THE Miata thread
07-24-2020 | 04:11 PM
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I had a buddy, his older brother had a 427 Cobra, early 70's. I only a had one ride in it. Never drove. White with cinnamon stripe. Wing windows tinted. Side pipes, etc. The car left the ground, I swear, when he shifted. Unbelievable, and look at the price of those cars now.
I had a 55 Chevy, Mickey Thompsons, air shocks, straight pipes. Couldn't get out of it's own way.
I had a 55 Chevy, Mickey Thompsons, air shocks, straight pipes. Couldn't get out of it's own way.
07-24-2020 | 04:36 PM
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I had a buddy, his older brother had a 427 Cobra, early 70's. I only a had one ride in it. Never drove. White with cinnamon stripe. Wing windows tinted. Side pipes, etc. The car left the ground, I swear, when he shifted. Unbelievable, and look at the price of those cars now.
I had a 55 Chevy, Mickey Thompsons, air shocks, straight pipes. Couldn't get out of it's own way.
I had a 55 Chevy, Mickey Thompsons, air shocks, straight pipes. Couldn't get out of it's own way.
07-24-2020 | 06:42 PM
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07-25-2020 | 04:38 AM
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Bought a ‘99 Miata new and ran it 11 years. Very reliable and gas mileage was great. Other than normal wear and tear stuff I only other item I had replaced was a cracked coil during those 11years.
In 2000 Honda came out with the S2000 with 240hp. Wish I had known! Finally picked up a low mileage 2008 S2000 and what a difference. Loved my Miata but the performance of the S2000 was amazing. Sold it a couple years ago and regret it. I still look at ads for them.
In my past had all the British stuff, MGs, Sprite, TR6. But none of those had the reliability and technology of course, than the Miata and S2000. S2000s were only built for 10 years and are becoming collector cars so if you find a decent one it’d be a good investment.
In 2000 Honda came out with the S2000 with 240hp. Wish I had known! Finally picked up a low mileage 2008 S2000 and what a difference. Loved my Miata but the performance of the S2000 was amazing. Sold it a couple years ago and regret it. I still look at ads for them.
In my past had all the British stuff, MGs, Sprite, TR6. But none of those had the reliability and technology of course, than the Miata and S2000. S2000s were only built for 10 years and are becoming collector cars so if you find a decent one it’d be a good investment.
07-25-2020 | 05:06 AM
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As I'm very interested in being green. I have to go with a hybrid, the Porsche 918. Plus I'm sure everything looks the same above 200mph.
07-25-2020 | 06:43 AM
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Bought a ‘99 Miata new and ran it 11 years. Very reliable and gas mileage was great. Other than normal wear and tear stuff I only other item I had replaced was a cracked coil during those 11years.
In 2000 Honda came out with the S2000 with 240hp. Wish I had known! Finally picked up a low mileage 2008 S2000 and what a difference. Loved my Miata but the performance of the S2000 was amazing. Sold it a couple years ago and regret it. I still look at ads for them.
In my past had all the British stuff, MGs, Sprite, TR6. But none of those had the reliability and technology of course, than the Miata and S2000. S2000s were only built for 10 years and are becoming collector cars so if you find a decent one it’d be a good investment.
In 2000 Honda came out with the S2000 with 240hp. Wish I had known! Finally picked up a low mileage 2008 S2000 and what a difference. Loved my Miata but the performance of the S2000 was amazing. Sold it a couple years ago and regret it. I still look at ads for them.
In my past had all the British stuff, MGs, Sprite, TR6. But none of those had the reliability and technology of course, than the Miata and S2000. S2000s were only built for 10 years and are becoming collector cars so if you find a decent one it’d be a good investment.
2009 Honda S2000 2855lbs/237hp=12 lb/hp
2019 Miata 2341lbs/181hp=12.9 lb/hp
The 10 year old Honda still has the power to weight advantage but it's way closer than it was with the old 140hp 1999 Miata.
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07-25-2020 | 09:23 PM
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