For example, I know that a ton of people cross shopped the last gen WRX STI, and the Mustang GT. Both being completely different cars, but something about both of them make people cross shop them. A sporty AWD daily driver vs a RWD muscle car.
For example, I know that a ton of people cross shopped the last gen WRX STI, and the Mustang GT. Both being completely different cars, but something about both of them make people cross shop them. A sporty AWD daily driver vs a RWD muscle car.
4 cylinders gets boring after a while, 2-seat roadsters lose practicality after a while, low power eventually leaves you desiring for more power if you can afford it, and sometimes you want something safer too.
Miata is not always the answer, I’d much rather have the BMW M2 Comp even though it weighs more than a Messerschmitt.
I’ve owned multiple $100k+ performance cars over the years but there has always been a track prepped Miata in my garage, currently an ND2 with an endless list of track-relevant mods that only make sense because the base car is so great.
I understand why a Miata can seem to as an unattractive value proposition when something like the 6 cylinder, way more powerful M2 seems like the more logical purchase. But I think you can’t really appreciate the beauty of the Miata until you’ve driven many more expensive performance vehicles.
I would put it this way: The Miata offers 75% of the fun of the best-driving classic sports cars with 20% of the purchase cost and 5% of the running costs, while my 991.2 GT3, for example, offers 5% of the fun of a classic sports car. I say that as someone who is crazy about air-cooled 911s and, from the perspective of the Porsche community, owns one of the best-driving and most special 911s of all time.
It’s not for everyone just like an air-cooled or water-cooled 911 isn’t for everyone and there is nothing wrong with that.
I’ve owned multiple $100k+ performance cars over the years but there has always been a track prepped Miata in my garage, currently an ND2 with an endless list of track-relevant mods that only make sense because the base car is so great.
I understand why a Miata seems to be an unattractive value proposition when something like the 6 cylinder, way more powerful M2 seems like the more logical purchase. But I think you can’t really appreciate the beauty of the Miata until you’ve driven many more expensive performance vehicles.
I would put it this way: The Miata offers 75-90% of the fun of the best-driving classic sports cars with 20% of the purchase cost and 5% of the running costs, while something like the 991.2 or 992 GT3 offers maybe 5% of the fun of a classic sports car. I say that as someone who is crazy about air-cooled 911s and, from the perspective of the Porsche community, owns one of the best-driving and most special 911s of all time.
It’s not for everyone just like a classic sports and performance car isn’t for everyone and there is nothing wrong with that.