• From: central ohio
  • Registered: 2009-09-19
  • Posts: 324

Re: Just bought a Miata for Lemons

Judge Jonny wrote:
Fish wrote:

Sell it and buy a 300zx you cant go wrong!

or right!

and you prolly wont GO very long either

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  • Registered: 2009-10-25
  • Posts: 1,993

Re: Just bought a Miata for Lemons

Miata's are pure "cheatoniuim"  even more than the next best "cheater" of the E30....but a POS E30 is legitimately worth $500 or less...vs a miata that pretty much can't be worth than $1500...no matter how bent-salvaged it is.....  Spec miata guys pay more than that for good parts cars.... 

why are they such "cheatonium"....hmm take the old formula of a small, lightweight, great handling RELIABLE platform.....  those motors just run and run.....you really have to try to break them...unlike certain V8's I seem to have an addiction too ??

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  • From: Maiden, NC
  • Registered: 2009-08-21
  • Posts: 250

Re: Just bought a Miata for Lemons

TheHeckler wrote:

I just bought a nice primer and bondo colored miata to race in Lemons.

It runs OK but to do well I need to make it faster.  Anything I should know or special cheats I should work on?

What year is it? And for doing anything, just leave it stock (except for tires and brake pads) the car is fast enough like it is stock to run well if you have good drivers.

  • From: Dallas Tejas
  • Registered: 2009-05-01
  • Posts: 527

Re: Just bought a Miata for Lemons

icemang17 wrote:

Miata's are pure "cheatoniuim"  ...vs a miata that pretty much can't be worth than $1500...no matter how bent-salvaged it is.....  Spec miata guys pay more than that for good parts cars....

I have 2 I will gladly sell you for 2500 combined.  you can resell these to those racers and make a nice little profit. 

smile

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  • Registered: 2009-08-11
  • Posts: 22

Re: Just bought a Miata for Lemons

Hah hah, good luck!  We had it rough with a Integra at the Lamest day last year.  The heckling began early Friday morning while the judges were doing a paddock walk.  I can only imagine what it would be like with a Miata.

Have fun!

  • From: Va Beach
  • Registered: 2009-05-01
  • Posts: 67

Re: Just bought a Miata for Lemons

Some of these are 20 year old cars that started with 90 hp!  You can honestly tell me that our Miata find was worth more than $500?  Take a look.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v88/icantdo55/lem1.jpg

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Lemons South Spring '09 SR-71 BlackBird Finisher
Southern Discomfort '10 E-30ata 4th place

32 Reply by TeamDFL (edited by TeamDFL 2010-01-26 09:13 AM)

  • From: Craphole, NJ
  • Registered: 2009-05-01
  • Posts: 517

Re: Just bought a Miata for Lemons

Race lightened, double a arm suspension... pure cheatonium

EDIT:  Drop in a British tractor motor and I bet you will breeze right through BS>

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  • From: Va Beach
  • Registered: 2009-05-01
  • Posts: 67

Re: Just bought a Miata for Lemons

TeamDFL wrote:

Race lightened, double a arm suspension... pure cheatonium

EDIT:  Drop in a British tractor motor and I bet you will breeze right through BS>

Breeze?  We did last time, the key to getting through BS tech is NOT CHEATING!  Our car is an honest $500 turd.

-Mike
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Lemons South Spring '09 SR-71 BlackBird Finisher
Southern Discomfort '10 E-30ata 4th place
  • Registered: 2009-05-11
  • Posts: 122

Re: Just bought a Miata for Lemons

The stencil that gets applied to Lemons Miatas says it all:  "If I had balls, I'd have an MG."

  • From: Oakland CA
  • Registered: 2009-04-30
  • Posts: 36

Re: Just bought a Miata for Lemons

Armand4 wrote:

The stencil that gets applied to Lemons Miatas says it all:  "If I had balls, I'd have an MG."

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  • From: Golden, CO
  • Registered: 2009-05-02
  • Posts: 968

Re: Just bought a Miata for Lemons

I think it would be funny if a bunch of serious Spec Miatas or ones in the Koni Challenge got tagged with that stencil.

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