'bout time for another post, here it is,
The Mazda Miata
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I'm pretty sure the thought process before buying a Miata goes something like this: "I want a convertible two-seater exotic car... but I can't afford a Ferrari 488... so I'm going to get a car that is both slower and more expensive than a 2014 V6 Droptop Mustang." Sure, if you get a cheap used car, it might be constantly developing a problem, but so will the Aventador Spyder that you can't afford.
I don't think the Mazda is really a sports car. It makes 155 horsepower... the same as an '07 Camry. The MX-5 also tops out at 141, and that's the two liter version! Not really fast enough, considering that a Charger V6 does 140 and costs $1,000 less than the top spec Miata.
The styling is also a bit iffy. The front and back look normal, but in the middle, the Miata looks squashed down; like a couch when someone is sitting on it!
So, the Miata. Slow, bad looking, and generally not great.
Do you have any thoughts about cars/cats? What drives you crazy? One post a week so stay tuned!
But, but, what if you are having a midlife crisis on a budget?!!
ReplyDeleteLOL!
Deletelooks like a Bond-car wannabe?!
ReplyDeleteYeah! I can't afford a Z8 like the one in Tomorrow Never Dies, so I'm gonna get a Miata!!
Deletealso, I meant The World Is Not Enough, not Tomorrow Never Dies.
Deletez8 not to be confused with the Z28!!
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, the Z/28 is now out of production. It has been replaced by the ZL1
DeleteThe Z28 is an icon of the 80's
DeleteYes, the bad years of the Z/28.
DeleteSome of the nicest guys I know drove that bad car!
ReplyDeleteThe issue was it was the only pseudo-vaugely-sporting pretentions-car during the 80's and it was NOT FAST.
DeleteWell, the third gen Camaro was all right, but the fourth was terrible!
DeleteThe 80's were a bad time to be a car.
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