local to you. So when I first got my little red convertible I waited for a nice day, grabbed the first bikini model I could find and headed out for some twisty backroads… planning on a nice ride and perhaps a photo shoot. Well… it rained. We got lost, almost ran out of gas and my bikini model didn't bring a bikini and turned out to be a Great Grandmother (My Wife ) But it was still a great day!Miata.net is the place to go for help or advice. One piece of advice…. Don’t ride down the Interstate, top down, with a pink colored polo shirt on. Unless you WANT truckers honking at you. LOL! True story... but hey… it wasn’t pink, it was “salmon”. The first is my wife driving the Tail of the Dragon. She actually surprised me how well she did with a little coaching. And yes she needs a cushion to sit on!  Miata club outing  Happy wife... Happy life!     Collecting dust. | |||
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| Little ray of sunshine |
A hot blonde in a red convertible. Perfect. The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. | |||
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| Oh stewardess, I speak jive.  |
They're cool, in the teeny little car category. | |||
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| Rail-less and Tail-less |
Awesome pics! Unfortunately it was raining on my ride back from TN but I did take to some local twistys here and it handled great. _______________________________________________ Use thumb-size bullets to create fist-size holes. | |||
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| A teetotaling beer aficionado  |
Nice! I've casually had my eye out for a Miata for awhile. Want red, MT low mileage in the price range you paid. I guess I need to get more serious about finding one, as I'm not to sure I'll have the opportunity in my next life, and WTF is retirement for except to have some fun you couldn't when raising a family. Money, cars and what-not, the heirs can figure it out when I'm in the ground. Men fight for liberty and win it with hard knocks. Their children, brought up easy, let it slip away again, poor fools. And their grandchildren are once more slaves. -D.H. Lawrence | |||
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| Rail-less and Tail-less |
https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/...21#listing=266920164 https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/...21#listing=267276517 _______________________________________________ Use thumb-size bullets to create fist-size holes. | |||
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Short persons car. At 6’3 I can’t fit without the top down. Same goes for a friends Z4 also. Front windshield top bar is always in direct line of sight That said... they definitely are a lot of fun to drive. Couple friends have had them over the years ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Live today as if it may be your last and learn today as if you will live forever | |||
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| Left-Handed, NOT Left-Winged! |
Had a '97 on 3 year lease as ex-wife's daily driver. Then bought a 2000 SE 6-Speed which she drove until having our son in 2003. Kept the SE, and moved her into a Forrester XT 2.5 Turbo Gen 1 as daily driver. The early XT's had the same gearing and final drive as the NA engines and was way faster than any grocery getter has a right to be. They had a change the gearing to make it slower than the WRX... Divorced a few years ago, she kept her Miata, I kept my Guitars and Guns. She still has it, and my son has been eyeing it to drive since he was able to walk... | |||
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