"Luxury sports car..."

GS Spyder? Isn't that Front Wheel Drive?

Sir Humpsalot said:

GS Spyder? Isn't that Front Wheel Drive?

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Yeah, non-turbo too, but I'll add that when I drop a new engine into it in a few years. They never made an AWD Spyder version. I found a few people online who converted to AWD, but they all report problems because of the less rigid convertible body. I'm still leaning towards the GSX anyway, supposed to go see it later today.

sport = 2 seats
luxury= 4 ,
...there are some exceptions like the Sub WRX and the Mitsu EVO but the list is small.
I used to own a Eagle Talon, I loved the way that car drove with the bilstein shock & eibach springs

If you're going build anyways how about a nice turbo Nissan 300zx?

Bucket seats in the back... I need to be able to put car seats just in case. That's why I was really leaning towards the G37X and Genesis at first. Both have back seats I can use for my kids in an emergency.

eclipses are for girls.

that's a DSM fact.

motobrewer said:

eclipses are for girls.

that's a DSM fact.

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And undercover agents with records.

Well, this time its a 360. We had a long talk and as tempting as it was to try not to have a car payment, we decided we need two reliable cars. I'm leasing the Genesis Coupe. Going to the dealer Saturday morning.

this is hands down the worst car-buying thread of all time.

motobrewer said:

this is hands down the worst car-buying thread of all time.

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haha. I'm having fun (but getting dizzy) following it.

motobrewer said:

this is hands down the worst car-buying thread of all time.

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hahaha. face palms all around...

Can't blame you, this has been quite a neurotic episode.

Airborneguy said:

Can't blame you, this has been quite a neurotic episode.

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Funny. Forgive me if I assume it's not over yet and keep checking this thread for "updates".

Tomorrow he will have bought a Fiat 500 Arbarth just to throw everyone off

It's probably not.

I'm running the numbers with the guy next week. If I can't unload the Altima, I'm going to have to wait.

why are you giving up an altima for a genesis?

seems backwards to me.

I want a coupe and more power. Plus the Altima I have is the base model. My wife leased it when she needed to save money right before we got married. I gave up my Wrangler so we could get a truck for the family. So now I'm stuck with this Altima.

2003-04 z06. With some simple mods, I read they are quick. Then you can add a blower!
Gen 5 z06's can be in low-mid 20K.

I know a guy who put over 100K on an '02 Z06. His assessment was that for daily driving where you truly need reliability, the stock vette is probably better than the Z06.

The Z06 was a fine car for him. There weren't any major issues in the time he had it, but all the small annoyances seemed to be around the parts that were lightened ( eg the thinner windshield cracked once, etc.).

Again, it's a fine car and can be a daily driver, but the added performance and lightened weight doesn't come for free.

But with that said, the modern C5 vette is a darned fine piece of engineering. Parts are cheap.They maintain a decent resale value indefinitely. You can buy one for $20K, put 50,000 miles on it, and sell it for $16K a few years later. Not bad...

So I figured you guys deserved to hear what finally happened....

1994 Mazda Miata! Been sitting in my driveway for about 2 hours now. Hands down most fun car I've ever driven. Somehow my wife agreed that the backseat wasn't important. I feel so bad for people with SWMBO's...

can't......facepalm......hard enough......

*Shakes head in disappointment*

Should have known, a near twenty year old miata...it has gotta be in that robin egg blue or mid life crisis red.

That's not a midlife crisis car, it's too cheap. Probably paid what, $6k for it? A friend of mine has one, he loves it, but it's not a midlife crisis car. Which means you now need to go to ashleymadison.com and have your affair.

there is only one place a miata belongs - the racetrack.

I can't even imagine the amount of sh*t you're getting from your crew

brewingmeister said:

Should have known, a near twenty year old miata...it has gotta be in that robin egg blue or mid life crisis red.

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Black.

the_bird said:

That's not a midlife crisis car, it's too cheap. Probably paid what, $6k for it? A friend of mine has one, he loves it, but it's not a midlife crisis car. Which means you now need to go to ashleymadison.com and have your affair.

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Hey, I've kept the wife happy through all of this, not gonna mess that up now!

That's a first gen right? Black eh, got the tan top?

It has the tan top, but it needs a new one. I think I'm going with black because I will eventually paint this car and it probably won't be black again. The tan top only goes well with green and black in my opinion. Although I have to say, the British Racer Green color they make looks awesome.

Congrats. Miatas are cool. Lots of upgrade options for sure.

Sounds like a superfun car. Enjoy it.

Are you going to track it?

Flyin miata can set you up with a supercharger...

Congrats on the purchase, and glad you enjoy it

Airborneguy said:

It has to have/be:

1. Over 250 HP
2. A usable back seat
3. $30K or less price tag
4. non-European

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battin' .500

Airborneguy said:

I wouldn't buy anything more than 2-3 years old.

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thepartsmancometh said:

Flyin miata can set you up with a supercharger...

Congrats on the purchase, and glad you enjoy it

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Thanks! And I've already starting checking out all the sites. Flyin' Miata has a good reputation.

motobrewer said:

battin' .500

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I'm a mess, what can I say? Thankfully I married the right woman the second time.

Airborneguy said:

Thankfully I married the right woman the second time.

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still batting .500

The_Dog_42 said:

But I've been considering dropping an LSx engine into a Miata for sometime now.
http://www.pbase.com/beagleracing/the_lsx_project

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Man, I called that one. Now just get the V8 vette engine and drop it in. You're in a perfect position for it with a 94 because you won't have to worry about an OB2 emissions test if ever asked. You know you want to...

My brother is a mechanic in the Army. He gets out in two years. I told him that we can do it when he gets out.

turbo, turbo, turbo! I have read many many times that guys that track thier miata's, say its one of the best cars to track.

.....and, no pics?

superfail thread of the year.

How about dropping a small block in it!