Why Everyone Needs To BUY This Cheap Sports Car 

Got a 92 5 years ago for $1,500, with 100k miles, put it in mechanical restoration for about $5k - shocks, clutch, brakes, engine seals, water pump and belts, and all fresh fluids and tires. This is by far the most reliable car in the house - we got 5, including 2021 CX5T, and a 2022 Bronco.

Miata Is Always The Answer.

Prices are already crazy in my area, I got a 99 Miata last year for 9K with 52K miles & 1 previous owner which was a steal at the time, it’s already gone up 3K in value in a matter of months.

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MR2 episode soon please...

Dumped my German cars and got a MX5 grand touring……should of got one 5000 yrs ago…lol

"Simplify and add lightness" - Colin Chapman

great cars with poor engines

Bought a NA for wife. She loves it more than me.😢

Me watching this video one day after selling my MX-5 :I

I have a miata nb. My life is now complete.

Maybe I'm cheap bc I don't think Miatas are cheap

I was about to search for a Miata on tempest when I heard my hair dresser might like it. F that. I’ll keep my Iroc.

Hardtop Convertable Manual Transmission, please! Or, I'll have a mid 1970s TOYOTA Celica...

I wanna buy a project mx5 👌

i want one so much but its super expensive here

Recently haggled a Mazda speed Miata for 14k with 43k miles. One of the best decisions I’ve ever made…

Yay🎉🎉🎉🎉

I just wanna learn more about the miata in the thumbnail pic. Anyone know?

I own the mazdaspeed in the listing you were showing at 7:54!

They can also be forgiving manual cars for the new comers. I would get one just to improve how I drive in general.

I am 6 ft 2in, can I still fit in a Miata

Great Video as always.

Some years back, I actually thought the name "miata" was a trim for a more sporty MX-5. It still kinda feels that way somehow but then, I guess its different names for different Markets?? Or just an enthusiast thing to just call it a Miata instead of the MX-5

I've actually heard that the 1.8T 20V engine that was used in the first generation Audi TT was a farily reliable engine. I'm not sure how true that was. However, with prettt much all Volkswagen/Audi models, electrical issues are a given. And they can be pretty bad.

They are MX-5's in my country...but they are well loved here also!

We're riding with ya.

Didn’t know that I needed one, now maybe I do

Hey man could you do one for a kei truck

The little car that could 💪🏿

I’ve literally been thinking about buying an na Miata and this is just another sign that I should 😅

Damnit Brad. Now I want to go drive my car. But its bedtime. Tomorrow then! I completely agree, Miata is always the answer. However, I would say anything not sporting forced induction and at least 200hp will probably be stomped all over on the road by any late model SUV, minivan, or pickup. In its stock form, passing someone in one of these, on a 2ln country road is almost suicidal. At high RPM, the car will move, but getting there is a challenge on its own. Be prepared to peg the redline pretty much all the time. Trav is right about the lifters/hydraulic lash adjusters.. In my 90 NA (Naturally Aspirated), I replaced them twice. Two things that were not mentioned are leaky oil pan gaskets and a low pressure oil pump (for the 1.6 NAs at least). I've both pulled the engine and dropped the subframe to do the oilpan gasket. The job takes about 8hrs for a shade mechanic. Other jobs like the timing belt and water pump will take 2-4hrs respectively. Virtually all other engine work is cake to do. Minus anything involving pulling the engine. No mission impossible for the fuel filter on this car. Also, getting to the fuel pump isn't too hard. The injectors, valve cover, spark plugs, ign coils, etc are all stupid easy to get to. Even the starter isn't too hard. Hell, even the clutch slave cylinder only took 30min to replace. Thats the same time as an oil change. The only car that I've owned that's easier to work on was a 92 civic. And not by much. For my 90, the thing leaks about a quart of oil per tank of fuel. So its been parked for about a year. Its now my current project car with a 1.8 engine swap and an overbore in its future. For my 2k boosted miata, the last visit to the tuner we ran it to 266whp. This works out to about 312 at the crank. The transmissions in these cars are good for about 300hp, so I've met my power goals. Since this is a 2000, the lifters are solid. They are not self-adjusting and need to have the lash checked and adjusted using 30mm lash adjustment shims. I actually did this job recently and got the lash to +-.001in using all OEM Mazda shims. Mazda calls them "adjusting disks". Since I also increased the valve spring load to 85lbs, my valvetrain is pretty noisy these days, but way quieter than what it was before the lash adjustment. Just not as quiet as before the valve springs. The car has the 6spd manual and rear LSD from a mazdaspeed. It also has softtop with a sizable tear in it. I replaced the 90 miata softtop once, so I know how to do it. But, since I have a hard top for the 2K, I normally just sport that. I wanted a car I could fulfill my racecar dreams in while still driving on the road. A 300hp miata certainly meets that ambition. The car has enough power to be fun, but not enough to be dangerous. It has enough power to get people's attention, but not to be the fastest on the road. The weight distribution really just makes the car steer. No oversteer, no understeer. Its like driving a gokart, really. Its just responsive and hugs the road. I don't think this car is ideal for drifting, but it is ideal for driving. I would love to do autocross in this thing, but I have kids now, so long 2hr drives to the nearest track is more of a special occasion. In the mean time, its *vrmmm* *rumble rumble* *pop pop* *spool* and *hiss* all the way to to the office on the daily. Overall, the car is a blast to drive. It does take a fair amount of maintenance due to more power =more broken. But, whatever breaks is just an excuse for an upgrade... like pistons. PS. The Skunk 2 intake for this car has a throttle cable mounting bracket that doesn't secure the cable very well. I've lost throttle twice now after pushing it hard. I plan to build a "lock" to address the design flaw. We'll see how that goes. I really like this series. I want to see reasons to want less renowned cars as well. Like the AWD Suby Legacy, the SH-AWD Acura RL and TL, or the 4th gen Pontiac GTO, AKA Holden Monaro, etc. JDM classics are great, but we'd hate to beat them to death. Anyway, great vid, love the car clips. Cheers.

Only bad thing about the miata is the fact that it's convertible