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Old 04-16-2007, 09:29 AM   #1
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I love Miatas... never owned one though.

I came to the Boxster from a convertible Chysler Sebring.... some farmer in the middle of no where totalled that. I still miss it, but compared to the Boxster.... BLEGHGHGHHG.
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Old 04-16-2007, 09:58 AM   #2
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Had a '90 Miata for 15 yrs, sold it to a friend, purchased my current 2000 S, and have driven my old Miata several times since I sold it....and I don't miss it at all. It does put a smile on my face because of good memories, but besides the shifter and reliability, I like my boxster just fine. I can not compare on an AutoX course because I have not AutoXed the Boxster yet...
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Old 04-17-2007, 08:12 PM   #3
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HAD 3!!!!!!! LOV'EM

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Old 04-18-2007, 03:53 AM   #4
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I've owned five Miata (but never more than two at a time) and will probably own one again. I really like the 1.6L models from '90-'93 and unmolested examples are getting harder to find.

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Old 04-18-2007, 08:58 AM   #5
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for the price of a nice set of wheels and tires for the Boxster you can buy a reliable Miata which you can race with total abandon.
I would totally buy one and use it only for autox/track, stick in storage.
Can't wait until those Mazdaspeed (turbo'd from factory) Miata's start getting dirt cheap.

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Old 04-18-2007, 09:47 AM   #6
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I never actually owned a miata myself, but my g/f back then did. I loved driving that car. So much in fact that I bought a z3. Owned 2 z3s before buying into the boxster world and haven't looked back! Lovin' every second of owning this car!
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Old 04-19-2007, 12:58 AM   #7
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miata

Well, I didn't own A miata before getting a box. I actually owned 3 of them (concurrently).

1990 "b" package (top of the line back then)
white. acquired with 117k on it. sold with 210k on it. owned 1997-2004

1993
(almost identical to the 1990) white. only had that one for about a year.

1999 10ae.
first miata with a 6 speed. jackson racing super charger, full suspension get up. brands are eluding me. bought with 5000 miles. sold with 11000 miles. owned 1 year.

had a 3 year break from convertibles with a 2004 wrx wagon.

driven my boxster about 50 miles so far.
the miata shifter is substantially better than the boxster.
the rest of the boxster is substantially better than the miata.(miatas)
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Old 07-10-2007, 05:15 AM   #8
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I've owned an 03 Boxster for a couple of months. I would say it's probably the best sports car in the world in its price class-- a step up from the Z3 I previously owned. What distinguishes it from the Miata and Honda, in my view, is the luxury aspect. It is also a luxury car--and feels like one. I think, also the mid -engine configuration probably makes it the best handling car.

It is also a great value car, since so much of it is 911. If you haven't noticed, the price of the new Boxster every year seems to be creeping up towards the 911--especially the Boxster S. Many mid-engine Porsche types from the 914 era actually prefer the Boxster over the 911. I test drove an 01 996 C4 before I bought mine, and found no large differences in conventional driving.
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Old 07-10-2007, 07:30 AM   #9
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I owned a Miata previous to my beloved Boxster. I had the Miata about a month before selling it. Fun around town but the rattles on the highway drove me crazy. It always felt like I was doing 80mph when I was going 60mph. The Boxster is the opposite. No comparison in my book.
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Old 07-10-2007, 07:57 AM   #10
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yeah that's the one thing I don't miss about the Miata, it was not a car I could sit in for more than one hour. I could feel every seam in the highway asphalt, one after the other, after the other. And with the top up the drone of the exhaust got old fast. And that clickity clacking lifter tap that the guy next to you at red light could hear drove me bonkers. The newer Miatas have addressed allot of these things but you will pay for it.
For short drives and track/autocross its as much fun as you can have short of shifter kart. But the Boxster is a much better convergence of a fun car for track/autocross and one you can actually take for a long drive.
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I had a 90 from 94-00, and then I had a 99 from 03-06. I liked the feel of the 90 better than the 99, although the 99 was more refined. Bought my 04 S about 5 months ago, and I am having a great time.
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