Was your 93 already a 1.8 with aircon? I don’t know how the weight could be near the top of the scale for a first-gen MX otherwise, mine weighs in close to 2100lbs, and that is with added sound deadening for the new speaker setup. Small engine though, small brakes, no aircon, no ABS, small differential - probably…

ah, yes, comparing it to other Miatas was my point. Taken by itself, that is indeed not that much.
What baffles me more is that the ND is only 100lbs lighter (although better equipped at the same time), yet feels so much more agile - more like a well-tuned NA even than a NB.

Still, weight is the key. Try driving a…

Actually I checked, hers is even a 97, so one of the last NAs to be built.
Yes, they also started doing that then in Europe, although we soon got the different steering wheel due to the smaller Euro airbag.
In 94 they introduced the 1.8 in Europe and replaced the previous 115hp 1.6 with the 90hp 1.6, and the later one…

I have a 1996 90hp miata sitting around, it is the dearest thing of my significant other and she will not change it for any other car unless it dies. Then she will buy a 1.8 NA, because she wants dual airbags at least.

The old 90hp thingy is officially rated in its papers to have a top speed of about 165km/h. I did…

Miatas are not about acceleration. Was the NB in the same technical state as the NC? (age of the bushings and dampers most importantly).
If so, you should’ve found it to be much more fun on twisty roads, especially if it was a NB-facelift Sports version with the added structural parts for rigidity.
That one is miles…

The NC is too fat and to unwieldy compared to all other MX5, so even with more power it is not automatically better to drive. It is easy to make it go fast for trackdays, but is is not what I would recommend. I’d have any other MX5, even the 90hp NA, over any NC.
Sorry, but that car is just huge and somehow seems to…

This can only be NP, since Top Gear has proven that these things ARE indestructible. Neither fire, nor water, nor stone (ok, falling damage) was enough to kill it off.

^^ that reminds me of the Peugeot 205 GTI, it is even easier in that one :D

The MK IV was one of the worst Golfs for one reason: Stability, or the lack of it. Especially the Diesel Variant with its heavy engine up front and weak suspension was hopeless without ESP.
Learned that the hard way on a safety driving course, when in whet conditions the instructor had us first go with all driver aids…

That is correct, I absolutely agree with you. But there can still be reasons where you will need disaster recovery, p.ex. taking your laptop with you on a business trip, working on it, and finding out it is broken after you take it home again (happened to a friend of mine- bought an expensive 180€ backpack which…

And the data on the SSD cannot be rescued anymore if it dies.
The 2017 model still had a connector on the board to which Apple Technicians could hook up their stuff to extract the data from the onboard-SSD to move it to another machine in case of mainboard failure.
That port is gone.
So they now instruct their users to…

Why more power?
I have a 911 and a first gen MX5 NA with the 1.6 90hp engine (wasn’t ever offered in the US I think). The NA ist plenty of fun, gets off the line quick enough with its fast shifts and is a blast to drive, especially on a winding road. Sure, you almost cannot overtake any lorry on a byroad safely, but…

I cannot applaud Stef enough for her recommendation.
Volvo estates are just what you want for long time commutes, and the version she recommended is young enough not to have too many worries, yet still a very cool and understated car.
I owned an 850 T5 manual and 850R auto, and both were - after a few mods - genuine…

I don’t think that is extremely expensive.
Considering that a standard key blade with remote for a Porsche 996/Boxster (without folding key mechanism) costs more than 300€ plus programming!

If you want expensive keys, head over to http://noblekey.de/en/

ah, it sounded like you were getting there from a hardware standpoint.

Your PS4 ist about as much a “watered down PC” as the Xbox one. They are almost identical considering the basic hardware, they are actually closer than two different gaming PCs might be.
The rest is up to the software, and in that regard, the Xbox user interface is as far removed from a standard PC as that of the PS4.…

considering that you had to wait about a year for a simple VW Golf at some times during its lifespan (depending on options and model), or for any kind of Mercedes Benz, this wouldn’t bother me at all. Note that back then you had to pay for the car in full and THEN wait a year for them to build it to your specs, they…

Should fit in a Miata.

A bit snobbish, isn’t it? There were days when center armrests were expensive extra add-ons, if they were available at all. VW Golf Mk1, Mk2, the Ford Fiesta up to the GFJ, most cars that I remember from my youth didn’t come with an armrest, let alone the option to order one from the company. Hell, in most a center…

In a straight line at least. In a circuit race, a Porsche 996 converted to electric drive by a German engineer has beaten many Tesla Roadster S and Model S, he actually made second place in a competition otherwise dominated by Teslas (no other electric cars can match their performance because most other cars are just…