GTP Cool Wall: 1989-1998 Mazda Miata/MX-5/Eunos Roadster

[Azure Flare]

 

[SVT Cobra GT]

Watch from 2:19.

That guy is not cool.

 

[homeforsummer]

That is literally the worst reason anyone has ever given for claiming a car is not cool in one of these threads. Ever.

Have a think about how goppingly awful some people's posts in these threads are and then consider how bad that few seconds of footage must be as a reason, to be worse.

 

[GranTurismo916]

Watch from 2:19.

That guy is not cool.

Haha...thanks but no. That's not a reason to call a car uncool.

 

[SVT Cobra GT]

That is literally the worst reason anyone has ever given for claiming a car is not cool in one of these threads. Ever.

Have a think about how goppingly awful some people's posts in these threads are and then consider how bad that few seconds of footage must be as a reason, to be worse.

Haha...thanks but no. That's not a reason to call a car uncool.

I'm not calling the car uncool because of that footage.

 

[Tornado]

So you posted the video for no reason, then?

 

[SVT Cobra GT]

When I remember the reason why, I'll get back to you.

Today is not my day.

 

[Jet Badger]

The car is cool and there's some moving pictures in relation.

 

[Crispy]

Great car. Responsive steering, easy to modify, great grassroots racing car, and you can have great fun at street limits.

Everyone is happy to see a Miata! It's one of the few cars where owners will wave towards each other on the street (Or flash the pop-up lights) People will call you gay, or girly, but then you give them a ride and they seem to change their mind. Girls love the car as well. All them good 'ole boys in their lifted Chevy's get no attention, but that kid in the bright yellow convertible? Cool.

 

[Zenith]

Every time this phrase is posted the car becomes a little less cool.

 

[DaehlateM]

The answer is usually Miata.

 

[Zenith]

The answer is usually Miata.

The answer is usually a small two seat convertible? No, no it's not.

 

[DaehlateM]

The whole saying comes from people asking, "what kind of car should I buy if I'm doing (x)."

If you take it in a literal sense, you're doing it wrong.

 

[homeforsummer]

The answer is usually a small two seat convertible? No, no it's not.

"The answer could be Miata if it meets the criteria of the car you're searching for".

Factually accurate.

Arguably less catchy. Though if it replaces the old phrase you heard it here first.

 

[MoLiEG]

Ughh... Mazda Miata

Seriously Uncool

 

[GTPorsche]

Cool.

 

[Roo]

Looks like 63 other people went through the same thought process I did when I nominated it - it's cool but missing something that prevents it from being Sub-Zero. I also assumed the V8 Brigade would all instavote Seriously Uncool, but it seems some can see past the engine 👍

Also, partially off-topic, but it does have something to do with the Miata; I'm looking for books that cover the Miata and the 911, does anyone know of any good ones?

Why, yes. Yes I do.

 

[daan]

"The answer could be Miata if it meets the criteria of the car you're searching for

and if you fit".

 

[homeforsummer]

Why, yes. Yes I do.

Heard good things about that one...

 

[Parker]

It gets a solid cool from me as well.

I've never understood the stereotypes either. I'm from Kentucky where we're apparently all white trash cousin lovers who love our big V8 trucks and I see far more males driving these cars than I do females. I love trucks as much as the next guy (not really a V8 fan though, more of an I6 diesel guy personally) but I plan on owning one of these cars fairly soon. I wonder what will happen to my penis though? According to some it has completely retracted inside of me because I daily drive a dually, diesel truck and I'm assuming the purchase of a Miata would have the opposite affect? That is another discussion though, I suppose.

 

[niky]

Heard good things about that one...

You know you owe Roo commission now, right?

 

[Vegard]

According to some it has completely retracted inside of me because I daily drive a dually, diesel truck and I'm assuming the purchase of a Miata would have the opposite affect?

You'll have both bases covered I reckon as they'll cancel each other out, either way you look at it:

1-1=0
(-)1+1=0

Yep, you're all good.

 

[C_Raccoon23]

Because of the headlights, I never found this generation of Miata "feminine" or "girly". Sure, it's small, but still.

I give it a SZ. I feel pretty indifferent about the later Miatas. They just lack something that this car has, but I can't put my finger on it.

 

[Kent]

Cool, not sub-zero.
I've heard nothing but good things about this car until it comes to the stereotypes. No way around the fact that it's very small, lots of people consider it cute, and in America a guy driving one often looks like a mid-life crisis type who couldn't afford a corvette.

All that said, I still say cool because I feel like being kind hearted today.

 

[RDF97]

It's the obvious choice. That makes it too mainstream. Uncool.

 

[Turbotwin01]

It's the obvious choice. That makes it too mainstream. Uncool.

Well then hipster...

 

[DK]

Do you really value the opinions of those who deride cars as "gay"? They'd be the sort of morons who need The Sun (the tabloid, not the star our planet orbits) to tell them how to vote.

Given that it irks the aforementioned morons, it bumps it up to SZ for me.

 

[GranTurismo916]

Do you really value the opinions of those who deride cars as "gay"? They'd be the sort of morons who need The Sun (the tabloid, not the star our planet orbits) to tell them how to vote.

Given that it irks the aforementioned morons, it bumps it up to SZ for me.

EDIT: Stupid stuff was here, read @homeforsummer's better one.

 

[MrUnknown]

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[Bzdziul]

I think it's cool.

Fun little sports car that doesn't need a track to enjoy, you can buy them in good shape for a reasonable price and won't cost you an arm and a leg to run.

If I could afford a second car at the moment, that would be no.1 on my list (although I am not 100% sure I would fit inside )