As much as I like 944s I think the only compelling functional reason to get one over a miata is that with the 2 tiny seats in the back and the huge hatch it’s a more practical only car. If you have a daily take the miata as a second car over the 944 all day long. Lighter chassis, better suspension layout from the…

Sell the mazda3 and buy a mazda3 with the correct transmission?

“But if you think getting a minivan means dooming yourself to three rows of slow, uninspired driving, the current crop of vans...”

If you chose to run optima will need a stereo and big subs for arbitrarily graded D&E category.

Preface: I don’t know anything about porsche engines or transmissions

Novices in super cars is a stupid idea. Novices in super cars with less safety equipment than any reputable HPDE would require is indefensible. Groups like this will ruin the fun for all of us.

To be fair, they will sell you a mazda3 with a 2.5 and a stick. I have one and it is a great daily driver. Also, very few people want a 23k manual transmission mazda3- Find a dealer with one on the lot they are very motivated to sell it.

NBs are generally more expensive than NAs in the US.

Think of it like this:

Thank you. 3d printing articles for a general audience are often painfully misinformed. 3d printing isn’t a one size fits all replacement for all other manufacturing and we aren’t going to be living in a world where anyone other than a well resourced team of professional engineers with a massive budget for tooling can…

I had a 2012 mazda2 and it was a ton of fun in the city. It’s not dangerously slow, you just need to buzz it up to redline.

Just came here to yell BOOOO SMALL DISPLACEMENT TURBO ENGINE. BOOO HONDA.

I assume the guy used 8020 since he can’t weld but that chassis is awful. You can see it flexing in the video where he is driving around.

Brake bias is definitely a contributing factor. Imagine if the car was set at 100% rear bias- there would be no front lifting (but a lot of other terrible things would happen). Also, thanks to ABS there is effectively no tire locking, they are going to continue to generate good stopping power. This is brake bias,…

Not blowing up on a dyno day is an absurdly low bar to set for a turbo system.

The will it baby question is mostly a function of how tall the front row occupants are. I am 6'4 and got away with an infant in my mazda2 on the passenger side (cybex aton is the lowest clearance seat). When we had to move to a rear facing convertible seat there was no way the mazda 2 would work and our replacement, a…

I was considering an exocet kit but for similar money I can get my miata down into the 1700lb range and retain the ability to keep it weather tight.

Build a locost.

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What is the point of a heavy and high horsepower lotus that makes a comfortable daily? Every other manufacturer already does this.