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>>29125211>Colors of fall
>>29125211Why would anyone want their car to share the same color with diarrhea?
Might be living with an automatic Miata RF soon.
>>29125286Same, except a manual soft top.
Saw a few in person, I think it looks better in picture. By no means it is ugly, but I think it is definitely for the unique taste. Business decision wise, I think it makes total sense for Mazda to ditch the color.
I don't like the fact that this thread only has underage Miatas, so here's a MILF and a GILF to fix that.
I'm THIS close to going with bronze
>>29125413Gunmetal Gray for comparison
>>29125413No offense, but I'm not fond of this.
>>29125413This is a high quality image anon and it’s making me want to get my windows tinted. I feel like choosing wheel color is really hard because depending on what you choose it can change where the eye is drawn to on the car. My club has all the black accents and I’m worried bronze will make it feel too “busy” or something.
R8 my t8pe jobGetting ready to cut vents in sometime this weekend hopefully. Tuner is getting with me this afternoonYou can see the 2 RGR splitters on the right going on too.Not pictured is the 4.30 torsen. The guy I bought it from put new poly bushings in for free, I just pushed them back out so I can put my Mazda comp rubber mounts in. I will be selling the poly mounts dirt cheap on m.net and mturbo if you guys are looking for some.
>>29125472>Getting ready to cut vents in sometime this weekend hopefully.For a intake only build this will be completely pointless and your bay will turn into a mess when it starts raining. I'm guessing this will be a 120hp garage queen though. You will regret this.
>>29125472Godspeed anon
Whats your guys opinion on the NC?Been following the boomer advice of buying a car during winter time due to being cheaper (apparently people buy them in spring / summer).Want to go for a Miata, but for some unknown reason all the NC Miatas here are roughly 1-2k$ cheaper than the NB. And NA are ridiculously overpriced.
>>29125476>He doesn't run a second set of bodywork for vents onlySorry you're poor brown hands. Anywho, Treasure Coast Miata is boxing my hardtop and shipping it early next week. Paint guy appointment is December 4, he will be paint matching the cut fenders, hood, hardtop and OEM bumper+Tupperware lip. Car was entirely repainted 2 years back to the OEM emerald mica. By end of year I will have an entire front end I can swap to be vented or not, all color matched. Get excited!
>>29125501NA is now meme taxed because pop up headlights. NB is NA without headlight tax and NC is the nerdy girl that everyone is realizing just needed a makeover to become a supermodel. By the NC before prices rise further. It has the most spacious cabin, has the option for a true retractable hardtop, has lots of aftermarket and you can find them in really good condition that doesn’t require you dumping a bunch of money into them after purchase to fix rotting seals and whatnot.
Is a setup like this dailyable?
Has anyone here driven/owned a bmw z3. I'm looking for a cheap sports car with less than 2l of displacement (we are getting taxed on that, fuck being europoor). I'm not sure whether to get it or an mx5 (not sure which generation I'd get, depends on the condition)
>>29125543>hard topno
>>29125543Anything is dailyable depending on your lifestyle and willingness to sacrifice.
>>29125448Non taken, I am looking for opinions after all. Why not?
>>29125501Lots of people are willingly choosing the NC over the ND if that tells you anything
>>29125543This >>29125577. I used to daily a lowered M3 that was rock solid. Fucking awful, but I did it.
>>29125462Tint the rear to 5% so you don't get blinded by literally everyone. My fronts are at 40 from the previous owner(I would've liked 25-35 range) and my windshield is 75? . Helps a lot for heat rejection
>>29125582is the ND THAT bad? Or is the NC THAT good?
>>29125543Should be fine, could even be lower>>29125587I drive a lowered ///M5 mostly as a weekend car, and the Coilovers feel Better than the stock suspensionMostly
>>29125598See the other pos about pros for the NC but to add, the ND is tiny inside. Its got electronic steering which while "good" for electronic it's not as good as the NC hydraulic steering. The NC transmission is bomb proof. It's bigger inside the cabin. You get a way bigger trunk without sacrificing storage even with the PRHT. It's a full convertible vs the targa top thing the rf has. The blind sports are slightly better on the NC I believe. If wanting to live with it daily, the NC is an absolute no brainer. The aftermarket is big, the platform is super solid being a shortened RX-8. I know the NDs have pros too but it's not a no brainer decision if you even slightly look into it. Aesthetics aside because I love how the RF looks but I also like the less angular, smiley NC2/NC3. NC1 is good too but you really want an NC2 or 3
>>29125602>I drive a lowered ///M5 mostly as a weekend car, and the Coilovers feel Better than the stock suspensionThat doesn't surprise me much, as coilovers are at least a complete unit designed to match both spring and shock together; the PO of my car just threw a set of 20mm Eibach lowering springs on the blown stock shocks, and it resulted in the worst ride I've ever felt, topping even some commercial vehicles from the 30's and 40's.
>>29125609Wasn’t the previous owner your brother? You should tell him he’s a ricer for doing thatThe lowering springs may have even caused the blown shocks, but most sporty shocks need to be replaced every ~90k miles
>>29125598I spent nearly a month driving an ND and here were my takeaways that ended up with getting an NC instead>incredibly small cabin. I mean claustrophobic. >no head room and I’m not even tall>steering was good but didn’t have the feedback you get from mechanical>RF with top down was a bad experience. Too much buffering and blind spots>infotainment glitched out regularly (2025 model year)I was most disappointed by the top down experience because it didn’t feel like a convertible at all and it was downright unpleasant once you were at or above 50mph. The cabin is so small that it would be downright uncomfortable to have two people in the car. I looked to see what kind of aftermarket solutions there might be for infotainment systems that could be installed into an older ND2 and there basically are none in existence. The NC solved literally every problem I had with the ND. Steering is mechanical and gives better feedback, cabin is comfortable for two people, PRHT gives me hardtop and true convertible experience, huge aftermarket for infotainment systems that can be installed, cheaper parts and larger aftermarket support for customization, engine and especially transmission that’s not engineered to run within an inch of its life like the ND. Oh and the NC is half the price. Easy decision for me.
>>29125632>Wasn’t the previous owner your brother? Well, previous owner that *wasn't* family. My brother didn't even service the car, let alone replace the springs... so arguably still a twat I suppose, but for a different reason.>most sporty shocks need to be replaced every ~90k milesI did nearly buy some KW coilovers, but just never followed through. I suppose the 19" wheels didn't help either, but they were worth the pain. Either way, that's a problem for the shitskin that bought it off me.
I want to put my NC homies up on this bottle I found that fits our door cup holders perfectly. 16oz zojirushu. Locking lid and vacuum insulated. Found this completely by chance when I gave a ride to a buddy who had one and realized it’s the perfect size.
If the NC counts as a Miata, so does the RX8
>>29125655Shoulda lost the weeblet bullshit insteadSad to see Ashley go
>>29125685yes rx8 is a honorary miat
>>29125672Thank you, I will check it out because I've just been putting plastic water bottles in there. I have a CamelBak at home I need to try as well
>>29125687>Shoulda lost the weeblet bullshit insteadpic rel>Sad to see Ashley goMeh, I wasn't. Pretty car, but just not that amazing to drive. I preferred my 330ci, tbqh.
Anyone able to inform me on just how waterproof the soft tops are? None of the reviewers ever seem to touch on that, and it could be a deciding factor for me.
>>29125953My soft top was waterproof even with a split in the back window. No idea how or why, but it lasted a solid year or so until a second split emerged and fucked up the feng shui or whatever was keeping the rain out.
>Wash it>Even clean the entire insides of all wheel wells by hand until spotless>Drive through the rich mall stunnin' to dry it off>Find first spot to take some pics (planned to find at least 3 spots for pics)>Snap one picture>Phone diesWell, fuck it, here is that picture.Charge your phone! No I don't have a phone charger in the car right now.
>>29125974I might start carrying around a dlsr or something because of this
>>29125977Meh. My dedicated Sony camera is for sure better than my iPhone but not enough to make me carry it. I usually only have it if I’m going up north where I know I’ll be in some serious scenery.
>>29125974I was out hooning on the B roads in the dead of night, and I came across a chick who'd crashed into a ditch and was trapped inside her car. I managed to get her out, but my phone was dead as a fucking dodo, and her phone was fucked from the crash. Luckily she wasn't badly injured and some bystanders were around to call the emergency services, but that really drove home "always make sure your phone is charged" into my head.
>>29125986You're right, maybe a more basic point and shoot that I can leave in the car. I think the last one I had is from 2012
>>29125992God I love Revy.Cleaning the engine bay tonight. Just did a first pass on some of the bottom left part. Engine's still hot though. Disinfecting wipes and Q-tips.
>>29125972We get 80" of rainfall each year here, and there's a few waterfalls that dump directly onto the road. Ideally I'd prefer to avoid having to get a hard top, but don't know if that's actually realistic.
>>29126002Your phone is unironically probably better than most of those these days. My camera was bought used for $400 for the body and I spent another $400 on a beat up but functional Hugh end lense that normally sold for $1000. That’s literally what it takes to beat my iPhone and even then I need other lenses unless I want to take wide shots. Unless you’re getting paid, dedicated cameras are not price justifiable anymore.
>>29126026Yeah I just got done doing some quick research and what you described seems to be the case. I have an S23U that does an okay job but the oleophobic coating wore off on the lenses so I have been having to wipe them every time before use. If I don't it looks like I smeared Vaseline on the lens or lights have that flared look to them. Really sucks
>>29126031Not Miata related but this is the kind of quality I get from my “real” camera. Is quality higher? For sure but I have to carry a whole bag for it it with extra batteries and accessories then have to load them into my OC and edit them in Lightroom. It’s a big pain in the ass so I almost never do it.
>>29125813Don't respond to the spic&spambot
>>29126007Unless the seals are fucked, you should have no problems with a soft top regardless of rainfall. Only times I've had evidence of water in the cabin is when I've been using a pressure washer and blasted water at odd angles under the roof's edge, which rainfall just doesn't do.
>>29126048Not hispanic at all and what am I spamming? Kek cry nocar serpent
>>29126048Eh, If the messages aren't the typical egregious levels of trolling or bait, then I see no reason not to respond. No point in shunning a perfectly reasonable and civil conversation.
>>29126039Yeah that sounds like a lot more work than I'd like. I will probably just get the new s27 and call it a day. Very nice picture though
>>29126061Thank you for your response, it was very helpful. I can't wait to have one now.
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>>29126068>>29126073Kys you retarded spam tier faggots
>>29126138>Kys you retarded spam tier faggots
>>29125543>Is a setup like this dailyable?For me no, a fake back window shows you are willing to lie cheat and steal in order to manipulate people's perceptions. I couldn't do business or spend any kind of money with someone who admires these underhanded styling elements. Also the front end is all angry looking, never has a Miata looked angry and it shows they are targeting a different kind of buyer, a buyer most whites don't want to be associated with.
>>29126207You should just give up on this tired schtick. It's almost as funny as the Mazda3 pero caca nonsense.
>>29126394He clearly just wants it to look like a TR7.
>>29126394>funnyYea fake back window really is funny.
>>29126207Keep in mind this is the "top trim" too. Like you paid extra to get a more premium product and instead you accepted a plastic panel that looks like a window. If you wipe it 1 time there's a million scratches on it.
>>29126207Forget to take your medication again?
Just came back from the dealership.Finished optioning my mx5.Red tan.Can't wait
>>29126006Made some good progress last night. It's really shaping up. I took a pic but I'm going to wait until I'm done with it in a day or two to post another. Doing each hose, wire, and loom by hand including all the dirt that hides in the little crevasses. Gonna pull out the intake pre-throttle body and clean everything underneath all that, too.For a car made in Hiroshima in April '98, I'm sure not finding any rust. Things that looked like rust, were just dirt.I did find corrosion where brake fluid had spilled under the brake booster and master cylinder.The oil spill on the valve cover from prev owner neglecting the PCV valve is even wiping off.Might remove the windshield washer tank and maaaybe I'll polish the heatshield to chrome but that takes an hour or two of polishing by hand.
Fucking cock sucking motherfuckers, never ever buy anything from DanST.Seriously how do you bench sync something, only to be way off?? Then I go to sync them myself and can't get the idle down enough. Turns out the front two throttles bind when not linked with the rear throttles. Oh the throttle plates must be slightly off then? Sure! Except the dump fucks put the screws in packeards with the head facing the engine! ITS LIKE YOU WANT TO INJECT SCREWS, THIS IS EXACTLY WHY SCREW HEAD FACE TOWARDS THE FILTER. Now I have to take the ENTIRE FUCKING THING APART AND PULL THE ENTIRE FUCKING ITBS OFF AND TEAR EVERYTHING DOWN AGAIN.Seriously the UK either needs to be bred out or sunk.
>>29126650>THIS IS EXACTLY WHY SCREW HEAD FACE TOWARDS THE FILTER.You have a secondary filter right before the valves huh
>>29126651Can tell if trolling or dumb. Any throttle plate that is in a carburetor or ITB has the screw heads facing away from the engine to limit the engine injesting the screw. This is carb rebuild 101.To top it off, it isn't even a split screw, probably just a self centering. If there is no threadlocker on there then it was a disaster waiting to happen.
>>29126655>Any throttle plate that is in a carburetor or ITB has the screw heads facing away from the engine to limit the engine injesting the screw. This is carb rebuild 101.Let's suppose you put the screws in the other way, what keeps them from vibrating loose and getting sucked into the intake, is it your secondary air filter buried in the head?
>>29126639I wish I could pay someone to be this meticulous about move but I start getting anxiety I'm cleaning and think I'm making good progress and then I still find more. Actually maybe despair
>>29126699I said I wouldn't post in-progress but here we are, ran out of cleaning wipes. Just deleted the windshield washer system and bracket. Lookin' good. Might do the carbon canister too, but this has an EGR and I need to look up the vacuum lines to see if that's safe.Great way to find anything that might be amiss when you buy an old car.
>>29126711>No ugly ABS octopus thingPure
>>29126713That's what I'm going for.No ABS, no giant cruise control vacuum thing. Deleted the washer system. I deleted the carbon canister in my last miat (didn't have EGR) and I'm looking into doing that do - would clean up that vacuum mess on the left side.Modern engines don't look like this, where you immediately know exactly what every single thing is at a glance. Purity.I've gotta replace that worm gear clamp on the upper radiator that's all fucky, too.
>>29126723Just noticed I have nearly an inch of deflection/play in my throttle cable. That means that I haven't been getting WOT when I have the pedal all the way down. Time to add some power back!
>>29126776Don't make the same mistake I did and make it as tight as possible, you want a smidge of slack to stop the throttle being sensitive as fuck. Can't remember what the factory manual calls for, but it's more than you might think.
>>29126798I've done it before on my last one. You want like a millimeter of slack.I adjust it until it starts raising the idle then I back off just a bit so there's a little wiggle in there.Did your cable snap? I don't think I've heard of that before. I hope it turned out alright for you.
>>29126801Oh, >>29126798, your throttle was sensitive as fuck.That's kinda what I'm going for. I don't like that little dead zone. It does make the pedal incredibly sensitive, and that's a good thing. :)
>>29126801>Did your cable snap?Nah, I basically did what you did, but that resulted in the rpm jumping every time I threatened to leave my foot near the pedal. If the slack should only be 1mm, then maybe something else was up. Either that, or I'm conflating it with another car I had... I'll have to check my Miata and find out.
>>29126816>but that resulted in the rpm jumping every time I threatened to leave my foot near the pedal.That sounds about right. That's what I'm looking for, just maybe an ace looser than that.The bigger thing is that with as much slack as mine has now I cannot get the throttle open 100%, which means there's power to be gained there. Exciting stuff. I've got to do a bunch of yard work this afternoon but I'll get there.
>>29126831you can also adjust the line at the pedal and sometimes you need to, if you want enough slack but enough pedal movement to get it 100% open. Need it just right so you don’t bend the stay holding the line on the intake.
>>29126002Problem is any camera, especially any small and convenient camera, that is noticably better than most phone cameras is gonna be $$. Like $600 with a lens minimum. So it's not a meaningless expense.
>>29126207A glass window would add a lot of unwanted weight up high. It's a bad idea.
Happy miat. Goodnight /mg/.
>>29127328Good night (God I love the red dash lights)
>>29127328Hehe, yee he cute he small
>>29127328Angy miat, good morning /mg/
>>29127770Guten Morgen!Picrel, some October a decade ago.Got the throttle cable tightened in on current miat, didn't test it yesterday, I'll see if I can find a few spots to WOT without anyone noticing when I'm out.
Hello guys
On the ND has anyone figured out how to fix the eyerape white gauges and turn them like, BMW orange or thereabouts?
Someone forgot to put a bend in
>>29127823You would have to disassemble the gauge cluster and unsolder the LEDs and replace them with a different color. You can’t just wave a magic wand and make a white LED change color.
>>29127847I mean you can't put like a filter behind the face of the gauges or something? Or like, has anyone made a kit to replace the LEDs? If I gotta cook up something myself I'll get a gauge cluster out of a wrecked one to experiment with.
>>29126655Unless you have a failsafe set up such that losing a screw kills the engine (immediately like one of those table saw brake devices), that screw is going in.
>>29127879That may be possible. People are usually very reluctant to mess with gauge clusters a they can be very fussy and these days have electronic shit that would basically be impossible to replace if damaged.
ND bros.Do you use the factory navigation system on your car?The navigation SD card from dealership is fucking $500 to get.I checked amazon and aliexpress for bootlegs, but couldn't find any with Japan maps. Only US and Europe.Should I just give up on it?
>>29127898Just use android auto or Apple CarPlay.
>>29127898I thought you could get android auto or car play fairly easily onto that system
>>29127898It's inferior to using Google maps with Android Auto so I've only used it a few times to see that it works, so I have it as a backup in case something happens with my phone. Just get Android Auto installed if you don't already have it. Carplay doesn't work as well if bootlegged and the car didn't come with it.
>>29127879There's a business called revlimiter who provides gauge faces and accessories to the Miata community. Check him out.https://revlimiter.net/store/
>>29128039>>29128047Most of us know about revlimiter but it doesn’t change what the anon wants which is the LED color.
>>29128058He will have detailed blogs on removing and rebuilding the ND clusters. I'm sure he will show the LEDs.
>>29128094I'm actually thinking it might be best to just mask off or remove the leds entirely, and add my own lighting system for them. I'd have to tap into the headlight switch or something to turn them on and off, and it would be an entire replacement for the OEM gauge lighting, wired up differently and not turning on and off or dimming from the original circuit.
I'd really like to own a roadster but I'm a poorfag.Can a smart do the trick? What do you guys think about this cute little car?
>>29128137Are these the ones people Hayabusa engine swap
>>29128125If you're going to that effort, you might as well just re-solder LEDs in the colour you want.
>>29128140it is, totally out of my league.I've got my mind on the 82hp version, because I fear the brabus version (100hp) will be extensively pricey to maintain in the comming years. I intend to keep it as stock as possible.
>>29128147The LEDs will be on during the day but really dim. The OEM and the revlimit faces don't reflect very well because they are designed to only be backlit, so give end up with shitty hard to read gauges in the daytime if you do that. That's what you can't just change them that easily.
>>29128137Get a 500c abarth deadass. You can get them under $4k. Just never open or close the top while moving. The car lets you, but it gets damaged in an expensive to fix way if you actually do it above like 20mph. Ask me how I know.
>>29128147I agree with this anon.
>>29128149Isn't the Brabus just a slightly hotter version of the regular Roadster? Why would it be anymore expensive to maintain over a regular one when it's only notable difference is a pipe and an email?
>be me>retarded cocksucker faggot retard>NB2>stuck in dense traffic>jam the ol' girl into 1st >let the rpms drop past 1250 with the clutch fully engaged and let the IAC valve take over anyone else know this feel? man what a good fucking car it NEVER lets me fall
>>29128201if you think about it, like really think about it. Having an idle air control valve is basically, i mean fundamentally, like having teslas full self driving functionality, you literally dont have to touch the gas and the car just goes what the fuck eve
>>29127946>>29127956>>29127959Yes i'd use my phone for navigation, but I thought it'd be cool to have the speed limit recognition in the dash.Not worth half a grand though.
>>29128201>anyone else know this feel? man what a good fucking car it NEVER lets me fallUnless there's something special going on here that I don't understand, you're excited that your car idles forward in the lowest gear? Any car that can't do that is malfunctioning.
I recently picked up an NB Miata and am having trouble shifting from 1st to 2nd. It takes me a full second or two to shift into 2nd as I feel there is a resistance/block in the shifter. If I force through it any faster, I feel a crunch. Are my synchros toast or could it be the clutch slave cylinder?
What happened to the anon that said he was getting a Miata over the weekend?
>>29128433Could be that the syncros are blown out.But: NA/NB transmissions have a shifter turret that needs to be oiled and several shift boots and iirc a bushing that needs to be replaced.If you got it used, replace the shift boots with a kit, replace the transmission fluid, them oil up the upper turret with some manual trans oil from a turkey baster. It's really easy to take the center console out, like 5 philips screws so it's worth checking at least.Could be the slave cylinder going, but I don't think so. I've had it fail 3x on me in miatas. No warning signs, at some random stoplight it won't go into any gear, at all, even at a stop, even with a good clutch.
>>29128433needs a clutch, they only last 25k miles before the throwout and pilot bearing take a shit, doesnt matter what brand you buy either you will never get past 25k. welcome to 2026 btw
>>29128467>needs a clutch, they only last 25k miles before the throwout and pilot bearing take a shitAre you sure yours isn't misaligned somehow? A street clutch should last at least 60k with abuse.
>>29128470>Are you sure yours isn't misaligned somehow?Man fuck no, it's 2026 everything is dogshit even exedy. There's nothing to center, you use that alignment tool to be able to slide the input shaft in there that's it. Every time you engage/disengage it will self center. So yea the clutch is NEVER the problem, it's always the dogshit bearings they do it in purpose btw.
Tightened up that throttle cable and whew, what a difference. The throttle doesn't feel loose like an old car, it feels as it should. And yes, WOT is more WOT than it was, I got a few good redline runs in, it's quicker than I expected and a little louder. I highly recommend checking cable tension on any cable-throttle car. The throttle pedal feels very nice now.>>29128474First I'm hearing of this. Skeptical.You're not clutch kicking to initiate drifts? Power over drift is sufficient unless you have summer tires or grippier.
>be me>retarded miata tranny incel, horny af>queue up for years to finally get a wiff>shes 250lbs>cant rise up to the occasion because of severe porn addictionholy shit im so fucked
>>29128482>You're not clutch kicking to initiate drifts?mandatory
>>29128483Please feel free to kys or at the very least leave this thread and not come back. Thanks.
>>29128486she doesnt even fit in the miata man i think its time to become a NC, they have the most interior room
>>29128485Not really.I just give it the flick to weight shift then a big wallop of throttle as the suspension settles and it's sliding out. Clutch kick, for me, is reserved for saving the car from accidental understeer. If you have good tires it's mandatory.
>>29128488based SWINGER
>>29128491That's why I like miatas specifically.At stupid low speeds you can just slide around without a care in the world. Corner after corner, in the middle of the day even. First at the left arrow onto a multi-lane road? Mash the throttle immediately on grabbing 2nd, powersliiiiiide, and catch. What a car.
>>29128496>all that casterWow that's neat, Mazda did a good job. Looks like ND chada have the most caster and the biggest AC condensers.
>>29128448Wrapped it around a tree and got diabetes (T1).
>>29128137It's like getting a TT when you really wanted a 911. Save your Euros lad. Maybe a trip to the USA to buy a cheap one is on your bingo card.
>>29128448Hes out there having fun right now as we speak.
>>29128367>Any car that can't do that is malfunctioning.Yea but mine isn't and is spooky but it feels good
>>29128501I hope not. This week we found out we have too many diabetes anons already. >>29128504He better.
>>29128462I actually already did the shifter rebuild and that helped a lot but didn’t fully resolve the problem. The original plastic bushing was cracked into 3 pieces so it feels much better now with that replaced. I originally replaced it with a brass bushing but I felt like I couldn’t move the shifter to 5th and reverse easily so I switched back to plastic.I wasn’t able to change one of the bushings in the turret as the two pins holding it in place were stuck, I hope that’s not the missing piece here
>>29128546>I hope that’s not the missing piece hereYou wish it was some easy to get to thing, now drop that tranny and replace all the hydroolics. Get ready to do it again in a year btw.
>>29128546Sounds like it could be syncros or clutch then if it's really a problem. 1 to 2 is usually the roughest shift and on older cars it can be a bitch.Did you change the transmission fluid? It's easy. Diff fluid's even easier to change, might as well do that to (talking to myself, too).I just got back from a nice nighttime top-down run with a few redlines and a little tire spin. :) Fuck yeah.
>>29128553>nighttime top-down run with a few redlines and a little tire spin.sounds gomfy, did you have the heat on? i like when its just a little too cold and i have to turn on the heat.
>>29128576I had the temp dial on hot with the outside air setting to divert warmth from the engine, yeah, but no fan on. It's not too cold, still 70s in the daytime here.
What car is most similar to a Miata but fits a 250lb driver/passenger? Love my Miata but I found a braphog that I think will accept my penis voluntarily and I can't go anywhere with her rn
>>29128818Go away tranny
>>29128502How much are they in the US?In Europe, you can find 80000km 82hp in very good condition for 7000€.
What color do I paint these anons?Options are plain silver, bronze or gunmetal/dark silver. Car is a white NA
>>29128200The brabus is much rare. Different gearbox to handle the torque, some motor part have been altered (turbo, cam etc...) exhaust is different therefore body and obviously some fittings differ. All more expensive because of rarity.
>>29129222Just clean them up real good fuck all that painting shit fucking useless if you can't hit it with a can of brake cleaner
>>29129226They're raw aluminum lol, all the paint has come off
>>29129227How's it raw aluminium if paint has to come off retard? Just put some tires on there get some center caps and forget about this while rattle can ordeal youre fixated on fucking cheeky little cunt.
If you think about it, like really think about it, 100hp is really a lot of power idk why people say it's not enough. Imagine lining up 100 horses in front of your miat and them all pulling you, it would be fast. It is fast.
>>29129214They're almost always more expensive in the US, especially once you factor in the significant import charges you'd need to pay to bring one back. Cheapest place is the UK, but they're obviously all RHD, which is part of *why* they're cheaper. You could maybe find a JDM Eunos Roadster in the UK which would then kind of justify the RHD nature, but some people just don't get along with RHD regardless.>>29129222White? I'm partial to bronze or black w/ silver lip if it's white, but I'm not sure if those are the right wheels for it, so... hm.>>29129224Initial expense, sure, but I don't see why it'd cost that much more to actually run. Maybe the weird gearbox would be a tad pricey it has if that ever fails, but cams and whatever are unlikely to go bad even if they are different, and it's still the cheap roadster econobox underneath, not an S-Class. Either way, I'd still do as >>29128502 says and save for what you actually want. No one is happy with a compromise.
>>29129290UK prices are so cheap it's depressing. NAs with 200k miles are 1/3 the price of a new ND here. Probably better off just using that money as a down payment.
>>29129414Our insurance is cheap as balls though. And their cars always have rust/corrosion issues from being on a cold rainy island. Our cars may rust from road salt (if you drive in snow) theirs rust whether you like it or not. Rare to find an NA or NB with original sills over there.
Someone backed into my infiniti today and that was me laying into the horn. Can't imagine if it had been my Miata
>>29129437>Can't imagine if it had been my MiataI'd cry
>>29129420Sorry, should have stated I'm NZ; another rainy island(s). RHD too, and closer to Japan. Everyone just knows what they got.
>>29129443And it was a pickup truck driver because of course
>>29128201My IACV will let my idle drop to like 550-600 when cold before the computer intervenes and it pops back up to 850.
>>29129510i have a lightweight flywheel so when the revs drop they go down fast so it feels like im falling but my IAC keeps me up. feels good, thank you MAZDA
>>29128433Synchros, maybe old clutch, maybe old fluid. Change the fluid out with a good GL4 and also squirt a tube of whatever your local shifteze additive is.My NB1 shifts 3,2,1 much better when the ambient weather is warm, when cold second is always crunchy.
>>29129545>when cold second is always crunchy.You need a clutch.
>>29129548based retard
>>29129780Why would you do that?
