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The Future Of The Manual Transmission

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#9211 of 9921 Re: As to the question............. [Mr_Shiftright] by ruking1

Jul 31, 2012 (1:56 pm)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jul 31, 2012 1:10 pm)
Well indeed. We all get cars for different reasons/applications etc. I really like the concept of the Mazda Miata, but for the majority of miles and driving I do, it would mostly be a major pain and beat me half to death. I just heard from 2 friends that bought Mazda Miata's, that each of them separately sold them. We all of course have pretty close access to the iconic Highway One (PCH, etc) Monterey, Half Moon Bay, Big Sur, Carmel, GG Bridge, Marin County, Napa Sonoma Wine Country, Central Coast Wine Country, etc etc.

#9212 of 9921 Re: As to the question............. [Mr_Shiftright] by bpizzuti

Jul 31, 2012 (8:15 pm)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jul 31, 2012 10:17 am)
SkyActiv-M is a sweet little gearbox too from what I hear.

#9213 of 9921 Re: As to the question............. [ruking1] by bpizzuti

Jul 31, 2012 (8:18 pm)

Replying to: ruking1 (Jul 31, 2012 1:56 pm)
Miatas do look like all kinds of fun, and they have their own race series, which is great, but they just can't be a daily driver for most people, due to a lack of storage space and a lack of a back seat. They only make sense as a second car, and don't make sense at all if someone is limited to one car, for whatever reason. Which is why it's a good thing Mazda also makes the 3.

#9214 of 9921 Re: As to the question............. [bpizzuti] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Jul 31, 2012 (8:49 pm)

Replying to: bpizzuti (Jul 31, 2012 8:18 pm)
I find a Miata strangely boring...I think it's more about the "can of angry gnats" engine note, the gazillion of them on the road, things like that. But they certainly are a competent little sports car
 
You can't argue with success, however. Why ANYONE orders that car with an automatic escapes me.

#9215 of 9921 Re: As to the question............. [Mr_Shiftright] by bpizzuti

Jul 31, 2012 (8:52 pm)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jul 31, 2012 8:49 pm)
Given the power differential, I agree in this case. The automatic version is underpowered. I wonder if they'll ever put SkyActiv-G in there...might need to re-jigger the SkyActiv trannies to work in a RWD setup though.
 
The can of gnats can be fixed with the simple replacement of the muffler with a used coffee can. Duct tape is your friend.

#9216 of 9921 Re: As to the question............. [bpizzuti] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Jul 31, 2012 (9:09 pm)

Replying to: bpizzuti (Jul 31, 2012 8:52 pm)
The Miata is....is....how can I say this respectfully....it's not really a man's car, even though I KNOW that lots of men own them. The manual transmission helps alleviate the threats to my masculinity, but they are just too damn cute.

#9217 of 9921 Re: As to the question............. [Mr_Shiftright] by bpizzuti

Jul 31, 2012 (9:27 pm)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jul 31, 2012 9:09 pm)
Well, if you feel your manliness would be brought into question....then maybe you just aren't man enough to drive a Miata.

#9218 of 9921 Re: As to the question............. [bpizzuti] by wwest

Jul 31, 2012 (10:45 pm)

Replying to: bpizzuti (Jul 31, 2012 8:52 pm)
Sky-Activ is more about FE than otherwise, so I doubt.....

#9219 of 9921 Re: As to the question............. [Mr_Shiftright] by wwest

Jul 31, 2012 (10:49 pm)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jul 31, 2012 9:09 pm)
By your measure, and speaking of "cute", neither the Bug-Eye Sprite nor the Sunbeam Alpine were really a man's car.
 
But both of them were one hell of lot of fun to drive.

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