I've had my 1.8 NA Miata for 10 years. I finally have a well-paying job and a couple grand in savings.
All I ask for is: >FR >Under 3,000 lbs >Mechanical limited slip >Throttle pedal directly connected to throttle >No driver aids (or can be removed by pulling a fuse) >Manual transmission >Longer wheelbase than miata
Why is this so hard to find in DD'able condition? >The mid-00s GTOs weighed nearly 4,000 lbs... >240sxs are all rekt >Starions cost $20k >I don't want a Mustang or an RX-8 >Cannot be German
What am I missing here? I even got tempted by a 6-speed 4.0L Frontier the other day.
Colton Walker
Go 2wd Cherokee with a 1UZ swap. Lower it 2 inches, big ass stinger bar for kicks.
Nathan Davis
Get an NA FC and swap in the LSD from a Turbo II. If you can find one, the GTUs comes with it from the factory. I'm not sure about a GTU though.
Grayson Ross
ap1 s2k
Michael Price
Stop being a faggot and get an E36. Does your Jewish mother say you can't buy a German car?
Liam Sanchez
Although I understand them, these are actually pretty strict conditions you have set. Not many cars satisfy these requirements for a low price. But, if you have the know how, your best bet is going to be modding a car and swapping parts to fit your needs.
Although, the Toyobaru is a pretty good example of all these.
Adam Mitchell
get a volvo R awd manuel
Kayden Wright
Toyobaru has an electronical throttle. I would rate it as one of the things to complain about after you get past the usual criticisms.
Nicholas Butler
buy a gun and finally kys
Mason Sanders
C5 maybe? No idea how you’d get it under 3 k lbs though.
You could find a nice MGB or similar for the price. Smaller than a Miata, but also proportionally narrower so they feel not short.
Joshua Diaz
The RX8 fits essentially all of those categories except for the throttle cable, but as you said, you don't want an RX8.
How much is "a couple grand in savings"? If you have around 10k, a decent AP1 S2000 could be your's.
Alexander Jenkins
92'+ mr2
Zachary Perez
A. Define a couple grand B. is right. Especially if you live outside the rustbelt, you'd do better buying the closest you can, and fixing the rest. C. Starquests are neither $20k, nor are they under 3000lbs. You can still find driveable ones around $5k.
F- or G-body GM cars fit or can fit most of your requirements. The G-bodies actaully handle really well, and get OK mileage for what they are (15mpg or so with the 305 and TH200.)
An MGB, Spridget or Spitfire can still be had cheap in driveable condition, anything can be had for them, and are reliable once sorted.
Henry Baker
You have left us no choice, user. But seriously though, this is an under-appreciated treasure... And if you can swing a rb20det swap, this is the patrician choice holy shit.
Brandon Reyes
in a similar situation as you op, I'm just gonna check a used brz and turbo it
Caleb Evans
not op, are e36's even that decent? I liked the idea of a hatch but aparently thats the poverty tier one, and all the coupes in my area list themselves as "m series" but I can tell they're lying.
e30s look better imo but they're all rusted trash or 10k near me.
Nathaniel Davis
>starions are $20k
Where? The few starions I can find are around $5-9k.
Isaiah Jenkins
Aren't these basically R30 Skylines? Should be decent enough.
Bentley White
r31s... And just rare as fuck in the States, and accepting of any RB engine you wanna stick in it, depending on your budget and frustration limit. RB20det is practically native, and also a 2l I6, which makes me check my pocket watch and have servants breed horses in my stables and drink wine and spirits of serious vintage.
Easton Rogers
c4 vette if you can handle the extra 240lbs over your weight limit
Ryan Ward
How's the ND Miata?
Blake Cox
you would have more money if you stopped going meth lol
Nathaniel Lopez
gt86? i have a miata and i don't have well-paying job yet, but i thought a lot about future upgrades and gt86 is one of few reasonable choices. other was rx-7, those things are stupidly cheap for some reason. plus fd is a car from before 2000's so you can be sure it's not some overly complicated bullshit with mandatory tc and stuff.
Tyler Ramirez
>FR nice one moron
Josiah Sanchez
>FD RX-7 >stupidly cheap lol no.
Christopher Stewart
i'm checking auction websites right now and good fd is cheaper than cheapest used gt86 in my country. >cheapest not-crashed gt86 is $16k >rx-7 with healthy engine, modified suspension and exhaust, and in overall pic related condition is $14k
it's not stupidly cheap as in pizza price, but it's stupidly cheap for what it is. shitty pig fat supra mk4 costs five times as much as this
Juan Butler
>$14k >healthy engine
go ahead and buy it, i fucking dare you
Noah Butler
he says compression checks out. also, it's wrong hand drive, which drops price a bit i guess. some time ago there was even cheaper auction, it's sold now, those things are just this cheap.
i'd definitely check it out and buy it if only i wouldn't be a barely-can-afford-a-miata poorfag
Jayden Mitchell
i wouldn't buy an FD Rx-7 unless I had the money to do a complete engine rebuild right after i buy it
Blake Hall
Judging from OP's original considerations it's safe to assume FD's are out of his price range.
Daniel Morgan
the internet has scared you bad, my friend.
compression tests are also a thing.
Logan Cox
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Blake Hughes
>Under 3000lbs >Longer than a miata Pick one. My 4th gen camaro is substantially larger than a miata but weighs 3400 lbs, despite the lightweight body panels.
Michael Young
import an R32 GTST or buy an S2k
Jack Perez
thats way out of his budget. if he atleast had 10k he could pick up a dope s13 from japanese classics.
Julian Roberts
>Electric throttle cable
You mean more responsive and just as consistent? Whatever dude
Jose Perez
It's not at all as responsive. Throttle tip-in response isn't there. It feels like you're stepping on a fake pedal; there's literally no physical feedback from the throttle assembly. And like most of the rest of the car if you're going hard it's pretty intuitive and pleasant.
Thomas Lee
>240sxs are all rekt Nope, you just aren't actually looking outside your location.
>Starions cost $20k wrong.
Chase Rogers
I'm talking around 12k tops desu. My company doesn't start helping w/ medical insurance for a couple more months and that's just over $1k down per month (ins. + copays) for now. And I need to get a nicer place to live. My Miata runs perfectly and I love it so I don't *need* another car but everything I like is getting really rare and I wouldn't mind a project.
C4 'vette isn't a bad idea desu. Maybe an A60 Celica GT-S if I could find one. Most of the cars that I can find that I like are AWD, but once I got this Miata I have a hard time going back to AWD.
The purpose of an electronic throttle cable is to cheat emissions standards by 'smoothing-out' your inputs to reduce lean/rich conditions. That's it. I've worked engineering for 3 different auto companies now, two of which did EPA testing on-site. Electronic throttles are shiiiiit.
Nicholas Cox
>>Mechanical limited slip stfu and buy a 240Z and swap in a T-5 and new Diff.