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Originally Posted by AFC-911
Stuartj,
I've hit that exposed metal with my head during a fairly minor accident. In any other car, my head would not have been bleeding.
If it was so good, why do I not see them in top level motorsports? Oh yeah. No power. Flimsy chassis. They are good for cheap thrills, though.
I've owned one for 12 and half years, they're good for what it is. A cheap sports car.
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But to be fair.....this is the Japanese idea of quality. It
is a cheap, mass produced, accessible sports car. Its not a Lotus. Mazda has made an enduring little roadster that's both a drivers car and a hairdresser's runabout.
Spiritual successor to the MG, starts every morning like a Mazda.
The Miata is a very rewarding drive, and because it has no power (and the traction control system on the newer ones reduces power by 80% at the drop of hat) a driver has to carry chassis speed. Its a great driver "trainer" which, ofcourse, wont deliver the big horsepower thrills. Any knuckle head can mash the foot down.