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redstack
redstack Reader
6/7/13 1:13 p.m.

I just bought my ticket and so I have to pick between the Miata or the Mazdaspeed 3

Which one would you chose?

Apexcarver
Apexcarver PowerDork
6/7/13 1:16 p.m.

RWD.. Miata

z31maniac
z31maniac PowerDork
6/7/13 1:28 p.m.

Depends on what you already have in your stable.

ultraclyde
ultraclyde Dork
6/7/13 1:36 p.m.

Speed 3 because hatchback...

no, wait...Miata because convertible, rwd...

aww dammit, I'm no help

Winston
Winston HalfDork
6/7/13 1:56 p.m.

Isn't there a cash option of $18k or so? That would be my choice.

EDIT: Dang, MSRP on the Speed3 is $24k+ and the MX-5 Club is even higher. Never mind, I'd pick the most expensive one and then sell it. Probably get over $18k for it, even from a place like CarMax.

Jerry
Jerry HalfDork
6/7/13 1:58 p.m.

My SCCA friends keep telling me Miata.

Not a fan of convertibles, so Mazda Speed3.

But if there's a cash option, that!

noddaz
noddaz HalfDork
6/7/13 1:59 p.m.

Cash, so you can pay the tax man his share...

Alan Cesar
Alan Cesar Associate Editor
6/7/13 2:04 p.m.

'speed3. I miss the practicality of a hatch.

LainfordExpress
LainfordExpress HalfDork
6/7/13 2:06 p.m.

Definitely the MX-5 Club. White. /thread

Gearheadotaku
Gearheadotaku UltraDork
6/7/13 2:13 p.m.

Miata, because 4 doors suck .

Swank Force One
Swank Force One MegaDork
6/7/13 2:15 p.m.

Brand new cars? I'll take a 2013 MX-5 Sport package. Dolphin Gray. Mocha brown leather interior. Loaded.

cutter67
cutter67 HalfDork
6/7/13 2:26 p.m.

a friend of ours got us all to buy tickets because you get a discount if you buy more and he told me when he gave me my five tickets i had the winner in mine.......so i dont know where you think you have the winning ticket and i will take the 18k.......also its for a great foundation and the tickets are just $20.00 everyone should run out and donate because thats all you will doing since i have the winning ticket

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
6/7/13 2:55 p.m.

Merge the two together: an all-wheel-drive turbo convertible with a hatch.

Win-win.

jstein77
jstein77 SuperDork
6/7/13 2:58 p.m.

Convertible with a hatch? What are the hatch's hinges attached to?

Swank Force One
Swank Force One MegaDork
6/7/13 3:00 p.m.
jstein77 wrote: Convertible with a hatch? What are the hatch's hinges attached to?

Magic and witchcraft.

Or: the irons of a 13B wankel.

m4ff3w
m4ff3w UltraDork
6/7/13 3:00 p.m.
David S. Wallens wrote: Merge the two together: an all-wheel-drive turbo convertible with a hatch. Win-win.

That sounds too much like a Murano 'Vert.

Giant Purple Snorklewacker
Giant Purple Snorklewacker MegaDork
6/7/13 3:02 p.m.

cash option then real, log booked SCCA race car

Javelin
Javelin MegaDork
6/7/13 3:19 p.m.

Speed3, swap the drivetrain into my 5, and sell the shell for profit!

redstack
redstack Reader
6/7/13 3:22 p.m.

See I already have a 99 Miata, pretty much track ready. So I've been leaning toward the 3 especially after reading this months GRM. The money doesn't work, because a. wife would just want to pay bills or some other responsible deal. b. You can sell either car for more money than the $18K

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
6/7/13 4:00 p.m.
jstein77 wrote: Convertible with a hatch? What are the hatch's hinges attached to?

Stop thinking like an engineer.

mndsm
mndsm PowerDork
6/7/13 4:11 p.m.

Speed 3. It's damn near a perfect car IMO.

redstack
redstack Reader
6/7/13 4:13 p.m.

Hey what's wrong with the Murano Vert? Got to love the wildness of the marketing guy who came up with that one.

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
6/7/13 5:04 p.m.

Speaking of the Nissan Muranano convertible, JG had nice things to say about it: http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/new-cars/2012-nissan-murano-crosscabriolet/

Duke
Duke PowerDork
6/7/13 8:09 p.m.
David S. Wallens wrote: Speaking of the Nissan Muranano convertible, JG had nice things to say about it: http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/new-cars/2012-nissan-murano-crosscabriolet/

Oh, this I gotta read...

petegossett
petegossett UberDork
6/7/13 8:23 p.m.
Duke wrote:
David S. Wallens wrote: Speaking of the Nissan Muranano convertible, JG had nice things to say about it: http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/new-cars/2012-nissan-murano-crosscabriolet/
Oh, this I *gotta* read...

I just did. Yes you do!!!

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