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My name is Alex, I'm 22 years old and I've been wrenching on cars since I was 15. I've owned a lot of variety of cars but never a Miata. I worked on a Miata when I was 17 in highschool auto tech and the test drive after the repair is hard to describe without me involentarily breathing heavily. Recently my 4 runner blew the headgasket and I really have no desire to work on it, the 16-19mpg was killing me. But still not as bad as my 14-16 with my current suburban (I hate this suv). I want something that gets good mpg, I was looking for a 1st generation crx which I enjoyed owning before but I can't find any. I found a ugly miata locally for less than 1,000 so I started searching for forums and I came across this one... and then saw a Miata I really wanted f/s here!
I've owned over 35 cars ... a few worth mentioning
fwd...
85 crx si
86 crx si
87 crx si
89 crx si
89 celica gt convertable
rwd...
84 corolla sr5 (AE86)
85 corolla gt-s ( )
86 corolla gt-s ( )
87 corolla sr5 ( )
82 corolla sr5
83 corolla sr5 griffith convertable
81 starlet
83 starlet
85 celica gt
83 celica gt
65 bug
69 bug
71 super beetle
72 super beetle
80 arrow
74 2002
88 rx7 gxl
I've owned a rx7 and a b2200... just about the only mazda's I've owned. The B2200 was a mess, I got it that way.. sold it quickly. The RX7 was a mess when I got it but it was a lot of fun, the coolant seals gave out not long after I got it, I then sold it. I've done a little drifting but never anything else, I would not mind autocrossing but I would love to get some massive brakes on a Miata and take one to a real track. I go up to Dallas often to Mineral Wells for drifting.
Front wheel drive is great for...
Rear wheel drive is great for everything else.
Welcome aboard!
Welcome.
On the track, I am fearless.
If you were as slow as me, you wouldn't be afraid either.
1994 M Edition
CSP 67
Welcome.
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05 MX-5 Mazdaspeed #1024 Titanium Gray Mica
Welcome. 35 cars in 6 yrs? You wouldn't by any chance be related to Ken O would you.
90 Red NA
91 Red NA
99 Triple Black NB "Dimples"
I keep cars longer then this guy. Welcome my car trading friend. My goal was to own the top 10 cars.
BMW M3
Mini Cooper S
Porsche 911
Lotus Elise
Corvette Z06
S2000
Miata - NA
Miata - SC
Miata - Turbo
Miata - NA
Lotus 7 (S2000 engine)
BMW 545
BMW 540
BMW M3
Camero IROC
280Z
Assorted crap and beaters
M3 is always the answer.
Welcome. On the other side of the coin, I bought a Miata 20 years ago and still have it.
Bobby
RED RULES!
90 Miata, 04 Rubicon, 05 Boxster
Man with all those cars you could have started your own small little dealership!...and all at that age too.....welcome!
Yeah I've owned a few cars.. I'm really looking for a fun car that requires little maintence. My suburban is the devil, I feel like I've invested every last dollar to keep it on the road.
I've always wanted to make my own used car dealership that refurbs old japanese cars and re-sells them. This is something I would do for very little profit if I won the lotto =)
Be on the look out for me a under 2,000$ miata that would be a good daily :)
Front wheel drive is great for...
Rear wheel drive is great for everything else.
Welcome to the madness, Alex.
You don't need "massive brakes" to take a Miata to the track. Good performance brake pads and fresh, high performance fluid are about the only things you need.Originally Posted by TheStig
Iain
"We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
I didn't know that you used to live in New Jersey.
Yes, I had a wicked-awesome spray on tan.
M3 is always the answer.
Ken 'Guido' O...
PS
He's the ugly one.
Saw a used white '92-ish f/s for $1,300 on CL about a week ago. Can't really remember why it was so cheap, but I remember being tempted by the price.
Regards.
I found this locally for 1500. http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/1485878459.html
It looks like it needs paint work, which I really don't want to do and cannot afford at the asking price, but it says OBO, If I could get it for about 800 I could get a decent paint job for 700.
Front wheel drive is great for...
Rear wheel drive is great for everything else.
Welcome! I'd love an 85 or 86 Corolla. That's quite a list.
"Racing makes heroin addiction look like a vague longing for something salty" - Peter Egan
They are a lot of fun! I just wish they had more power, most dyno in around 80-90whp stock. My co worker has close to 250whp with his turbocharged 85 gt-s. Got my money finally but all the cheap miatas are gone... looks like another honda for me
Front wheel drive is great for...
Rear wheel drive is great for everything else.
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