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it really bothers me that the type and tint of the silver is slightly off
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Wow, you guys sure got awfully butthurt about that. I thought it was funny, and I brought it up again because nobody seemed to notice the first time. Relax guys, it's just a car.
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Aug 6, 2015 07:15
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I don't see any butthurt. I see a couple people noticing and a ton of people not giving a poo poo.
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Aug 6, 2015 11:57
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Alright, so I really, really miss my NA miata, like everyday waking up in a cold sweat miss it. So I'm debating getting rid of my Fiesta ST and getting a ~2007-2010 PRHT NC Miata. I'm leasing my ST now, but considering doing a buyout for ~17K, but it looks like I can get a really solid NC for 10-15k. Is mileage even a concern on these? Are there any big issues I should worry about at all? My Miata had over 200K and never let me down through autoX, mountain beat downs, burnouts, winters, etc - could I expect a similar level of reliability with the NC? I was thinking of getting a new ND, but 30,000 is just too much, id rather save 15,000-20,000 and just get an NC, especially since I can get a hard top. I'm probably going to test drive one locally this weekend, but do a fly+drive to actually buy one, IF I get one.
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Aug 6, 2015 15:34
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Caught a quick glimpse of an ND on the wild on my commute this morning. Looks puffy, not sure if I like it. Maybe I'll just stick with the NB. Did those get the PRHT or was that just the NC?
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Aug 6, 2015 17:37
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No PRHT for NBs. Or NDs either, so far.
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Aug 6, 2015 17:50
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Voltage posted:Alright, so I really, really miss my NA miata, like everyday waking up in a cold sweat miss it. I've yet to hear of any huge reliability issues on the NCs. Mine has had no issues after 47k miles of daily driving and autox.
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Aug 6, 2015 19:21
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I just sold my Miata so I can pay closing costs on a house. 
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Aug 6, 2015 19:37
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Oh poo poo! http://rev9autosport.com/garage-vary-nc-hardtop-fastback.html For only $4000!
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Aug 6, 2015 21:11
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Artemis J Brassnuts posted:Caught a quick glimpse of an ND on the wild on my commute this morning. Looks puffy, not sure if I like it. I still want to see the trunk in person. It looks so awkward in photos.
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Aug 6, 2015 21:30
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Allright, continuing my mystery shudder issue, the shops I've called about bushing installs have quoted me, like, a poo poo ton to do the full set. Just the lowers front and rear cheapest I've gotten was $450 for labor. I'm thinking this is something I should take on myself in the garage. Buut, my garage is super tiny and I'm not sure if I have enough room to work on a car in it. The garage is about 115" wide, giving me maybe 2ft of clearance on either side of the car. I can open the garage to get unlimited clearance on one end of the car, leaving a bit under 3 ft at the other end of the garage. The garage is on an alley without a driveway so I can't leave it out and I'd really like to be able to shut the garage door on it and leave it up on stands if I need a part or something takes too long. Being able to leave the car for a day if I get stuck will make me much more comfortable with tackling the project. So, how am I going to jack the thing up, and is 2ft enough room to for this kind of work? There definitely isn't enough room to put the jack perpendicular to the side of the car to jack from the pinch weld. Can I safely jack at an angle? I could also buy a low profile jack to do it from the end of the car, but I don't think I'd have enough clearance on the non-door end of the garage. Maybe I could drive one end of the car onto ramps and do one side at a time? Short of buying a quick jack set I'm not sure the best way to get the thing in the air with so little side clearance. I have to completely empty my garage just to get this much space so I haven't tested it by driving the car in yet.
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Aug 6, 2015 22:20
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Voltage posted:Alright, so I really, really miss my NA miata, like everyday waking up in a cold sweat miss it. If you want a NA get an NA. There is no substitute. Your "Second NA" buy is the sexy one, you get a 1.6 in a rare color like yellow or smurf. (im trying to talk myself into importing a real eunos roadster when i finish school this year)
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Aug 6, 2015 22:34
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powderific posted:So, how am I going to jack the thing up, and is 2ft enough room to for this kind of work? Jack it up from the front and the back, put jack stands under it and you'll be fine, 2 feet on each side is plenty, get yourself a creeper and it will make things easier. I use the rear cross brace and front subframe right in front of the oil pan for jack points, easy peasy.
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Aug 7, 2015 00:53
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powderific posted:There definitely isn't enough room to put the jack perpendicular to the side of the car to jack from the pinch weld. Can I safely jack at an angle I've jacked up a car from the pinch welds with the jack at an angle before. I can't vouch for the safety but it worked and didn't feel unsafe. I have a similarly sized garage.
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Aug 7, 2015 00:57
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Or pull it in near one side and work on the other. Then switch sides in the garage. You get the point.
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Aug 7, 2015 02:53
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djfooboo posted:I still want to see the trunk in person. It looks so awkward in photos. I kinda stumbled into my NB (it was the most fun car I could get on short notice) but I ended up thinking it's one of the best looking. Can't beat the NA's popup lights, though.
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Been a while, but mnet trip report: some dude who wanted me to fly out to LA so that he could beat me up is talking about all of the sick mods that he's going to do to his NC in the ND subforum. Emilio released 17x8 and 17x9 renders of the 6UL and a render of an ND build that he intends to do.
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Aug 7, 2015 04:12
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If you want to save some money, skip LA and I'll stop by on my way to NY and beat you up.
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Aug 7, 2015 08:06
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Does anyone here who can post a for sale ad on miata.net want to help me out? I'm not a paid subscriber so I can't.
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Aug 8, 2015 02:02
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I kinda doubt anyone here is a "paid subscriber" whatever that means, I didn't know such a thing existed. Just post an add on CL and/or autotrader.
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Aug 8, 2015 02:06
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It's for an AC compressor I'm trying to sell. No bites on ebay, CL or my local clubs.
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Aug 8, 2015 05:04
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I've got fiberglass filler, high build primer, an rear end load of paint and sandpaper, and a 5 day holiday coming up. Expect a post in a weeks time about how awful my hardtop paint job looks and how I'm going to put cheap wrap on it to hide my shame. 
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Aug 9, 2015 16:30
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So the upper slide pin boot on my right front caliper keeps riding up on the slide pin thread when I torque it down. I've put a poo poo ton of grease in there, wiggled the pin around while I was putting it in, tried various angles on the upper caliper to make it work. The best I can get is still like a millimeter of gap between the end of the boot and the upper caliper frame when I torque it down. All the other boots have just popped over the slide pin and been happy. New boot time? Or just drive it and see what happens?
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Went to change the oil on my 1.8 NA yesterday and 2 quarts have disappeared over the past 3000 miles. I called the local Miata specialist and he didn't sound concerned, he said 1 qt every 1k miles is not out of the question. What say you guys?
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Aug 10, 2015 20:39
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blk posted:Went to change the oil on my 1.8 NA yesterday and 2 quarts have disappeared over the past 3000 miles. I called the local Miata specialist and he didn't sound concerned, he said 1 qt every 1k miles is not out of the question. What say you guys? That's how much oil I would lose in my RX-8, sounds normal for a rotary but that seems like a lot of oil being burned for you.
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Aug 10, 2015 20:41
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Seems a bit high. I tend to lose about 1qt per 3k on my 1.8, although I don't drive mine particularly hard.
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Aug 10, 2015 21:25
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NB2 prices are dropping in my area, think it's time for an upgrade. 5 to 6k can nab an excellent condition LE, although it seems like half of them are automatics, wtf.
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Let me know if you ever ditch the NA.
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blk posted:Went to change the oil on my 1.8 NA yesterday and 2 quarts have disappeared over the past 3000 miles. I called the local Miata specialist and he didn't sound concerned, he said 1 qt every 1k miles is not out of the question. What say you guys? Checked all the normal places for them to piss oil? CAS seal, cam seals, crank seals? I test drove with my CAS hanging off a bit because I was stupid and it threw an obscene amount of oil out.
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leica posted:although it seems like half of them are automatics, wtf. Wait until you try to buy a NC or ND. In all of south florida's dealerships they had TWO stick shift used NC's when i was shopping, both of which were red. You see 10 or 15 automatics for every stick shift.
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Most Miatas here (Indiana) seem to be manual. I wonder if it's a function of a Miata pretty much needing to be a fun extra car up here and not primary transportation?
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MattD1zzl3 posted:Wait until you try to buy a NC or ND. In all of south florida's dealerships they had TWO stick shift used NC's when i was shopping, both of which were red. You see 10 or 15 automatics for every stick shift. That's what I was finding while looking for my NC as well. So many low mileage, no rust, low price automatics. The manual I bought had only been available for a day and probably wouldn't have lasted another. They had a couple of NDs on the lot when I went back a week later to pick up the registration and inspection sticker. Both automatics.
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My car was on the lot for a month before I found it. No rust 32,000 miles. A year later and I have put 1/3 of that mileage on top. These cars make awesome daily drivers imo and I cant believe more people dont do it. Gotta have that backseat for the one day out of the year you need to move something I guess.
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When I traded in my miata it was sold in less than a day. White/tan, premium/suspension packages with a manual.
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Aug 11, 2015 02:58
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I think mine was just over priced. I paid 15 for it and I really regret that. It was definitely an impulse buy
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ethanol posted:My car was on the lot for a month before I found it. No rust 32,000 miles. A year later and I have put 1/3 of that mileage on top. These cars make awesome daily drivers imo and I cant believe more people dont do it. Gotta have that backseat for the one day out of the year you need to move something I guess. I've been avoiding driving mine when the roads are wet because I'm wanting to avoid rust but other than when it rains that's the car I'm driving. Probably overkill. ethanol posted:I think mine was just over priced. I paid 15 for it and I really regret that. It was definitely an impulse buy I paid 18 for mine with 20k miles (2013) kind pig on impulse too but I don't feel like I overpaid (aside from the money I lost on the mistake FC I bought first)
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GutBomb posted:I've been avoiding driving mine when the roads are wet because I'm wanting to avoid rust but other than when it rains that's the car I'm driving. Probably not, I took a look under the body last week and I didnt like what I saw
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Yeah but yours is a 2013 club? Mine is an 08 sport 
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ethanol posted:Yeah but yours is a 2013 club? Mine is an 08 sport Just a sport, not club, but 2013. Check your pms.
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GutBomb posted:Just a sport, not club, but 2013. Check your pms. ah well that makes me feel a little better, I did check blue book back then and it seemed to be more mileage based with the NC
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