[Dantilla]

I've got a 1.6 powered 1993 Miata. Great little car.

-Double wishbone suspension on all four corners
-50/50 weight distribution
-The best short-throw shifter I've ever used
-Spins freely to 7000 rpm
-Bullet-proof reliability
-30 mpg

Mine has both hard and soft tops, limited slip, full leather, speakers and subwoofers mounted within the seats, A/C that will make 911 drivers cry, all for $4500 a few years ago.

Mine still has stock suspension, so there is exessive body roll, but when it takes a set around a corner, it grips out the wazzoo. Upgrading from 14x6 to 15x7 wheels helped out quite a bit.

What is fun about the Miata is that I can drive it pretty hard on public roads without attracting attention. I'd rather drive the Miata at 90% than putz around town at 15% in a Corvette.

Even with all that well-deserved praise, however, right now the Miata is sitting in storage for the winter while I'm driving an even older 944.