"mcseanerson" (mcseanerson)
07/28/2014 at 13:28 • Filed to: None
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"mcseanerson" (mcseanerson)
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Vs.
The main element I'm looking at is the low weight and how exposed you are to the elements and immersed in the driving the experience.
Mattbob
> mcseanerson
07/28/2014 at 13:31 |
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Do you happen to have a price for the top one?
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Nevermind, It's 20k. Ehhh, I'd take the miata everytime. So much more versatility.
Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
> mcseanerson
07/28/2014 at 13:32 |
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I feel that they're in a different class, Since the Slingshot is an open-air vehicle and the Miata can be closed with a hardtop.
William Byrd
> Mattbob
07/28/2014 at 13:33 |
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I don't know. If Polaris somehow managed to build in a trunk somewhere, they're pretty much equal. I guess that assumes you NEED a top. :)
jariten1781
> mcseanerson
07/28/2014 at 13:36 |
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Maybe against spec Miatas assuming a series of these things starts up. As DDs? no way. Ain't no one driving a slingshot on the daily slog in the snow/rain.
GhostZ
> mcseanerson
07/28/2014 at 13:37 |
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Most new Miata owners buy it for the look, not the performance. It's an unassuming small coupe that looks fashionable and proportioned. There are a subset that are looking for driving feel and connection to the road, but they're also doing that because the Miata is a safe choice for that that offers good reliability and safety on top of its driving feel.
The average person who buys a new Miata would be too terrified to get anything like a KTM (I assume that's a KTM? Can't quite tell). Not only does it completely ruin the simple, fashionable look that they're going for, but it also has this '
Regular Car Reviews did it best. The Miata is the car that the clean-shaven bright-eyed witty early-20something boy who likes 19th-century british literature, owns a fedora (and can pull it off) and artsy T-shirts buys to pick up a girl. It's approachable, it's friendly, and it cultivates an image of kindness without weakness .
The KTM is aggression without compromise . It's what an Investment Banker buys in his spare time because he's burned out on adrenaline, or because he doesn't have time for a relationship that can't be mechanically maintained because of his work.
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mcseanerson
> Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
07/28/2014 at 13:43 |
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I agree they are different classes but someone just looking for something fun on the weekends both could fulfill those needs.
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mcseanerson
> GhostZ
07/28/2014 at 13:55 |
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It's the new Slingshot from Polaris that was unveiled this morning.
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GhostZ
> mcseanerson
07/28/2014 at 13:56 |
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Ah well, my comment still stands.
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mcseanerson
> jariten1781
07/28/2014 at 13:57 |
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Lots of people don't drive Miatas in the snow/rain. Myself, I drive mine in the rain with the roof down so I would drive either in the rain.
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mcseanerson
> GhostZ
07/28/2014 at 14:08 |
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I am not saying one would entirely take over the other's market there are a percentage of people who would cross shop both of them. If you want a Miata primarily as a fun weekend car for the track and the back road the Slingshot could be had 500 lbs light and $5,000 cheaper. For most people as a daily driver that doesn't sound like a fair trade but the guy just hooning on the weekend that could be a great deal. Plus you only have to buy 3 tires instead of 4.
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GhostZ
> mcseanerson
07/28/2014 at 14:12 |
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I just don't think a lot of people buy Miatas and drive them as a track car. Even as a fun weekend car, it's being driven on the street.