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Old Oct 23, 2016 | 06:16 PM
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I just bought and '06 with 92K on the clock. It was a bit worse for wear in the looks department, especially interior but was mostly not relevant to me as I'll end up tracking it a bit. Has some dings but fortunately my father in law does PDR for a living. For reference, I'm coming from a boosted '00 miata. Pics, or it didn't happen:

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It's all stock with exception of an intake. Hope to learn a bunch and maybe add a bit from my experience in the miata world in regards to tracking and not ask too many redundant questions...
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Old Oct 25, 2016 | 01:15 AM
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Old Oct 25, 2016 | 05:18 AM
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Welcome aboard!

I've always liked the NB miata and yours looked damned fine.

Looks even better now with the 'upgrade'
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Old Oct 25, 2016 | 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by LemonJus
Welcome aboard!

I've always liked the NB miata and yours looked damned fine.

Looks even better now with the 'upgrade'
Thanks it was a definitely a nice example NB and I paid for it $$$ in parts. The main reason I made the switch was I'm 6'2" and even with an aftermarket seat the NB was too tiny to take long trips in. While the S2K is no Cadillac I was able drive it home 8 hours without issue. The S drivetrain is also so much more refined. At 75 MPH and with Miata engine at 4K RPM...it was like you were strapped to the engine, not so in the S.

I learned a ton in the miata...about driving, suspensions, and boost. Now I need to find a hardtop for the S2000 and get a roll bar installed. After that i'm going to put new tires on it and do a few track days as-is before I go crazy installing suspension or other bits like I did in the miata. I might do an oil cooler but that's it.
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Old Oct 25, 2016 | 10:24 AM
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Welcome! I bet you'll really enjoy the new car. I too came from the Miata world nice car, I enjoy the S2000 more on track, even though the miata was 325whp and 2250lbs, I'm running faster times in the S.


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