Miata is having troubles, back to car shopping again.

[atfsgeoff]

@drVanTraveler said in Miata is having troubles, back to car shopping again.:

My GR Corolla advanced cruise slows down for sweeping curves, and that's just silly. Might be ok for panicky crossover drivers, but not on the GRC.

There is a setting you can adjust to reduce or eliminate curve slowdown during cruise. Found that while exploring the menu options in @BigXSEnergy's Camry.

[MM54]

@Finnish-Insider said in Miata is having troubles, back to car shopping again.:

Even the older CX5 had handles that would make other crossovers blush.

A few years ago I absolutely roasted the brakes on a rental CX5 after briefly forgetting what I was driving. Fortunately the brakes are as good as the rest of the handling (well, they were before that).

[drVanTraveler]

@atfsgeoff said in Miata is having troubles, back to car shopping again.:

@drVanTraveler said in Miata is having troubles, back to car shopping again.:

My GR Corolla advanced cruise slows down for sweeping curves, and that's just silly. Might be ok for panicky crossover drivers, but not on the GRC.

There is a setting you can adjust to reduce or eliminate curve slowdown during cruise. Found that while exploring the menu options in @BigXSEnergy's Camry.

Welp, you are correct! It is fairly buried in digi dash settings, but I finally got there after digging in the manual.
Thanks!

[Milky]

@Zaphod-s-Heart-of-Gold I don't think I'll have an issue driving it, just being honest about how much/far I drive and wandering steering wont help. For me though the 2 door felt like the perfect size. Versus the CX50 which had a big back seat and trunk, would be perfectly happy with either, instead of both.
But yea getting something I want is why im looking so hard at them, worried about getting bored in something else.

[Milky]

@Qaaaaa Oh for sure, this is just making me realize I cant drive the Miata forever.

[nermal]

@Milky Can speak to living with a 2 dr Jeep, mine was a poverty spec / manuel / soft top tho and cost ~$20k less. Have been considering another as well.

With the lower base model suspension and little tires, steering is still crappy, everything over 45mph is crappy, wind noise is atrocious.

It's wonderful as a city car, honestly one of the best on the market. Perfect for parallel parking, hopping curbs, and doing u-turns. At low speeds the suspension and steering are great.

Oil changes are super easy, didn't own mine long enough to need anything else.

There should be a bunch on lots, but they're all autos since the manuel is on stop-sale. The 2.0t drives better than the V6, unclear on long-term reliability.

If you're serious about buying one, do so thru one of the dealers offering a discount thru a forum. Even if you change your mind and sell in 6-12 months, it won't lose much value.

[Milky]

@nermal The hard top with pad inserts on the rental I had seemed quieter then my miata FWIW. Which is something I want. Also watched reviewers say the 2L's torque is better for normal life, but yea the reliability is a concern for either (looking at coolminivan's post).

City driving is certainly a selling a point though, seems like it'd be easy to live with in town.

[phenotyp]

@Milky Yeah, if you're looking to go with something bigger, the CX50's your obvious winner, there.

[Jarrett]

@Milky Not with that attitude!

[Milky]

@phenotyp Borderline too big, apparently its 19 inches longer then a 2 door wrangler. Hard to argue against it being a better value though.
@Jarrett Hey now, Im not a quitter. Butt has been in that seat for 130k miles and Im still keeping it.

[phenotyp]

@Milky CX50 looks like a good dog.

[Wrong Wheel Drive]

@Milky make sure the "diff noise" is not the plastic from your bumper rubbing on the wheel during turns. Ask me how I figured that out the hard way in my Miata.... Although taking the diff apart was useful since it was also leaking and found out previous owner was bamboozled with an open diff from an unscrupulous shop.

[Man With A Reliable Jeep]

@Zaphod-s-Heart-of-Gold said in Miata is having troubles, back to car shopping again.:

@Milky I would daily a Wrangler...actually I did for a while. 05 rubicon with a 4" lift and 33s. The ride wasn't an issue for me but the fuel consumption was.

Now I drive a really long Wrangler that does everything an older wrangler does but better (except trails because length) and I love it. I don't need it but I want it, and I have to drive something I want or I'll waste a bunch of money getting something I want.

Same here. My JKU is far from perfect, but it's far from the worst either. It's actually not a bad idea for a DD here in the great white tundra. You can get the most out of the 6 good months of weather with the modular doors and top, but you also get a perfectly cromulent winter vehicle once everything is reinstalled. The seating space is...adequate, the power is fine, and when you consider it in context of what it is, the fuel economy is pretty decent too (I get about 17-18 mixed, average year round).

There's a certain fatigue threshold you exceed when you DD one of these long enough and it doesn't seem so bad. You get used to nursing the SFA axle on crowned roads, the wind buffeting, and meh brakes & turning radius. I bought mine before the car market really went to shit and got a solid deal on it. I'm still driving it due to a combination of the car market still being out of whack, me having a lot of money into it (entirely my choice), and it having an interesting combination of rawness, character, and just enough refinement to use regularly. I also appreciate having something more robust than IFS when I consider our marginal quality infrastructure.

[Milky]

@Wrong-Wheel-Drive I ended up jacking the car up and spinning a wheel, definitely something near the diff for sure. Car is at the shop now so hopefully get some info soon.
Also, oofta at getting an open diff when you pay for an lsd.