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reversefungi posted:Hey folks! Been slowly thinking about trading in my Corolla for something more interesting/fun to drive, and the Miata is definitely in the running. Before I go out and start test driving, I was wondering, how feasible would it be to stick a digital piano in the passenger seat? I rarely have to do any transporting of larger items, but as a musician I do occasionally need to bring my 88-key piano around. Dimensions are 50.6″ x 10.2″ x 6.3″ (not including soft case which is very thin and shouldn't add much). Anyone tried to do this before? I imagine it shouldn't be a problem with top down, but what about top up? I'll probably just end up going to a dealer anyway to check for myself, but figured I'd ask in case anyone has concrete experience with something similar. You could probably fit that AND a tiny pianist into the passenger seat on any Miata.
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A 10" pianist?
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I doubt it'll fit top up, but top down I stuck a 6-foot cat tree in the passenger seat of my miata, buckled it in, and drove it home no problem.
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Aug 27, 2022 15:08
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I’ve carried 88 key piano in an ND and a 72 in a NA
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TheBacon posted:Hello thread I got a lot of catching up to do, but I am very likely going to be joining your ranks soon. Specifically I think this one might be a great match for me: https://bellingham.craigslist.org/cto/d/bellingham-1995-mazda-miata/7519541796.html I'll be going to check it out tomorrow and I think if everything looks good go home with it and start the neverending fun of small wrenching projects! Bought the car, $6500 is pretty okay to me considering my circumstances and the world. Although one thing I do need to address is the passenger door not actually catching on lock. Close the door and the key won’t turn it to lock, lock it from the inside before closing and it just pulls right open.
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Aug 27, 2022 23:17
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You have to hold the door handle open while closing if you pre-lock it
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The first rule of convertible ownership is door locks are a myth.
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A MIRACLE posted:I’ve carried 88 key piano in an ND and a 72 in a NA I've stacked an entire dining room set on/in an NA. Granted I was just moving across the street. They're quite versatile. 
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Anyone here try debadging the ND? I'm not a huge fan of the badges on the rear bumper. I'd go so far as to do the Mazda badges too, but I can live with those, I guess. I bought some plastic plugs that someone recommended in Miata.net but I was thinking about getting some touchup paint to try and color match them to my paint. Do y'all have any good online stores for buying that/ I think the paint code is Jet Black Mica 41W I probably just need to get a cheap can of primer that will stick to plastic, and a few light coats of touch up paint to do it.
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Phone posted:You have to hold the door handle open while closing if you pre-lock it It also won’t lock from the outside, but thanks I’ll try this. In slightly new revelations I learned that I can at least lock it from the inside. And yes I am considering never locking since this actually has a nice OEM glass top and I am sure whatever anyone takes would be cheaper than that would be to replace.
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TheBacon posted:It also won’t lock from the outside, but thanks I’ll try this. In slightly new revelations I learned that I can at least lock it from the inside. Not a car thief, but I feel like it would be easier to break a window than cut through the top and then reach down to the door lock and it isn't much louder if you're using a car escape tool and not a baseball bat or something. I also feel like about half the Wrangler owners in the Jeep thread that get stuff stolen had their plastic side windows cut through even though the doors were unlocked and you can usually unzip them from the outside anyway. I usually lock my doors to at least keep bored teenagers out. Do people even steal things from cars anymore (other than stealing the car itself, that is)? People tend not to replace the stereo in cars made in the past decade, so demand isn't nearly as high as it used to be, and nobody wants my Garmin but me. Of course I could be completely off base and people are still constantly going around cutting into soft tops to get that sweet Alpine.
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Aug 28, 2022 03:26
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Yes, crime is still a thing.
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Ether Frenzy posted:Yes, crime is still a thing. Yeah but, of the cars I've known that have been broken into, there were two in the past decade that were stolen outright, and if I go back further there's
Add in the guys from the Jeep thread posting about "some rear end in a top hat cut my top open even though the doors were unlocked", and personally I don't really see the advantage to leaving my doors unlocked. This will obviously depend on the person and where they live.
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There's a lot of petty crime. Checking for unlocked doors and stealing whatever is inside, or maybe breaking a window and stealing whatever junk is inside. Or stealing nothing. Happens a lot in my city. But also I have neighbors that never park in their garages and leave valuable things in view in their car. And, being Texas, if you have certain stickers on your card people might break into it for a free gun.
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MetaJew posted:There's a lot of petty crime. Checking for unlocked doors and stealing whatever is inside, or maybe breaking a window and stealing whatever junk is inside. Or stealing nothing.
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Is that anything more than a Mazda MX-5 with Alfa Romeo badges allover and different wheels? Because that is 100% what it looks like. I saw something similar a while ago, but I think that was just computer renders.
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I live in a relatively nice neighborhood in my city that nonetheless gets a lot of foot traffic and car break-ins happen all of the time. Like, at least once a week there is someone within a block or two or me posting on Nextdoor about how their car got rifled through. I make a point of keeping nothing even remotely enticing in my car but it was definitely a factor in deciding to trade in my soft top ND1 for an ND2 RF.
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ionn posted:Is that anything more than a Mazda MX-5 with Alfa Romeo badges allover and different wheels? Because that is 100% what it looks like. I assume it's got the Fiat motor and suspension in it, since Fiat owns Alfa etc. Looking forward to the Dodge Piccolo Hellciata (185 hp, straight pipes)
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Ether Frenzy posted:I assume it's got the Fiat motor and suspension in it, since Fiat owns Alfa etc. Looking forward to the Dodge Piccolo Hellciata (185 hp, straight pipes) I didn't know the suspension was different. Isn't the Fiat down like 30 hp to the ND?
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Here's some specs. https://carbuzz.com/compare/fiat-124-spider-abarth-vs-mazda-mx-5-miata-vs-mazda-mx-5-miata-rf Here's an subjective comparison, but it has the older Miata numbers. https://www.motor1.com/reviews/148186/fiat-124-spider-mazda-mx5-miata-comparison/ I think it's just tuning on the suspension, but the Fiat has a smaller turbo'd engine which produces more torque, which might actually feel faster on the road during normal driving/commuting unless you're absolutely going to wring the Miata out as the heritage on them is to have a more peppy & lively naturally aspirated motor. Fiat also weighs a tiny bit more but who knows if that's noticeable between the two since people weigh different amounts too.
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Too bad the Fiata is gently caress ugly 
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pastor of muppets posted:Too bad the Fiata is gently caress ugly I think it looks far better, but different strokes. I do wish they had an RF Fiat. Really, if five year old Abarths are running 30k there's no point to not getting a new ND instead.
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Ether Frenzy posted:I assume it's got the Fiat motor and suspension in it, since Fiat owns Alfa etc. Looking forward to the Dodge Piccolo Hellciata (185 hp, straight pipes) That particular car looks like a Miata with slight body mods. I'm sure it still has the Mazda motor. That car was not built or sold by Alfa.
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reversefungi posted:Hey folks! Been slowly thinking about trading in my Corolla for something more interesting/fun to drive, and the Miata is definitely in the running. Before I go out and start test driving, I was wondering, how feasible would it be to stick a digital piano in the passenger seat? I rarely have to do any transporting of larger items, but as a musician I do occasionally need to bring my 88-key piano around. Dimensions are 50.6″ x 10.2″ x 6.3″ (not including soft case which is very thin and shouldn't add much). Anyone tried to do this before? I imagine it shouldn't be a problem with top down, but what about top up? I'll probably just end up going to a dealer anyway to check for myself, but figured I'd ask in case anyone has concrete experience with something similar. 
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pastor of muppets posted:Too bad the Fiata is gently caress ugly I considered posting this exact thought, wording and all earlier on today but refrained. But now you've done it I can simply post: 
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I’m gonna get a third Miata I think. NB this time ? I’ve had a NA and a ND. I could do another NA or a NC2~
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Applesnots posted:I just tossed a free cello in my miata and it fit just fine. gently caress yeah. Great post right here.
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A MIRACLE posted:I’m gonna get a third Miata I think. NB this time ? I’ve had a NA and a ND. I could do another NA or a NC2~ I don't know that an NB would be different enough from your NA to float your boat. Unless the experience is exactly what you want back.
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Miata's hold a lot of poo poo even with the top up. Yesterday I filled it with all kinds of poo poo for auto-x: 10x10 pop up canopy, camp chair, tool bag, 5qt oil jug, cooler backpack with a gallon of water and 2 Nalgene bottles, helmet, magnet numbers, Tire filler, inverter, and a bunch of other random poo poo. I love that I can stick a 10x10 canopy AND a miata in the parking spot and fit. (I had parked next to my camp but then someone parked there when I went in for tech 
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Applesnots posted:I just tossed a free cello in my miata and it fit just fine. Lil' Beefy is a treasure 
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My new work boots are a little taller and they pop the hood open on my NC every time I let out the clutch 
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tactlessbastard posted:My new work boots are a little taller and they pop the hood open on my NC every time I let out the clutch Take your clutch boot off.
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Goober Peas posted:Lil' Beefy is a treasure aww fanx 
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Coredump posted:Take your clutch boot off. Felt weird, drove to work in my socks with both boots in the passenger seat
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Ok seriously guys, you fuckin' lied to me. Miata is not the answer. Miatas are cursed. I've had this thing for less than two weeks and I just got hit again.
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Canna Happy posted:Ok seriously guys, you fuckin' lied to me. Miata is not the answer. Miatas are cursed. I've had this thing for less than two weeks and I just got hit again. Ouch, my goondolances  That color is just invisible - especially at night and when everyone drives a CUV 3 times taller than it. Comedy option to wrap it in a neon color:
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Do they not furnish you with eyes at birth over there or something?! 
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SUV drivers can't see full size sedans next to them op
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