Should I trade my kouki for this miata- Poll

[Klodust]

Hot!

Miata are girl cars if they are kept stock.



win...

but i still think you shouldnt do it, luckly there is such a thing called an opinon

[simmode1]

^^^

Aren't Miata's cheaper to own and modify than an s chassis? I bet their gas mileage is alot better than a 240's, too.

[carps13guy]

^^^

Aren't Miata's cheaper to own and modify than an s chassis? I bet their gas mileage is alot better than a 240's, too.

yup, better gas mileage, cheaper to mod in just about every area, but they just dont have the torque the 2.4 ka has. my friend cant keep up with me on an uphill section in his miat.

[slidestyle69]

gas milage better??

no sir, no better than a 240, if anything the 240 will get better than the miata.

just saying based on experience.

[simmode1]

yup, better gas mileage, cheaper to mod in just about every area, but they just dont have the torque the 2.4 ka has. my friend cant keep up with me on an uphill section in his miat.

That's nothing a mild turbo setup won't fix. How's the Miata do on the downhill vs 240sx?

gas milage better??

no sir, no better than a 240, if anything the 240 will get better than the miata.

just saying based on experience.

Local Miata's gas mileage thread...http://forums.dfwmiata.com/showthread.php?t=15784Seems to vary wildly between 20-32 mpg. Weird. Still better than most 240's though

[carps13guy]

That's nothing a mild turbo setup won't fix. How's the Miata do on the downhill vs 240sx?though

that was with a turbo, the greddy bolt on w/a starion fmic. the miata obvi spanked me on the downhill, but that was when i was stock suspension. now that everylink is aftermarket & there is not rubber bushings on my car i wonder how it play out. but its different now. my buddys turbo miat got totatled while parked cuz some dumb **** dropped her coffee while going around a corner & plowed into his left rear wheel. now he has a stock miat w/ES bushings. i think i can take him, it just sucks he lives in SD now. my spirited driving buddy is gone

[simmode1]

Meh... I still want a Miata. I've been looking at their prices on CL all day. The 2nd gen's are alot cheaper than I thought...

[carps13guy]

Meh... I still want a Miata. I've been looking at their prices on CL all day. The 2nd gen's are alot cheaper than I thought...

im with you on that one. the nb miata's are the best imo. a much more comfortable car as well

[zenkistic]

im with you on that one. the nb miata's are the best imo. a much more comfortable car as well

are you talking about driver's comfort, i.e. leg space, distance from the wheel etc? compared to zenki/kouki, right? how tall are you?

[lonely_coupe]

im with you on that one. the nb miata's are the best imo.

[carps13guy]

are you talking about driver's comfort, i.e. leg space, distance from the wheel etc? compared to zenki/kouki, right? how tall are you?

no, i was talking about leg space & cabin room from an nb miata compared to an na miata. my corbea a4 seat is comfy as hell in my 240, that seat soaks up bumps cuz my spherical bushings cant lol!

[migsk8]

long story short....i bought a miata and im selling the kouki, i got one for 2k with a hardtop, hell of a deal. as sson as i sell the kouki im buying d2 coilovers and phat set of gold wheels with a polished lip, the cars white.

p.s. the car handles like a dream, its 8:45am here right now and im really thinking about taking the car down some windy roads...toodles

[migsk8]

hey and by any chance does anybody know what wheels those are on that blue miata a few post up ?

[Klodust]

hey and by any chance does anybody know what wheels those are on that blue miata a few post up ?

it says the company right on the rear window...

CCW

http://www.ccwheel.com/files/home.php

EDIT: also post pics of your miata, my friend has one ill try to get pics of his today.

[simmode1]

long story short....i bought a miata and im selling the kouki, i got one for 2k with a hardtop, hell of a deal. as sson as i sell the kouki im buying d2 coilovers and phat set of gold wheels with a polished lip, the cars white.

p.s. the car handles like a dream, its 8:45am here right now and im really thinking about taking the car down some windy roads...toodles

Congrats! But plz be careful on the winding roads. I handled an emerency call this past Tuesday at 8:45pm about a Lotus Elise canyon racing in Colorado that ended up in a head on collision with a BMW X5.

As an enthusiast, that call scared the hell out of me. We don't need any more of that going on...

[carps13guy]

Congrats! But plz be careful on the winding roads. I handled an emerency call this past Tuesday at 8:45pm about a Lotus Elise canyon racing in Colorado that ended up in a head on collision with a BMW X5.

As an enthusiast, that call scared the hell out of me. We don't need any more of that going on...

+1 congrats on the miata. with that being said, i have also seen my fair share of enthusiast accident aftermath in to the ER. im studying to be an x-ray tech & in the year and a half ive been in the program ive already seen enough " canyon racing" accidents to make me think twice about pushing it even past 50% on my favorite roads. i like my s13 coupe alot, it handles great. but i dont like to explore the limits of my car on a public road & crash my project. ill wait till the next autox event. call me a square or whatever, but a smashed 240/miata/whatev, busted limbs & broken ribs doesn't sound good to me

[Didderson]

f*** the haters, if you like the miata then get it duh. Just make a pro's and con's spreadsheet about your car and his car (drive it a lot if you can before you trade to see if there are little things you can't deal with).

They handle way better than a 240sx comparing OEM to OEM, but I don't know their limitations.

All I know is I can't quite fit well in one of them so they're out for me. I'd still love to have one someday though. I'm partial to Nissan .

[safin]

congrats on the buy. miatas, have sick potential.

im looking for an s14 shell right now because i love nissan. my opinion would be something like this:

nissan for life puto!

hope you never regret it, keep nico posted of your progress with it!

[migsk8]

thanks for the support guys, i should be getting the money from the sale of my kouki soon and i'll come back up to this thread and post pictures of it after i lower it and put wheels on it

tese are the only pictures i have of it right now as its sits stock infront of my house

[Klodust]

hardtops give me a hard on. cant wait to see it all gangster.

anyway heres are the pics of my friends miata i promised you lol

He's just bought a brand new clutch and flywheel and now he's looking to buy springs.



engine cover painted for kicks and giggles

[migsk8]

oops sorry guys i forgot to update you, i went ahead and bought some d2 coilovers and sportmax 501's and stretched a set of 195/45/15's on it, and well here yah go. my new car...

i hate how mazda designed how the shocks go in place, its a pain in the a**

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sad to say but i dont even own a 240 anymore =(

but in the other hand, yes all the haters that say miatas are gay blah blah blah, they are EXTREMELY fun to drive

[carps13guy]

lmao you were torquing on that poor lil miat! good stuff though mang, thats how a miata should b, proper. & most ppl who hate em have never driven one, i on the other hand had the opportunity to drive a heavily modded one & have wanted to buy one ever since!