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Thread: Mazda Miata
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09-21-2014, 07:57 PM #1
Mazda Miata
My girlfriend just picked up a 2006 Mazda Miata from her brother, and last night I drove it back from Baltimore to Boston (taking some "back roads" detours along the way ). I am not a sports car aficionado (never owned one, drive a 4Runner) and my "sports car" driving experience is limited to a 2012 BMW 330i convertible that I drove a handful of times.
I've heard from folks who know cars that Miatas are the shit, and I am happy to report that the Miata is fucking FUN AS HELL. Steering is as tight and precise as I've experienced, cornering is stupid easy, six-speed transmission rocks, took it up to 95 with no problems on the highway- I want to drive it everywhere. Makes something as stupid as turning into a parking lot fucking fun as hell. I can't wait to take it on mountain back roads!!!! It was MUCH more fun than the BMW.
Do they look girly? Maybe a little. But I don't care. I want one bad.
Miatas fuckin' rock. That is all.
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09-21-2014, 08:20 PM #2
We need naked pics of the GF before we can properly respond. Ullr demands it.
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09-21-2014, 08:30 PM #3
What irul said.
And, I've driven my buddy's 2001 M Coupe (with coilovers and other stuff) and his Miata of roughly the same vintage. Many BMW engineers consider the Coupe the best car they've made for fun driving. I liked the Miata better. Not nearly as fast as the Coupe, but just more fun.
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09-21-2014, 08:37 PM #4
I had a '94 M Edition in '97 and '98. They are incredibly fun. Who gives a shit what it looks like.. It's a great drive. Bought one of those instead of a 993, and am probably still alive because of that decision. It's a toy, and it's easy to push it harder than it wants to go, but it's reasonably legal fun.
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09-21-2014, 09:00 PM #5
I have a '96 as my beater commuter car. It makes commuting much more fun, that's for sure.
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09-21-2014, 09:04 PM #6
Best value in sports cars, hands down, especially used with low mileage. After a lot of experience, my number one rule is to keep good fresh tires on it that excel in the rain, and never, never drive it in the snow.
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09-21-2014, 09:18 PM #7If it's green, smoke it...if it's pink, poke it
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09-21-2014, 10:08 PM #8
I'm hoping that is not dark star's GF. Ullr will not be happy.
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09-21-2014, 10:25 PM #9
Can you call a miata a sports car? Great car, but a sports car?
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09-22-2014, 01:28 AM #10
It's the definition of a sports car.
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09-22-2014, 02:52 AM #11
Take a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports_car and please tell us what the first picture you see in that link is of.
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09-22-2014, 05:44 AM #12
Hey man, don't judge, we're in love.
Best value in sports cars, hands down, especially used with low mileage. After a lot of experience, my number one rule is to keep good fresh tires on it that excel in the rain, and never, never drive it in the snow.
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09-22-2014, 07:12 AM #13
Well, if she lives in a low snow place and gets good snow tires and fill the trunk with cat litter or something, she'll survive, but most most Miata owners park it for the winter.
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09-22-2014, 07:13 AM #14
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09-22-2014, 07:33 AM #15
He's probably thinking something like this:
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09-22-2014, 07:43 AM #16
Buddy of mine in the 90s had a t top 6 speed Camaro that wasn't much different than that car. That was also a great value. Awesome car for the money that he spent on it used.
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09-22-2014, 07:47 AM #17
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09-22-2014, 08:19 AM #18
I had a '94 for a while. Doubt I'll ever own a car I enjoy as much.
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09-22-2014, 09:09 AM #19
I don't think Camaros were ever considered a sports car, but a muscle car, especially since they're 4seaters. Heavy, over-powered, and relatively large. AFAIK the only true American "sports cars" are the Corvette and Viper.
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09-22-2014, 09:39 AM #20
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09-22-2014, 09:41 AM #21Banned
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09-22-2014, 09:52 AM #22
Buddy in HS had a 94 Camaro with the six. Thing was slow as balls. We clocked it at something like... 11 seconds 0-60. Maybe I'm misremembering, but it was at least 9 and I swear it was 11. My Cherokee did 0-60 in under 8. That car definitely had a number of down years. They looked cool, and maybe the 350/454s were fast, but the model you saw most often on the road sure wasn't.
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09-22-2014, 10:25 AM #23
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09-22-2014, 10:31 AM #24
Corvette is a muscle car? I know it has a lot of power, but it also has a fiberglass body, big brakes, independent sports suspension, etc. Never driven one, though.
Never driven a Miata, either, but I've always heard great things about them, and they've been a lot less feminine the last few gens. Isn't there that billionaire who buys one every year?
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09-22-2014, 10:32 AM #25
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