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Thread: FWD Miata/S2000 Alternative???

  1. above8k
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    10-09-2012 05:12 PM #36
    whats up with all the gay pics?
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    10-09-2012 05:41 PM #37
    Quote Originally Posted by ScoobyWRX View Post
    I think the Mazda 2 is referred to as the FWD miata.
    I don't believe they make a convertible Mazda 2....
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    10-09-2012 06:10 PM #38
    Pretty sure in terms of outright performance the Mini S 'vert would wipe the floor with the rest of them.
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    10-09-2012 06:32 PM #39
    Little boat

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    10-09-2012 06:52 PM #41
    Either I skimmed this too fast or you guys are slacking hard. Honda del sol? B16 motor, 160 hp, no torque at all. Real screamer engine. Should be tons of fun.
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    10-09-2012 07:33 PM #42
    Quote Originally Posted by AB11 View Post
    Little boat
    I see what you did there

    Yea, I think lightweight and tossable is a must, so I would say MCS
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    10-12-2012 03:01 PM #43
    Quote Originally Posted by mike02467 View Post
    Either I skimmed this too fast or you guys are slacking hard. Honda del sol? B16 motor, 160 hp, no torque at all. Real screamer engine. Should be tons of fun.
    Again, NOT a convertible.
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    10-12-2012 03:03 PM #44
    Quote Originally Posted by JohnRico View Post
    It's not. But don't you think it would compete with any of the cars mentioned so far?
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    whats up with all the gay pics?
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    10-12-2012 03:09 PM #45
    Quote Originally Posted by Big Dac With Fries View Post
    I'd use this as my base to start with:

    That's the best you can do? How about a Cord or Ruxton? Both FWD convertibles



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    10-12-2012 04:46 PM #46
    As much as I dislike most VWs, this is probably the closest thing we currently have...

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    10-12-2012 05:42 PM #47
    ^ so it's like a bitch basket...but also like a gti...i think we'll still call it bitch basket.
    Regarding DD'ing a tuned Evo:
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    It's composed at all speeds and at all times...it just feels like you're holding the leash on a 150lb pit bull and praying you don't see a squirrel.
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    10-12-2012 06:33 PM #48
    Quote Originally Posted by compy222 View Post
    ^ so it's like a bitch basket...but also like a gti...i think we'll still call it bitch basket.
    Bitch basket implies a roll bar.
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