"daender" (daender)
04/17/2016 at 15:17 • Filed to: miata
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"daender" (daender)
04/17/2016 at 15:17 • Filed to: miata | 5
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Finally scored an ‘01 SE wheel. Wrong wood color to match the knob but IDGAF, it feels and looks so good. It was a semi-local and convenient buy too! I was autocrossing in Myrtle Beach yesterday and the seller happened to be 30 miles South of the event!
Here’s what’s left of his ‘01 SE. It’s being turned into a very serious drift car.
MPA
> daender
04/17/2016 at 15:29 |
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I loved the leather Nardi wheel on my ‘00 - probably one of the best steering wheels I’ve had.
d15b
> daender
04/17/2016 at 15:29 |
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But why an SE though?
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daender
> d15b
04/17/2016 at 15:33 |
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I like having the Nardi badge on the middle steering spoke versus it being in the center of the wheel as the ‘00 SE does.
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daender
> MPA
04/17/2016 at 15:37 |
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The Nardi-Mazda wheel found in FD RX-7s, late-model Proteges, and NB Miatas is really a well-designed wheel. It’s getting hard to afford a used one that’s in relatively-good condition!
Sam
> daender
04/17/2016 at 15:38 |
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Why did he chop up an SE, is probably what he was asking.
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daender
> Sam
04/17/2016 at 15:42 |
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Dunno, it might’ve been a salvage/rebuilt title judging by the damages it’s taken already before he started cutting it up.
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d15b
> daender
04/17/2016 at 15:47 |
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No doubt, it looks like a great comfy wheel with because of the thicker roundel.
KeeperNC
> daender
04/19/2016 at 21:57 |
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Did you buy his teardrop knob, too? If not, you know I'm buying! :D
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daender
> KeeperNC
04/19/2016 at 22:16 |
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No, I didn’t purchase it, but it sadly appears that someone else did buy it the day the seller posted the ad!
Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
> daender
04/24/2016 at 17:53 |
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That drift car looks badass
Eggplant
> daender
04/25/2016 at 00:05 |
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What’s the going price in the US currently?
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daender
> Eggplant
04/25/2016 at 05:41 |
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I paid 150$ for mine, which seems to be about right for something with 8/10 condition. 200$ for 10/10. There are Japanese variants on eBay selling for 85$ but then you have to pay 100$+ in shipping to the US.
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Eggplant
> daender
04/25/2016 at 12:21 |
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Yeah, shipping kills it. Unfortunately, because airbags are restricted materials (explosives), they reqiuire special shipping procedures, which cost a lot more. I think EMS on one of those would be like $50 if not for the airbag.