thinking about buying a miata please help?

whats up everyone i am thinking about buying a miata but i dont know which one to get the 99-2003 or the older ones. i have always liked miata so i want one. i am 6'1" which one do u think i should get? thanks for the help!

get it.. i've seen a 6'5'' guy drive a miata and a 90' at that.. soo you should be able to fit easliy plus i'm like 5'10'' i have a 90' miata with plenty of head room...

or you can just try a test drive at your local mazda dealer

so what year should i get i want a 1.8 so i can turbo it but the new body style i have seen one with a viper body kit and that is bad ass give me some opinions please

umm as far as the new body 1.8 mayb go with a 99' my buddy has 250hp on his 99' using i think a Flyin Miata turbo kit on stock internals...
http://www.cardomain.com/id/blkrdstr99 check it out he got a webpage too www.clubfr.net

so what year should i get i want a 1.8 so i can turbo it but the new body style i have seen one with a viper body kit and that is bad ass give me some opinions please

It really depends on availablilty. Are there lots of used 1.8 Miatas out there? Look at any and all you find. Test drive and make a decision. I have a 90 that I love. Bought her in 1989. Still hangin in. I take real good care of her......continual maintenance, etc. Good luck!

yea i have found about 6 here. Would i be able to run about 10-12 psi of boost on stock internals?

yea i have found about 6 here. Would i be able to run about 10-12 psi of boost on stock internals?

Phantom. I can't answer that as I have a stock and like her that way. They only modification I have done is put in Borla Catback because I like the sound better. That's it. I have not even advanced the timing.

Good luck

well what i am going to do if i get a miata is but a body kit on it, rims and tires, a custom stereo system, lower it a little, a fiberglass cover for when the top is down, change the flip up lights to stationary lights (no flip up lights) and do a dress up kit on the engine and put THO4E turbo charger on it with a front mount intercooler, put sway bars front and rear, change all bushings to urethane bushings for tighter everything, put front and rear strut bars, and do a custom interior with racing seats, 5 point harnesses, paint certain pieces of the interior to make the interior look better and some more things i dont remember

well what i am going to do if i get a miata is but a body kit on it, rims and tires, a custom stereo system, lower it a little, a fiberglass cover for when the top is down, change the flip up lights to stationary lights (no flip up lights) and do a dress up kit on the engine and put THO4E turbo charger on it with a front mount intercooler, put sway bars front and rear, change all bushings to urethane bushings for tighter everything, put front and rear strut bars, and do a custom interior with racing seats, 5 point harnesses, paint certain pieces of the interior to make the interior look better and some more things i dont remember

I don't think it would be a Miata anymore :uhoh:

why wouldn't it be a miata anymore? lol

why wouldn't it be a miata anymore? lol

I think you answered it yourself LOL :) Seriously, why buy something that you want to change so much? I truly love the miata just as she is. Simple, yet so much fun. I can understand wanting to "supe" it up, but changing anything about the exterior would make it an "non-miata" in my opinion. If ya got the bucks to spend for all that stuff, why not buy something more racey to begin with?

:) Good luck to ya, Phantom! :)

the reason i want to put all that stuff on it it because a lot of people think it is a chicks car and i love miatas and i love how they look with body kits and i want to be able to enter into shows also

the reason i want to put all that stuff on it it because a lot of people think it is a chicks car and i love miatas and i love how they look with body kits and i want to be able to enter into shows also

I understand all your reasons except that a lot of people think its a chick car. Hardly. Miatas are dime a dozen where I live....tons of them and the majority are driven by males. If you are confident in your sexuality anyway, thinking it may look like a chick car is not valid.

I guess I hate the expression "chick car". I am no chick. I am a woman :naughty: LOL

yea sorry about the "chicks car thing" i dont think it is but i have heard some people do. i have always like small cars and u can do a lot with miatas and make them really fast and looking even better then they already do

yea sorry about the "chicks car thing" i dont think it is but i have heard some people do. i have always like small cars and u can do a lot with miatas and make them really fast and looking even better then they already do

well, pay no attention to those people. They have no life anyway LOL. By the way, I have seen some pretty suped up cars, all dressed up with skirts and everything.....with a female behind the wheel. These days, it goes both ways :iceslolan

yea i just like the miata but i also like racing and going fast so that is why i want a turbo and stuff like that, and then i like show cars and cars with body kits and stuff so i want to do that also. i want to be able to put my car in a show or something like that.

yea i just like the miata but i also like racing and going fast so that is why i want a turbo and stuff like that, and then i like show cars and cars with body kits and stuff so i want to do that also. i want to be able to put my car in a show or something like that.

Well, sounds like fun and a lot of work :) I wish ya all the best! Let us know when you find what you want.

thanks i will keep in touch. i already have a turbo for it and if i get a miata it will probably have atleast 80% of all that stuff down to it in like 5 or 6 months!

why wouldnt you tune out this car. although its great stock it has so much potential to be something better. its still a miata but a miata that can give porsches a run for their money and something that you can have an individual touch too. Miatas that are kicking 250+ hp to the wheels and have suspension done are so nice. Its like the same miata just packin some more power and better handling. Tuning a miata is just making something already great into something magnificent.

why wouldnt you tune out this car. although its great stock it has so much potential to be something better. its still a miata but a miata that can give porsches a run for their money and something that you can have an individual touch too. Miatas that are kicking 250+ hp to the wheels and have suspension done are so nice. Its like the same miata just packin some more power and better handling. Tuning a miata is just making something already great into something magnificent.

I can't tell to whom you are responding, but if it's me, I have reasons I wouldn't want to "tune out this car". First, my purpose of having the Miata is just to enjoy her, top down. She is also my only car and a commute one at that.

I have my individul touches that I can afford. It cost money to modify and since I am not interested in racing or be equal to a Porche, I have chosen just to enjoy my Miata as is with a few exceptions. I changed the exhaust, but the rest is cosmetic.

:-)

I'd probably get a BRP supercharger stage 1 to stage 3 depending on your needs. No turbo lag and instant boots, plus really easy to install

http://www.brperformance.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=035-075

I wouldn't get the Jackson racing one though.

on top of that you would need a new clutch, possibly bigger brakes, and an intercooler of somekind and probably a lightened flywheel.

if your looking for performance, the 99 and 00 cars are the lightest and cheapest and you could use the money left over for the upgrades.

I have a 2000 evo orange, and just bought a 2004 sunlight silver as I need the warranty for my long commute.

Hey, I have a 94 miata for sale with the shogun body kit on it already, KYB AGX shock, H&R Race springs, a roll bar, low profile headlights, JR Cool Air Induction, Apline speakers as well as some other goodies too. If you are interesed you can contact me at [email protected], and I can send you a list of what i have done to the car, when, and at what milage.