The Miata Club Doesn't Like Me

"TysMagic" (twjeffery)
10/25/2018 at 13:37 • Filed to: Miata, antenna topper

And it’s not because I’m automatic. This little shorty antenna, his name is Stubbs, gets them REALLY fired up. I’m intrigued to see what they’ll say about it now that it has an antenna topper too!

If you remember I posted about getting some toppers. This is one of two stupid cheap ones I ordered. The other is a classic smiley with driving goggles. Looks extra silly on the shorty antenna, which is possibly why it’s staying on.

Also, I don’t hate Stubbs, but I do acknowledge it could look better. I’ve done nothing to change that - yet.

DISCUSSION (50)

Future Heap Owner > TysMagic
10/25/2018 at 13:43

I fully approve of trolling purist car people whenever possible. Great work!

Takuro Spirit > TysMagic
10/25/2018 at 13:46

Fuck the normies

Rico > TysMagic
10/25/2018 at 13:46

I like it!

Chuckles > TysMagic
10/25/2018 at 13:48

Why do other people have a strong negative opinion about your antenna? As a fellow Miata owner, I approve of it.

TysMagic > Chuckles
10/25/2018 at 13:49

poor transition from the base to Stubbs - it’s actually a section cup that I’ve trimmed and could stand to trim just a little more so that it’s not just flat to circular antenna.

edit: AND bc I didn’t buy the normal one that’s like $15. I bought the $1?ish one from ebay

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > TysMagic
10/25/2018 at 13:49

This is good.

I still miss “Brandon”, the Scion cube head antenna topper with a typical early-00s Millennial assortment of piercings, tattoos, and gauged ears. We stuck him on the antenna of my ex’s POS Malibu and somewhere in the 909 on the freeway that stupid antenna snapped, so he was lost/destroyed out there somewhere. :-(

TysMagic > Future Heap Owner
10/25/2018 at 13:50

it’s why I have continued to post about it tbh

TysMagic > Eric @ opposite-lock.com
10/25/2018 at 13:50

Moment of Silence for Brandon

TysMagic > Takuro Spirit
10/25/2018 at 13:50

well said

TysMagic > Rico
10/25/2018 at 13:51

and for that, I like you

someassemblyrequired > Chuckles
10/25/2018 at 13:52

Seconding. Why should you feel bad about making a Miata your own?

Chuckles > TysMagic
10/25/2018 at 13:52

Gotcha. My NA still has a functional power antenna, but I rarely use the radio so it stays down.

TysMagic > Chuckles
10/25/2018 at 13:53

I do not use FM/AM. I am a very loyal SiriusXM customer. I’m pretty sure this has almost no reception quality

TysMagic > someassemblyrequired
10/25/2018 at 13:54

I don’t feel bad, frankly I was surprised by how many people were very upset about how bad it is. They were much more open to an automatic Miata over this little thing. Very strange group.

Chuckles > TysMagic
10/25/2018 at 13:56

I have SiriusXM in my Fiat, but my 94 Miata came with a cheap aftermarket Sony Xplod head unit. I decided to keep it because it's so old and worthless that it probably serves as a theft deterrent. If I had a nice stereo I'd be more paranoid. I lost one car stereo to theft years ago.

someassemblyrequired > TysMagic
10/25/2018 at 13:56

pfft, ignore and move on with life. It’s too short to be worried about the opinions of people who get spun up about stuff like that.

dogisbadob > TysMagic
10/25/2018 at 13:58

He’s cute!

TysMagic > Chuckles
10/25/2018 at 13:58

I had a flip out in an old Audi convertible I had. I was a little paranoid about it getting stolen

TysMagic > someassemblyrequired
10/25/2018 at 13:58

is it short enough to enjoy stirring up those people?

TysMagic > dogisbadob
10/25/2018 at 13:59

isn’t he?

VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely > TysMagic
10/25/2018 at 13:59

What’s their argument for hating it? I can’t figure it out.

Tapas > TysMagic
10/25/2018 at 14:02

I approve!

KnowsAboutCars > TysMagic
10/25/2018 at 14:02

Stubbs is cute. I wouldn’t have guessed that Miata is a car that attracts people who disapprove stuff like this.

TysMagic > VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely
10/25/2018 at 14:03

Poor transition from the base, doesn’t go with the flow of the car, etc. Which it was really bad before I chopped up the section cup that is the transition from car to antenna - however they never saw that. They dislike it as it (and we shall see how it goes with topper).

VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely > TysMagic
10/25/2018 at 14:05

Oh, I see. In terms I understand, I figure they see it like a bad tattoo. It doesn’t look that bad to me, but I also don’t have any tattoos.

TysMagic > KnowsAboutCars
10/25/2018 at 14:05

They are really not a fan of the transition on the shorty antenna. I was surprised as well. I guess it might be worth noting I was in the ND, aka new Miata, section

TysMagic > VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely
10/25/2018 at 14:05

There is a 3" or 5" one that fits the base and creates a really smooth transition

Alfalfa > TysMagic
10/25/2018 at 14:09

People get weirder the more into one model they get. One thing that kind of baffles me is the general dislike in the Volvo community of the coffin hood. You could be looking at a clean turbo manual 240 for $500 and they would say it’s perfect except for that hood. Then they buy it and spend another $500 for a flat hood on eBay from a scrapyard in Oregon.

VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely > TysMagic
10/25/2018 at 14:09

I’m sure that’s a cleaner look and all, but I can’t fathom the amount of fury for a slightly less clean look. I mean, sure, it could be better, but at the end of the day you’re not rolling coal or running 800 degrees of camber with that antenna, so... why all the fuss..? Miatas get modded thousands of different ways.

Do you have to submit mods for the Miata groups in advance for their design approvals too? I would expect that kind of anger from a HOA with too much time on their hands.

someassemblyrequired > TysMagic
10/25/2018 at 14:09

no that can be a fun hobby

Arrivederci > TysMagic
10/25/2018 at 14:16

Well as long as your Miata club isn’t a bunch of octogenarians, I’d say you’re still winning, hah. When I owned mine, I was the youngest person in the club, by a few country miles.

TysMagic > Arrivederci
10/25/2018 at 14:20

I have not committed to joining the local club. I chatted with them at CnC. While good people, the age gap is a bit large.

TysMagic > VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely
10/25/2018 at 14:22

I mentioned it in another comment, but this is the ND subsection of the forum - so new Miatas. It seems like the owners are a little more conservative than old Miata boys.

TysMagic > Alfalfa
10/25/2018 at 14:22

I am 0% surprised about this.

Chariotoflove > TysMagic
10/25/2018 at 14:24

I think you should get a bunch of toppers and rotate them according to your mood.

TysMagic > Chariotoflove
10/25/2018 at 14:31

...how did you know my plan? Currently just seeing what all I can get with my freebie money from eBay. You can truly get whatever mood fits you

Chariotoflove > TysMagic
10/25/2018 at 14:33

Basically, do this:

Kinja'd!!!

VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely > TysMagic
10/25/2018 at 14:53

Fascinating.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > TysMagic
10/25/2018 at 15:16

I do NOT miss posting in the Focus ST owners groups. It’s nothing but people going on about how stupid you are if you don’t have mods X, Y, and Z (oil catch cans and fuel filters and stuff) but then go apeshit spending on stuff like this:

Kinja'd!!!

I told people I was leaving my FoST stock and they got rustled. Then I told them I wouldn’t get a catch can and window vents for doing autocross and the screeching began in earnest. I shit you not, they claim you need those window vents to be on the track.. .

TysMagic > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
10/25/2018 at 15:20

NEED BRO - N E E D
So I was on focaljet way back in the day before the ST in current bro form hit the market. It was a great community...however the transition was swift and dirty once the ST splashed down.

Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW! > TysMagic
10/25/2018 at 15:22

I love it!

BeaterGT > Alfalfa
10/25/2018 at 15:49

Curious, w hat is a coffin hood?

TorqueToYield > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
10/25/2018 at 15:56

TIL window vents are a thing.

Honest question how is this different from just...you know... lowering the rear windows?

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > TorqueToYield
10/25/2018 at 16:43

Allegedly, you often have to either roll the windows up completely or down completely on the track. So you either have blitzing wind gusts with the windows down or you bake with them fully up. In race cars, this is where they install a slidey vent in the plexiglass windows or you drill some holes up top. Again, in your plexiglass windows. In street cars, you jus t....turn on the A/C for a bit. I’ve never driven a street car in a session for so long that I get uncomfortable after letting the A/C chill the interior for a minute or two before the session starts.

It’s style. It’s 100% “style”. And it is a UK thing.

Tristan > Alfalfa
10/25/2018 at 17:49

I like the coffin hood. To hell with the hayterrzz.

Tristan > BeaterGT
10/25/2018 at 17:51

Coffin hood:

Kinja'd!!!

Flat hood:

Kinja'd!!!

Discerning > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
10/25/2018 at 17:53

Why is this a thing? Why don’t they just run with their windows up? That seems like a waste of money to me and it looks pretty silly

Alfalfa > Tristan
10/25/2018 at 18:27

I'm pretty impartial, to be honest.

Alfalfa > BeaterGT
10/25/2018 at 18:33

Kinja'd!!!

That raised bit that starts at the grill and tapers off as it goes back.its particular of later 240s, as well as nearly every Volvo since, really.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Discerning
10/25/2018 at 20:33

You won’t win this fight. They will spend 150$+ on these monstrosities, pay 200$ for a catch can setup, but lose their minds when I suggest the rear motor mount for under 100$ will make their car faster and better.