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#3723990 - 05/11/09 05:19 PM I'm officially a Miata believer.
Mikey_b Mikey_b Post Master Supreme Registered: 04/11/00 Posts: 47099	I've been needing a second car since my Z isn't always the most reliable. I looked at a lot of different Miata's and ended up buying this really clean red one. It was a one owner car with a little over 150K miles. The guy kept super good care of it and the car was basically his baby (full records). I paid around $3500 for it. It's a 1990 but has the crank mod done. I drove both the 1.8s and the 1.6s and didn't notice that much of a difference. The car has factory LSD and AGX/Eibach strut/spring combo. There was a lot of newer Miata's for sale but it was always shady used car lots and the cars had zero records. I drove the car on Ortega Highway (20 mile winding road in Orange County..kind of famous) and had a blast...I was no where near the limits but was still a lot of fun. Next mods will be a rollbar and wider rims/tires. I've had lowered Civic hatchbacks, CRX's, VW Scirocco, 911, 240Z etc.. and this thing is probably the most fun out of all of them...and it's the slowest. lol
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#3724132 - 05/11/09 06:00 PM Re: I'm officially a Miata believer. [Re: Mikey_b]
CommonGutterTrash CommonGutterTrash This user is more useless than a half-baked compost pile. Post Master Sr Registered: 09/16/02 Posts: 6437 Loc: Boston MA	DUUUUDE! sweet! hard top, and all? That's a good deal. especially with all the records. Did you have to go on a date with the p/o? _________________________ Craig R. 2000 9-5 Gary Fisher Wagon 1995 850 T-5R 1996 Galant AIM = gclipse96
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#3724167 - 05/11/09 06:09 PM Re: I'm officially a Miata believer. [Re: CommonGutterTrash]
Mikey_b Mikey_b Post Master Supreme Registered: 04/11/00 Posts: 47099	Yeah, it came with the hard top. I really wanted a hard top too...it keeps it pretty quiet inside.
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#3724183 - 05/11/09 06:15 PM Re: I'm officially a Miata believer. [Re: Mikey_b]
ReplicaR ReplicaR Post Master Sr Registered: 05/26/06 Posts: 7093 Loc: E.E.B.	Speaking of hard tops, check out this guy http://caliphotography.exposuremanager.com/p/2515/cp__382636 He was in one of my instruction groups a last month when we did the streets of willow event. I wish I've had better pictures. _________________________ '94 Mustang GT Acceleration.... $\:$$ -------+-- $\:$$ Handling......... $\:$$ -------+-- $\:$$ Speed............ $\:$$ ------+--- $\:$$
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#3724352 - 05/11/09 07:31 PM Re: I'm officially a Miata believer. [Re: ReplicaR]
Vandemar Vandemar Post Master Sr Registered: 02/05/02 Posts: 5254 Loc: Seattle	Well played, sir.
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#3725691 - 05/12/09 03:20 AM Re: I'm officially a Miata believer. [Re: Vandemar]
pumpkin escobar pumpkin escobar Post Master Supreme Registered: 07/27/01 Posts: 33881 Loc: 603	Very nice! _________________________
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#3726042 - 05/12/09 09:10 AM Re: I'm officially a Miata believer. [Re: Mikey_b]
NOHC NOHC Post Master Supreme Registered: 09/18/01 Posts: 39093 Loc: Lebanon, Virginia	Homo...I mean grats. I'd love to own a Miata. I'd also love to fit in the drivers' seat and not have to choose between turning the wheel to the right and being able to select 2nd gear, thanks to my physical size. _________________________ -Mike- *Ask me about your broken 360/PS3*
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#3726142 - 05/12/09 09:44 AM Re: I'm officially a Miata believer. [Re: ]
scootergeek scootergeek Post Master Supreme Registered: 07/24/00 Posts: 46248 Loc: East of St. Louis	Nice. You should get something like FAUX 26 or 26 ISH or 90S ELAN or NO LUCAS (Cali gets 7 characters, right?) for a vanity plate. cheers, scott _________________________ Still pissy after all these years...
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#3726811 - 05/12/09 12:33 PM Re: I'm officially a Miata believer. [Re: scootergeek]
SlowKA SlowKA Jr Poster Registered: 05/28/04 Posts: 183 Loc: Pflugerville,Texas(Austin)	Congrats,looks pretty clean. _________________________ WWW.SUPERNISSANS.NET *1999 Platinum Gold Nissan Sentra SE-L 5 Spd* JWT ECU & Popcharger+Ksports Coilovers+SSAC Header+16X7" Sportmaxx 002+Cusco FSTB *2002 Aspen White Pearl Infiniti G20 5 Spd*
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#3726981 - 05/12/09 01:22 PM Re: I'm officially a Miata believer. [Re: ]
nomnomnuts nomnomnuts Post Master Sr Registered: 09/13/04 Posts: 4818	Originally Posted By: PatB18C I love seeing the phrase "Hard Top" in a Miata thread.. so fitting! $\:D$ We get it..... And to the OP, nice car! Cool to know you liked it better than the other mini hatches you've had! _________________________ "For every complex problem, there is a solution that is simple, neat, and wrong."
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#3728255 - 05/12/09 08:32 PM Re: I'm officially a Miata believer. [Re: nomnomnuts]
tylerdurden tylerdurden Post Master Supreme Registered: 03/31/02 Posts: 25862 Loc: Shyea, like I'm telling you	I saw a red 90 this weekend with 100K on it, new top with glass rear window and beautiful paint (no HT though) for $1,549.00. Blown away, almost bought it just to resell it for a profit. If I didn't already have a 2nd car I might've. Good kill though, if there's one thing these cars are, it's fun.
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#3728701 - 05/12/09 11:01 PM Re: I'm officially a Miata believer. [Re: tylerdurden]
neonmike22 neonmike22 Post Master Sr Registered: 11/04/00 Posts: 3150 Loc: Nashville, TN	Cool, looks to be in a lot better shape than the ones i've owned thus far. _________________________ Mike Carpenter '03 Civic Hybrid
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#3731879 - 05/13/09 11:15 PM Re: I'm officially a Miata believer. [Re: neonmike22]
TimesNewRoman TimesNewRoman Post Master Sr Registered: 01/19/03 Posts: 3302	Sweeeet. Nice stance. I just did coilovers on mine this past weekend. Difference between stock and Tein. Yowza. Result. _________________________
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#3732370 - 05/14/09 08:26 AM Re: I'm officially a Miata believer. [Re: TimesNewRoman]
jdimstr jdimstr Post Master Supreme Registered: 12/21/99 Posts: 10654 Loc: Melbourne, Australia	Congrats! You might check out one of the spec miata races if you haven't already. You'd have to drive up to the willow springs area, but its worth it to see it once. _________________________ Educate yourself on political issues and stances
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#3735378 - 05/15/09 12:35 AM Re: I'm officially a Miata believer. [Re: TimesNewRoman]
tylerdurden tylerdurden Post Master Supreme Registered: 03/31/02 Posts: 25862 Loc: Shyea, like I'm telling you	Which Teins did you go with? I have Flex's and I'm thinking about getting custom valved Bilsteins for a better ride/handling compromise.
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#3737921 - 05/15/09 09:18 PM Re: I'm officially a Miata believer. [Re: tylerdurden]
TimesNewRoman TimesNewRoman Post Master Sr Registered: 01/19/03 Posts: 3302	Originally Posted By: tylerdurden Which Teins did you go with? I have Flex's and I'm thinking about getting custom valved Bilsteins for a better ride/handling compromise. I will be of no help then - I just went with the Tein Basics (yes, the lowliest of the low). $\:\/$ I don't track the car - I just wanted something slightly stiffer than stock and a couple inches lower. I also put a solid front sway (Racing Beat) when I did the coilovers. _________________________
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#3738340 - 05/16/09 12:27 AM Re: I'm officially a Miata believer. [Re: TimesNewRoman]
neonmike22 neonmike22 Post Master Sr Registered: 11/04/00 Posts: 3150 Loc: Nashville, TN	I've riden in a car with the revalved bilsteins and it's exquisite _________________________ Mike Carpenter '03 Civic Hybrid
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