My ZHP has been relieved of DD duties.

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I drove my father's Miata last winter here, it was in the 30s with the occasional dip into the 20s. It really wasn't bad, the heater blasts HOT air after just a few minutes trundling around. I will say it becomes tail happy as the summer tires become hard as a rock and lose their grip, but you just slow it down a bit and don't hoon it as much. There's some guy that famously drove it around town in the snow with the top down because the heater was good enough.

[slater]

don't tempt me, william!

peter

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Hey, for $3-5k, you can't go wrong! Speaking of which, father is actually thinking about selling his Miata within the next year...

1994. Laguna Blue. 83k miles. R-Package (LSD, aero kit, better suspension bits). 14" BBS lightweight wheels. Color-matched hardtop. I don't have any pics but it looks something like this:



Anyways, sorry to threadjack, Stephen. I want more pics of your new ride!

[slater]

dang it william, PM me with pricing details...!

[ELCID86]

dang it william, PM me with pricing details...!

LOL.

And nice pickup SK.

[ecrabb]

Fun car! I loved zipping around in the Miata the few times I've driven them. I wouldn't want one as a DD because I'm too big and just don't feel comfortable, but I would if I was a smaller guy. Have fun!

Factory LSD.

This is the one thing about the ZHP that really bugs the crap out of me. I realize the Miata wasn't exactly a bargain/entry-level car, but it's not that expensive either. BMW should be embarrassed that they weren't putting a LSD in a car with 230HP that was $40,000 or more and that they are STILL not putting them in non-M cars with current horsepower and price points. They absolutely should have been in a "Performance Package" car with 6-speed transmissions, lower gearing, higher redline, and stiffer suspension. Stupid, BMW. Stupid. When the car has to REDUCE THROTTLE and APPLY BRAKES to stop wheel-spin and increase traction, that's sort of the opposite of "performance". I read somewhere that LSD was like a $500 option on the 318 in the mid-90's. What did that thing have, like 150HP?

Heck, my 1983 Trans Am had a LSD. Camaros. Mustangs. A Mustang ferchrissakes! A cheap-ass pony car with a sub-200HP V8 in the 80's came standard with an LSD! Not BMW. Not unless you drop serious coin on an ///M car.

You can buy nice aftermarket and OE LSDs for all that old American iron all day long for $400-800... Basically pocket change compared to the TWO GRAND it costs to add LSD to a ZHP. It can't just be a numbers thing. It's gotta be more of a "what the market will bear" sort of thing.

I hate that it's so expensive to upgrade the ZHP that it just makes more sense to just get an M3. That's crazy!

Grrr... /rant off

SC

[stephenkirsh]

Haha I hear ya. You can get an LSD as an option the new 2 series. Unsure about the 3/4 series.

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Anyways, sorry to threadjack, Stephen. I want more pics of your new ride!

Lol no worries.

It's the only photo I have of it! I'll try and get one with the top down later.

[derbo]

Petaluma to Napa and back is my daily commute.

I drove from Livermore to petaluma this weekend, Saturday.

Well if you see my TDI, Wave! I'll be in the white TDI with a monsters university alumni license plate frame hahah.

Yea my commute is Windsor to Richmond.. 57miles 1-way


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dang it william, PM me with pricing details...!

When the time comes...