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In my quest to catch ‘em all and fill my Jalop Pokedex I find myself the owner of a rowdy little 1997 Mazda MX-5 Miata NA. It’s got a roll bar, stiff suspension a booming exhaust, so you know, trackdaybro. Hopefully I can save some gas and have a couple goofy years in this little red imp.
Initial observations
It has the same rev range as my Triumph (similar cruising rpm/shift points)
I’m 6’ but I think there’s ample space
When you tell people you’re buying a Miata they act as though you said you bought a new handbag (it’s a satchel Indiana Jones had one!).
Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras
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08/18/2015 at 11:57 |
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I’m jealous. Enjoy!
Margin Of Error
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08/18/2015 at 11:57 |
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Sweet, is it an 1.8 ?
How much did you pay ?
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> Margin Of Error
08/18/2015 at 12:00 |
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yeah alos lsd 2700
spanfucker retire bitch
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08/18/2015 at 12:01 |
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Holy shit! You bought an entire parking lot?
MonkeePuzzle
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08/18/2015 at 12:01 |
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a hardtop manbag is the best kind. I really like the black wheels with red body too.
congrats
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Margin Of Error
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08/18/2015 at 12:03 |
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Nice catch
MarquetteLa
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08/18/2015 at 12:06 |
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Looks like a great buy, congrats and welcome to the club!
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> spanfucker retire bitch
08/18/2015 at 12:07 |
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I only make gravel parking lot money, I wish I made asphalt parking lot money.
vondon302
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08/18/2015 at 12:47 |
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2700 thats good great if your in michigan
Sam
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08/18/2015 at 13:01 |
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Nice! Don’t forget to wave to all the other Miatas you see!
duurtlang
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08/18/2015 at 13:05 |
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Just my personal opinion, but posts like this one, preferably with a little more content, are so much more interesting than some buy guide for some kind of new car.
More of this, less corporate stuff.
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> duurtlang
08/18/2015 at 13:54 |
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I think part of it is because used cars gain personality as they age, and you live with the car and get to know it like a personal relationship. Compared to a new car review where it’s like a colder more factual performance evaluation.
Also around here it’s real talk form like minded individuals vs reworded press releases. Sure new car reviewers can mix it up, and to Jalop editors credit they try, but I there’s a limit to what they can talk about.
Bryce Womeldurf
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08/18/2015 at 16:56 |
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The paint could use some cleaning up and there may be some front fender rust to clean up, but for the price, with limited slip and the top, it seems like a pretty good deal. Depending upon how pristine you want it will determine the price to fix the fender. If your height becomes a problem, you might want to research seat foamectomy. If you have some tools and a place to work on it, you can learn a lot from the NA. Miata.net has been a huge resource for me in working on mine. You may want to check it out for a guide on baselining the maintenance. Just don’t bother with their search tool, instead use Google to search their site by adding “site:miata.net” to the end of your search words. Congrats!