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. |
Some people can handle a really fast street car, others can't. I was tired of the tickets and court dates.
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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. Shit 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. |
Originally Posted by y8s
(Post 980659)
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. Shit 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. |
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. ;) |
can't afford a garage --> no project cars
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Y8s sells his car, Vash is contemplating selling his, and Hustler is building a non turbo one....What the hell is going on here?
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Originally Posted by flounder
(Post 981802)
Y8s sells his car, Vash is contemplating selling his, and Hustler is building a non turbo one....What the hell is going on here?
:vash: |
Gay Conversion / Pray the Gay Away.
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Originally Posted by y8s
(Post 980372)
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. |
Cycle of life? Global rebalancing? MiataTurbo.net is turning in to NoMiataNoTurbo.net?
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Originally Posted by flounder
(Post 981802)
Y8s sells his car, Vash is contemplating selling his, and Hustler is building a non turbo one....What the hell is going on here?
:vash: i need new mods? |
I still own a few OEM miata parts. does that count?
(garage sale!) |
Originally Posted by y8s
(Post 980659)
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.
Originally Posted by y8s
(Post 980659)
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. Shit like that makes people dead fast.
Originally Posted by y8s
(Post 980659)
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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if I want restraint, I'll buy a slower car with better traction!
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I love driving a fast car very slowly and calmly, and just KNOWING that it has a metric buttload of power that I can unleash at will.
feelzguudman |
Originally Posted by y8s
(Post 982118)
if I want restraint, I'll buy a slower car with better traction!
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he doesn't want a wrx cause its not gay like a mini cooper
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This thread needs less sad, and more funny cat pics.
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I always regret selling vehicles... Especially bikes and cool cars such as the miata. Hopefully I never have to sell mine!
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