DITPL: Kappa

"I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker" (qaaaaa) 09/06/2018 at 13:39 • Filed to: None

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I may have taken this picture while there was heavy foot traffic behind me. I also may have aroused suspicions when I confirmed by looking in the window that yes, this had a stick shift.

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 09/06/2018 at 13:55

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I still love these cars. My mom had one when I was in college and let me take it to the tail of the dragon (twice!!) on the way to east coast conferences . It was a fun little car and I loved how low you sat with the car surrounding you. Sadly, she totaled it on the way to work one morning.

404 - User No Longer Available > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 09/06/2018 at 13:59

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Stick shift is actually more common than autos, especially for the non-turbo cars.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > SPAMBot - Horse Doctor 09/06/2018 at 15:32

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Yeah, they're super small and low to the ground. I've never driven one, but I imagine the go-kart factor is high. 

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > 404 - User No Longer Available 09/06/2018 at 15:32

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As it should be for a sports car. 

404 - User No Longer Available > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 09/06/2018 at 15:53

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Can confirm. Get rid of the god-awful stock Eagle RS-As for some proper tires, feels awesome throwing the car around highway on-ramps.

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 09/06/2018 at 15:59

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They are less flickable than a NB Miata but I like them more than a NC

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > SPAMBot - Horse Doctor 09/06/2018 at 16:33

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So here’s the rankings of Miatae:

1. NA

2. ND

3. NB

4. Kappa

5. NC

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 09/06/2018 at 16:57

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I like the NB best, but I’ve owned two. NC is def #5 though haha

Z (ND + Cancer Fighter) > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 09/06/2018 at 18:13

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Having driven all the below extensively and owned 2/3rds of them, I kindly disagree:

1. ND  (ND2 > ND1)
2. Kappa Turbo / Kappa N/A Supercharged
3. NA
4. 124 Spider
5. NB / Kappa Non-Turbo
6. NC

Also, the Kappa is extremely flickable and very tail happy, far moreso than any stock/modded NB I’ve ever driven.

The NA is very much influenced by the nostalgic rose-tinted glasses, “ Miata I s Always The Answer” and now non existent days of a less than $3k purchase price.