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So all the tree huggers Still Want A SMART Car?
Dartful Dodger:
--- Quote from: orion on August 26, 2009, 04:13:07 pm ---I own a 93 Miata, but in my defense when I bought it I had no idea of the reputation that they have.
It's been sitting in my garage for quite a while now and I should probably just sell it.
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Don’t sell it, race it.
The guys in my car club either love or loath the Miata. It's perfect for racing it's easy to drive, cheap to buy, cheap to convert into a race car, cheap to maintain and did I mention it was cheap.
To restore my Dart cost about half the money a big block muscle car would have cost me, and that’s still twice as much as preparing a Miata.
Most of the Miata guys drive their cars to the track on weekend and then use their cars as a daily driver during the week. EVERYONE else needs to tow their cars to the track.
Since the Miata is so cheap their drivers are less concerned about the cars and more concerned about racing. I doubt there is a Miata on the track that doesn't have matching colored duct tape covering up a gaping hole or dent in its body/fender. Since the Miatas all go about the same speed, they tend to race in a packs, but they are all out to beat each other. It looks like they are trying to kill each other, but after the race they all gather around and laugh about the great time they had.
The guys that hate the Miata are the guys that spend tens of thousands of dollars and countless hours on their cars and then have to share the track with these nuts.
SavannahLion:
--- Quote from: shardian on August 27, 2009, 04:18:17 pm ---
--- Quote from: Level42 on August 27, 2009, 03:41:45 pm ---
Think about it....
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I did. After realizing there is nothing I can do to stop retard latte drinking single parent moms from driving Suburbans, I went ahead and got an SUV as the family vehicle.
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Ditto.
And on a side note, most roll overs occur because the dumb ---smurfs--- don't know how to drive them. There's nothing wrong with SUV's, trucks or any other big Class C vehicle, it's the moron ---uvulas--- that drive them. California has a split Class M license, maybe it's time to seriously consider a split Class C license?
orion:
--- Quote from: Dartful Dodger on August 28, 2009, 07:49:24 pm ---
--- Quote from: orion on August 26, 2009, 04:13:07 pm ---I own a 93 Miata, but in my defense when I bought it I had no idea of the reputation that they have.
It's been sitting in my garage for quite a while now and I should probably just sell it.
--- End quote ---
Don’t sell it, race it.
The guys in my car club either love or loath the Miata. It's perfect for racing it's easy to drive, cheap to buy, cheap to convert into a race car, cheap to maintain and did I mention it was cheap.
To restore my Dart cost about half the money a big block muscle car would have cost me, and that’s still twice as much as preparing a Miata.
Most of the Miata guys drive their cars to the track on weekend and then use their cars as a daily driver during the week. EVERYONE else needs to tow their cars to the track.
Since the Miata is so cheap their drivers are less concerned about the cars and more concerned about racing. I doubt there is a Miata on the track that doesn't have matching colored duct tape covering up a gaping hole or dent in its body/fender. Since the Miatas all go about the same speed, they tend to race in a packs, but they are all out to beat each other. It looks like they are trying to kill each other, but after the race they all gather around and laugh about the great time they had.
The guys that hate the Miata are the guys that spend tens of thousands of dollars and countless hours on their cars and then have to share the track with these nuts.
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That actually is probably a good idea for me. As I mentioned before I bought it off my Dad in the first place. My father used to be into racing when he was young. He used to race high powered go carts when he was in high school and fancies himself a racer, who goes so far as to bad mouthing Nascar because he considers them a bunch of "pansies" who can only race in a circle and cry whenever it rains. We sometimes go to this indoor go cart track in Charlotte http://www.377fast.com/ and the old man gets really competitive over it. A few years ago he approached me with a crazed look in this eye and proclaimed "Don't tell your mother, but I'm going to buy a legends car!" His buddy rated him out though, so that never happened. But you know what, this might just be a hobby that the old man and I could really get into together.... I just have to figure out a way to keep his testotorone in check, as I don't think his 65 year old reflexes can keep up, but yea, all we would really need to do is slap a roll bar on the thing and we would be good to go. Of course we would have to figure out how to go about this with out my wife and mother figuring out what we are up to. Good suggestion Dartful Dodger!
Edit: Did I say slap a roll bar on it and be good to go??? Perhaps I could "tweak" the engine a bit kind of like this guy did... http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3147519 >:D
This thing is like a poor mans Shelby Cobra! Me likey!
OK, perhaps I should stop this train right now... the bad, bad thoughts are starting to run wild in my head! :blowup:
pointdablame:
That miata looked pretty interesting until I saw those god awful Lambo doors. Ugh.
orion:
--- Quote from: pointdablame on August 30, 2009, 03:15:12 pm ---That miata looked pretty interesting until I saw those god awful Lambo doors. Ugh.
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Yea, he should have stopped with the engine transplant.
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