"Luxury sports car..."

[motobrewer]

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

 

[Darwin18]

*Shakes head in disappointment*

 

[brewingmeister]

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

 

[the_bird]

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.

 

[motobrewer]

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

 

[Airborneguy]

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

Black.

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.

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

 

[brewingmeister]

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

 

[Airborneguy]

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.

 

[Sir Humpsalot]

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

 

[passedpawn]

Sounds like a superfun car. Enjoy it.

 

[Tex]

Are you going to track it?

 

[thepartsmancometh]

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

Congrats on the purchase, and glad you enjoy it

 

[motobrewer]

It has to have/be:

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

battin' .500

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

 

[Airborneguy]

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

Congrats on the purchase, and glad you enjoy it

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

battin' .500

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

 

[brewingmeister]

Thankfully I married the right woman the second time.

still batting .500

 

[The_Dog_42]

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

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...

 

[Airborneguy]

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.

 

[sweed]

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.

 

[motobrewer]

.....and, no pics?

superfail thread of the year.

 

[stamandster]

How about dropping a small block in it!

 

[the_bird]

.....and, no pics?

superfail thread of the year.

Here it is....

 

[passedpawn]

Here it is....

Mucho hahah.

I saw a similarly "modified" Honda S2000 this week. Man, those big spoilers they bolt onto the trunk are ghetto.

 

[Airborneguy]

The top is all ripped, so I ordered a new one last night. Then I'm starting with some engine work.

 

[passedpawn]

That's sweet Greg. I'm a fan of the tan interior. I"ll bet that thing is a blast to drive.

 

[Airborneguy]

Thanks! Can you tell how tiny my driveway is? It fits with only like 3 inches sticking out! Even my Wrangler stuck out more than that.

 

[passedpawn]

Thanks! Can you tell how tiny my driveway is? It fits with only like 3 inches sticking out! Even my Wrangler stuck out more than that.

It's supposed to go on the inside of the garage Let me guess, you've got some other shtuff in there?

 

[thepartsmancometh]

The top is all ripped, so I ordered a new one last night. Then I'm starting with some engine work.

Minilite style wheels look great!

 

[Airborneguy]

It's supposed to go on the inside of the garage Let me guess, you've got some other shtuff in there?

Yeah, my bedroom. Remember where I live. A 3 bedroom house starts well over $300k here. Second kid = bye-bye garage. I saved just barely enough garage space to set up my brew equipment.

 

[bottlebomber]

Incidentally I just bought my wife a 2012 Hyundai Genesis... Went in to buy an Accord V6LR, test drove a C300, the Accord, an Altima, the Genesis came out the clear winner in the test drive. We were looking at new but it was there with 10k miles and the only one on the lot. They wanted 27995 and were told it wasn't leaving the lot for a penny over 24000. They hate me now probably but the wife's got a sweet new ride.

 

[Airborneguy]

Nice! I have to say, now that this search is over, I've been seeing them all over the road. I'm still apprehensive about the look of the front of the car though. 3-4 years from now when I can afford two car payments again, I'm really hoping that the FRS/BRZ has more power. Its one thing to buy a used car with no warranty to worry about and add power mods, but I obviously can't buy a $27,000 brand new car and do something that causes me to lose the warranty.