What stuff do you wish your Miata didn't have?

[The Driver]

I wish my Miata didn't have the following: Airbags, leather seats and power windows.


What do you wish your Miata didn't have?

[KAL]

The rattles.

[I<3flippyheadlights]

The rattles.

fact.

[psulja]

Rattles, rust, and damaged rear quarter.

[kung fu jesus]

Oil leaks.

[psulja]

Oil leaks.

Oil burning.

[concealer404]

Hydra.

[The Driver]

Hydra.

Wait, you don't like the Hydra? Please, do tell!

[concealer404]

Wait, you don't like the Hydra? Please, do tell!

No real local support. Alternator output control SUCKS. Idle control SUCKS. Paying $275 for a replacement wideband sensor SUCKS.

Two of those 4 things are supposed to be fixed with 2.7, but also: Paying out the ass for software upgrades SUCKS.

Fact: I would NOT have bought this car if i had bothered to do more research about Hydra and how people like it beyond being told by a reputable vendor that "Oh no big deal it'll run and drive better than stock you'll never have to mess with it." Head over to Miataturbo.net and you'll find that the general consensus is that Hydra is a joke. An expensive joke. Don't get me wrong, it's ridiculously powerful, but it's overcomplicated, quirky, and your only real support is via a phone call halfway across the country.

[revlimiter]

+1 on rattles. I have one. Only one. I usually have zero. But my back driver's suspension area is rattling. I've been trying to fix it for 2 months now and can't.

Bikini top season is coming. Then I won't be able to hear it.

[Tekel]

The noises. Both of my miatas have them. The msm has a humm when I turn left and a rattling in the exhaust somewhere and one in the fmic. The na makes so many noises that some mornings in the winter I want to push it off a cliff.

[iRoadster]

I wish Miatas didn't have the trendy internet hype that's been surrounding them lately, causing them to fall into the wrong hands.

That and oil leaks.

[The Driver]

The noises. Both of my miatas have them. The msm has a humm when I turn left and a rattling in the exhaust somewhere and one in the fmic. The na makes so many noises that some mornings in the winter I want to push it off a cliff.

Have you checked the rubber bands that keep the exhaust in place?

I wish Miatas didn't have the trendy internet hype that's been surrounding them lately, causing them to fall into the wrong hands.

That and oil leaks.

There are only a few places where the Miata will leak. The CAS o-ring, the crank seal and the main seal. Get them replaced = no more leaks!

[Benbrg]

Power steering, rattles

[RyanxStorey]

Have you checked the rubber bands that keep the exhaust in place?


There are only a few places where the Miata will leak. The CAS o-ring, the crank seal and the main seal. Get them replaced = no more leaks!

Forgetting the cam seals and valve cover gasket.

[The Driver]

Forgetting the cam seals and valve cover gasket.

True and I 've seen some sepage from the valve cover gasket, but never a leak; and NEVER sean sepage or leak from the cam seals.

[RyanxStorey]

I've seen and had leaks from my cam gears.

[concealer404]

I don't think i've ever seen a Mazda B motor that didn't leak at the cam seals after about 150k miles.

[The Driver]

I don't think i've ever seen a Mazda B motor that didn't leak at the cam seals after about 150k miles.

Thats probably because the service life of those seals is 60K miles...

[kung fu jesus]

Oil leaks.

I think after 12 years of ownership, I *might* be able to cross this one off the list. (knocking on wood)

[Mexican_Guy]

side airbags on the seat just that :/

[94R]

Oil leaks and that hole on my tranny case (and I don't mean the weep hole). I really should get my act together and get them fixed, but too lazy, and would prefer to drive the car than wrench on it.

[adamvanxxx]

Rust.
Heat shield rattle.
Loud ass front shock bushing.

[theothersawyer]

Oil leak, ratty driver seat, lifter tick (I guess this kinda relates to the oil leak though)

[bedheadben]

An open diff. Gah I need to install my Torsen!

[tanakapz]

curb rash on my 6uls : (

[NAautoxer]

a slightly off-color right rear quarter panel.. and peeling trunk paint.. mine's a 94!! they were supposed to fix the peeling!!! :(

other than that, i'm good with the rattles, oil leaks and over all "british" ownership.. :D

here you can see the trunk and off-color quarter panel:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7245/6952564364_7afaf970cc.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/80073081@N00/6952564364/)
4-15-2012-1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/80073081@N00/6952564364/) by fragile_this_side_up_retro_club (http://www.flickr.com/people/80073081@N00/), on Flickr

[adamvanxxx]

At least it blends with the trunk and bumper. Well it seems to, my eyes hurt.

[The Driver]

a slightly off-color right rear quarter panel.. and peeling trunk paint.. mine's a 94!! they were supposed to fix the peeling!!! :(

other than that, i'm good with the rattles, oil leaks and over all "british" ownership.. :D

here you can see the trunk and off-color quarter panel:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7245/6952564364_7afaf970cc.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/80073081@N00/6952564364/)
4-15-2012-1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/80073081@N00/6952564364/) by fragile_this_side_up_retro_club (http://www.flickr.com/people/80073081@N00/), on Flickr

From your pic, I don't see the passenger side airbag, are you sure your car is a 94?

[NAautoxer]

i'm a freakin magician!!

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2462/3861007471_0818db995a.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/80073081@N00/3861007471/)
DSCF1483 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/80073081@N00/3861007471/) by fragile_this_side_up_retro_club (http://www.flickr.com/people/80073081@N00/), on Flickr

http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4055/4452177041_51790971b2.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/80073081@N00/4452177041/)
DSCF2075 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/80073081@N00/4452177041/) by fragile_this_side_up_retro_club (http://www.flickr.com/people/80073081@N00/), on Flickr

is it the same car?? YOU'LL NEVER KNOW!!!.... ok, i did a dash swap.. :D

i agree about not liking all the current "OMG MIATAS ARE GREAT" crap.. :( i already own 3 hondas.. i don't need another car to worry about.

and i also sometimes absolutely hate the numbers on the car.. a little "flashy"..

[The Driver]

i'm a freakin magician!!


is it the same car?? YOU'LL NEVER KNOW!!!.... ok, i did a dash swap.. :D
..

Dude, you are the one to blame! You replaced your +94 dash with a pre 94 dash, thus giving your Chaste white an identity crisis! I mean what do you expect? If I were you I'd check under the hood and check if the engine shrank to 1.6...

[bedheadben]

Dude, you are the one to blame! You replaced your +94 dash with a pre 94 dash, thus giving your Chaste white an identity crisis! I mean what do you expect? If I were you I'd check under the hood and check if the engine shrank to 1.6...

Also put her on a scale to see if she's lost a couple hundred pounds. :lol:

[The Driver]

Also put her on a scale to see if she's lost a couple hundred pounds. :lol:

Hey know 94+'s didn't just gain fat. Bigger torquier engine, bigger brakes, bigger stronger brakes...


But yeah, his car maybe slowly reverting...

[Keep]

doors! Now, think away!

[fitftw]

about 300 more pounds...

I see a Lotus Elise in my future lol

[NAautoxer]

Hey know 94+'s didn't just gain fat. Bigger torquier engine, bigger brakes, bigger stronger brakes...


But yeah, his car maybe slowly reverting...

way to de-rail the thread. the 1.6 dash is 11lbs lighter BEFORE you add in the pass. side air bag of the 94+. plus there isn't a gaping hole where the airbag should be. the 1.8 is still there along with the bigger brakes. just trying to get the best of both worlds..

[drv2fst]

Paint on the hood, love the polished look NAautoxer.

[The Driver]

way to de-rail the thread. the 1.6 dash is 11lbs lighter BEFORE you add in the pass. side air bag of the 94+. plus there isn't a gaping hole where the airbag should be. the 1.8 is still there along with the bigger brakes. just trying to get the best of both worlds..

Lighten up, Francis!

[atlnb]

Wish my car didn't have a tan interior

[The Driver]

Wish my car didn't have a tan interior

Yeah mon, black interior FTW! :(

[morr]

I wish it didn't have: to pass OBD2 emissions, tan interior, Racelands :lol:

[Ohsixspeedsix]

Wish i didnt have an open diff.

[Leeroy]

Wish my car didn't have a tan interior

For real.

A leaky top, OBD2, and no ass.

[hippari]

An open 1.6 diff.

It's like I don't even have an NB anymore.

Stock for Stock, my car came everyway I wanted it though =/

[fitftw]

everything from the intake filter to where the intake manifold connects to the head. I want ITB's.

Trying to decide between MSPNP2, MS2V3 and AEM EMS-4.

[iRoadster]

The A/C…I need to get that crap out one of these days.:sweat: I think I used it once last summer.