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.

 

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.

 

She is 100% correct.

 

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

 

Y8s sells his car, Vash is contemplating selling his, and Hustler is building a non turbo one....What the hell is going on here?

 

They saw how cool I was when I got rid of my Miatas and couldn't help themselves.

 

Gay Conversion / Pray the Gay Away.

 

Pretty much all the same reasons I got rid of mine. It was just time to move on. I had just gotten into a motorbike accident and had to use the miata as a daily. I was on the highway driving home at night when an Audi 4S decided to have some fun. Looked down and I was doing well over double the highway speed... yeah, I realized then that it was time. I can see picking up another miata in the future as a track only vehicle. Hopefully the owner you sold it to is competent and appreciates the car.

 

Cycle of life? Global rebalancing? MiataTurbo.net is turning in to NoMiataNoTurbo.net?

 

i need new mods?

 

I still own a few OEM miata parts. does that count?

(garage sale!)

 

Same but my pull over was related to 'oh sorry, I couldn't see your license plate in the window'.

This comes down to restraint in rough areas or cold pavement, doesn't it (not criticizing)? I think I know what you mean though.

My wife is encouraging this line of thought, her suggestion is MS3 or WRX as a dd and leave the miata as is. We're having a kid soon and she's sad that she won't get to ride in the car with me much but suggests we keep it anyways.

 

if I want restraint, I'll buy a slower car with better traction!

 

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

 

The answer is the WRX (or derivative), they fit kids seats but they're just not on the cheap end of things.

 

he doesn't want a wrx cause its not gay like a mini cooper

 

This thread needs less sad, and more funny cat pics.

 

I always regret selling vehicles... Especially bikes and cool cars such as the miata. Hopefully I never have to sell mine!