So You Want a Mazda Miata

Welcome to a new series! So You Want is the place where we get to dive into specific cars and give you a rundown on what to expect if you are looking to acquire a certain vehicle. For our first episode, Alex went with the beloved MX-5. Let us know your thoughts on this new series and any cars you would like to see us cover in upcoming episodes!

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[davidmartin]

Why I love my Miata:
1. My 1992 Miata is the most fun I've ever had going slow
2. You can launch the hell out of it when the light turns green, smack the rev limiter, and still be driving legally under the speed limit
3. Headlight go up. Headlights go down. Headlights go up. Headlights go down.
4. "I can't help you move; I drive a Miata."
5. Bone stock wheels, suspension, swaybars, etc. and it still rips corners

[andrewp]

Bruh its all about the NA popups, nothing brings more joy than pressing the little button to flash your headlights at another NA. True fact.

[Bimbows]

It’s a car that smiles, what else could you want

[nybebfv]

Other points missed:
1. Pretty reliable even with some mods
2. Can take a beating if you like driving it hard.
3. Pretty great handling

[McFreshfleisch]

Dunno why I watched this, since I own my Miata for 3 years already lol..

And I'm still smiling everyday I get in this tiny little tin can of awesomeness xD

[EvLSpectre]

Miata
Is
Always
The
Answer

I am sad I sold my NB... =( I need another one. NA or ND this time.

[maxxas]

Bro you are straight roasting all of YouTube. Why are you not known more?

[jakedehoyos]

I literally.. just bought a Miata yesterday 😂😂😂

[egullSZ]

My miata is my prized possession, going around turns at 65mph that I really shouldn't be is like riding a free roller coaster (I just gotta pay gas)

[zion.]

The only time I hate my miata is when I can't drive it because its in the middle of a mod. But when I can drive it, it's my slow little barista's car that I get made fun of by my euro friends for having. Then I just tell them that a new wheel hub is only 45 bucks and watch them cry.

[maxxas]

First Miata mods:
Front bumper Tongue
Eyelashes for the headlights

[jacobf.]

1. Fun car that isn't a taxi to your friends (now you can say, "I'd drive you, but I don't have any room")

2. If you're concerned about safety, get a roll bar

3. Buy a manual Miata, it's a blast to shift through notchy gears, I can't even imagine mine being an automatic.

[bogdanlodoba]

SO YOU WANT TO BUY A 240SX (for them teenagers that made a huge mistake)

[marcosgonzales]

Owned one for 6-7 years. It was a 95 soft top and probably the best used car I ever owned. Low maintenance and is nightmare free compared to my current project which is my 97 Eclipse GST that I'm 3 years deep with (still love her though). I'll leave this maintenance log here for those who are interested on what had to be done in those 6-7 years. Buy manual transmission so much more fun!!!!

Mods (that came from the previous owner): Full racing beat exhaust system, KGB adjustable suspension, and K&N high flow intake

Maintenance log:

Oil changes (duh)
Replaced top and bottom rad hoses and thermostat
Valve cover gasket
Wheel bearing which I took her to the shop for (about 400 bucks)
Spark plugs and wires
Some fuses here and there
That was it...

The car cost me 3k and was well taken care of by the previous owner. These cars are very very easy to work on and are great for people that want to learn how to work on their own car. I highly recommend doing the work yourself rather than getting absolutely donkey f@#@# at a repair shop. Parts are cheap as hell for these cars. Drove her from 100k to about 190k. Mainly short commutes and a few road trips here and there. How did she finally die? A car accident out of all things while I was on my way home from work one late afternoon. Do to the size of these cars, my Miata lost the fight and was completely totaled so be careful. A lot of people don't notice you until its too late..

[dakotawagner]

I have a 1999 miata on godspeed coils, adohan ah03 wheels, got a front lip, res delete, and a magna flow muffler. rice boys unite

[mrodriguez]

I currently have an NA6 Miata, and it’s honestly the most fun I’ve had in a car in which I could drive to redline without even breaking the speed limit lol

[chrisclifford]

I drove an NB for 14 years and loved everything about driving it. Afterwards, driving any other car just seemed to be a letdown, so I finally went out and got another NB and got my smile back. I'm going to drive it until I'm pushing up daisies!

[LittleBastard]

I've got a 1995 Miata. I love this car, and if you want to get into cars I can't recommend it enough. And if you can drop a dollar or two on it, you can make it pretty damn quick.

[josh]

Technically, if you look into the lore of Mazda and the word Miata... they're _technically_ God's Gift...