God I want it! But too expensive for me.
I also wish they came in that pretty blue above.
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I’ve been doing a lot of tire kicking on these since the spring.
I don’t think there’s much benefit in the brembo/bbs package in terms of braking performance, and if weight reduction and moar meat is a goal, the aftermarket has better solutions.
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I don't see the value in the BBS package. The rams look nice, sure, but so do many aftermarket ones and you can get them wider. And as for brakes, if you want a BBK the aftermarket solutions will be as good or better than the front caliper and rotor only Brembo upgrade.
Just get a Club and go from there, that way you get the LSD. I'm not even sure the Club is all that worth it because the shocks and springs and such are still too soft from what I've read, but aftermarket LSD + installation is expensive.
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Blue Melon works well too.
Desertbreh wrote: ↑Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
I think the BBS pack includes Recarbros now too. Still pretty crazy that it's a $3700 option package.Johnny_P wrote:I don't see the value in the BBS package. The rams look nice, sure, but so do many aftermarket ones and you can get them wider. And as for brakes, if you want a BBK the aftermarket solutions will be as good or better than the front caliper and rotor only Brembo upgrade.
Just get a Club and go from there, that way you get the LSD. I'm not even sure the Club is all that worth it because the shocks and springs and such are still too soft from what I've read, but aftermarket LSD + installation is expensive.
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Yeah I really don't see the value.Gberg2119 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 21, 2018 10:13 amI think the BBS pack includes Recarbros now too. Still pretty crazy that it's a $3700 option package.Johnny_P wrote:
I don't see the value in the BBS package. The rams look nice, sure, but so do many aftermarket ones and you can get them wider. And as for brakes, if you want a BBK the aftermarket solutions will be as good or better than the front caliper and rotor only Brembo upgrade.
Just get a Club and go from there, that way you get the LSD. I'm not even sure the Club is all that worth it because the shocks and springs and such are still too soft from what I've read, but aftermarket LSD + installation is expensive.
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Base car comes with seats and wheels and brakes. If you want better for track purposes or whatever you're going to want more than what this package offers anyway.
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The wheels don't add anything (they're the same size as the base ones and hardly lighter), but the brakes and seats are nice... Swapping seats/brakes on new cars full of electronics/airbags/etc. is a PITA. It also puts you out of stock autox class, not that anyone else cares.Johnny_P wrote:Yeah I really don't see the value.
Base car comes with seats and wheels and brakes. If you want better for track purposes or whatever you're going to want more than what this package offers anyway.
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im just going to modify the car out of stock class anyway.troyguitar wrote: ↑Thu Jun 21, 2018 10:43 amThe wheels don't add anything (they're the same size as the base ones and hardly lighter), but the brakes and seats are nice... Swapping seats/brakes on new cars full of electronics/airbags/etc. is a PITA. It also puts you out of stock autox class, not that anyone else cares.Johnny_P wrote:
Yeah I really don't see the value.
Base car comes with seats and wheels and brakes. If you want better for track purposes or whatever you're going to want more than what this package offers anyway.
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I can't actually drive the car because my knees make contact with the steering wheel. Telescope may help, but I still don't have headroom. Miata is just too small for linebackers.
Desertbreh wrote: ↑Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
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I fit in a ND. But JUST, headroom is similar to a C5/6/7. Sardine status otherwise since it is really narrow and you can't move the seat much. Body touches every part of the car from every angle
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The appeal of the new one is that it shouldn't need anything beyond a big front sway bar and alignment, especially if you start with recarbros and brembros.Barnes93cb wrote:im just going to modify the car out of stock class anyway.troyguitar wrote: ↑Thu Jun 21, 2018 10:43 am The wheels don't add anything (they're the same size as the base ones and hardly lighter), but the brakes and seats are nice... Swapping seats/brakes on new cars full of electronics/airbags/etc. is a PITA. It also puts you out of stock autox class, not that anyone else cares.
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I must not have had the seat adjusted properly in the one I sat in. NO headroom for me, and no knee room. Just not fun.
Desertbreh wrote: ↑Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
I just fit headroom wise. My eye level is just below the top of the windshield. Knees bang into the steering wheel especially when hitting the brake pedal. I could probably drive one but I'd have to sit bow-legged and that wouldn't be comfortable for long.
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You have the fortune of living near one of the best autox sites in the country, plus tons of great public roads if you feel like pushing your luck with
I'm sort of leaning toward a cheap appliance and a shifter kart if the desert move happens, I don't think that I could get away with a miata as an only car with its tiny trunk regardless of winter temperatures.
You're just a little bit more linebacker is all. At 6'2", 195ish I fit, just. An inch taller in the torso and I'd be . My legs are pretty short for my height at 32" inseam, so I'm perfect there with no steering wheel contact problems (well at least in NA, NB, NC and Fiata). NB headroom ain't there though.
Problem for me is, with a roll bar, my head would still be over. I'd like to track a few times a year at least, so this could only be a DD, but then I'd have two two seaters, which is kind of dumb. So even though I think the Miata is a lot more fun on the road generally than a C5, it's just hard to justify. I still want one though