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Old Mar 12, 2016 | 01:13 AM
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Originally Posted by turbofan
Can anyone weigh in on the OEM ND LSD vs something like an OS Giken?

Trying to decide between Sport and Club trims...
When the ND first came out, Brian Goodwin said the Club LSD is good for 90% of drivers and the OSG would only be needed if you are doing serious track work. The ND is to be a street car, right? Then the OEM should be more than enough.
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Originally Posted by aidandj
Z3m is
TAKE IT BAAAAAAACK
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Old Mar 12, 2016 | 01:16 AM
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Originally Posted by turbofan
TAKE IT BAAAAAAACK
Gross

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Old Mar 12, 2016 | 01:22 AM
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Originally Posted by aidandj
Gross
Fits a full set of track wheels in the back, plus tools.

ND fastback, yes please. I'd reconsider my hatred for car payments and total lack of a place to put or drive it.
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Never said it wasn't practical. Just got beat with the ugly stick a few to many times.
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Default miataturbo.net-like debauchery thread (about the ND or something)

Ugly or not, the Z3C has lots of character. The Z4C was not that bad in GT3 trim either

An ugly one, Chrysler Crossfire...

A NDC would be fantastic, the flop top have been done already

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Old Mar 12, 2016 | 08:55 AM
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Originally Posted by turbofan
Can anyone weigh in on the OEM ND LSD vs something like an OS Giken?

Trying to decide between Sport and Club trims...
What kind of driving are you going to do?
Old Mar 12, 2016 | 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by NiklasFalk
Ugly or not, the Z3C has lots of character. The Z4C was not that bad in GT3 trim either

An ugly one, Chrysler Crossfire...

A NDC would be fantastic, the flop top have been done already

Huh. I like the Crossfire.
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Originally Posted by rleete
Huh. I like the Crossfire.
Some associations are hard to erase
http://img.ifcdn.com/images/1ad897ad...e702cdc1_1.jpg
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Ed, lease a cup car.
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Originally Posted by Slider
What kind of driving are you going to do?
Car will be used for spirited weekend drives, occasional autox, and will surely see a track day someday but not anything approaching a priority.
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Old Mar 13, 2016 | 09:49 AM
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Old Mar 13, 2016 | 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by 18psi
I will never understand all the softtop love on this forum
You're not my real dad!



But seriously, what is it with countries which were members of the Axis powers during WWII?

1: Crawl out from beneath the ashes of Allied bombardment, and rebuild your industrial infrastructure from nothing.

2: Produce an amazing 2 seat roadster, which is widely acclaimed and genre-defining.

3: Let it simmer for a while, then kill the buzz (and the looks) by sticking a hardtop on it.








May what I hope is fan-art of the ND coupe not come to pass...




That having been said, vocoders are cool.
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Old Mar 13, 2016 | 03:05 PM
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Blue VW bug fastback?

Que es joe mi amigo?
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Originally Posted by Girz0r
Blue VW bug fastback?
'Tis a Porsche 356, the earliest direct ancestor of the 911. Originally born a roadster, a coupe version was quickly developed and thrown into production, because god hates beauty.
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Sorry, but except for the bumperettes, I like that one better.
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Originally Posted by rleete
Sorry, but except for the bumperettes, I like that one better.
Better than the topless version?





The 356 cabrio will always strike a better pose. It's like comparing an Aston Martin DB5 to the factory it was built in.
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Better than the Cayman, and better than the topless version



I'm not a hardtop-on-miata fan (mine was painted last June along with the rest of the car, and I still haven't bothered to reinstall the rear window because I just don't really care to put it on the car).
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Originally Posted by turbofan
Car will be used for spirited weekend drives, occasional autox, and will surely see a track day someday but not anything approaching a priority.
If you aren't going to push it, then you might as well get the Club with all the exterior bits and a factory LSD. The factory screen and better sound system should be worth it too. You mentioned earlier all you would want is to throw some lowering springs on the Club's stock Bilsteins, so it sounds like a plan.
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Originally Posted by Joe Perez
You're not my real dad!



But seriously, what is it with countries which were members of the Axis powers during WWII?

1: Crawl out from beneath the ashes of Allied bombardment, and rebuild your industrial infrastructure from nothing.

2: Produce an amazing 2 seat roadster, which is widely acclaimed and genre-defining.

3: Let it simmer for a while, then kill the buzz (and the looks) by sticking a hardtop on it.
Wasn't just the Axis powers:


The structural rigidity of a coupe is superior to a convertible. This matters more to some people than the ability to have the wind going through their hair.
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