00+ for the trunk lock (unless you're really careful with a dremel). I'd actually say 01+ for the better stock exhaust and cupholders.
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00+ for the trunk lock (unless you're really careful with a dremel). I'd actually say 01+ for the better stock exhaust and cupholders.
They make excellent daily drivers. Best part about them is if you had a bad day at work, just drop the top and take the long curvy way home and the bad day just washes off you before you make it home.
^ Yes.
Daily driver for almost 5 years, lowered on stiff suspension, no problem. I'm 6'2" BTW. My wife drives our Element for when we need to haul big things from IKEA. Now we have a baby, I have to go pick him up in the miata 2 days a week, that makes life interesting haha. Miata's weren't designed for child seats, and their trunks definitely weren't designed to haul child swings.
Airbags are removed by the way for safety reasons.
I have my kiddo's carseat in the car right now. He likes it :)
have an 00, bought 4 years ago with 35000 miles and now at 112000, use it most days and have been to NE at least 3 times...
my DD and love it. and i'm not small...
good luck, but i would go with a 99-00, just my bias.
...and this guy loves Miatas!Quote:
Originally Posted by CarCar
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I'm 6' and 195lbs my Miata is my DD I fit in it comfortably . Its just as if not more fun to drive than my wrangler, An on top of that it gets nearly 3x the gas mileage !
2 thing I am going to change are the pedals I want a new set with a heel to kicker on the gas pedal, and a slightly smaller or wheel with a squared off bottom so the wheel doesn't feel like its resting on my lap
I commute from south Fort Worth to Addison every work day in my Miata. I have no issues with dependability, and the odometer shows 259,XXX miles at the moment. I have had to do quick maintenance to make it to work the next day on a couple of occasions, but over a few years, it is still more dependable than many of my coworkers' cars.
Isn't that the truth - you can't fit anything in a Miata! I once went to the grocery store and I had to put groceries in every spot in the trunk and inside the car! I forgot what I was driving...it amazes me what will not fit in a Miata.Quote:
Originally Posted by OZMDD
Mine is a daily driver - been rearended 2 times, and hit in a parking lot once. I recommend air horns for those SUV's and trucks and even cars that just don't seem to see you.
As for gas mileage - I only get around 23 mpg.
I've got you beat, I've been rear-ended twice in my NC, and once in my first NA, as was my wife when driving my NA. So 4 family rear-ender's in MX-5's! LOL BTW, you must be a really aggressive driver to only get 23mph !!!Quote:
Originally Posted by cArAzzIE
But really I'm not...((*grin*)) I even tried NOT to be just to see if my mpg changed...even "hypermiling it"...which really just wasn't for me. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by TurboDuane
I get 23-24 and I'm not driving super aggressively or anything. 16 miles up and down the tollway every day. Top up or down or ac on or off it seems consistent.
I averaged around 23mpg in my old '99 Sport as well. The NA/NB 1.8L engine isn't the most fuel efficient in the world, and the short gearing hurts potential fuel economy on the freeway.
I get around 23-25 on average according to my vehicle maint. fuel tracker app. I'm in a 91 supercharged with TDR intercooler.
I rotate between my bike my Saturn and my Miata so I drive the Miata on a semi-regular basis and if I needed to I could do DD duty with that car with no problem. Only thing is right now AC is down gotta get a new compressor in it. And middle of summer in the Miata is not a comftrable proposition during the day and rush hour.
I get 25.3 to 28mpg in my 01 LS depending on how I'm driving. If I use premium I end up with about 25mpg no matter what. Mostly highway and some city.
'92 supercharged, owned for 9 years and about 95k miles... It was my daily driver for several years but now I work from home. For the longest time I thought I was getting 23 mpg with the supercharger. Recently It occured to me that since my speedo is way off (due to change in tire diameter and rear-end ratio), the odometer was also inacurate. After coming up with a conversion ratio by comparing speedo reported speed to a GPS, I now am happy to report that I get around 26 mpg.
The wife also daily drives a '93, but we also have a Tahoe as a backup for when more space is needed.
Trade ya... :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Matt V
OK, you guys are right. I forgot my NA's didn't do as well as the NC's do. I consistently get between 28-30 in it. But if memory serve's the NA's tended to deliver me around 25.
Geez.
I get about 27mpg in my '05 Mazdaspeed version and I have a lead foot.
I think I'm gonna be looking at this 96 here once I sell the P5.
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Is there anyway to tell from the VIN if it has LSD or not?