miataturbo.net-like debauchery thread (about the ND or something)
03-30-2015, 12:22 PM
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https://autos.yahoo.com/news/mazda-a...150000038.html
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25,735
I'll be waiting around for the club. Maybe wait for a smashing deal on an outgoing model. I wish it started at 23k.
Starting at.
25,735
I'll be waiting around for the club. Maybe wait for a smashing deal on an outgoing model. I wish it started at 23k.
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03-30-2015, 12:56 PM
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https://autos.yahoo.com/news/mazda-a...150000038.html
Starting at.
25,735
I'll be waiting around for the club. Maybe wait for a smashing deal on an outgoing model. I wish it started at 23k.
Starting at.
25,735
I'll be waiting around for the club. Maybe wait for a smashing deal on an outgoing model. I wish it started at 23k.
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03-30-2015, 06:38 PM
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From Miata.net since that's what this conversation is like:
'In truth, an LSD is not a "must have" item for most drivers, and is often unneeded by those who believe they do need it. Testing has shown that an open diff is still the fastest way around a track if the rest of the setup is optimized to match grip to power."
I really want to know just what 'optimized to match grip to power' means.
On a serious note, I don't think the pricing is all that bad. Inflation is a bitch, and strong dollar/yen or no, we do live in a world overflowing with boomers driving 35K plus appliance-mobiles who think they got a good deal. With a significant portion of Miata sales to wine-and-cheesers with a few extra thou a month to blow, an out the door card for mid-high 20s is not all that shocking. Hell look at the traditional Japanese sports car evolution. If Mazda took the path well-traveled like the Supra/Z cars/3000GT/whatever, a ******* Miata would have 350HP and cost 70K by now.
Not saying I am thrilled. Just that them's the breaks.
'In truth, an LSD is not a "must have" item for most drivers, and is often unneeded by those who believe they do need it. Testing has shown that an open diff is still the fastest way around a track if the rest of the setup is optimized to match grip to power."
I really want to know just what 'optimized to match grip to power' means.
On a serious note, I don't think the pricing is all that bad. Inflation is a bitch, and strong dollar/yen or no, we do live in a world overflowing with boomers driving 35K plus appliance-mobiles who think they got a good deal. With a significant portion of Miata sales to wine-and-cheesers with a few extra thou a month to blow, an out the door card for mid-high 20s is not all that shocking. Hell look at the traditional Japanese sports car evolution. If Mazda took the path well-traveled like the Supra/Z cars/3000GT/whatever, a ******* Miata would have 350HP and cost 70K by now.
Not saying I am thrilled. Just that them's the breaks.
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03-30-2015, 08:44 PM
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From Miata.net since that's what this conversation is like:
'In truth, an LSD is not a "must have" item for most drivers, and is often unneeded by those who believe they do need it. Testing has shown that an open diff is still the fastest way around a track if the rest of the setup is optimized to match grip to power."
'In truth, an LSD is not a "must have" item for most drivers, and is often unneeded by those who believe they do need it. Testing has shown that an open diff is still the fastest way around a track if the rest of the setup is optimized to match grip to power."
I agree about the pricing -- it's in line with inflation/etc. You can thank Greenspan, "Helicopter Ben", and the rest for that.
--Ian
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