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2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata Long-Term Road Test - Introduction
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2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata Long-Term Road Test - Introduction
Twelve months with the lightweight, back-to-basics 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata. It's great to drive, but what's it like to live with for 20,000 miles?
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most i see, old or new, are driven by guys.
I'll be curious to hear about how well larger people fit in the car. I'm 5'11" and as soon as I first sat in my 2000, I was like "oh my". I had to remove the sun visors just to be able to see out (2 bolts, so designed to be removed) and then did the "foamectamy" to remove padding to further give me slightly more space. It seemed to be designed for shorter people.
In terms of gender, my NB is NOT a feminine car, despite my wife making fun of it (she wanted me to get a truck so I could do furniture runs and such). Its loud (not in an obnoxious way, but in a not-quiet way), firm (with aggressive tires) and designed to be driven. Everything other than the pure driving experience is put secondary (like cupholders).
Its a great commuter car for me and I drive it all year long (even in sub 30 degree weather) with the top down. Don't try and drive it on ice or snow though...
A rarity would be a man in a New Beetle. But if you get in one, they are fun to drive. And if you're 5'11, you'll fit fine without having to defoam it LOL.
Drive what you like (I'm in a very manly minivan )
This was my '97. Only had it for a weekend though. Wouldn't pass IM.
I know Edmunds has (had?) an older Miata that they were going to Auto-Cross or something. It'd be interesting to see them compare side by side.
There was a '97 floating around for a while too.
(most publications think the Toybarus are, but they are wrong. Those are not convertibles).
2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata Long-Term Road Test: Introduction
November 24, 2014
Anyway, I am looking forward to reading about this long termer. And please do a suspension walk around!