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THE ONLY MIATA THREAD


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in the early to mid 1990's I worked at a local bookstore in New England

 

the Operations Manager drove a Miata, street legal but modified for racing (roll cage, racing seats, suspension and engine mods etc)

 

he left work one day but came right back in - he had locked his keys in his car, did anyone know a good locksmith?

 

I volunteered my services

 

I had developed a unique skill over the years for getting friends, co-workers and complete strangers back into their cars by removing the metal strip from hanging file folders and using it as a slimjim

 

I grabbed my strip and headed outside - in less than 15 seconds I was in

 

Now my typical unlock time back then was right around 5 minutes, so I was nobody's thief - in fact, with newer cars and less frequency of lockouts my time is about double that these days

 

^ to date that Miata remains the easiest car I've ever unlocked

 

 

 

[side note: the only car I tried that I could not unlock was a 1982 Buick Skylark]

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I got me a Miata 3

 

(picture of a Mazda3)

This isn't the thread for that. Let's keep it Miata.

 

Is yours a hatch like that or sedan? Did you figure out if we're engine cousins yet?

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I held off on a 2018 largely to get the new, revvier 2019 engine

 

so that last 700 revs on the tach better be f***in' orgasmic once I try them out

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Rule: no more exhaust shopping for my 130 mile car until it's broken in and I give the top end a chance to sound great

 

it's like those people that buy a new Wrangler and have the dealer lift it before delivery

 

you haven't even given it a chance, f****t

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it's like those people that buy a new Wrangler and have the dealer lift it before delivery

 

you haven't even given it a chance, f****t

My Rubicon was more than adequate right out of the box.

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it's like those people that buy a new Wrangler and have the dealer lift it before delivery

 

you haven't even given it a chance, f****t

My Rubicon was more than adequate right out of the box.

Of course it was

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To get your Miata in reverse do you have to press down on the shifter?

Yep. To the left of first is a dumb position. At least it’s not a collar like the new Wranglers

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To get your Miata in reverse do you have to press down on the shifter?

Yep. To the left of first is a dumb position. At least it’s not a collar like the new Wranglers

I drove a VW today having no idea. On my Corvette and Challengers with the T-6 Tremec you slammed the shifter to right.

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