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-Colin
(also not liking footwheel and thigh room under steering wheel)
the post was deleted for whatever reason. you can delete your own posts, so maybe someone changed their mind about writing something. otherwise you can assume it was spam or rude and a moderator purged it.
-Colin
If you live where it doesn't freeze much in the winter (ie, smooth roads & not very many potholes), that's a big plus. If you're used to American boat-type rides (Crown Victoria, etc), you'll probably think it's pretty abrupt.
Finally, I don't think the Bilsteins and somewhat stiffer springs are too much different than the typical Miata suspension, relative to "normal" cars, so if you like Miatas at all, you should love this one.
It depends on how long your legs are. There are pretty tall owners out there and they have no problem while others who are not as tall but with long legs don't fit too well.
You can change to a smaller steering wheel (like made by Momo and Nardi or others) but you will lose the airbag, and you will need spacers and adaptors to accomplish that.
I saw a silver LS on the road yesterday. Now thats sharp!
It was truly a bad day to be an IT professional. Flew to Baton Rouge at 5:20am, did a job a trained monkey could have completed in 90min, poked around on the web and answered email then came home. But thanks to thunderstorms in Dallas, I didn't get home until 2am Saturday morning.
-Colin
I hope I don't sound too clueless. I've done a lot of research on the del sol prices, but my Miata research is limited to what I have seen advertised - and that varies from $12K for a 97 to $20K for a 99. Yikes.
Thanks.
I think if you want a real sportscar the Miata is your choice...the del Sol is pleasant but not really a sports car in the pure sense of the word...more a top down sunny day tourer.
Back to driving ma and pa's Maxima until I get my little car ...
Thanks.
Just added some pics of our new windstop on our '94 Miata. (Actually it was our Christmas gift for the Miata, but have been kinda slow in adding the pictures.) Check them out here:
http://convertiblencats.homestead.com
or
http://www.homestead.com/convertiblencats
It's great weather now for top down driving, so everyone enjoy it! We haven't had the top up in weeks now, except to wash the car. :-)
http://www.samoa.org/graphic_index.htm
-Colin
For those out there like me who are wavering, I am leaning strongly to the Miata now, for sheer fun factor. There is absolutely no storage though, that is a downside. Oh well, there are some things you have to give up. I would rather it be storage!
compared to it's only competition, the Miata.
I take it you can back it up? other then 0-60 acceleration I haven't seen any proof of that.
Handling numbers are similar, but the couple comparisons I've seen favor the MR2 in terms of handling, citing better balance and quicker turn in as the two main aspects. Acceleration is obviously no contest.
The bottom line is I'm sick of people bashing the MR2 for it's lack of storage. Who cares? That's not it's intent. It's the same as Consumer Reports bashing the Wrangler because it doesn't have a nice highway ride. If you want a nice highway ride, buy a Lincoln Towncar, not a Wrangler. If you want a lot of storage, buy a minivan, not a roadster. I wouldn't buy a MR2 for a primary car because it doesn't have much storage. I also wouldn't buy the Miata for a primary car because it doesn't have much storage.
They're like kids in Civics who want to street-race against experienced geezers in M3's and 911's.
Buzz off, sonny, before you hurt yourself.
Wait... maybe it is a drug. It causes me to have a silly grin each time I go for a spin
Looking at used Miatas is a good idea to keep the price down. I always think of that when people post here worried about how much they can "save" on a new one when there are a lot of great used ones on the market.
blackcurrent, unless you like to go straight ahead all the time, I suspect you won't believe the fun you'd have in a Miata. It's a MUCH easier car to drive, btw ... I mean to drive quickly. Let us know.
Take care.
Joe W.
Problem is, my wife, who's very understanding about my sportscar interests, isn't receptive to a two seat car. Oh well, i guess i don't blame her. Those little jump seats in the Z sure come in handy with the kids!
So far I love it. At $3,800 I'm in the midst of a 4-wheel brake job, complete, and new exhaust as well as new rubber.
Just put some decent tunes in it but they seem so much less impoortant in this car than in a sedan.
I've been reading through the postings this morning and wanted to weigh in with the people looking at brand new ones as a third car.
DON'T. seriously, simple economics and depreciation should have you scouring the paper for several weeks. (I've been checking every week for a couple years before i found one that'll fit my criteria of being tip-top for about 5k)
Any of you more experienced miata-heads care to confirm or trash my thoughts?
cheers.
plastech
The Miata and the Z28 feel are just about the opposite ends of the spectrum in terms of performance/sports cars.
My friend who owns a '99 Z28 drove mine. He felt uncomfortable with it and didn't like it. He really thought it felt anemic (I can understand that) and thought the ride was too stiff and jittery. He thought it was way too "toy-like" feeling. Oh well, I guess not everybody is smitten with the Miata charms upon the first drive. Going from my Corrado, even I felt some of the same things but I have come to prefer the Miata-feel over just about anything else on the market.