Miata and Boxster Experience

[greg9ball]

Originally Posted by stiles_s

Good to hear from someone else who has experience w/an F/I Miata. I had a '00 w/an FM2 turbo setup (sounds a lot like yours). For a time I had it and an '03 996 c2 side-by-side. The Miata was far more fun @ legal speeds, and I actually think it could have beaten the 996 to 60-70mph. Turbo Miatae are incredibly fun.

I now have an '08 987s. Much more mature feeling car, as others have said. Brings back a bit of the sense of accessible performance the Miata had, but not all. I do long for the zany sleeper performance that the F/I Miata provided.

You know its probably just a matter of time before you get another one. It gets in your blood! They reveal the inner child.

[mts]

I still track my FI Miata. It only has about 190whp, but it only weighs about 2,050lbs and it's a real hoot on the track. Here's a picture in the paddock at a PCA event at Road Atlanta last fall parked next to some cheap car.

[greg9ball]

Originally Posted by mts

I still track my FI Miata. It only has about 190whp, but it only weighs about 2,050lbs and it's a real hoot on the track. Here's a picture in the paddock at a PCA event at Road Atlanta last fall parked next to some cheap car.

Sweet Miata. My first FI Miata was a 1990. I LOVED that car. It caught fire at VIR in 12/08; just past Oak Tree, on the track, with me in it.

When people tell me that a bad day at the track is better than a good day at work, I need to let them know that the saying doesn't necessary translate to track days. A bad day at the track is a bad day!

The 2001 I own now replaced the 1990. The 2001 is a better car and track car in every way, but I still miss my 1990!