Should I buy another miata?
I am about to drop 35-50k on some spiffy new car. BMW 335d, Lexus IS-F, or merc C63AMG.
I really want something that is very pleasant to spend time in while I shlep around the DC beltway in stop and go traffic etc. Instead of buying one of the aforementioned cars, should I instead Just Buy Another Miata? I really love my miata so why shouldn't I just buy another NB for daily driving whroing? OR A NC |
Originally Posted by Faeflora
(Post 828642)
I am about to drop 35-50k on some spiffy new car. BMW 335d, Lexus IS-F, or merc C63AMG.
I really want something that is very pleasant to spend time in while I shlep around the DC beltway in stop and go traffic etc. You can find 'em all day long for $15k in either coupe or ragtop. Comfy ride, capable handling, 370 HP / 387 ft/lbs. And sexy as hell. |
I've always thought about getting an NB and making the interior real nice. Adding nav, a nice sound system, sound deadening everywhere including on the inside of the hardtop, Alcantara seats, steering wheel, door panels ect. (since I'm guessing you don't want to go with suede). I think when I get an NB I'm going to do some of that, diffidently wrap the rollbar in something nice. Maybe start with a nice clean 10AE, get black 6UL wheels, a black hardtop. All that stuff plus xidas, big brakes, a 6 speed with 3.73 gears and a high revving LS1 would make my perfect miata.
Then again even if you left out the drivetrain mods, it would still be a project. I think a 335D would be a nice counterbalance to your high strung boostmobile, maybe it'd give you some appreciation for Miatas power. Saying fuk it to the Subi? EDIT: Aren't those jags horribly unreliable, hence the price tag? |
Originally Posted by Gearhead_318
(Post 828648)
Then again even if you left out the drivetrain mods, it would still be a project. I think a 335D would be a nice counterbalance to your high strung boostmobile, maybe it'd give you some appreciation for Miatas power.
Saying fuk it to the Subi? EDIT: Aren't those jags horribly unreliable, hence the price tag? I don't want another project. If I got another NB i would probably just put on my old racing beat exhaust and some lowering springs. And a rollbar when I found one. And my silver 6UL set. The used subie I was going to get was sold. I am just going to sell the subie to carmax or someone for like 3000. |
test drive. decide.
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Can you drive something with 100rwhp again?
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Originally Posted by Rick
(Post 828654)
test drive. decide.
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Geo Metro in pink.
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No miata. It would be a great economical idea but you forget you have a complete turbo kit and exhaust for an nb do you really what to have to control yourself from that.lol I would recommend something like jesse's vette 20k and it is sweet fast and fuel efficient when your foot is not on the floor. I think for the price the car is amazing. It also has enough ass that you will not want to mod it.
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I went a few years without modding my daily Miata. I recently got a great deal on shocks for it and since the engine lived a life of sadness with the previous owner, it's going to receive a VVT swap. It's really convenient to have two Miatas in for maintenance and trouble-shooting, I have boxes of wheel bearings, sensors, bolts, clippies...and most go between cars just fine. I haven't owned a car that cost more than one paycheck in 6-years.
My daily is special: https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1328020050 No one would ever steal it, and this is somewhat liberating. I can park it outside in Houston and I know it will be there when I get back. If it hails, I don't care. |
Still trolling?
Fae picking a new car is like Hustler fretting about the reliability of his race car. Both are painful to watch... |
Originally Posted by Efini~FC3S
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Still trolling?
Fae picking a new car is like Hustler fretting about the reliability of his race car. Both are painful to watch... |
OK, I'll bite.
Just find a nice PRHT NC and drive it as-is without modding it. Or just get the 335D. They are basically the same car anyway. I can see why you are cross-shopping them. |
I might have wood.
http://baltimore.craigslist.org/cto/2826953967.html -Pinto has s.b. 289 bored .30 over, full length Hooker headers, 10 to 1 compression, complete assembly balanced. 351 Windsor heads, Perfect-Circle Valve Stem Seals, bronze guides, screw in studs and guide plates. Competition hyd cam for 351 (nice lope) -4 barrel Holley, Edelbrock alum. intake -c4 trans w/ extra clutches in pack, reverse manual, Fairbanks 2800 stall. 9" Ford rear w/ 411 gears. 5 Lug Conversion http://images.craigslist.org/5N95V05...30c9881a28.jpg http://images.craigslist.org/5Nc5Le5...3386da1fb2.jpg |
get a daily driver that is impossible to mod. then you will no longer be troll with sawzall.
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I saw a C32 AMG in Media, PA or might have been Conshohocken...it was black, gorgeous, had a window sticker that said 2010...$29,000
There. |
Originally Posted by y8s
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get a daily driver that is impossible to mod. then you will no longer be troll with sawzall.
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Just buy a mobile home.
Comfy, and you won't be tempted to mod. |
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Originally Posted by 18psi
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Just buy a mobile home.
Comfy, and you won't be tempted to mod. |
Originally Posted by 18psi
(Post 828742)
Just buy a mobile home.
Comfy, and you won't be tempted to mod. |
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