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The next-gen MX-5 Miata thread
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Keef
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I'll just assume they're planning spacers, haha. @Heldenzeit
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- SpacedustDaddy
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Otherwise that would be nice but they're all wrong hand drive 
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Not for me they ain'tOtherwise that would be nice but they're all wrong hand drive
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It's your former empires fault that the Japanese and a couple other countries have it wrong in the first place! 
CodeRedR51
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FINALLY they put this damn thing up. They took their sweet time with it. 
http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/con...=MX5&modelYear=2016&skipZip=0&from=&zip=44444
Edit: Can anyone figure out why it won't let me select the appearance package on a club?
http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/con...=MX5&modelYear=2016&skipZip=0&from=&zip=44444
Edit: Can anyone figure out why it won't let me select the appearance package on a club?
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- That_sneaky_azN
So blue is only available in GT models. Why?
CodeRedR51
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Yeah I don't get it either. Got home and it finally let me put the appearance package without the brembos.
Not all that excited about the limited color options. Might just be worth waiting to see if they add more for '17.
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They may most likely add more colours for the 2017 MY like how they did with the 2015 MY Mazda 6, where they added deep crystal blue mica and a dark metallic tan colour.
CodeRedR51
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Don't get me wrong I wouldn't mind the Meteor Gray Mica as that's my current preferred choice on a Club model (would prefer the blue though...) but if they add another blue and make it available on the Club for '17 I would go that route.
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Maybe going back to the roots of the special editions. Like for example '03 SEs only came in blue, etc
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Rotary Junkie
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So, I drove one. Firmly.
I can't complain about anything. It's, well, it's a better Miata than any other while still managing to be a better car than the NC.
I need one.
I can't complain about anything. It's, well, it's a better Miata than any other while still managing to be a better car than the NC.
I need one.
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Yes, get rid of the failwheeldrive and switch over to the impractical RWD goodness.
Rotary Junkie
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I have something RWD with four cams and eight cylinders as it is at this point
Though the only thing it's good at is passing everything except gas stations.
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In today's world of excess, there is a comfort in the MX-5's simplicity.
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Extremely basic options when looking at the base model (which is what I'd be looking at if I was in the market for it)....
......but I'm not complaining. Still would want one.
......but I'm not complaining. Still would want one.
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As the owner of a '96 MX-5 since the beginning of 2010, I think the ND is the best MX-5 so far in both looks and refinement.
All it's missing for me to consider buying one is a PRHT or at the very least, a removable hardtop.
All it's missing for me to consider buying one is a PRHT or at the very least, a removable hardtop.
CodeRedR51
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I hear a removable hard top is in the works. This car also has the removable plates between where the top folds down and the rear trunk that you can remove and put the "Frankenstein bolts" in to fit a factory hard top.
Edit: REALLY wish you could get this color with the Club! Damnit Mazda.
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- That_sneaky_azN
I'm planning to check these out at the Mazda dealership while my 6 gets an oil change later in the afternoon.
Honestly, this would be my first ever actual feel of driving a Miata, so I can't be sure on how the others felt.
Honestly, this would be my first ever actual feel of driving a Miata, so I can't be sure on how the others felt.
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949 Racing got theirs in last week. I hope I get to drive it!
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It looks better with smaller wheels.
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I agree. Just seems to suit it, without looking under-wheeled, as would normally be the case. Neat visual trick. I assume the rolling radius is the same whether people go for the 16" or 17" wheels, so the smaller ones still fill the arches the same.
CodeRedR51
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My local dealer has 5 ND's listed in stock on their website, including a Meteor Gray Club which is what I want. Every single one of them are automatics. Come on people...
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Because 'Merica. I can't even remember whether we're getting the auto in the UK. I assume we must be, but a quick scan of eBay shows how few will buy it - there are just shy of 800 MX-5s currently for sale, and 19 of those are automatic. And I suspect that most of those are Japanese imports, of which many are autos.
CodeRedR51
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I can see maybe the Grand Touring models being Auto since that's probably the one most older folks will lean towards and they just want a sporty cruiser. But the Club model with an Auto? Get out...
