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Originally Posted by serialk11r
As a young guy who lived in NYC the last few years, I say YOLO get the ND Miata. I wasn't expecting much when I rented an ND1 on Turo, but the car really blew me away. Easily the most driver-oriented mass-market car available right now. The only problem is...I need the seat all the way back, my face is still in the windshield, and my knees are touching the wheel. I don't think a fixed bucket seat all the way to the floor would alleviate all the issues.
Are you really ever going to have passengers? I've almost never even had visitors to my apartment, I've never heard of anyone owning a car (aside from my boss who had an M3 just for fun), and I've never heard of anyone not taking cab/public transit everywhere. I bought my FR-S when I lived in SF for practicality and it was honestly a huge waste, I would just occasionally cram an extra roommate into the rear seat and give them a free ride somewhere nearby when it would've been cheaper if all of us just split an Uber (parking was crazy expensive, came out to >50 dollars every time I took the car out).
Recently, I bought a G35 coupe thinking it could be a dual use toy and practical car, and I think I made the same mistake again. A G35 with a manual transmission is still not a good toy, it's a mix of cruiser and practical hauler. I'm going to get rid of it for a 2 seater sports car and just rent a van when I need it.
You're buying this car as a toy. The ND is a fantastic toy. You can save money and get an ND1 and swap the cams and give it a tune so it performs close to an ND2.
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Great post and points. In very specific rare situations that probably don’t apply to the OP it’s more practical. Otherwise that “practicality” is wasted and you made unnecessary compromises for no reason.
The ND is perfectly capable of doing the usual needs, groceries, daily luggage etc..