The TA Has Its Flaws

"Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)" (bman76-4) 04/21/2018 at 16:46 • Filed to: None

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Two door sports car means that the back seats are somewhat useless.

The T-tops and frame-less windows don’t like automated car washes. Fine in the rain, but you may get damp if there’s a horizontal jet.

It’s an automatic, great for cruising, not ideal for much else.

Heavy-ish weight and solid axle don’t lead to the best results at AutoX.

Fucking pop-up headlights. They’re the actual worst. I’ve fixed then replaced each side twice and it’s a blind nightmare to deal with.

I love my car, but it’s not without its flaws.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 04/21/2018 at 16:56

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The TA would probably look pretty good with some 924 GTS style lights in place of the pop ups.

LOREM IPSUM > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 04/21/2018 at 17:15

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Counterpoints:

The back seat saves you money on insurance.

You literally can’t get T-tops on a new car anymore, and they’re awesome. If it’s leaking water that just means better ventilation whilst parked.

Automatics in a car like that are great for bracket racing.

Now that you have fixed your headlights, they are hopefully unlikely to break again...also, they’re awesome.

My bird IS the word > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 04/21/2018 at 18:02

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I get everyone complains about 2+2 but I’d rather have the back seats than not. 2+2 is my preferred frequent use fun car.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > My bird IS the word 04/21/2018 at 18:03

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Purpose of this post, lol: https://oppositelock.kinja.com/i-ve-been-hiding-something-from-y-all-for-a-week-now-1825445816

My bird IS the word > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 04/21/2018 at 18:52

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Ahh you tr(aitor)ans am lol.

congrats on the miata though.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > My bird IS the word 04/21/2018 at 18:56

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The TA is sticking around, and I may actually run the whole AutoX season in it while I learn driving stick at speed. It’s a way better car day to day than the Miata, but the Miata is a really fun toy.

S65 > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 04/21/2018 at 19:02

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Have you looked into the fixed headlights they have for the T/A? Or would that ruin the looks or put it in a different class for autocross or something

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > S65 04/21/2018 at 19:07

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Fixed covers look awful, and now that they’ve both been replaced they should be fine for quite a while.