New Summer Toy

Bought her about 3 weeks ago

1997 M edition Miata
70,000 Miles
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I'll post inside pics later

Nice ride!

Are we modifying said vehicle?

At least a chick bought a chick car

oooo, i smell some sparks...maybe a flame war soon

oooo, i smell some sparks...maybe a flame war soon
I smell accelerant.

Nice Miata Dayna. Any long term plans for it?

I reckon the facelift one looks better. But still loving the car, ESPECIALLY the colour combination.

needs a rotary...

nice car

you gonna put a few ponies on that beast or what? :naughty:

How much was it? Must have got a good deal...

Beauty.

Beauty.
LIAR!!! :lol2: jk
I guess you can have it around for a fun little car

Sweet! I've test-driven one before...they're actually fun to drive.

oooo, i smell some sparks...maybe a flame war soon
What flame war? Miatas are chick cars.

What flame war? Miatas are chick cars.
He likes to start trouble.

needs a rotary...
A guy near me had a 13B in one of them. Nice MX5 Dayna :thumbsup:

Easy people!
Learn to take a goddamn joke. If you can't take it, dont comment
ok great :thumbsup:

Nice ride Dayna! I hope my new ride is coming in soon or if i can find the right one.

needs a rotary...
Learn how to say "it needs a rotary" properly.




OK, I'll help ya, repeat after me: GET A ROTA!!!!

nice car

you gonna put a few ponies on that beast or what? :naughty:

First off is handling.
the stock rear shocks are getting soft, so I see a set of Koni's in the near future.

for some reason this little thing has crazy body roll.. or atleast more than I am comfortable with. so I'll get Racing Beat suspension kit (or atleast springs)

for power. Racing Beat header and cat-back.

Later, maybe this winter I'll take it apart, port the shit out of the head, and rebuild with paeco cams.

The suspension is the most important thing for me.. I have plenty of power in my other cars. I am still researching which exact suspension components/tires/wheels to actually buy. I'll keep you all posted.

Later, maybe this winter I'll take it apart, port the shit out of the head, and rebuild with paeco cams.

Awesome. It's always cool to see a woman that works on her own cars.(Meant in a good way)

And it pisses me off to see the assholes at an oil change place feeding bullshit to a person that has no clue what the guy is talking about.

Nice looking car too. :bigthumb:

awesome! and it's even the right color to be the elan clone that it is...

:D congrats!

for suspension stuff, talk to die-hard miata autocrossers... or anyone who autoXes a miata for that matter, if you run into any questions.

sweet. nice rides

I don't know what I like more, the car or the pictures taken. Good shit Dayna :thumbsup:

Is it the 1.6 or 1.8?

Or a R13BT :D ;)

its the 1.8

and Oz, what the hell is a r13bt? lol ;)

very sexy... just like you ;)





so hun, when do i get a ride!!! :naughty:

I remember detailing a Eunos version at my old job...wow...Wood trim, leather everything, very nice.

That thing's going to be a little rocket with a few tickles in the right places Dayna, luck you. And it looks mint condition too!



Drop a GTX engine innit!

I remember detailing a Eunos version at my old job...wow...Wood trim, leather everything, very nice.

That thing's going to be a little rocket with a few tickles in the right places Dayna, luck you. And it looks mint condition too!



Drop a GTX engine innit!
booo!!!! Just stick a Turbo on the existing motor. Mazda did!! ;)

Where do you get all this money for cars? :eek7:

I want that job.

. But still loving the car, ESPECIALLY the colour combination.


I knew you were gay!! :eek:


Iv driven one, and well like Dayna said it was all soft and had lots of body roll.

MX5s are like MGBs, sprots cars for people who don't like cars, or motorsports, or sports, or anything that woud involve action or excitment or skill.



That said, Iv been to a track day where an old (im talking mid 70s old) couple showed up in a stock looking MX5 that was just a little lowered.

They got out thier matching fire suits, put thier matching gloves and helmets on, then procced to run laps of the track several seconds faster than several Lotus Elise's. :eek: :uhoh:

It turned out the only thing standard about the car was the body, and even that had been strengthened and braced. The engine was turbo'd, and the suspension had been completly rebuilt. The couple also lived next door to the track, and spent at least one day a week just running lap after lap.


MX5s certianly have lots of potential, but given the cost of liberating it why not just buy a fast car in the first place and then improve that to levels the MX5 will never reach.

MX5s are like MGBs, sprots cars for people who don't like cars, or motorsports, or sports, or anything that woud involve action or excitment or skill.

MX5s certianly have lots of potential, but given the cost of liberating it why not just buy a fast car in the first place and then improve that to levels the MX5 will never reach.


Thats your opinion, one I do not agree with. What is a sports car that does involve "action, excitment or skill"? Certainly not a 1989 prelude.

I wanted a rear drive, lightweight convertible and thats what I got.
Like I said before, the suspension is the most important thing for me. I have plenty of power in my other cars.

"Racing Beat has refined 30 years of racing experience and undisputed successes into the design of our Miata suspension components. From a MotorTrend Magazine (RB 1990 Miata, June, 1993) all-time slalom record (73.6 MPH) to a Sport Compact Car (RB 1999 Miata ) skidpad record (1.1g), "

It wont that that much money for the level I want to reach.

Where do you get all this money for cars? :eek7:

I want that job.


My money comes from my full time job and my boyfriend. We buy a lot of cars really cheap, fix them, then sell them for a lot more. Like my widebody rx-7, we paid $200 for it, fixed it up using spare parts we had laying around the shop, and sold it for $4250.

We also live in a 700 square foot apartment that we pay $500 a month for. Its enough for two people, and when we are ready to settle down and have kids, we will buy a house with a lot more room.

So you can have my job if you want, you just have to have sex with a man. :biggrin:

Lol Nice Ride Look Great

Heres some inside pics
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Great lookin' car Dayna. The interior really looks flawless. The leather seats look to be in impecable condition.

thanks, theres some wear on the driver side seat. I forgot to take a pic of the speakers in the headrest.

Nice pics and nice looking car. I love two seaters. Looks like there isn't a scratch anywhere. Good for you.

and Oz, what the hell is a r13bt? lol ;)

I was thinking the exact same thing haha :)



looks nice, I saw a nice miata driving down the highway awhile back... had a tiny little trailer with a big gas tank and 4 really nice tires... thats how yours should look soon :)

every sports car looks better with a little trailer with a gas tank and tires!

I knew you were gay!! :eek:


Iv driven one, and well like Dayna said it was all soft and had lots of body roll.

MX5s are like MGBs, sprots cars for people who don't like cars, or motorsports, or sports, or anything that woud involve action or excitment or skill.



That said, Iv been to a track day where an old (im talking mid 70s old) couple showed up in a stock looking MX5 that was just a little lowered.

They got out thier matching fire suits, put thier matching gloves and helmets on, then procced to run laps of the track several seconds faster than several Lotus Elise's. :eek: :uhoh:

It turned out the only thing standard about the car was the body, and even that had been strengthened and braced. The engine was turbo'd, and the suspension had been completly rebuilt. The couple also lived next door to the track, and spent at least one day a week just running lap after lap.


MX5s certianly have lots of potential, but given the cost of liberating it why not just buy a fast car in the first place and then improve that to levels the MX5 will never reach.
I always thought that the dark green was the most manly color and beige leather > black.

is that rwd? it seems like i saw a rwd mx5, but i might just be smoking crack again.

is that rwd? it seems like i saw a rwd mx5, but i might just be smoking crack again.
Yes, all are.

Changing career to be a hairdresser Dayna? ;)

My friend has a turbo miata. Cool enough to freeze your hair!

Changing career to be a hairdresser Dayna? ;)


lol if that is some gay comment I see nothing gay with a female driving a little convertible.

nice ride dayna, how does the handling of that miata compare to the 240sx?

lol if that is some gay comment I see nothing gay with a female driving a little convertible.

Nah, it's just that the only people that drive them here are hairdressers, male or female, gay or straight or ambiguious.

female driving a little convertible.



Mazda hit thier target market there!

Female......... check!

Little convertible........ check!

looks like a sports car....... check!

but isn't........ check!

Mazda hit thier target market there!

Female......... check!

Little convertible........ check!

looks like a sports car....... check!

but isn't........ check!
Touche. :D

/makes popcorn whilst waiting for the come back. Usually it's me playing that side of the net, Mops.:icon16:

No Oz, I dont really care what he says or thinks.

He still hasnt told me what he considers a "sports car"

Well... I dont see the point in bashing your car at all. I happen to love miata's, and with the suspension setup you have planned, it should make for a very fun track car. Great purchase dayna! Im not to big on the interior color scheme, but the exterior is a very nice hue. I think if you went for a darker color on the interior, some nice Bronze/Gold rims would go just fine. Nice car! Congrat's on the new purchase, :sunglasse


btw, is that also your wrx?

Thanks. I dont get the bashing either, but whatever.

Yeah the WRX is right next to the miata :)

theres a guy here in town with a blue miata with some wheels and it looks like its lowered too, but all I know is that it looks tight and I'd drive it, although I doubt I'd fit

hey dayna how does the handling of your miata compare to the 240sx?

Put some air-bags on it and nobody will ever talk shit about it.

Its cool at stop lights too, pull up look over at a cute girl and drop your shit to the ground then inflate the front and drive off with the back scraping the pavement.

hey dayna how does the handling of your miata compare to the 240sx?

according to handling skid pad data both cars pull a .88 on the skid pad..

but there is a completely different feel to the Miata. the car is a few hundred pounds lighter accel and decel is better. turn in is way better, transistions in the car are a different world over the 240.

i like miatas as well, great tuner cars. im in the hunt for one as we speak

I'm gonna have to go an disagree with the bashing as well. Miatas have always been afoordable good convertables and I can fit in every generation of them as a 6'1 Male comfortably.Right now, I'm seriosuly pondering why Mazda never put rotary engines in any of them. I mean the size is fucking <perfect> and they had most of the kinks out of it by 1990.I guess too many Americans would find it "Un" American - You know what I mean? I guess I'm still talking about this caus I'm pretty fucking stoned...oh well there goes treatment...shit. Well, at least I'm NOT drunk. :screwy:

I'm seriosuly pondering why Mazda never put rotary engines in any of them.


Its because they used the Rotary engines in the sports cars, i.e. the RX7.

and the repu...

wow you sure know alot

Its because they used the Rotary engines in the sports cars, i.e. the RX7.
hmmm.... 50:50 weight distribution, Rear Wheel Drive, light as fuck I don't see where it fails to be a Sports car. I haven't driven one and don't really want to (Because the car is so poofy looking), but considering the imitations such as the Peugeot 206CC and Daihatsu Copen, I think it's as sporty as a sub NZ$50,000 roadster is going to come.