I currently have a '97 NA Miata. The thing is a blast to drive and beautiful but its becoming more work than it is worth. I see my best next car as either a VN or Mk8 or other GTI generation (manual trans for both). Both are around the same price and pretty similar style. Curious on peoples experience with either or both. Looking for some reliability and ability to some roadtrips.
Financially, I had to make a tough choice. I would park my Veloster every winter, but I still had a payment on it and was paying insurance to have a second vehicle sitting around. As much as I loved that car, having two cars with payments just didn’t make financial sense.
Unfortunately, it was time for my baby to go.
I ended up purchasing a brand-new WRX, so I’m back under warranty, I have a car I can enjoy year-round, and I’m actually paying less overall than I was with two vehicles.
It was definitely a tough decision, but sometimes you have to make the choice that makes the most sense financially. I’ll always have a soft spot for the N. Maybe in the future I can come back to the brand. I never had any intention of letting go of this car, but eventually I had to make the right choice. Goodbye.
Can't be just me, but at my height to actually see down the lane in my rearview I have to have my mirror at such a bad position that literally half the reflection is the headliner. All comes from not being able to tilt it presumably from the cords. I don't use the bluelink and all that anyway, so I'm wondering if anyone else has this issue and found a good alternative/replacement? Do I just get a generic one?
So I put my winter tune on the other day. As soon as the car went for boost, it fired out a P004900 error (turbocharger overspool or something like that). I popped the hood to see the turbo was barely glowing, but it did have a hint of red. Snapped this Pic, closed the hood, let the car cool and then loaded my power tune back on.
After I reset the code, I went for a rip. The car was boosting normally. So I'll be running my power tune all winter.
Edit: this is an upgrade to the EN turbo. She's a thing of beauty!
Anyone else seen a beautiful pink turbo before?
Hey guys, blew my motor at 51k cracked the 2nd cylinder wall and shot the second cylinder rings. Unsure how I did it or what I did. Mightve been something from when I was learning manual on it. Don't have warranty, second owner. Just wondering if I'm able to pull the motor by unbolting the transmission or if I have to pull axles, I dont have the motor yet so no rush. Cant find anyone talking about it nor any videos that break it down. Just had a baby and I'm really struggling financially to get the motor so I knew there was no way I could get it done by someone else lol.
Selling a jb4 tune for hyundai/kia 2.0t , used on my 2023 Elantra N 6Spd for 1-2 months before getting ecu tuned
Has bluetooth connection with the jb4 app.
Has no issues, everything on it runs perfectly, just had it as a temporary thing until i got ecu tuned.
Don’t have a set price for it, send over some offers!
Will ship aslong as buyer covers shipping cost, located in south jersey area. Looking for ≈$275 (cost $700 new)
Went to the store earlier in the day and came across another VN that matched mine. I was surprised to see we were identical to every extent. Side mirror caps, the tow hook plate, the slight curb rash and peeling paint on the rims… lol didn’t get to meet the owner but it felt right parking next to it. Something I didn’t expect to ever happen. 😅
Any tips on how to clean the seat belts? (Correctly without damage)