2010 Mx-5 - Page 3

Apoc · 09-10-2009, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Homeslice

What would you do to it to make it less girly? Bigger fender arches & fat tires maybe? That's about all I can think of.

That, more room, and about 600 horsepower...

And like trip said, get rid of that dick eating grin on the front of it.

karl_1052 · 09-10-2009, 07:28 PM

I would love a first gen

Trip · 09-10-2009, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by karl_1052

I would love a first gen

That one looks stoned,

TommyHotWheel · 09-10-2009, 09:57 PM

Why do they feel the need to put a stupid face on these cars? Make the grill bigger and retro headlights like the AC Cobra or an Austin Healey and a bit of a wider stance and I think it would look decent. Its the smile that makes this car "Gay" or a "chick's" car.

Kaneman · 09-10-2009, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by CasterTroy

With the BOATERS running a close second...though the boaters don't toss motor oil on the roads..they just tow the boats across the lines at mach speeds thru blind corners

I sat and watched full size 18 wheelers with trailers in tow going up and down Deal's Gap. Couldn't believe it...but they made it through somehow.

smileyman · 09-11-2009, 10:02 AM

I like em. I'd own one. I'd race one. It is the SV650 of the auto world. I bet it has made better drivers out of most that have driven it, compared to say a vette or Mustang GT because it has little HP and a very communicative chassis, teaching the driver more about corner technique and entrance speed than a heavy Murican pony car...

unknownroad · 09-11-2009, 11:26 AM

I don't understand why the Mazdaspeed version had such a short run... stuff the Mazdaspeed3 engine and party down (well, except that it's already expensive and has surprisingly poor MPG ratings for such a light car)

Chris S · 09-14-2009, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by unknownroad

I don't understand why the Mazdaspeed version had such a short run... stuff the Mazdaspeed3 engine and party down (well, except that it's already expensive and has surprisingly poor MPG ratings for such a light car)

the factory caught on fire, accelerating the transition to the NC. I'll write more later, but my well-modded NC is prob my favorite car I've ever owned, and the list includes a Supra Turbo, 2 S2000s, Cayman S, and E90 M3 (which I still own). At my local track, it hung w/ a S/c'd S2000 w/ 2x the power and R compounds, and left a stock S2000 CR in the dust. It ranks right w the CS and a similarly modded NC as the 3 best handling cars I've ever driven.

Homeslice · 09-14-2009, 01:08 PM

What is an NC?

Seats in those pics look limp-wristed. Are there better seats available?

Chris S · 09-14-2009, 01:41 PM

NA = 1st gen 90-97
NB = 2nd gen 99-05
NC = 3rd gen 06+

09-10-2009, 07:28 PM	#22
karl_1052 sergeant hatred Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ottawa Moto: The bus Posts: 2,723	I would love a first gen __________________ My wife was afraid of the dark...then she saw me naked and now she's afraid of the light.

09-10-2009, 09:57 PM	#24
TommyHotWheel Imported from Detroit Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Michigan Moto: 2001 Suzuki TL1000R Posts: 989	Why do they feel the need to put a stupid face on these cars? Make the grill bigger and retro headlights like the AC Cobra or an Austin Healey and a bit of a wider stance and I think it would look decent. Its the smile that makes this car "Gay" or a "chick's" car. __________________ Cry Havok! And let slip the hogs of war! Last edited by TommyHotWheel; 09-10-2009 at 11:14 PM..

09-11-2009, 10:02 AM	#26
smileyman White Trash Hero Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NW Arkansas Moto: Buell 1125R Porco Rosso Edition Posts: 4,895	I like em. I'd own one. I'd race one. It is the SV650 of the auto world. I bet it has made better drivers out of most that have driven it, compared to say a vette or Mustang GT because it has little HP and a very communicative chassis, teaching the driver more about corner technique and entrance speed than a heavy Murican pony car... __________________ Arkriders.com To be the best you must first be willing to risk the worst!

09-11-2009, 11:26 AM	#27
unknownroad Guys... where are we? Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: South Carolina Moto: SV650 Interstate, CX500 rat-bobber, whatever else runs. Posts: 784	I don't understand why the Mazdaspeed version had such a short run... stuff the Mazdaspeed3 engine and party down (well, except that it's already expensive and has surprisingly poor MPG ratings for such a light car) __________________ Considering Verizon Business service? Perhaps you'd like to consider a nice drain cleaner enema instead?

09-14-2009, 01:08 PM	#29
Homeslice Elitist Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Moto: Gix 750 Posts: 11,351	What is an NC? Seats in those pics look limp-wristed. Are there better seats available?

09-14-2009, 01:41 PM	#30
Chris S Kneedragger Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Austin, TX Moto: '07 KTM Super Duke (for sale), '07 KTM 300 XC-W Posts: 171	NA = 1st gen 90-97 NB = 2nd gen 99-05 NC = 3rd gen 06+