am I the only one...

mordecaii · Postby **mordecaii** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 9:40 pm

...who had a previous healthy dislike of convertibles prior to having dríven one..?

...this being the one that turned me... my 2 week old '92 NA6, all stock apart from the newer model wheels...

i'll use this as an introduction as well...

Jeo · Postby **Jeo** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 10:27 pm

I thought the later photos were your car too there for a minute. Welcome though

rossint · Postby **rossint** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 11:14 pm

I couldn't stand MX5's, until I drove one.

Szemen · Postby **Szemen** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 12:02 am

Good luck on getting that exhaust ;)

Postby **Okibi** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 1:15 am

Welcome to the addiction :mrgreen:

Hammer · Postby **Hammer** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 12:29 pm

Not that I had a disliking to convertible, I just thought they were unsafe and on some very weird looking with the soft top up (not a problem with the MX5).

PS. I love HDR photos [your last two pix]

mordecaii · Postby **mordecaii** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 10:53 pm

Okibi wrote:Welcome to the addiction

the withdrawal symptoms at work are becoming unbearable..!

cheers guys.. glad to be here..

RG.net · Postby **RG.net** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 10:57 pm

Welcome to the forums!

The car you are using as a refferal is actually known as one of the "standard" cars in america.

It was one of the "Miatas" that created the whole slammed appeal in the U.S

Szemen · Postby **Szemen** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 11:03 pm

MXHEVN wrote:The car you are using as a refferal is actually known as one of the "standard" cars in america.

mmm! Standard miatas are nice. Slammed, Equips with low offset, GV lip. Needs to be Chaste White though

I'm not too sure if the RS*R is part of the standard though :S

andybris · Postby **andybris** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 11:16 pm

having bought a car that was "slammed" i spent weeks getting it to the natural height, because it drove like a go-kart no suspension to speak of and was on bump stops, it may look cool but hard to live with, this is only my opinion as I am an old fart and don't like jumping into incoming traffic when i hit a pot hole.

I'm sure i will get points stating the other side, but in my opinion, there has to be expert delivery of ride height balanced with comfort, most of the cars I have seen "slammed" must have the latter lacking.

davekmoore · Postby **davekmoore** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 1:23 am

Had a few convertibles before the first MX5, but they all had terminal drivetrain issues (front wheel drive, arghhhh).

Szemen · Postby **Szemen** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 2:09 am

andybris wrote:having bought a car that was "slammed" i spent weeks getting it to the natural height, because it drove like a go-kart no suspension to speak of and was on bump stops, it may look cool but hard to live with, this is only my opinion as I am an old fart and don't like jumping into incoming traffic when i hit a pot hole.

I'm sure i will get points stating the other side, but in my opinion, there has to be expert delivery of ride height balanced with comfort, most of the cars I have seen "slammed" must have the latter lacking.

Ride comfort and slammed definitely do not go hand in hand. Handling also gets thrown out the window as well. The US seem to be able to pull it off day to day, they must have silky smooth roads. Its definitely not feasible in Australia, but MX5s sure look stunning when down low.

StanTheMan · Postby **StanTheMan** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 6:57 am

Szemen wrote:
andybris wrote:having bought a car that was "slammed" i spent weeks getting it to the natural height, because it drove like a go-kart no suspension to speak of and was on bump stops, it may look cool but hard to live with, this is only my opinion as I am an old fart and don't like jumping into incoming traffic when i hit a pot hole.

I'm sure i will get points stating the other side, but in my opinion, there has to be expert delivery of ride height balanced with comfort, most of the cars I have seen "slammed" must have the latter lacking.

Ride comfort and slammed definitely do not go hand in hand. Handling also gets thrown out the window as well. The US seem to be able to pull it off day to day, they must have silky smooth roads. Its definitely not feasible in Australia, but MX5s sure look stunning when down low.

the majority of that group are just misguided. They'll flame you for suggesting so as well. I mean they are just a bunch of ricers. Most of them also expose the stock cam gears. The whole scene over there seems like the Honda fanboy scene over here.

On that note. I originally bought the car for cheap convertible.