Miata vs 370Z

Don-MT

I had a Miata NB as a weekend driver. After a 4 day 1000 mile road trip through Montana, Idaho, Washington and back to Montana my wife and I decided the Miata was a little small for that type of road trip. I got my wife's okey dokey to look for a 370z roadster. I found a 2010 Black Cherry Touring roadster last fall and after a day trip through Yellowstone Park there is no going back to the Miata. Nothing against the Miata, but it just isn't what we wanted for top down road trips. We are already planning a 6 day Montana to Las Vegas and back via the back roads of Idaho, Utah, Nevada, and Wyoming in July. Damn, I wish it would warm up!

WI_Hedgehog

Fiancee wants her own convertible, I suggested a 2016 Miata with automatic transmission, as they look really nice. She said thank you and is looking at a 2009 Honda S2000 with low miles.

At first I kind of felt like a d----, but realizing she's mine, well, I'm a lucky guy.

killrain

Funny that I started reading this thread and this conversation at work also started. These are not my opinions, but from some moron at work.



"miatas make me laugh! i can't even see em if they are next to or behind me
may as well sit on the hot asphalt
with the other road kill"


"i used to like small fast nimble cars. then i got into a truck. something about being over everything seeing over traffic, being able to look ahead and run into or over things and not even notice
my friend was like watch out for that curve! i was like what curve as we drove right over it. it watch out for that puddle!! what puddle as we displace the water into the neighboring convertible miata"1

Dirk McGurck

You sound like a jerk.

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nis350

it is hopeless if they are incompetent drivers. they will run into it whether it is a block wall or car.

cv129

370z forum - "Miata is for girls, 370z is for men"

Challenger forum - "370z is for girls, Challenger is for men"

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RumbleFish

Challenger is for men (and women) who like to go fast in a straight line.

370z is for people whom like to go fast around corners too.

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cv129

You implied our cars are fast In str8 and corners. Let's be real, I don't think our cars are considered that fast in the str8 line in the eyes of the v8 muscle car crowd.

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RumbleFish

You're talking about drag racing then because, I've gone at least 130+mph in a straight line in my Z.

For me, drag racing & NASCAR are

Road racing is where it's at

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ayrton88

Yes... one is put it to the floor and turn left. The other is put it to the floor and go straight. I don't see the appeal of either.

nis350

That's a good one.

Guess it is all relative/subjective. It is like debating which color is faster.

Spstone

There is something missing to me on the new cayman and 911. One of my buddies just picked up a 2014 911 and something just seems off riding in it and looking at it. I've never been a huge fan of the cayman, but have had a secret love affair with the 911 since childhood. I drove many when I was turning wrenches and always had a smile on my face doing so. Had a couple opportunities to buy, but to be honest was turned off by the owner base. My garage worked on a lot of high end cars ranging from early Bentley's to modern Ferrari's and by far the hardest customers to deal with was the Porsche guys.

To be honest I have yet to get behind the wheel of the cayman, they just seem to me to be the newest "poor mans porsche." Not that their cheap, but like the boxter, 914, 924 and so on porsche built them to get those with just enough income to become an owner. I guess you can say the same thing about many Z owners now, they want a GTR but can't afford one so the Z is the next best thing.

Back to the Miata, one of my guys at work just picked up the newest one. It is a mean looking little car. I don't know how it drives, but it's come a long way from it's bubbly disney cartoon looking grandfather.

imjello

With headers and exhaust ( and tune ) the new Miata gains +50 hp and +50tq thanks to its factory 2.0L engine and 13.0 compression ratio. We are talking 193 hp and 190 tq to the wheels ( 139 whp is stock ). I think it's impressive.

Source: Good-Win Racing Longtube RACE Header OVER 40HP! - MX-5 Miata Forum

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Duc_Z09

Sorry, I can't get onboard with a car that makes less power than a modern 1000cc motorcycle. I just can't do it.

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mishuko

350 forum yo my stance is sick

Next post - yo my tire wear so unevenly