S2000 vs Miata: driving at "the limit"
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Originally Posted by RED MX5,Feb 12 2008, 11:33 PM
Old enough to know better, but too young to resist. 
I'm 20, with nearly 40 years of experience. (IOW, I'll be 60 in October.)
I need a bumper sticker that says, ...
"I may be old, but I'm ahead of you."
I'm 20, with nearly 40 years of experience. (IOW, I'll be 60 in October.)
I need a bumper sticker that says, ...
"I may be old, but I'm ahead of you."
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Amazing how much one can learn in just a coupla days here...
Just curious: I rarely hear the word "tossable" associated with the S2000 (always hear it w.r.t MX5). Tossable means to me you can throw it into turns on a whim with little attention..maybe an indication of it's more forgiving nature? Though I appreciate a person who doesn't pay attention during such is a fool....
Would you ascribe the word "tossable" to your S2K? Or since it can be less forgiving and needs more attention you would just say "great handling"? Maybe weight plays a role?
rcman
Just curious: I rarely hear the word "tossable" associated with the S2000 (always hear it w.r.t MX5). Tossable means to me you can throw it into turns on a whim with little attention..maybe an indication of it's more forgiving nature? Though I appreciate a person who doesn't pay attention during such is a fool....
Would you ascribe the word "tossable" to your S2K? Or since it can be less forgiving and needs more attention you would just say "great handling"? Maybe weight plays a role?
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Originally Posted by LcS2000,Feb 13 2008, 10:51 AM
a little off topic but has anybody else noticed on tv shows and movies they usually have a gay character driving a miata? i noticed it watchin tv the other day
A bat flying thu the windshield and a guy crying "That's my Miata!!!"
Seriously though, people recognizing such a nice car as a chick's car is sad.
I'd love to have an MX5 as a DD.
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From: Longmont, CO
Originally Posted by rcman100,Feb 14 2008, 11:12 AM
Amazing how much one can learn in just a coupla days here...
Just curious: I rarely hear the word "tossable" associated with the S2000 (always hear it w.r.t MX5). Tossable means to me you can throw it into turns on a whim with little attention..maybe an indication of it's more forgiving nature? Though I appreciate a person who doesn't pay attention during such is a fool....
Would you ascribe the word "tossable" to your S2K? Or since it can be less forgiving and needs more attention you would just say "great handling"? Maybe weight plays a role?
rcman
Just curious: I rarely hear the word "tossable" associated with the S2000 (always hear it w.r.t MX5). Tossable means to me you can throw it into turns on a whim with little attention..maybe an indication of it's more forgiving nature? Though I appreciate a person who doesn't pay attention during such is a fool....
Would you ascribe the word "tossable" to your S2K? Or since it can be less forgiving and needs more attention you would just say "great handling"? Maybe weight plays a role?
rcman
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i was driving my friend's S on a cool night the other day. it had just come from a 20 mile drive, so the tires weren't bone cold. came to a turn i take everyday, very stable in, ease on the throttle out of the turn and with absolutely no warning it swapped ends. in other cars, it at least gives you a warning, "hey, you're about to lose traction, watch the throttle" in the S, it felt planted and confident until it was wayyyy too late to do anything.
i liked the post regarding which car is more tossable earlier. summed up the comparison quite nicely in my opinion.
i liked the post regarding which car is more tossable earlier. summed up the comparison quite nicely in my opinion.
