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KAL
06-06-2012, 09:55 AM
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Last september i bought my first Miata.
After my cousin had had his for a year (aka its bulletproof) i started looking round for my own.

https://img.skitch.com/20120606-renjt4skd22bf1up6mj6kd3x7b.jpg

I found this bone-stock NA at a good price, rust free with 92k miles.

I live in Oslo, but my work is part-time (one or two times pr. month) over the mountains, about a 200 mile drive.

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The first drive "home" included a visit to my friend who owns an immaculate AE86 with less than 50k miles on the speedo.

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I was on the west coast for two weeks and did alot of driving!

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When i came back to Oslo i took it to the track. An exciting day —*standard Miata on shitty tires, very fast damp track was a nervous combination.

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Some moron broke my mirror, so i bought some Nopros from that other forum.

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Then came the winter. A couple of fun trips to the west coast. One of them with a broken thermostat. It was -4 (farenheit) outside. And inside.

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I also installed the suspension from an ex-racemiata. Koni race coilovers in the front and yellows in the back. Springs are 750/350 lbs.

KAL
06-06-2012, 10:05 AM
Then, on the 13. of january it got stolen.
Each and every day i browsed the news on found cars, called the police and even got coverage (http://www.tv2.no/underholdning/broom/mazda-mx5-miata-har-du-sett-denne-bilen-3684933.html) on one of the largest automotive sites here in Norway as the car had been part of a «my first car» article with the previous owner.

Then, on the 23. february i got it back!
Drove two hours into the deep, dark woods and met the road-assistant person who had taken it from the police after they were finished with it.

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The thieves had destroyed the rear finish plate. Not to steal the suspension that was still in there after the coilover-installation, but to put stuff in there.
Guess they used it as a daily. They had even changed the head unit to another one :D

A few weeks later and it was back on the road!

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KAL
06-06-2012, 10:09 AM
The rest of the winter and spring was mostly driving back and forth from east to west.

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KAL
06-06-2012, 10:14 AM
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Bought some Enkeis, or "enkeis". Attended another trackday, first with the new setup, second with shitty tires.

https://img.skitch.com/20120520-gpntj4twumr7f5kwbh7q79c125.jpg

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KAL
06-06-2012, 10:16 AM
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Installed some new 595 RSR tires from Federal last week, and that brings up to date.
9 months and 10.000 miles later.

KAL
06-06-2012, 12:07 PM
Some videos.
My first Miata drive was on a track… also the first time I was on a track. In my cousins MX-5.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TTIqH0pL10&feature=plcp

And the most recent trackday. The gopro wouldn't record sound so the footage was just about useless.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZ-fBct6QUk&feature=plcp