So I drove an MX-5 Mk3

[Gelbster]

Originally Posted by jaykay

What is dis .......enchilada?

Search "Flyin' Miata Big+Enchilada turbo"

[Perfectlap]

Originally Posted by coreseller

I also have a NB, absolutely love it!!! Is it as good or as capable as a Boxster? Heck No! Is it as much fun, IMO undoubtedly yes.

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Is that roll bar mounted to the frame? I've read some stories about serious injuries in rear end collisions where the bolt-on roll bar moved forward and had a mouse trap effect on the passengers.

[particlewave]

Originally Posted by geraintthomas

So, I drove an MX-5 Mk3

Gross. I hope you showered afterward.

[Finnegan]

One of the things I miss about the NB is the 'arm rest' behind the shifter. The throws were so short you could just flick through the gears with your fingertips.

[steved0x]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

Is that roll bar mounted to the frame? I've read some stories about serious injuries in rear end collisions where the bolt-on roll bar moved forward and had a mouse trap effect on the passengers.

It looks like one of the hard dog rollbars, I have had 2 of them in 2 different miatas for my son. They are the real deal when mounted properly.

I did see a guy driving around town yesterday with one the "mousetrap" roll hoops - I was scared just from looking at it. They are just bolted on in one place, and if you rollover there is a good chance it will come down on your neck, hence the name "mousetrap".

[Tcar]

Wonder what the Fiat Spyder version of the Miata will be like.

[Tcar]

I wonder what the Fiat Spyder version of the Miata will be like.

Same engine? Interior?

I had an NA, the later version w/ the 'big' engine. Sport edition w/ Bilsteins, spoilers. Fun.

[dghii]

There are two cars I new I would buy (at some point) within the first few minutes of a test drive:

1, NA Miata....test drove a slightly used 1990 A package car in early 1991. I had followed the launch of the Miata as a previous owner of X1/9's, Fiat and Alfa Spiders and welcomed the idea of a reliable fun roadster. When the cars first arrived and were all priced above sticker (and sold!), The best I was able to do prior to my test drive was sit in a new one at a dealership. I was slightly disappointed in the overall size of the car and the styling was not exactly what I was used to after Bertone and Pininfarina designed cars.

The test drove put that all to rest. The car was a flat out blast to drive. Power was not an issue to me as the car was just as powerful as the Italian cars I was used to.
In August of 1991, I purchased a used, 4K mile 1990 Silver A package car that had been traded in already by an older enthusiast that fount the car's interior to be to small.
I kept the car for 6+ years and enjoyed it as much the day I sold it to a coworker as the day I bought it. My only reason for selling was the addition of a second child.

I paid $13,400 and sold the car 6 years laterwhen it had just under 50K miles for $8,500. I replaced tires and 1 heater hose during ownership.

The other car that was an immediate "I'm going to buy one of these"? A Boxster S of course!
In 2008, I bought my 2000 S, a few years after that first test drive. It had 76K miles and now has about 130K.
Its the best sports car I've even owned.

[coreseller]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

Is that roll bar mounted to the frame? I've read some stories about serious injuries in rear end collisions where the bolt-on roll bar moved forward and had a mouse trap effect on the passengers.

Steve is correct, it is the HardDog unit (6 mounting points) with double diagonals, a real pita to install but imo well worth it. Many years back I was driving a car involved in a rollover and many years later was right behind a friend on the Dragon who rolled his convertible, in both cases they definitely saved lives.

The roll bar debates go on forever like oil threads, for me they are very much worthwhile.......


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[Gelbster]

Odd that Mazda have to ideal engine for the power/torque mad(like me) but don't use it in the NC ,nor ND Miata .It is the 2.5l turbo from the CX-9:
"produces 250 HP (254 PS) at 5,000 rpm and 310 lb-ft (420 Nm) of torque at 2,000 rpm. "
and is capable of more !