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Considering migrating from a Miata... am I crazy? |
fuzzybeanbag |
Nov 21 2019, 03:17 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 21-November 19 From: CA Bay Area Member No.: 23,660 Region Association: Northern California |
Hi all,
First - sorry ahead of time if you've seen a million of these posts... I currently own a rare-ish 95 M Edition Miata (the purple one); low mileage, exceptionally maintained, race suspension bla bla, etc. It is a fun car, a weekend tosser if you will, and the 2nd one I've owned so I know my way around Miatas. Recently, I've been looking around 914s in the CA Bay Area, a car that I've always liked (and only because if the flip-up headlights)... and come across a couple that are priced fairly well and appear to be fairly restored, at least cosmetically. But - I am a stranger to aircooled drivetrains, my familiarity with VAGs is limited to MK6 GTI, B7 Passats, C7 A6 TDI and B8.5 A4s... so fancy modern cars. What am I potentially getting myself into? I am good with a screwdriver and a hammer; can even handle a wire stripper and a soldering iron... But in the years I've owned my Miata, aside from the occasional oil change, brake pad/rotor maintenance, and tightening of a slightly leaky oil pan drain plug, I had to do zero work on the car... ... it also has a working A/C. Thanks in advance! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sheeplove.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sheeplove.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sheeplove.gif) |
thelogo |
Nov 21 2019, 09:36 AM
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Senior Member Group: Retired Members Posts: 1,510 Joined: 6-April 10 Member No.: 11,572 Region Association: None |
Yeh your slighty of center not crazy but
Just focus on this 1 ? Have you ever owned and operated a air cooled volkswagen of any make or model because i always recommend you start with a bug or equivalent with a stock 1600 ... The car is kinda disposable.... If you fuck up somethings or learn to work on it or break it .your not really screwed. So you learn and make mistakes on that pos And when you have a feel for aircooled vw then you move up to the 914 .... I personally cant stand any miata ...im 6ft3 and its just a car i dont fit in so a 914 is way above the miata on interior volume\ room and the one mx5 i rode in was a 2002 model. It was rattle prone got terrible milage .was a auto and not my thing . But also 914 is not really a daily driver ( only 1 side mirror( .lol)no hvac etc .... Miata all day daily |
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