i just turned 25 about a month ago, and have decided for myself, that this summer, i will acquire an NA miata, preferibly a 90-93. i learned stick on a '92 many moons ago.. and performed many a mods with my pops on it. 1.8 swap, roll bar, poly bushings, suspension, and all the maintenance. (and some fixing for teenage OOPS haha)nik77356 wrote:I think I want to get a Miata. I've been told I'm having my midlife crisis at 20 (I hope not!). Unfortunately Spec E30 isn't a class around here, but the last NASA race at MSR Houston had 30 Spec Miatas. It was a much cleaner race than I expected!
They made a few pretty cool special edition models IIRC. My friend's dad had one and it was CLEAN. He sold it about 5 years ago though. It would have been a cool car to preserve except that they pulled it behind an RV for a few years and racked the miles up on the odometer even though the drivetrain had very few miles on it.nik77356 wrote:Yeah, I decided that when I get one it will either be a '94 or later NA or an NB. I wasn't aware the brakes were bigger on the late NB's as well, that's good to know.
yeah they're bigger, but not by much. i like the earlier na's dashes, and the ease of finding one without power steering. manual steering miatas have such an awesome steering feel.nik77356 wrote:Yeah, I decided that when I get one it will either be a '94 or later NA or an NB. I wasn't aware the brakes were bigger on the late NB's as well, that's good to know.
Can't say I'm surprised if your DMV is anything like Calif's, but that's an outrage. (actually what really pisses me off is I think the fee to walk in the door is more than that here in Calif)ldsbeaker wrote:Spent an hour at the MVD. Nothing, not even close to my number being called. Googled one of those "third party" title service places. Walked right up to a counter, no questions, service charge was more than the title, tax, and tags, but i walked out with everything i needed. (Total was $58.50) That's more than I got from my THREE previous visits to the MVD.
At this point, i don't even care. My hour is definitely worth $35. Plus, there's no BS. I give you money, you provide a service. Isn't that what business is supposed to be like?Mike W. wrote:Can't say I'm surprised if your DMV is anything like Calif's, but that's an outrage. (actually what really pisses me off is I think the fee to walk in the door is more than that here in Calif)ldsbeaker wrote:Spent an hour at the MVD. Nothing, not even close to my number being called. Googled one of those "third party" title service places. Walked right up to a counter, no questions, service charge was more than the title, tax, and tags, but i walked out with everything i needed. (Total was $58.50) That's more than I got from my THREE previous visits to the MVD.
No, I mean it's an outrage the DMV is treating you like that. Part of it comes down to the state legislators and how the DMV is budgeted, but to get such a poor level of service from an organization you are required to deal with is maddening. And here at least, in most of the mid to large metro areas, the staff are at best as cold as ice and most are outright rude and obnoxious.ldsbeaker wrote:At this point, i don't even care. My hour is definitely worth $35. Plus, there's no BS. I give you money, you provide a service. Isn't that what business is supposed to be like?Mike W. wrote:Can't say I'm surprised if your DMV is anything like Calif's, but that's an outrage. (actually what really pisses me off is I think the fee to walk in the door is more than that here in Calif)ldsbeaker wrote:Spent an hour at the MVD. Nothing, not even close to my number being called. Googled one of those "third party" title service places. Walked right up to a counter, no questions, service charge was more than the title, tax, and tags, but i walked out with everything i needed. (Total was $58.50) That's more than I got from my THREE previous visits to the MVD.
I can guarandamntee that I will be a return customer.
9' butterfly. Do you work in a water works? Or a gigantic carburetor?Karl Grau wrote:I think my presentation at the monthly department meeting went well. The word around the water cooler was that it was better than the presentation on the108" butterfly valve replacement and THAT"S saying something.
It just wasn't going to work one piece at a time. 
