You miss me?

[NAVILESRX8]

Hey guys...a few of you would remember me from the days I used to show up to NEPOC meets in my Black RX8. It's been a while since I posted. A lot has changed in the year since I last posted. I sold the RX8, got my wife a new Corolla XRS. I also had a cool 91 MR2 hardtop with a bunch of JDM goodies, it was fast and fun. I also had an 86 Corolla SR5 I played with. I sold both of them right before I moved to Houston, TX. I've been here for about a month. I love the weather here, the car culture is amazing. I've seen every kind of cool fun car, from old RWD Toyotas, to Lotus Elises, to all the Italian exotics. I looked hard for a cool car, I was hunting for AE86's, maybe an RX7, but I couldn't find anything not overpriced. I then looked for a cheap 2wd Toyota truck...no dice. Then this thing just showed up. It is a 1994 Mazda Miata. It has Power steering an LSD....I never really thought of owning a Miata. My best friend back in MA has a 90 with some mods, I liked it but at the time I had my SW20, and the Miata just felt small and slow, very fun but slow. Well, this Miata is faster, but still slow. Nothing a Supercharger or Turbo won't fix. It is a great starting point, and I get to enjoy the top down fun pretty much year round. Here are some pics

I really wanted an RX7, or an AE86, but I'll make this work.....

Anyways I miss you guys and hope to see again one day. Only in the Summer though, I am through with New england winters! HAhA

 

[Ehawley]

Looks good, glad to hear you are having fun down there. I am thinking my next project car will be a 91-95 MR2. Let me know how you think the Miata compares as it is also on my list.

 

[Protege52003]

yeah, missed seeing you posting here.........the miata looks nice! time to start modding! do you miss the RX8?

-R

 

[NAVILESRX8]

Hell yeah I miss the RX8.....well..I don't miss the $40 fillups every 3 days...man that car was a pig....I put $24 of regular in the miata and it lasted me 2 weeks...

 

[Astral]

congrats! the miata is a great car! keep her waxed well!

i've been averaging about 17mpg in my 8 for a while (all hwy is usually 20-21mpg), but lately i've been having my foot in it all the time and been averaging 15mpg zoom-zoom-slurp-gulp-zoom!

 

[slug420]

quite a drive for you to make it to our next meet dude.....good thing your car is fun to drive so it will go by quick

 

[chuyler1]

but lately i've been having my foot in it all the time and been averaging 15mpg zoom-zoom-slurp-gulp-zoom!

Lately? Is there ever a time when you aren't pedal to the metal? (burnout)

 

[Canecreekfreak]

Congrats on making back into the Mazda family. I had a '94 Miata before my P5- and it was the funest car I've ever driven. What they lack in raw power they more than make up for in responsive-ness and just sheer fun. Man I miss that car...

 

[Crazee D]

The family...
they keep pullin me back in!

 

[Protege52003]

Lately? Is there ever a time when you aren't pedal to the metal? (burnout)

yeah.........

 

[Astral]

I am in CA right now on a business trip, driving a Chevy HHR, and let me tell you, it's taking me some constraint to not floor the living bejeezus out of that thing with my manager in the passenger seat.

 

[aMaff]

Do it! I'm in Mass for the next month or so on business w/ a rental, and I beat the bejeezus out of it

 

[Astral]

Do it! I'm in Mass for the next month or so on business w/ a rental, and I beat the bejeezus out of it

Yes, I am slowly dragging the average mpg down. I started with 15 miles of 28mpg, then after 2 miles of city, it was 17.3mpg . Right now I dragged it down to 22.9mpg.

Thing is, the suspension is so soft and the steering is so crappy that I just don't feel great throwing the car around corners. I was driving on rt 84 from 280 to rt 1, which was a WICKED twisted road. Oh how I WISH I had my 8 there. ******'a it was some tight corners. With this rental, I had to be super-*******-smooth to load the suspension in the corners without "bounce" and try to keep my foot off the gas with my manager and a co-worker in the car.

 

[aMaff]

hehehe, I know the feeling. I was late the other day (last Friday I think) and I 4 wheel drifted the Impala arnd the cloverleaf, it was funny as crap. Hurray for slip angles!