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Originally Posted by 03H3
OrangeCrush, cool I'm glad you like it. It is a Miata though and that is perceived as a chick ride.
Over a vette? I wouldn't care if it had 1000 ponies, I'd still get the vette. As far as out handling the vette on a track.....Nah.
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Yeah, I know about the chick's car. I've never liked them, never thought twice about them.. whatever I'd say.
I bought one strictly because I needed a beater to drive back and forth for gas mileage. And the fact is, I didn't even buy it, I traded an alignment rack for it.
Point is, until I actually drove one, I didn't know how much fun to drive they were.
As far as outhandling a Corvette, I've had 3 corvettes, I assure you unless it's a new Z06, a properly setup Miata will give any corvette a run for it's money... I've spent alot of time at autoxcrossing events and you'd be surprised how a 2000 lb car with a 50/50 weight ratio (of course it needs some motor) will embarass a Corvette.
Now, as far as cool factor, oh yeah, it's cool to own a corvette but honestly, more motorheads have chased me down just to look at the car than any one of my corvettes.
Last weekend, I drove by a guy with a supercharged Shelby 500. He pulled out behind me and pretty soon he was getting on my tail. I slung through the twisties (in which twice I saw him overshoot the double yellow line) (and for the record, he drives Legend's cars) and when we got on I-485, all I could see in the distance was headlights.
My shop is 10 miles from my house and he followed me right into my shop parking lot just to see what the hell just blew his doors off. Cool factor, definitely....
I'd still like to buy a new Z06 one day but financially I'm not in the position so this is gonna have to be enough fun for now.
Of course, I still need to finish this.... Blown 468cu. in.
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Originally Posted by RubHer Yellow Ducky
if you want a mans car , dump those and pick yourself up an "ORIGINAL" 67 FORD "AC" 427 COBRA...
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I looked at those actually but I want to use this more of a daily driver... an "AC" cobra is definitely not a daily driver not to mention the price. If I were going to buy even a replica Cobra, I'd buy another Corvette.