I think at this point, Yugos only come in rust.

 

which is better: crusty rust or flaky rust?

sorry

 

Definitley crusty, not much will fall off.

 

I really should test drive one of those miatas someday.
I heard they are very fun to drive, and it is the most popular roadster out there.
I bet that the Miata comes first to their mind when most people think of light weight sub-30k roadsters. And I believe it's performance is the best in class(sub-$30k roadsters category).
No matter how much discount there are for the S, the MSRP of the S is still $10k more(average) than the miata.
I guess the price difference pretty much sums it up.
The amount of fun/dollar? That I don't know.

Dan

 

If money is no object get the S2K. Now with that said personally I can go with either one of them. I've owned the first generation miata and it felt a LOT faster than my s2k (till I hit vtech). You can't rotate the tires on a s2k, insurance is surely more than the miata, also note that your S2k seats will attract a lot of unwanted attention by thieves.

I'm looking to sell s2k to get back into a Miata in the future. Too many cars too much insurance. Not a good idea for my life style.

 

I've heard that the NC (generation 3) miatas aren't as much fun, but the 1st gen NA Miatas are awesome, I had one (no ABS, nor PAS), and it was very close to perfect - always fun and very capable handling.

 

Miata's are gay. Get one in hot pink.

Seriously, I think the only time an S2000 owner would prefer a Miata is when he's sliding off the road because the S2000 got away from him.

Miata's are great cars, but the S2000 is more of a specialty car, so it all depends on what you want. I may be the only person here who likes the new MX5 with the retractable hardtop, but if I was buying a sports car to drive every day, and in the MX5 price range, I'd give the car serious consideration.

Both cars are fun, but (IMO) in quite different ways.
It's a lot cheaper to hop up a Miata than an S2000.

 

I sold my '99 Miata last December and bought an '06 S2000. I still miss the Miata.

1) It was more fun to drive on the street. I drove it like I stole it pretty much everyday and it never let me down.
2) The aftermarket is much more accessible... I added an intake, header and catback for less than $1,000 total. Try to find a decent exhaust for an s2000 for much less than that amount.
3) The community over at miata.net is great. If I have a serious question, I still post it over there knowing that I'll get a well thought out answer even if I'm talking about a non-miata auto vs. "dude paint it pink".

That being said, I get more positive comments on my S2000 in a week than I got w/ the Miata in a year. For whatever reason, people think the S2000 is somehow more exotic.

-CM

 

[QUOTE=cpmorey,Dec 5 2007, 07:23 PM]I sold my '99 Miata last December and bought an '06 S2000.

 

s2000 will be faster, but the miata may have more creature comforts... automatic hard top etc... Drive both and see for yourself!