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Originally Posted by DAEMANO
Astounding. Really? I could say the same for your choosing to not comment on certain parts of my posts that do not attempt to discredit the video. However that's not astounding, it's beginning to be more like expected. Are you really this uptight?
"Sounds like it"? I guess if you read it that way. It very well also could sound like I am leaving MT's motivations open because we don't factually know their reasoning behind their muddled editorial approach or their choice of models.
Relax man, it's 8/6 day.
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I only see two sentences not attacking the test, they are thanking one poster for saying "we're not fighting" and then saying other people are "handling this poorly"
Sorry, we've gotten away from the main point of the past 3+ pages, let me quote a post you've made that has riled me (in it's entirety so we don't lose the 'tone' you are trying to get across), and what I believe to be the crux of the disagreement:
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Originally Posted by DAEMANO
That's just the point. The BRZ tested was essentially stock (from a performance standpoint) and the Miata tested was not (not even close). Since both cars are $26k in their stock forms, why not test both that way? Probably because it would reflect negatively on the Miata.
The problem isn't so much that MT did this. The problem is that people buy into it.
Chances are (strongly) that the stock Miata which matches the stock BRZ in price is not "better by a slight margin", but actually slower by a slight margin. No objective person is going to buy the argument that adding mods like an LSD, uprated wheels, tires, aero, Bilstein shocks, a Brembo BBK don't make the Miata lap faster, handle and feel better. If a faster lap time is what some are using to determine "better" then they're being deceived, and maybe willfully so.
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What I get from this is that you find the test deceitful primarily due to the option packages provided.
I cannot agree with that, both cars are "as-is" from the factory, showroom stock as designed to be sold to the public.
Yes, there are a million factors that can be pulled into play, there is no right or wrong answer with how someone enjoys their vehicle (as long as they don't hurt anyone), but a test is a test, two cars were compared and one came out on top.
I've praised the tests as being decent insight into both cars characteristics, you've called it "sloppy journalism". I'm the uptight one?
