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"mike" (mpbrogandotcom) 08/11/2014 at 13:57 • Filed to: None

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KINDA want one.....kinda dont wanna look like a lady dude... it is cheeeeap though needs cv shafts. thoughts?

google image search pic.... not the one im getting

Mattbob > mike 08/11/2014 at 13:58

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Brian Silvestro > mike 08/11/2014 at 13:59

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I'll only approve if you get the one with round headlights. The later ones just don't look good.

Mattbob > mike 08/11/2014 at 13:59

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Just get it. It's not that bad.

CalzoneGolem > mike 08/11/2014 at 14:01

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Does your little sister need a car?

yamahog > mike 08/11/2014 at 14:02

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If you care that much about what other people think, then you definitely can't handle a Miata, so might as well get this.

twochevrons > mike 08/11/2014 at 14:02

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I have one, and I don't care in the slightest about what people think.

The 2.0 with the four-speed automatic is agonizingly slow, but that just means that you can drive it flat-out all the time. Combined with pretty-good handling (for a hatchback with the roof chopped off), it's actually a pretty good time. Plus, driving with the roof down is undeniably fun.

Mine's got 200,000 miles on it, is horrendously rusty, the windscreen is cracked, and the roof is full of holes. But it just won't die, and honestly, I don't think that I could part with it. It puts far too much of a smile on my face.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Mattbob 08/11/2014 at 14:10

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I came here to post exactly this

Conan > mike 08/11/2014 at 14:14

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Don't worry about that. If people see you secure and happy in it they are gonna think you're awesome.

FromCanadaWithLove > mike 08/11/2014 at 14:24

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Own it. Nothing wrong with driving a chick car.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > mike 08/11/2014 at 14:45

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I say drive what you wanna drive, being a Mercury fan it isn't the most popular lol

I heard those things had vicious electrical issues though. I'm sure there's a VW guy on here who will explain that away though

TotallyThatStupid > mike 08/11/2014 at 16:26

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The automatics aren't that rewarding to drive. The 5-speeds are better. The ABA motor will leak like a sieve, but it will probably never stop running (unless the electronic throttle body poops itself).

Honestly, if you need a cheap drop-top to schlep around you and three friends, unless you want to step up to a BMW E30 or E36 convertible, this isn't a bad car. Beware that they are all the red-headed stepchildren of the VW world, an odd amalgamation of Mk.3 and Mk.4 Volkswagen parts, with a healthy dollop of model-specific bits.