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Replying to: white_miata06 (Feb 23, 2008 12:00 pm) I will be looking for a similar vehicle later this year. Maybe a few more miles for less cash. |
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Replying to: miatamama1 (Feb 25, 2008 4:45 am) As inpractical as the Miata is I think in many ways it IS the practical sports car. This might sound crazy.. but let me explain. I shopped around for different type of sports cars. For example, I looked at a Lancer Evolution X and a Subaru WRX. The Lancer was very fast when you keep the revs up. I wasn't impressed with its interior at all! It said to me, for $35k -- the interior screams you got ripped off. Ironically, I felt it was underpowered when driving it in a more relaxed style around town (i.e. not reving the engine up to get the turbo to engage). It is a quite a heavy car, I had a hard time believing the dealer when he said the car weighed around 3500lbs!!! The Subaru WRX felt more reasonable and familiar. It has a larger engine displacement 2.5 vs the Lancer's 2.0 and felt very comfortable around town. I guess quite similar to my Subaru Legacy as it's the same engine (when the turbo is not engaged) and about the same weight and it felt like home. In the end, I came to the following conclusion: When the turbo is engaged the Lancer and the WRX are very fast cars. For me to get a thrill out of both cars they have to be driven fast at high RPMs all the time. If you dont drive them that way, then the Lancer feels like an underpowered cheap compact car. The WRX felt better due to its larger displacement engine. Again, we are talking comparing both cars tooling around town at reasonable (close to posted) speeds. I decided that knowing myself, I would not want to drive either one of the turbo charged cars in a way they need to be driven to get a thrilll.. and at those excessive speeds the thrill would quickly get me into trouble.... and most importantly, and as much as I was paying a lot of money for speed there would always be something faster. I didn't see a point in investing my money into a car I could not enjoy the majority of the time. Those cars would only really bring me joy if I were to take it to the track, where I could open it up and still feel safe and not worry about watching my speed. The Miata on the other hand, was a completely different type of car. It feels like you are going faster then you really are. I am not sure how many other people feel this..but my wife agreed. It feels like you are going about 20 mph faster then you really are. In the same way you would feel in a go cart going highway speeds. You dont have to be going fast to be getting a thrill. The handling is something you feel all the time, even cruising around town. I dont feel like I have to push the car and get myself into trouble going at excessive speeds to get a thrill out of it. As an added bonus its a convertible and neither the Lancer or the WRX give you that. So as impractical as the Miata is for a REGULAR car. It is the most practical SPORTS car for me and the best value for the money. -ALWAYS Fun at reasonable speeds -Good looking -Convertible -Reliable -Reasonable gas mileage -Affordable I already own practical cars which haul the kids, dogs, and can make a trip to home depot (my Subaru Legacy Wagon and my Pickup). This is a secondary vehicle purely for pleasure. I dont attempt to make it into a practical car by adding two more doors, a backseat, and a large trunk. As a result, this is far from practical, I dont pretend that it is, and as a result it is best at what is designed to do without compromises. Pure joy at reasonable speeds.
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Replying to: white_miata06 (Feb 25, 2008 12:22 pm) |
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Just spoke with my salesman and was told that my MX-5 (ordered last Nov.17) was built last week and is now "on the water." Should be in port (Tacoma) in a week or so and I should be able to take delivery first or second week of April. That works out to just over 4 months delivery time. At the time of order, Mazda was offering a $700 incentive, but according to the salesman, it's now at $1500 so that's a bit of good news. It works out to me paying around $400 over invoice, so I'm not going to complain. My dealer in the Twin Cities currently has 3 PRHT's in stock, and the guy said that even with slow sales on most other models, they expect to sell the Miata's once the weather warms up. Looking forward to summer driving in our new toy! 
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Replying to: milkey (Mar 07, 2008 9:42 pm)
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Replying to: wilzap (Mar 08, 2008 10:15 pm)  When you say it will be top down weather, I take it to mean you've managed to keep yours on the road as much as possible thru the winter?
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Replying to: milkey (Mar 09, 2008 1:48 pm) 
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Replying to: milkey (Mar 09, 2008 1:48 pm) This car is like a hobby for me. I am always looks for new places to take it. It's a real joy! But I can say it's been a long winter, and I am tiring of having to have the top up all of the time. |
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Replying to: miatamama1 (Mar 10, 2008 2:53 am) Concerning driving w/ the top UP, what can anyone tell me about feelings of claustrophobia? In such a small cockpit, I've actually read some blogs about that.
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I had a 1999 Miata and sold it due to needing a larger car at the time. I used Nokian snow tires on it. Hakka Q's (now called RSi's) and it went through a Blizzard in Quebec City on a Trip up there. Driving through snow believe me the tires make all the difference. My wife is interested in a Miata or a MINI Cooper S and as I recall my Miata had a spare tire. Is it really no spare available in the Miata or is it an extra cost item? I know the MINI has run flats. Thanks
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