thinking about buying a miata please help?

phantom_bcw84 · #1 02-27-2004, 11:54 AM

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!

ALLiNEEDis90HP · #2 02-29-2004, 01:53 AM

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

phantom_bcw84 · #3 02-29-2004, 12:43 PM

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

ALLiNEEDis90HP · #4 02-29-2004, 01:22 PM

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

Cissy · #5 02-29-2004, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by phantom_bcw84

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!

phantom_bcw84 · #6 03-01-2004, 02:27 PM

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

Cissy · #7 03-01-2004, 05:13 PM

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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

phantom_bcw84 · #8 03-01-2004, 06:18 PM

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

Cissy · #9 03-01-2004, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by phantom_bcw84

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

phantom_bcw84 · #10 03-01-2004, 06:55 PM

why wouldn't it be a miata anymore? lol

Cissy · #11 03-01-2004, 07:09 PM

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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!

phantom_bcw84 · #12 03-01-2004, 07:36 PM

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

Cissy · #13 03-01-2004, 07:45 PM

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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

LOL

phantom_bcw84 · #14 03-01-2004, 07:52 PM

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

Cissy · #15 03-01-2004, 07:57 PM

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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

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