See, the guys that go through all that effort do it because they need Miata. If you don't need Miata (in which case you do but just don't know it yet) then I guess there are more practical options.

No, I drive a $4k Miata.

It's used in place of better content.

This breed of article needs to stop. Used cars are cheaper than new ones, we get it.

Okay, a hardtop will sadly never be quite as secure as a real roof, but the Miata community has gone to great extents to figure out ways to keep their hardtops on their cars. A lot of people that do brackets will use security bolts, and there are also hardtop locks out there. Add an alarm and I'd feel pretty safe…

Take the bus

No way to beat around the bush here so I'll just say it – the Miata has only two seats. That means it's probably not ideal for transporting your spouse and 2.5 children. A Buick Roadmaster Estate should do the trick with it's rear facing third row seats.

Miata with the softtop removed and hardtop installed with brackets instead of latches.

People can not notice and still care, you don't seem to realize that.

lol

Is this like a reverse E36 M3 story?

Why? The A-pillar gauges are why.

Requesting a Yaris Life gif.

Man I suck yo dick, man!

unless S is a negative value

"completely"

Between that and defeating the computer aids, you're doing your car a service.

RX-8 Successor Probably Coming

RWD remedies that by giving the back wheels all the power, leaving the front wheels just for cornering. It's more balanced in terms of handling but not quite as good in low grip conditions.

My coworker was just telling me how a guy he knew poured four gallons of oil into his 240sx. Coworker said that the excess oil pushed through every seal in the car and burned off.