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Oct 19, 2015 | 02:35 PM

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Oct 19, 2015 | 02:48 PM

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Oct 19, 2015 | 02:50 PM

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If you are financing the ~20k for the S2000 or Evo, you should consider buying a 2016 Miata (msrp $24,915). With the lower interest rates on a new car, your monthly payment would likely be about the same. That way you would get a warranty and perfect paint you can clearbra.

At only 2332lbs. the new MX5 is going to be a great track car. Some bucket seats would probably shave off another 40lb.

if this is directed at me, I'm paying cash

and I just can't bring myself to pay that much for a miata... if I wanted a miata, for 25k I could have a monster track slayer of a miata if I just start out with a used NB...

Oct 19, 2015 | 02:50 PM

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On that note:

http://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread.php?t=590281

Oct 19, 2015 | 02:51 PM

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I bet you sucked up some Recaro with that save.

Oct 19, 2015 | 02:59 PM

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On that note:

http://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread.php?t=590281

That 949 Orange Miata looks great. There is going to be so much aftermarket support for the new Miata its crazy.

Oct 19, 2015 | 03:01 PM

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I bet you sucked up some Recaro with that save.

Recaro? thats wall all extremely mediocre Buddy club:

Oct 19, 2015 | 03:11 PM

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That 949 Orange Miata looks great. There is going to be so much aftermarket support for the new Miata its crazy.

There are already lots of companies jumping into the fray. It seems like every damn week, there's a new go-fast bit posted on the Miata forum.

Oct 19, 2015 | 03:14 PM

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There are already lots of companies jumping into the fray. It seems like every damn week, there's a new go-fast bit posted on the Miata forum.

you sound surprised...?

Oct 19, 2015 | 03:27 PM

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No, just bitter that the new Miata looks great and has lots of awesome mods available. Some of the stuff I'd like for my Miata.

Oct 19, 2015 | 03:39 PM

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Fast cheap Miatas at the track are going to have a lot of people thinking "I should have gotten the Miata."

Oct 19, 2015 | 03:44 PM

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^naw... at regular lapping days its prolly like 80% driver skill and 20% car... I don't see the fast guy in a miata to the rest of the cars changing much with the new miata

Oct 19, 2015 | 03:50 PM

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The new Miatas do look better than the old ones. That might change peoples' minds a bit.

Oct 19, 2015 | 03:51 PM

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... at regular lapping days its prolly like 80% driver skill and 20% car...

That is exactly why the Miatas will be posting good lap times. 99% of the drivers cannot drive their BMWs, Porsches, Vettes, modded Evos, anywhere near their car's limits.

Oct 19, 2015 | 04:03 PM

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The new Miatas do look better than the old ones. That might change peoples' minds a bit.

you might have something there

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That is exactly why the Miatas will be posting good lap times. 99% of the drivers cannot drive their BMWs, Porsches, Vettes, modded Evos, anywhere near their car's limits.

other than what amby pointed out, I don't see many people saying they should have bought a miata instead...