Why I bought a 2024 Mazda Miata 

7:13 "I can make it my own..." So true. Aftermarket on Miatas is incredible. Moss Miata, Flyin' Miata, Good-win, Planet Miata, etc. And parts and accessories are not expensive. On top of that, there's a lot of clubs and owners' groups. This little car is just so FUN it makes people enthusiastic like that.

Had a new ND1 Miata about 1998 and loved it. Then later got married, kids, etc and couldn't be selfish anymore and have a 2 seater. :) Now I'm at a stage of life where I could get one again.

Im moving from 450HP to 550HP muscle cars to ND3. Why? I drove GR86 and was reminded how much I missed light tossable cars with good feedback. I hear ND3 is even better, better steering than the S2000 I drove many years ago. Plus wanted to try convertible for first time.

You bought a Miata because it's always the answer. 😂 I don't remember if I left a comment in another video about this, but you should double check that the front of the convertible top doesn't rub against the back of the roll hoops when the top is down. It can wear a hole into the cover for an expensive repair right after your warranty runs out depending on how often you put the top down. There is a TSB to get it fixed for free if needed.

I've owned a 1991 for a few years. They really are special cars, and that's 90% due to how stress-free having fun in them is. No high speed. No insane maintenance. Lots of emotion and character out of a seemingly unremarkable car. Really takes driving one to get it for most people. Congrats on the new ride!

“Man, fuck them numbers” haha too true. Great video. You can see the joy on your face. I’ve driven 400-500hp monsters but the most fun I’ve had is in light roadsters and go-karts. Gonna get a Miata, BRZ or something like that soon. Thanks for posting and keep enjoying!

Amateur drivers get a fast car. Experienced drivers get a Mazda Miata. 🙂

Same with motorcycles on the street... its more fun to ride a slow bike fast, vs a fast bike slow.

As a 23 RF GT owner, I agree on basically all points. Also, the GT is the superior model to the Club. All the "auto" and adaptive features are really useful in the day to day. My first and only mod was a louder exhaust since the stock exhaust is impossible to hear. I found myself banging off the rev limiter if I wasn't staring at the tach since I simply couldn't hear the engine well enough. I've found that I get more comments from passerby about the Miata than any of my past cars. It just draws a happy crowd even if it happens to be random suburban moms sometimes. Anyways, happy driving and enjoy the car!

Really enjoy you're Miata videos. Great job. Thanks.

Great vid! I hope to have mine by next summer.

You're right at home with that miata - love the review and smiles and welcome to the club! Been following your channel when you got the GRC, the regular Integra, and the Integra Type S with my 2020 ND2. I have a 1 year old but can't see what car I would trade my miata for. Plan to keep it forever and add any 4 door car/suv in future, the ITS would be my dream car to add. Just got wife a NX350 for family duties.

Just found out about you on the Tophers channel. Subbed, looking forward to your Miata journey! Enjoy and be safe 🙏🏼

Hi Que, I’m a new subscriber and it’s fantastic to witness the joy your new ND3 is bringing. Safe travels.

Man I really enjoyed this video. In this video I like your advocacy of manual transmissions! I also liked your comment about not worrying about the “numbers “ (I assume 0-60, hp, torque). I couldn’t agree with you more. At my age, a Miata could be a little small for me, but you got me interested in a test drive. Keep enjoying your car…

Great video! Appreciate your info and opinions on the new Miata. I’ve been looking at them for a while but haven’t pulled the trigger yet.

Enlightenment can occur at any moment…Miata Is Always The Answer.

Brother had a cargasm at the end when in ecstasy he said Miata more fun than his fave M2 Comp❤😂. Miata is always the Answer, unless you are over 6ft lol

Riiiiiidiclously close to the same path I am on. I went from an M2 Competition to an ND2 and haven’t looked back. Very rarely I am on the highway and a much higher horsepower car messes with me in my Miata and makes me miss my M2 but other than that, I smile all the time driving my Miata and don’t miss the M2

Went from Audi S4 with active suspension, active torque vectoring diffs and a supercharged 6 to a MX-5 Miata. In fact, a ND1 and then traded that for a ND2. The Audi could go faster, and take my parents out to dinner. However, the Miata is so much more fun to drive.

My 2024 is absolutely the best. A massive thanks to Mazda for keeping this a true roadster. Nothing else even competes in the same price range.good review by the way.

I’ve been lucky enough to have had an SS 1LE, an Audi TTRS, three M2s (a 2018 LCI with M performance exhaust, coilovers and a stage 2 tune, as well as a DCT and a manual M2 Comp), an Integra Type S and now a ‘24 CTR. So far the 2018 M2 was my favorite. But I’ve always loved the thought of having an ND RF, if I had the space for it. Congrats man, the car looks like a ton of fun. I’d love to eventually hear your thoughts on how the driving experience and the inputs (esp. shifter) compares between the Miata and your ITS. Can’t wait for more content. Keep up the great work.

Got my 2024 Homra RF in soul red yesterday.I love it.

Man I think this is the most fun I've ever seen you have in a car Que lol you was giggling and everything! 😆 This video only reinforces that I wish Mazda made this car bigger so I could own one, Mazda is my favorite brand and it sucks that I can't fit into one of their best vehicles. Have a little extra fun in the Miata for all of your homies like me that will never get the opportunity to drive one ☹

My fiance has an RF. Cool little car. Wish I fit in it better. Most fun car I ever drove was a 1979 MGB. Little roadsters are fun as hell.

Man I feel you on higher HP cars being too much for the street. I got Kia Stinger GT, which isn't even as fast as a modern day muscle car. But I just don't want/see me needing anymore power. I am already at hella illegal speeds after stomping on the gas for a few seconds. What will more speed do for me in ths street? I came from a 2019 V6 Camaro, and you know what? That car was dope for the street. I also loved how it revved to 7k RPM. Thats what I want for a fun car now days. Something that can rev high and still stay within relatively legal speeds around town. If I had the extra garage space I would seriously consider a Miata when my Stinger is paid off. Congrats on the purchase, awesome to see you enjoying it.

Awesome! Miatas are just perfect!

I can't wait to get a ND3, but I recently bought a new truck, so I need to wait til that's paid off in 2026. The Miata is the best sports car value available, hands down.

This is what I need for daily driving in California. Need a car that responsive and easy to get around people. Plus lightweight. Keep enjoying bro! I can tell you’re not exaggerating the story. Your video speak for itself.

An ND is something I will definitely get in the future. Sat in one at the dealership and fit perfectly in one. Soon!

Had a 2019 Sport sold it to try a couple different cars now I’m back in a 2023 ! Found a good deal on a leftover Grand Touring model . Perfect car for me , nothing else compares. You can wring these out without hitting arrest me speeds. Many times I’ll be tossing it around having a great time look down and I’m right around the speed limit 😄 These are pretty good right out of the box. The only thing I had to do on both is an axle back exhaust. Stock is way too quiet! A Borla on the first and a Goodwin racing race exhaust on the 2023. Both have great sound the Goodwin was a lot cheaper and less drone on the highway. I also think it handles great stock , it’s designed to have some body roll and coming from a lowered Fiesta ST I’m really enjoying the smoother ride and not having to slow to a near stop for speed bumps and parking lot entrances! Good luck with it!🍀

Looks great, mate. Enjoy.

Congratulations! This will serve you as a reliable and economical source of fun!

Another nice video!

Glad to see you enjoying a Miata. I own a S2000. That is the least powerful car I own-I own a manual CTS-V wagon and a twin-turbo old NSX, both super fast. The S2000 I can floor in 1st and 2nd gear without risking a ticket, and its handling is amazing. I totally understand where you are coming from.

sup que, welcome to miata life! just wait until you're really comfortable with it. ripping backroads, its so nimble, fun, and confident! These are little drift machines. Just go kick the clutch real quick on a rainy day with all traction control off - so fun, and you're never even going fast

New subscriber here- man will u enjoy!! Owned 4 now- San Leandro/ copper red mica- nc/ auto tranny due to bad hip from tennis addiction for years at 64 years old😂- Ninja owner too- both r dreams to own. Congrats🙏👍🙌

Been driving Miata's as a dalily driver since 2003. Drove a 96 and a '99. And yes I'm going for an ND next. I've had the priviledge of learning the car in and out ever since. I'm going for a Club model.

Cheers man, such a fun car. Not to mention, great on gas too!

I am so glad you did the comparison of the soft top and hard top Miata. Based on your video we are planning to get the hard top RF GT in Canada. Would you recommend getting the full wheel, brembo brakes and leather seats to have all the features or not? Thank you

Love your Miata videos, just subscribed 👌 Happy for you buying this car. I’m about to order as well, but can’t decide if I should go for the Aero grey or Soul red 🤔 Help appreciated 😂

Great review. Makes me want to buy one. Always wanted a two seater......but never had one to date. I'm 72, so there probably isn't much time left to own one. Maybe I should pull the trigger and get one.

Dropped the s550 Mustang GT for the ND2 RF, no regrets at all. Most fun car I've ever driven!

Great content

Just bought a 2024 club in the same sand color absolutely love it

i have both a ND miata and a Mach 1 mustang so i get th ebest of both worlds. love the miata for tosability in the real world, doing random power slides and donuts on the street and just going all out and still not doing ridiculous speeds. but then when i need some speed i go in the mach 1 but even then for where i live its to fast but more comfortable to daily

All excellent points. New sub here. Cheers.

10:43 Looks like you're driving on the surface of the moon. 🤣

Wait I didnt know the side there nearly in the footwell was padded (i thought it was just the stitched console which isn't really padded). Yeah my ND1 needs that, I can literally buy that piece on its own and replace it easily. This is exciting!

I put a GWR muffler on mine, and I miss hearing the roar from the engine when in high rpms. Exhaust sounds way better, but that engine sounds super good from the factory.

I agree, the horsepower wars have gotten tiresome. And everything has a sophisticated automatic transmission these days, so who gives a shit if you beat the other guy? All they did was let their foot off their brake a little quicker and/or they had more HP. Yawn. The Miata is one of the purest driving experiences left on the market and continues to be the lightest product car south of six figures. Too many car enthusiasts, particularly young MALE car enthusiasts in America, have all their ego and identity wrapped up in how masculine their car is. I think we've all been there at some point I suppose. Some of us just grow up a bit. Drive what you like, but learn to appreciate the wide variety of options we have on the market right now. Enjoy it as much as you can, because before long, everything is going to be an EV with an artificial engine sound coming from a speaker.

I agree about the HP thing. I had a new WRX and I ended trading in for a Acura Integra (which is less power) but to me the Integra was more fun than the WRX for my taste... Btw I had the 2019 ND2 and it is really fun to drive.. I sold it to get the WRX 😂. Years later.. regrets lol

I think most people are starting to realize how fun and economical these lightweight sports cars are. Not that it was a secret… but it’s becoming more mainstream if that makes sense. We are heading towards a lightweight sports car era revival with the gen miata/rx7, hyprid Honda Prelude, Toyota SFR and Toyota’s next 86 might get a turbo engine. Im praying NISSAN joins the party soon with a new Silvia…

Bruh… I was heavily debating rather to get one today or not. This video comes out just now and confirmed my debate lol. I bought GRC last month and today Imma get mx5 😊.

Shout out to you too!

I had a 2020 MX-5 which I traded in for a 2022 Camaro 2SS 1LE. Loved the Miata but I wanted to experience a manual V8. While the Camaro is great I'm going back to a MX-5. Like you said, I've found that I don't really care much about power, especially when it's so much that I can never really experience it on public roads. I've found that I really have to be going at "going to jail" speeds to really start to feel anything in the Camaro because it is so fast and so capable. The Miata was more fun, more of the time, which is what I'm looking for in my weekend toy. Ordered a 2024 MX-5 at the end of January and it should arrive at the dealership this week.

I have a 2016 Camaro 2SS, 6MT and while I don't have a reason to get rid of it, if I ever did (and my lifestyle could still accommodate a fun car) an MX-5 or BRZ would quickly find its way to the top of my list.

That color is very nice.

This is why I own a Porsche Boxster. Driving a slow car (300HP in my case) fast is a lot more fun than driving a fast car slow. Buying HP is a fools game, which Ive played myself..LOL! But, seriously all you're gonna do with 500HP is have your fun quicker. I want mine to last a little bit.

Like your car color and the wheel design. Are the wheels aftermarket or did they come on the car?

Cool Video, Did you ever drive a Cayman GT4?

I feel like the GRC either needs to be more practical or more playful - it ends up in a weird spot where it can’t be a good only car but also isn’t fun enough to be a second car. ND3 Miata seems like a car to buy and keep forever. Who knows if there will ever be a production car like this again!

SoGreat real review of your car. I owned a 90, 92 autocross Miata , and the one I should have kept. A 93Le. Sold the LE in 2015 and went to a mustang gt which I modded to go faster and handle better. Traded it in for a 19 mustang Bullitt. The Bullitt has an h pipe , and Ford racing modified magnaride suspension. Handles for a 2 ton car. Loud, and fast on the corners. Just big, and heavy. Been thinking of selling it to go back to a Miata. Light, and small . I have good Twisties 30 min from my house. The thing I noticed is that the stock ND rolls around corners like a drunk sailor. Way too much body roll to be fun for me. I wonder what people are doing to fix this? I think the stock bilstiens are fine. Need travel a, and some comfort . A bigger set of sway bars? Any thoughts? My 90 had sway bars, and kyb adjustable shocks. The 92 had 300/200 springs on adjustable perches, with bilstiens,and bigger sways for autocross. The 93 Le had soft fcm bump stops, and sways. Still had the OEM bilstiens on it at 118000 miles. The question is, how to make a new Miata not roll around? Again, thanks for the reviews

Really enjoyed this video. Not too professional and not too casual either.

My favorite dream car is the Viper too! since I was 8 years old.

Mazda rocks brother well done ❤❤❤❤

fuck yeah bro! i love mazdas for their interiors and their driving dynamics

Nice!

Miata's are best for long family vacations with all the kids, etc. No wait... ;)

I had a 2016 Chevy Camaro SS got rid of it, then got a MX5 2021 RF fun car

Nice car, best of luck with it

My DSC off button doesn't need to be held and doesn't make a sound (my passenger won't know). Considering this short wheelbase, that is chaotic from Mazda

Mustang, Camaro, my favourite cars. Love the review. I think the Miata may be the most fun? Thanks.

MX5 is the best . I traded it in my mustang GT. BECAUSE it’s fast 0-40 , FUN LIKE a GO CART ( like a 12 year old ) it’s hard to explain the excitement ; 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽🇺🇸

What is the speaker off button next to the traction control off track button?

And I bet you wuz doin over 30mpg on that run too! Loving my street-legal go-kart myself!

Respect.

Torn between ND3 Miata or BRZ/86. I currently have a NB1 Miata and I love that thing but I want to get a modern manual RWD car. Miata would be more fun than the twins but the twins are definitely more practical

I was wondering why your tag said Gazoo. I like the Miata but I needed more room and I am not a drop top person so I got me a GR86

Stock exhaust doesn’t sound that bad to me. Summer tires will take away the fun. Being on rails is boring on public roads.

Yes

Bro I'm digging the shit out of this video

Did you get PPF? I want to get a Miata soft top, I hear the paint is really thin and was wondering if I should budget for PPF.

How does the handling and ride compare to the Porsche Cayman Boxster?

Any particular reason for trading the GRC? The Mazda makes some fun cars

I love my Mazda 3 but when I’m 30 I’m buying a mx5 manual transmission even though I don’t know how to drive manual

YEAS

How tall are you? Do you find it cramped and uncomfortable on longer drives?

Any dealer 'market adjustment' charge?

Which one do you prefer, soft or hard top?

if you could only keep one, the miata or the corolla?

When are you putting that Edelbrock supercharger on?

What's the trick to renting a specific car to try out?

At this point, I believe it will be of benefit to you, spending money on a proper racing school. And a rally one, too. Fine tune your driving.

I purchased the 2023 RF in Oct ....I'm a 52 yr old female. I need to learn to do that donut thing...lololol....This Car gets up....guys always trying to race me...leave me alone!!!...don't you see I'm a gray headed lady just enjoying life ....I have beat a few ....I believe I would win if I would go over the speed limit.....haha

I’m still lucky enough to have two 6.2 ltr V8’s, but there in a 8 tonne 37 foot boat, and sound beautiful with a wet exhaust Where they belong, lot’s of weight lots of drag. That’s where big engines belong. Not needed in a lightweight roadster 😂

I traded in a Nissan 370Z sport/touring for a 2023 Mazda Miata RF GT. A guy I work with asked why I traded a 370z for a Miata. I told him I thought Miata drove much better than the 370Z. He had a shocked look on his face.

The pain in your voice lol. “It wouldn’t let me be great”. 12:53

I Jump ship because * from V8GT to MX5 because the reliability issues of Ford , Mazda, extreme quality and fit and finish .reliability of engine. SHIFT BOX * buttery smooth.

Have you driven an auto miata