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Originally Posted by Number 3
Cheap? LOL
There is another thread in here that suggests that $27,000 for the Gen6 Camaro is a travesty and horribly expensive to the point GM needs a lower priced RWD car. I think the Miata goes for $24,000 base but up to $30,000 in top trim and $32,000 optioned up.
Don't go overboard on the 2,400 pounds thing (actually 2339 per Mazda's site for the manual). Yes it is nice number. But this is a teeny tiny little bitty car.
For reference it is 7 inches shorter and 3 inches narrower than a Saturn Sky.
But to be clear, it's an awesome car that captures the heritage of the Miata very well. It's just that tiny cars with 155 HP don't interest me, regardless of how well it handles.
I need a bit more thrust than your average V6 sedan from Honda or Toyota.
I'll be curious to see how the Fiat version works out. It's reported to actually have some HP under the hood.
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Yes, Cheap. Name one convertible sports car that starts under $30k, let alone around $25k. Some econo-boxes go for more than that today. Plus they are cheap to operate, and have a reputation for going a lot of miles with very little work even when driven hard, so you can by an older one for just a few grand that is likely to need little to nothing for years to come.
I will admit, that having one is strictly a "second car only" proposition, as they range from uncomfortable to terrifying on the highway depending on traffic. You definitely need something else if you need a daily driver or long distance car.
Interesting to hear there is a Fiat version. For more power, I'd normally trust a modded Mazda engine more than a stock Fiat engine, though I'm not sure how viable turbocharging the new Skyactive engine would be, with its 13:1 compression ratio. I also question whether the 155 hp rating is conservative. New Miatas have been tested at 5.8 0-60...nowhere near V8 fast, but still more than 155hp fast. (though that might just be a red-line clutch dump with sticky tires).