What got you into miatas?

[— vote4pedro —]

I assume one reason everyone here likes the miata is because it is a convertible. What got you started with rag tops?

For me, it was my father’s 1966 Pontiac Catalina. It was huge (could easily accommodate 6 – 3 front 3 rear), but it was fun to drive in with the top down. We would work on it together and replaced the tired original 389 2 barrel engine with a 389 with 400 heads and a tri power set up out of a ’67 GTO, which in turn made it even more fun to drive in.
1966 Catalina.JPG

[iRoadster]

The ragtop is just an added bonus. I honestly could care less if it were a convertible. I got into them because they're bitchin' cars, and probably a little bit due to Gran Turismo 2-3.

[The Driver]

I was in college and driving around in a 944S and a Volvo 740 Turbo, when a SERIOUSLY HOT classmate of mine, Sharon got a Miata from her fiancee's dad.

I gave her a hand for some classwork, and she asked how she could pay me. After my first request was denied , I asked if I could take her "new" Miata. The car was a '90 base red and this was 1997, so the car was a bit rough. She jumped into the car with me and we drove around Dade City in it. After that ride, I knew that at some point I would get a Miata...

[jux]

Started with verts? I wanted a classic, and a 63 falcon vert basically fell in my lap.

Started me on Miatae? How about what prompted me to buy my first one, as that's a much shorter answer.
Was looking for a fun daily beater while finishing up on another project car. Ended up with a red 92...that a buddy now owns.

[Small White Car]

I repossessed handful in the early 90's and was hooked from the first one I ever drove, couldn't buy one until a friend of mine desperately needed to sell his off to make the house payment. Bought my second (and current daily) three years later, still have both in the driveway.

[JamieH]

I decided I needed something that had better fuel economy than my truck. Something that would still be fun, RWD, manual and relatively cheap. Something that would also be very reliable, easy to work on and has a good aftermarket. After thinking about it, and doing some research, nothing fit the bill like a Miata. It is without a doubt the best used car purchase I've ever made.

[Benbrg]

It fell into my lap.

I needed a first car. After 6 months of searching for s chassis nissans and 5.0 mustangs, nothing was worth my money. I became so exasperated with my search that I almost bought a buick just so I'd have something solid to drive for a while. Then I heard a family friend was selling his miata. My dad kept telling me it was british racing green which I found funny because it is a japanese car. We traveled by train to look at it. When I saw it drive up, I wasn't too impressed, the car was so different from what I was looking for. It's proportions and the convertible top were out of line with my original guidelines.

Then I took a ride in it.

[—Martin—]

A friend let me drive his new white 90 and I thought it was a fun little car. Fast forward to 96 and I was shopping for a fun car. I was looking at a 914 that was nice but my mother told me, "Just buy a Miata." So... I bought a Miata. My mother is a smart lady

[XxkidXx]

i started working at a job that wasnt so close to my house so i needed a car i drove my moms van a for a couple months and it killed gas so i was looking for something more economic i saw a miata up for sale thinking to myself it was only going to be a temp car while i save more money for a new one (note this is my first car) I drove it once and it change my life forever haha jk i kept it because of how fun the car is.

[blackdbl9NB]

The first Miata I ever drove was an NB 6 speed that belonged to a friend of my Aunt. I was into Honda's and had a hopped up 2000 Civic Si. To say the least I was underwhelmed by the power output. It was a stock NB so it dod not seem to handle any better then my Si on Tein SS coilovers. I drive it once then forgot about it. Flash forward 6 years and I have my 73 RX2. A friend bought a seriously beat 90 NA from another guy we raced with. The guy he bought it from raced it and was never competitive with it. Marcus put springs and Nitto NT01's on it and I repainted it. We took it out to an autocross out in Rapid City SD and both finished top 5 with it. It was fun beating up on the "faster" cars. We had a kid in a modded RSX ask us what the hell was done to the car because we were beating him so badly. That little 1.6 had the smoothest shifting transmission I have ever had the pleasure to drive. It would drop into any gear you wanted it to and just about any speed you were going. It was all down hill from there.

[—RotorNutFD3S—]

My dad and I bought a '97 STO for my mom, I ended up driving it a lot and doing all of the maintenance work. I loved how easy it was to work on and how much fun it was to drive in stock form, in a few ways it reminded me of the RX7 convertible I had. My car at the time was totaled by a negligent driver, so I decided to find a Miata for myself.

[LOL]

I saw a slammed yellow NA on the 605 in southern California in early 2006. The rest is history.

[NAautoxer]

my wife wanted a car to autocross and take to track events. what better answer for a young, sexy lady than a miata? and thus, the legend was born.

[KAL]

My cousin had one for one year and since it survived i bought mine.

[Grumpy]

Finally decided to act on a desire for a sportscar. Tested a Crossfire, Solstice, Mini cooper s, Eclipse, Rx-8, and looked at Z4, 350z(out of my price range). Sprinkled between these were a 95, 2002, and 2004 MSM Miatas. Ended up finding the 2006 which felt more solid (to me), still had a factory warranty, tilt steering wheel(for the wife) and was in my perfect color combination.
Now that I've had one, I don't want anything else again. ever*.



* except an NA