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Old 03-02-2012, 08:54 PM   #1
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OK, the Miata's power is mediocre if you think you need to be down the 1/4 mile in less than 14 seconds for a car to be fun. The whole point is that lap times don't matter in the real world.

As far as suspension execution, the Miata may be a little soft stock, but a car that's got some very elemental suspension modifications can be hard to beat for fun to drive.
yes sorta important to me but not totally, that is why I bought a S instead of a standard 2.7 (sub 14 second 1/4 mile) but not totally important or I would have just bought a vette or GTO......

my next car will be an Elise...bring on the 1G cornering!

plus you see even less of them than Boxsters!
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not an esprit, an elise, the one with a Toyota motor...I have never heard of issues with the elise
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Just kidding around, today's Lotus cars are much better than the ones we serviced in the 70's and 80's.
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