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Mother of God, it's like a 911 and a 280Z got together and had a baby. I think I like it! Where do I get one?
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Beach Bum posted:Mother of God, it's like a 911 and a 280Z got together and had a baby. I think I like it! You have to live in japan, for now at least. 
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It really is the perfect car.
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It looks like the Trial Version concept for the NB Coupe. http://static.flickr.com/74/183360272_fc21f43d03_o_d.jpg
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Dear lord that's hot. So sad.
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New toys for the 96 NA, Picked up a M2 single diagonal HDHC roll bar, 1999 NB sport wheels and a short shifter for $410. Craigslist gold?
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Mezmerized Machine posted:So I'm doing the clutch on my '96 here soon, and I'm thinking about a lightweight flywheel. Any opinions, stories, or ideas? It's worth it. I have the 10lb flywheel from Flyin Miata on my car and while the performance gains are minimal the overall driving experience is much improved, enough to justify the price imo. The improved throttle response will make it pretty sporty. Put Fortune Auto 500 coilovers on my car last night. 8 in the front, 6 in the rear, 5 clicks off full soft. Pretty bouncy but I imagine a lot of that will go away in a week or so. Overall cornering is much improved over the bilsteins, which surprised me. Shock curve is a little digressive, noticable in the car, but not fantastic. Overall, for ~$1100 or so, not a bad coilover setup for the price. First Time Caller fucked around with this message at 15:04 on Nov 20, 2011 |
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mattdizzleZ28 posted:New toys for the 96 NA, Picked up a M2 single diagonal HDHC roll bar, 1999 NB sport wheels and a short shifter for $410. Craigslist gold? Basically. Gat drat.
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mattdizzleZ28 posted:New toys for the 96 NA, Picked up a M2 single diagonal HDHC roll bar, 1999 NB sport wheels and a short shifter for $410. Craigslist gold?  I've been watching craigslist around here like a hawk, nothing like that ever comes up.
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Hey guys, please I'm going to test drive some cars next weekend and I need to know if I should get this Miata: http://www.reganis.com/autocenter/show.aspx?vid=1836208 or this Mustang: http://www.reganis.com/autocenter/show.aspx?vid=1925469 What I mean is: which car will get me laid more?
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Get the Miata. V6 Mustangs are the worst. e: both of them are girls cars so who cares
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Phone posted:Get the Miata. V6 Mustangs are the worst. How do you get a mans car?
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here is a man's car: http://omaha.craigslist.org/cto/2676648147.htmlquote:1974 Plymouth Cuda 440 - $28500 (NE Nebraska)   failing that, those are 2 very different cars. An automatic V6 Mustang vs. a Miata will be like night and day when you test drive them. Basically what do you need the car for? aventari fucked around with this message at 19:58 on Nov 20, 2011 |
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Admiral Snuggles posted:How do you get a mans car? Buy a V8 Mustang.
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V8 mustang. It's not like you can gently caress in the backseat of them anyways.
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Damnit, brake warning light on the dash, low fluid in the MC, a wet back wheel. Time for a pair of new rear callipers!
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Did you check the brake line? I've had that go where it connects to the caliper on my 91, but it was on the front. Fairly cheap and easy if it is.
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beatdown posted:Did you check the brake line? I've had that go where it connects to the caliper on my 91, but it was on the front. Fairly cheap and easy if it is. Yeah - I was right near the specialist in town so popped in there to get it up on a ramp. I was looking for an excuse to replace them anyway as the last time I did pads I stripped two fresh new handbrake adjustery thingies.
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aventari posted:failing that, those are 2 very different cars. An automatic V6 Mustang vs. a Miata will be like night and day when you test drive them. Basically what do you need the car for? Basically, I wanna use my bank for financing which with them means I have to use approved dealers, and the max I wanna spend is like 17-18k (max). And my bank will only do their special low interest financing on 2004 and newer. So I'm in a predicament and I like the miata, so I thought I'd get ya'lls opinion. edit: I need the car for daily driving and looking like the yuppie I am. Admiral Snuggles fucked around with this message at 02:18 on Nov 21, 2011 |
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Well one thing is I'm sure the miata costs something like 20% as much as the mustang in insurance. I'd just get an s2000 at that price point, I dunno. You can also maybe check out an 04/05 mazdaspeed if one is available near you. Or like a decent WRX would make a cool daily driver, but I don't know what they go for these days or if women like them or not (probably not). NCs are good cars but my brain just doesn't get the concept of an 'expensive' Miata.
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Mazdaspeed Miata would probably be the worst choice seeing how the NC has more HP and not a joke for a turbo.
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But the MS bilstein setup is 'pretty okay', and very much preferable to the NC's desperately hilarious body roll. Not a bad trade-off for like 5 horsepower or whatever.
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Oh yeah, I completely forgot that the NC's suspension is completely untouchable. You can't even change out the shocks for Koni yellows or anything.
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Yeah they put too much loctite on it.
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I'd take an NC over a V6 automatic Mustang or a Mazdaspeed Miata. Having not ever driven one; I've heard the Mazdaspeeds are really neutered, and that the 500RPM redline reduction is surprisingly noticeable in acceleration.
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Piano posted:Well one thing is I'm sure the miata costs something like 20% as much as the mustang in insurance.
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I'm not the best choice to defend the MSM because I am pretty apathetic to them and am very aware you can do a lot better for the money. Although, the valve cover is really nice looking.
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any miata is going to have a higher resale value than a v6 mustang, so take that into account if you don't plan on keeping the car forever
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The Third Man posted:any miata is going to have a higher resale value than a v6 mustang, so take that into account if you don't plan on keeping the car forever Thanks for all your feedback guys. My 75 fiat spider might not survive the whole winter and it's getting cold. To make things even more complicated I live in the middle of bumfuck Nebraska so my choices are pretty limited. I could probably get the three hours to Denver but it might be the last drive my fiat ever makes.  I'll do some research on your suggestions and post more no-knowledge jibjab if I find anything. (so much wikipediaing and googling, jeesh, an "NC")
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ohhai. man here with miata. no wait, manish-chica with miata. same diff. either way. #1 new SA member (yaaaaaaaay!) #2 some asshattballsacktardface asspacked my babybeast '95 m-edition while i was out playing pool. suppose that's what i get for street parking >:[ pour one out for the miata. probably gonna buy back from insurance after they confirm total, get myself a cheaper replacement, and buy back the M. then have my track monster and my daily. win win! (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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See if you insurance company will spring for a new keyboard while you are at it. The shift key on yours seems broken.
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boycott shift. all the cool kids are doing it.
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derpopotamus posted:boycott shift.  What you should be doing.
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derpopotamus posted:boycott shift.
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TrueChaos posted:
Its because youve got money to spend. Wait until your wallet is empty, thats when the $500 hardtops and used turbo kits show up.
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derpopotamus posted:ohhai. man here with miata. hahahaha holy poo poo
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Found the dyno sheet for my turbo NA. Looks like I overlooked a HUGE item... the sheet says GT2554 not GT2560. Crap. Not looking forward to getting home and finding out it has the small turbo. That being said, looks pretty healthy. 12psi. 
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Those are some really healthy numbers for a GT2554, are you sure it isn't a 2560? 2554 usually drop off a lot more near redline.
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Alright so I'm 95% sure it's time for a new battery, as it's getting harder and harder to start in the morning when it's cold out. I've been reading about AGM batteries and whatnot, and outside of not wanting to pay out the nose for one it seems like they're not as good at cold starting. What are my other options, and what should I be concerned about?
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