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02-19-2013, 12:37 PM
#41
Dunno about you guys, but I feel exactly the opposite.
Driving my miata n/a makes me cry. Shifting at 2500 because there's almost no point in winding it out makes me sad.
Though I think at 200whp it would be perfect for the street, and a good compromise between fun without going to jail every other day, so in a way I kinda sorta agree.
Driving my miata n/a makes me cry. Shifting at 2500 because there's almost no point in winding it out makes me sad.
Though I think at 200whp it would be perfect for the street, and a good compromise between fun without going to jail every other day, so in a way I kinda sorta agree.
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02-19-2013, 12:50 PM
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I never got a ticket in the miata. I was pulled over once about a block from home and it was too short a distance for the cop to get any data.
BUT
I don't like the way the car breaks traction and goes all wopperjaw when I go over undulations at full throttle in 3rd gear at highway speeds. **** like that makes people dead fast.
Honestly I think the 4-door beater project may be a lost cause. My wife reminded me that I was miserable with a project car and no garage and ultimately it's probably smart to just do nothing until I can save up for something that doesn't require labor intensive wrenching to make reliable and awesome.
That may take a while.
oh and for hustler: lets not fool ourselves. I don't drive on the track.
BUT
I don't like the way the car breaks traction and goes all wopperjaw when I go over undulations at full throttle in 3rd gear at highway speeds. **** like that makes people dead fast.
Honestly I think the 4-door beater project may be a lost cause. My wife reminded me that I was miserable with a project car and no garage and ultimately it's probably smart to just do nothing until I can save up for something that doesn't require labor intensive wrenching to make reliable and awesome.
That may take a while.
oh and for hustler: lets not fool ourselves. I don't drive on the track.
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02-19-2013, 12:56 PM
#44
I never got a ticket in the miata. I was pulled over once about a block from home and it was too short a distance for the cop to get any data.
BUT
I don't like the way the car breaks traction and goes all wopperjaw when I go over undulations at full throttle in 3rd gear at highway speeds. **** like that makes people dead fast.
Honestly I think the 4-door beater project may be a lost cause. My wife reminded me that I was miserable with a project car and no garage and ultimately it's probably smart to just do nothing until I can save up for something that doesn't require labor intensive wrenching to make reliable and awesome.
That may take a while.
oh and for hustler: lets not fool ourselves. I don't drive on the track.
BUT
I don't like the way the car breaks traction and goes all wopperjaw when I go over undulations at full throttle in 3rd gear at highway speeds. **** like that makes people dead fast.
Honestly I think the 4-door beater project may be a lost cause. My wife reminded me that I was miserable with a project car and no garage and ultimately it's probably smart to just do nothing until I can save up for something that doesn't require labor intensive wrenching to make reliable and awesome.
That may take a while.
oh and for hustler: lets not fool ourselves. I don't drive on the track.
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02-19-2013, 01:21 PM
#45
Sounds like you need a garage first. I would agree with that order of priority. Really, I've only recently gotten back into serious wrenching. Last time was when I was young and had the base hobby shop at my disposal. Now I finally have a big four car garage with air, etc.
Spend time with your kids. You'll be back.
Spend time with your kids. You'll be back.
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02-22-2013, 11:18 AM
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you want a reason?
here's some:
I felt cramped in it
I couldn't drive my kid around in it
The weather here is not black-miata-friendly (too hot or too cold)
It was too easy to want to get into big trouble on public roads
Sure it's a fun car and fast like whoa, but really I've reached a part of my life where having a highly modified impractical car is less fun than not having to worry about it. It had become a liability so off it went.
here's some:
I felt cramped in it
I couldn't drive my kid around in it
The weather here is not black-miata-friendly (too hot or too cold)
It was too easy to want to get into big trouble on public roads
Sure it's a fun car and fast like whoa, but really I've reached a part of my life where having a highly modified impractical car is less fun than not having to worry about it. It had become a liability so off it went.
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02-22-2013, 03:08 PM
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Honestly I think the 4-door beater project may be a lost cause. My wife reminded me that I was miserable with a project car and no garage and ultimately it's probably smart to just do nothing until I can save up for something that doesn't require labor intensive wrenching to make reliable and awesome.
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