The Miata thread: Miata is Always the Answer

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I post a bunch of Miata pics and now we're talking about grindr and sucking dick.

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max225 wrote: Fri Jul 20, 2018 6:29 pm
Johnny_P wrote: Fri Jul 20, 2018 6:28 pm

Also shit for mountain bike transport and GF + dog picnics so it's out.
You forgot to call me cocksucker tho

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I want to just say fuck it and get one anyway doe. Would be an epic horrible decision. Unless I go used NC/ND....

Hmmmm....

Doggie can sit up front.... MTB hitch rack....

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max225 wrote:
Johnny_P wrote: Fri Jul 20, 2018 6:28 pm Also shit for mountain bike transport and GF + dog picnics so it's out.
You forgot to call me cocksucker tho

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Yeah I'm the one who's fucked up for wondering if a car can fit a large backpack in the trunk... Because why, exactly? What is wrong with basing purchasing decisions for a vehicle on my actual uses of a vehicle? A miata is NOT a racecar. It's a cheap, soft, slow street car with tons of ground clearance and creature comforts made to be able to be used daily.

Further, a car being useful or not for me has nothing to do with whether it's a good car. When did I ever imply otherwise?

I'm sick of your shit. Quit being yourself.
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NC makes total sense. It is pretty much disposable at 7-9k. And it gets you 90% of the performance of the new one at 25% of the price. Can't really go wrong here.

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/cto/d/ ... 56561.html

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troyguitar wrote: Fri Jul 20, 2018 7:06 pm
max225 wrote:
You forgot to call me cocksucker tho

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Yeah I'm the one who's fucked up for wondering if a car can fit a large backpack in the trunk... Because why, exactly? What is wrong with basing purchasing decisions for a vehicle on my actual uses of a vehicle? A miata is NOT a racecar. It's a cheap, soft, slow street car with tons of ground clearance and creature comforts made to be able to be used daily.

Further, a car being useful or not for me has nothing to do with whether it's a good car. When did I ever imply otherwise?

I'm sick of your shit. Quit being yourself.
Fellow cocksucker I was pointing out to you that whether or not "Hockey shit" will fit into a Miata is god damn ridic, because it is obvious that it won't with a teeny car as such. That is all, not everything is so god damn personal man.
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troyguitar wrote: Fri Jul 20, 2018 7:06 pm
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You forgot to call me cocksucker tho

Imagegasm:
Yeah I'm the one who's fucked up for wondering if a car can fit a large backpack in the trunk... Because why, exactly? What is wrong with basing purchasing decisions for a vehicle on my actual uses of a vehicle? A miata is NOT a racecar. It's a cheap, soft, slow street car with tons of ground clearance and creature comforts made to be able to be used daily.

Further, a car being useful or not for me has nothing to do with whether it's a good car. When did I ever imply otherwise?

I'm sick of your shit. Quit being yourself.
It's a legit concern for sure. Trunk space looked like a roll on bag plus maybe a small duffel and that's it. Enough for a weekend for 2 people but that's about it I think. NC has more space than the ND.
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max225 wrote: Fri Jul 20, 2018 7:09 pm NC makes total sense. It is pretty much disposable at 7-9k. And it gets you 90% of the performance of the new one at 25% of the price. Can't really go wrong here.

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/cto/d/ ... 56561.html

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Yeah and at that price I wouldn't feel bad throwing a supercharger on it with the possibility of eventually grenading the motor. 250 WHP would be an absolute riot in that.
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:drool:
As the only published author in a well-known motorcycle publication in the room...
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[user not found] wrote: Fri Jul 20, 2018 12:18 pm
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Johnny_P wrote: Fri Jul 20, 2018 7:23 pm

It's a legit concern for sure. Trunk space looked like a roll on bag plus maybe a small duffel and that's it. Enough for a weekend for 2 people but that's about it I think. NC has more space than the ND.
For Tennessee, I fit the following in my trunk:
1 large duffel filled with clothes for the wife and I
1 small bucket filled with towels and car soap
1 12x4x6 detail kit
1 soft case emergency tool kit
12 cans of beer
1 softsided shopping bag half filled with spices and some food
1 bigger blacker box of Cards Against Humanity
1 blonde mullet wig
Oh wow that mobile detailing salon :impressive:

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[user not found] wrote: Fri Jul 20, 2018 9:28 pm
Johnny_P wrote: Fri Jul 20, 2018 7:23 pm

It's a legit concern for sure. Trunk space looked like a roll on bag plus maybe a small duffel and that's it. Enough for a weekend for 2 people but that's about it I think. NC has more space than the ND.
For Tennessee, I fit the following in my trunk:
1 large duffel filled with clothes for the wife and I
1 small bucket filled with towels and car soap
1 12x4x6 detail kit
1 soft case emergency tool kit
12 cans of beer
1 softsided shopping bag half filled with spices and some food
1 bigger blacker box of Cards Against Humanity
1 blonde mullet wig
:wtf:
:wap: Where are these mangos?
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wap wrote: Fri Jul 20, 2018 9:38 pm
[user not found] wrote: Fri Jul 20, 2018 9:28 pm

For Tennessee, I fit the following in my trunk:
1 large duffel filled with clothes for the wife and I
1 small bucket filled with towels and car soap
1 12x4x6 detail kit
1 soft case emergency tool kit
12 cans of beer
1 softsided shopping bag half filled with spices and some food
1 bigger blacker box of Cards Against Humanity
1 blonde mullet wig
:wtf:
You didn't see the pics?
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[user not found] wrote:
Johnny_P wrote: Fri Jul 20, 2018 7:23 pm It's a legit concern for sure. Trunk space looked like a roll on bag plus maybe a small duffel and that's it. Enough for a weekend for 2 people but that's about it I think. NC has more space than the ND.
For Tennessee, I fit the following in my trunk:
1 large duffel filled with clothes for the wife and I
1 small bucket filled with towels and car soap
1 12x4x6 detail kit
1 soft case emergency tool kit
12 cans of beer
1 softsided shopping bag half filled with spices and some food
1 bigger blacker box of Cards Against Humanity
1 blonde mullet wig
Which is why I don't think it's necessarily impossible to deal with an ND, but it'd be close. I've been around them but never actually looked in the trunks or driven one yet. I doubt my current bag would fit as-is :doe: - it would likely require switching to 2 smaller bags. It's around 22x22x15 at its biggest points, simply a large backpack.
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Apex wrote: Fri Jul 20, 2018 9:40 pm
wap wrote: Fri Jul 20, 2018 9:38 pm
:wtf:
You didn't see the pics?
:nope:
Were they posted here?
:wap: Where are these mangos?
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[user not found] wrote: Fri Jul 20, 2018 10:51 pm
wap wrote:
:nope:
Were they posted here?
I thought I did.

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:wap: Where are these mangos?
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wap wrote: Fri Jul 20, 2018 10:53 pm :butwhy:
Well, Chief Master Sirloin of the Wasteful Steak, why not?
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[user not found] wrote: Fri Jul 20, 2018 11:35 pm
wap wrote: Fri Jul 20, 2018 10:53 pm

:butwhy:
Well, Chief Master Sirloin of the Wasteful Steak, why not?
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Carry on.
:wap: Where are these mangos?
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[user not found] wrote: Fri Aug 03, 2018 2:36 pm https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/news/ ... -nd2-dyno/

168 @ the wheels. :impressive:

That's only a 7% loss at the rated 181 HP. :math:

This thing's really making closer to 200 HP at the crank if the loss factor is 15-20% like most RWD cars.
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[user not found] wrote:https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/news/ ... -nd2-dyno/

168 @ the wheels. :impressive:

That's only a 7% loss at the rated 181 HP. :math:

This thing's really making closer to 200 HP at the crank if the loss factor is 15-20% like most RWD cars.
ND2 vs ND1:

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troyguitar wrote: Fri Aug 03, 2018 2:55 pm
[user not found] wrote:https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/news/ ... -nd2-dyno/

168 @ the wheels. :impressive:

That's only a 7% loss at the rated 181 HP. :math:

This thing's really making closer to 200 HP at the crank if the loss factor is 15-20% like most RWD cars.
ND2 vs ND1:

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So it looks like the same car until 5000rpm, then the ND2 just pulls away. Wouldn't make much of a difference in a daily :doe: but a huge difference on a track or while hooning as expected.
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troyguitar wrote: Fri Aug 03, 2018 2:55 pm
[user not found] wrote:https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/news/ ... -nd2-dyno/

168 @ the wheels. :impressive:

That's only a 7% loss at the rated 181 HP. :math:

This thing's really making closer to 200 HP at the crank if the loss factor is 15-20% like most RWD cars.
ND2 vs ND1:

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looking at that graph i'm not sure i could justify the extra cost on nd2 on the ~5 year time scale.
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Big Brain Bradley wrote: Fri Aug 03, 2018 3:03 pm
troyguitar wrote: Fri Aug 03, 2018 2:55 pm ND2 vs ND1:

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looking at that graph i'm not sure i could justify the extra cost on nd2 on the ~5 year time scale.
New vs used and with no regard for competition or reliability, sure. In 2 years when an ND2 is only $3k more instead of $10k more it'll be different. I wouldn't buy an ND1 at all due to transmissions blowing up - and wouldn't buy an ND2 unless it's proven that the new ones are solid.
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How weak is that trans that it blows up from 140wheel torque. :disgust:
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[user not found] wrote: Fri Aug 03, 2018 4:53 pm
max225 wrote: Fri Aug 03, 2018 4:37 pm How weak is that trans that it blows up from 140wheel torque. :disgust:
It's the situation where the trans blows. It's typically 2nd gear in tight corners under load.

Mazda approached the ND development with a gram strategy to cut weight wherever possible, and the trans casing is one area where they focused on weight loss. Some have speculated that the loss of structural material on the trans has made it susceptible to flexing under load.
Crazy! Wonder where else they shaved off some weight... It's funny because they used a metal intake manifold for "looks" yet skimmed on the trans case for reliability. :lol:
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