"Dr_Watson" (dr_watson)
01/09/2015 at 09:51 • Filed to: snow
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"Dr_Watson" (dr_watson)
01/09/2015 at 09:51 • Filed to: snow | 7
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It's been green around the Buffalo since the records were set in November so the snow bunny has been bored. However I woke up this morning to a foot and a half of lake effect that dropped overnight.
Digging the driveway out was brutal but worth it. Moxie loves unplowed streets.
Enjoy thy winter responsibly, always wear snow shoes.
Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow
> Dr_Watson
01/09/2015 at 09:53 |
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RWD sports cars with proper winter tires are the best snow cars!
Long Live the Longdoor
> Dr_Watson
01/09/2015 at 10:18 |
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Awesome! How's the PRHT at retaining heat in the winter? Do you get stuck often? I'm seriously considering buying one, I'm about 30 min north of you in Ontario :)
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Dr_Watson
> Long Live the Longdoor
01/09/2015 at 10:30 |
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I've never been stuck, and I've pushed snow with the bumper. It's a 2011 so this is winter #4 btw. I got 16" winter wheels to put 195mm Blizzaks on it and that's been doing the job fantastically, though this year the shoes are not as grippy as they have been prior, seem to be falling off a wear cliff.
It's light so it is an oversteer party if you boot it... but that's where the fun happens. The MZR 2.0 make more noise than power below 4K so it's actually pretty sure footed if you're gentle and short shifting. Or you can be a hooligan at will and break the rear end loose and once you've had some snonut practice it's balanced, predicable, and very in control.
The PRHT is a must for winter IMO... It's the reason I got it. Holds heat well really, it's insulated plastic so that's not a problem. It does creek and squeak though whenever the temperature gets around -10°C and below.
captdownshift
> Dr_Watson
01/09/2015 at 10:36 |
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you're winning at life.
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Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow
> Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow
01/09/2015 at 10:40 |
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Case in post: http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/a-few-inches-o… ;)
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Dr_Watson
> Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow
01/09/2015 at 10:53 |
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cars and snonuts :)
MIATAAAA
> Dr_Watson
01/09/2015 at 11:03 |
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We're best friends now. Just so you know.
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Long Live the Longdoor
> Dr_Watson
01/09/2015 at 12:08 |
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Cool, thanks for the reply! Good to hear that'll it'll work in the winter around here. Just out of curiosity, any idea what kind of mileage you're getting in the Miata?
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Dr_Watson
> Long Live the Longdoor
01/09/2015 at 12:24 |
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8 mpg autocrossing
24 mpg city
30 mpg highway (the 6MT is very racey on the ratios so top-gear @ 70 mph is over 3500 RPM, not really a highway cruiser)
37 mpg best ever hypermiling
27 mpg combined lifetime (~31,000 miles)
I don't have racetrack mileage because the PRHT is "track day? no." :(
Well, it is allowed on a track but because the stock hoops are not tall enough, strong enough, don't have Porsche/Audi style "pop-ups"; you've got to put a high roll-bar on that (unlike the rag-top) the PRHT will not clear. The rear glass design is too "fast" with the rake so there's no room for a bar high enough to clear a broom test and since the roof is not structural it has to be down. This can be gotten around by swapping in a tall bar and driving to the track in an effectively roofless car (nice days only) or installing the bar at the track and taking it off at the end of the day.
^^ This is my only complaint with the PRHT.
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Long Live the Longdoor
> Dr_Watson
01/09/2015 at 13:00 |
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Thanks for the info :)
I remember looking a while back, but could be mistaken, doesnt Flying Miata have a two loop design that replaces the stock hoops? I seem to recall them selling a cross brace that could run from the loops sideways to the passenger floor to actually make it functional (the brace could obviously be removed before going back on the street).
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Dr_Watson
> Long Live the Longdoor
01/09/2015 at 13:50 |
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yw.
That's the HardDog bar for the soft-top. They have one that "works" in the PRHT but because of the glass it's still not taller than the seat back, which is illegal at 90% of the tracks out there. It's plausible to make that one legal but to compensate for the lower bar height the seat rails have to be removed and a race seat would need to be hard-mounted to the floor to lower the seating position enough so a helmet can stay under the bar height. But at that point it's not really a street car anymore so mind as well just gut it and build a cup car out of it. So I'll eventually have to sell the girl and buy a 997 C4S to get my track-able DD fix.