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tbomachines · #31 02-06-2015, 04:06 PM

I love the new miata, will probably be a serious consideration to replace the saturn a few years down the road. Living with half the horsepower might take some getting used to though.

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Fact150 · #32 02-06-2015, 05:50 PM

I'll be checking it out tomorrow at the auto show . But if I wanted a convertible I'd get a classic because I don't care about reliability unless it's a DD and that wouldn't be this car . I'd stick with a SLK if I was going that route . I'll get a r107 at some point . I'm more partial to a Austin , Alpha etc . That's what aaa plus is for

tbomachines · #33 02-06-2015, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Fact150

I'll be checking it out tomorrow at the auto show . But if I wanted a convertible I'd get a classic because I don't care about reliability unless it's a DD and that wouldn't be this car . I'd stick with a SLK if I was going that route . I'll get a r107 at some point . I'm more partial to a Austin , Alpha etc . That's what aaa plus is for

Hey me too! Philly?

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Fact150 · #34 02-06-2015, 05:52 PM

Portland OR . I'll be hanging around the MB area for a few hours . There is a gullwing there

tbomachines · #35 02-06-2015, 07:27 PM

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Portland OR . I'll be hanging around the MB area for a few hours . There is a gullwing there

Ah, we've got our here in Philly too, I am hoping the ND will be there -- very interested. Enjoy the show!

Fact150 · #36 02-06-2015, 07:37 PM

We get all the " green" stuff because it's Portland . But I expect to see some good stuff . I8 and I3 , there is a Veyron there . You enjoy too. Lots of fun . I'd like to see a 4c too .

spdrun · #37 02-06-2015, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by t walgamuth

What experience in those old cars is superior? ....unless you are entertained by being broken down!

For what it's worth, many of the MGs, Fiats, etc used drivetrains from the econoboxes of their day.

t walgamuth · #38 02-06-2015, 11:01 PM

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For what it's worth, many of the MGs, Fiats, etc used drivetrains from the econoboxes of their day.

Yes. The early triumph TR-2 and 3 used an engine with tractor origins I believe. The gearbox was so inappropriate in a car that it had a creeper first that remained in the tranny but was blocked off so it could not be accessed when used in a TR.

panZZer · #39 02-07-2015, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by MTI

I have driven a couple of Miatas on a loaner basis and while they did evoke a grin at first, after the first hour or so I felt like I was just driving a basic Japanese car that happened to be a convertible two door. Now, there's not much not to like about that, but perhaps I was expecting the experiences I had driving MGs, TRs, Healys and a brief time in an Elan S2. As mentioned in another thread, I have come to look at "retro" styling on modern engineering as a compromise of both.

Mazda was the first to do retro, but they didn't want to point out that's what they were doing.
the original was a blatant jap copy --a zombie'd out 67 lotus elan