New Silver '06 Miata Sport

About the beginning of December, I became the proud owner of a brand new 2006 Silver Miata Sport, with a 6 speed stickshift. I am a 25year old Engineering grad student and programmer. Prior to the Miata I owned a 1991 Honda Civic DX sedan and a 1992 Nissan 240SX base, both with 5 speed stickshifts. Overall, I think that the Miata is the best car I have ever owned, although I still think that the Civic was the perfect car for me at that particular time in my life.

I used to do autocross with my Civic, and never got the pleasure to do so with my 240SX. I would like to do so with the Miata, but I would also rather not put too much strain on the Miata until I get out of school for a 2nd time. So for now I am just driving to school, enjoying driving top down, trying to go easy on it but still have some occasional small fun.

Welcome aboard!! Good choice the Miata over the Honda. ;)

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run away while you still can!!

Welcome to the forum. Isn't the weather great now. Top down for sure.

Welcome aboard and congrats on the new MX-5! ::Flag::

Perfect weather for the drop-top! Welcome aboard!

I like silver for the miata :) Welcome.

Welcome, bring it out to an autocross sometime. :burnrubr:

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Originally Posted by Treibenschnell

Welcome aboard!! Good choice the Miata over the Honda. ;)

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You didn't quite read what I said right :)

I didn't choose the Miata over the Honda, the Civic was LONG gone before I bought this Miata. I sold it when I bought the Nissan, when I decided it was time for me to upgrade to something sportier.

The Civic was the perfect car for me in highschool and college. It handled great, didn't have enough power for me to get into too much trouble, was reliable, got great gas mileage, and above all took my abuse with a smile. However, if I had it now, I would not be happy with it.

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Originally Posted by MX-5EE

You didn't quite read what I said right :)

I didn't choose the Miata over the Honda, the Civic was LONG gone before I bought this Miata. I sold it when I bought the Nissan, when I decided it was time for me to upgrade to something sportier.

The Civic was the perfect car for me in highschool and college. It handled great, didn't have enough power for me to get into too much trouble, was reliable, got great gas mileage, and above all took my abuse with a smile. However, if I had it now, I would not be happy with it.

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Welcome to the board! I think you will like the Miata... Maybe even better than the Civic. I currently have both and if it weren't for the shot rear caliper in the Miata I would be driving it now and not the Civic.... Both serve their purpose though. The Miata is fun to drive and the Civic is more practical for toting the kid and wife around ( as I can't fit them both in the Miata). I enjoy the Civic but if I had my choice I would rather drive the Miata.

Welcome to the madness!

The occasional autocross isn't going to do any damage to your car. About the only thing you can expect is a little extra tire wear, but the mechanicals will hold up just fine. Besides, college isn't an excuse - I ran 20+ autocross events a year while finishing my engineering degree. :mrgreen:

Where are you going to grad school?

Another engineer? :gaah:

Just kidding. Welcome to the board. Sounds like a beautiful car.

S.

Drive the car like you stole it and don't worry:burnrubr: Welcome to the board:clap:

Welcome

Welcome! from yet another engineer

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Originally Posted by MX-5EE

You didn't quite read what I said right

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Yes. Yes I did. And I still say choosing a Miata over a Honda (rather the Honda be present or not) is still a good thing. :D

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Originally Posted by MX-5EE

...if I had it now, I would not be happy with it.

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See what I mean! ::Banana::

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Originally Posted by Ted the Red

Welcome to the board! I think you will like the Miata... Maybe even better than the Civic. I currently have both and if it weren't for the shot rear caliper in the Miata I would be driving it now and not the Civic.... Both serve their purpose though. The Miata is fun to drive and the Civic is more practical for toting the kid and wife around ( as I can't fit them both in the Miata). I enjoy the Civic but if I had my choice I would rather drive the Miata.

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Or in my case, the Civic more served as a "trainer". Like I said, I autocrossed the thing, and damn that thing could handle. It was great for demonstrating the basics. I still think the Civics with double-wishbones front and rear (the ones made 1988 to 2000, with the best probably being 1988 to 1995) were the best Civics ever produced.

Oh, and I study at UTD.

welcome, congrats on the car.

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Originally Posted by MX-5EE

Oh, and I study at UTD.

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Welcome, from another grad student at UTD (CS PhD)
I've got a NC 06 limited edition; I've not seen yet another NC on campus though.