ems657
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- First Name
- Michael
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- Seattle
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- 2018 Subaru STi, 2012 Infiniti G37 (sold)
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Hello friends,
I owned my R for for just over an year (9K miles), and am a bit itchy for a different car (not selling the R, just adding another one). After reading a lot of YouTube and magazine review, I thought Miata would complement R quite nicely.
Background:
> My CTR is completely stock with 18 inch Micheline AS3+ tires (also have stock and Bridgestone RE71R for track). The CTR had 5 track days. I live in Seattle by the way.
> I test drove the soft top ND1 Mazda (155hp, not the 181hp). It's brand new, club trim, manual, and without Brembo. I drove for ~20 minutes on both state routes (not twisty) and interstate.
> I am well aware of Miata lacking power. It's a lightweight and momentum car. I had the right expectation before the test drive.
> I am also aware that my body is used to the R seating position, driving experience, shifter, etc.
I was surprised.....
> With the soft top, the visibility was actually not bad at all. The interior fits me snugly (I am 5'11 and 155lbs).
> The shifter is quite nice, but is about 80% precise compared to R.
> The engine feels thrashy, similar to a engine from a 4-cylinder Toyota RAV4
> Overall, it is a little bit more nimble than R. However, it did not give me the "different flavor" I was looking for. I feel R can do 80% of what a Miata is capable of, and actually does it better.
> At the end, I was surprised that, I wasn't that impressed. I walked off the lot and killed the idea of buying another car.
I found this quite odd but interesting, and jsut want to share with you all. Did you come across something similar?
Michael
I owned my R for for just over an year (9K miles), and am a bit itchy for a different car (not selling the R, just adding another one). After reading a lot of YouTube and magazine review, I thought Miata would complement R quite nicely.
Background:
> My CTR is completely stock with 18 inch Micheline AS3+ tires (also have stock and Bridgestone RE71R for track). The CTR had 5 track days. I live in Seattle by the way.
> I test drove the soft top ND1 Mazda (155hp, not the 181hp). It's brand new, club trim, manual, and without Brembo. I drove for ~20 minutes on both state routes (not twisty) and interstate.
> I am well aware of Miata lacking power. It's a lightweight and momentum car. I had the right expectation before the test drive.
> I am also aware that my body is used to the R seating position, driving experience, shifter, etc.
I was surprised.....
> With the soft top, the visibility was actually not bad at all. The interior fits me snugly (I am 5'11 and 155lbs).
> The shifter is quite nice, but is about 80% precise compared to R.
> The engine feels thrashy, similar to a engine from a 4-cylinder Toyota RAV4
> Overall, it is a little bit more nimble than R. However, it did not give me the "different flavor" I was looking for. I feel R can do 80% of what a Miata is capable of, and actually does it better.
> At the end, I was surprised that, I wasn't that impressed. I walked off the lot and killed the idea of buying another car.
I found this quite odd but interesting, and jsut want to share with you all. Did you come across something similar?
Michael
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