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Originally Posted by ted
You have no torque 4cyl momentum cars vs V8 cars with torque.
Momentum cars are great first cars (or forever) for learning to drive on track.
Miata great sports car.
S2000 no torque gutless car under 4k rpm, hated it, but it looked sharp!
If you test drive them all you'll know which feels best to you.
Life is short try them all.
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The S2k must not be too slow. I think their 0-60 was around 5.0 and their top speed was around 155. They'll keep up with a 3.2L 911 unless it's been modified.
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Originally Posted by Dantilla
Took the sun visors out of the Miata, and fit great. The visors hang down too far and obstruct vision for tallish people.
For street driving, nothing puts a smile on my face faster than the Miata. I can drive it hard, flogging it to redline, and it's still not fast enough to cause problems. It is ignored by law enforcement compared to the 911.
Mash the throttle on the Miata, and you're having fun.
Mash the throttle of a Corvette, and you're committing a felony.
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Yep, the sunvisors were an issue for me until I removed some of the foam from my seat bottoms in my miatas. The miata was pretty good on the street and you could have a fair amount of fun at mostly legal speeds.
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Originally Posted by sugarwood
I'm sorry if I caused any confusion, but I am not buying another car. I'm still getting used to driving my 911 !
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I'm not sure what 911 you've got. I used to have an '88 targa. The miata with a slightly stiffer than stock suspension and grippy tires was for me pretty close to the driving experience of my old 911 (albeit much, much slower).
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Originally Posted by Tobra
Miata fit me like a glove, with a turbo it fit me even better than that.
I could, and did include the Boxster and the offerings from BMW when I was looking.
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Oh yeah. I really enjoyed driving my old '97 miata, but my '04 turbo did everything that the other did, but better. It was faster, handled better and was more comfortable.
I eventually stepped up to an '08 Boxster S. This is another huge step up from the turbo miata.
My last several cars were an '88 911 targa, followed by a slightly modified '97 miata (handling mods), a mostly stock '04 turbo miata and now an '08 Boxster S. The Boxster is a fantastic car. The old '88 911 was an equally fantastic car, but more raw and quirky than the Boxster. The turbo miata was a ton of fun and was like the boxster to the 911, more capable and comfy. The early miata (with the upgraded suspension and wheels and tires) was more like the old 911, more raw and quirky, but not as raw or as quirky as the old 911.
I got out of the Porsche initially for financial reasons, for that reason the miata was the perfect replacement. 85-90% of the fun at 50%, or much less these days, of the cost.