The MOST Fun Car For $5k! | NB Mazda Miata Review
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- čas přidán 21. 09. 2018
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The Mazda Miata is one of the most fun cars you can buy for the money, regardless of what price that Miata is at. So if you are looking to spend $5k on a fun to drive sports car...the NB Miata is an AMAZING choice. I love these things, nimble and small, a great car to throw around corners, the only complaint I have is that I barely fit in the car. Check out this review of a NB Mazda Miata with some moderate mods!
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I owned a 350z, WRX, FR-S, civics, celicas, and I can say my 2001 miata is the greatest experience of them all.
Idk, The DSM's are pretty fun
@@x1twister47 yea, your right. His PERSONAL OPINION is definitely wrong. He should take the advice of a 14 yo child.
@@steve9021oh I never said he was wrong, Miatas are fun to drive, I know from experience, But being a 15 YEAR OLD TEEN who can legally drive, and who happens to own a dsm, I believe DSM's are also fun to drive.
So is it better than a Z ?
@@janithaweerakkodi2205 Manual Z's are pretty fun to drive, especially if its a convertible. But they have bad turbo lag sometimes.
Eddie, there's a very easy way to remember the Miata generation codes. 4 Generations. From oldest to newest: NA (89-97), NB (98-05), NC(05-14), ND (15-now). So basically A-B-C-D, and add N to the front!
I thought NC starts the n 2006 and ND 2016. I have an NC1 (2006).
Oh dang, I may have gotten the years wrong.....will have to let more Miata experts correct any mistakes I made!
Also there was no 98 miata, year was skipped for some reason.
I laughed when I heard him say NA for the new car, yeah I posted the same thing then looked down and like ever post is the same.
Pop ups - NA
One youre driving - NB
Cat fish front - NC
Newest one - ND
😊
Babe face Pop ups - NA
Hyundai coupe - NB
Na on steroids - NC
Fiat new one - ND
Fixed. :)
I believe the Mazda mx-5 is honestly the most underrated sports car ever. You need to own and experience one to really understand the value of it. What your putting down for roughly 5K is nothing compared to the happiness this car can bring. After owning one, I was turned. The Miata has become my #1 dream car.... nothing could come close.
As an NB owner I approve of this message! Twenty years old, 170K runs like it was new!
I brought a nb miata last year, it's an Nb Miata Ls. It had 35k miles on it and it only had a bad catalysis, which didn't matter to me because I replaced the whole exhaust system.
Great review bro I love my 91 NA just about to turn over 350 k Kms still going strong very reliable and more fun than almost anything under 10 grand..cheer Eddie from new Zealand
Wow. Looking to daily one of these LOL. Very different from the gt350 I just reviewed. Glad to see you reviewing a large variety of cars!
Bought a great condition 92NA with a hardtop for $1500 two years ago. Awesome car to drive and mod.
Definitely encourages me to get a Miata for a fun car
Almost bought one back in the day. Couldn't see out the windshield very well and bought a z3. Both excellent cars but low-key regret not getting the Miata
I would be interested to see how a Z3 compares. Not being able to see out well is a serious problem tho haha
I'd also be interested in seeing a comparison. I dont think the BMW handles quite as well but has around 60 more horsepower (in the 2.5l)
I am trying to decide between the two. I like how the Z3 looks. Can you provide your thoughts on each?
@@samw I almost got the z3 but went with the miata since it seemed easier to work on but it defiently lacks the power the bmw has
I’m dying to drive a Miata. Looks sooo much fun!
You need to!
ChowDownDetroit [Seoung Lee] , I got a
99, and ya, fun is an understatement...with the top down
It’s a lot of fun and I’m also a 240sx owner. I actually drive the slower Miata more.
It’s funny because they’re slow as shit but still fun
@@blue9300 When you smile going 30mph you know you've got a winner.
Thanks for coming out here man, I'll get back to you when it has a turbo!
looking forward to it!
We're still waiting
@@Bashirbros hey it takes time, it's not easy bro. Give the man a break. Lol
how do you insure a toboed miata?
@@raczyk don't crash ;)
i feel like i could totally go grocery shopping in a miata
Not without getting dent. People hate these cars.
What a beautiful car, I drive a 94 swift gti and love it for its go kart handling. Hope to drive a miata someday. Thanks for the insight.
NB Owner here. I love my Miata. So many options for mods. Even if you don’t go crazy and keep it simple with bolt ons, and wheels and tires you’ll have a great time! I’m 6” tall and I fit just fine, but if you’re taller than that like Eddie said you might want to rethink getting this, or go after a ND Miata. 🍻. Thanks for giving the NB some love sir!
The NDs don't really fit taller drivers very well either, although the NC will most likely better fit the taller driver.
The Miata proof that God really does love us. Its a gift
I'm 17 and grinding for one of these right now, can't wait to get one!
Did you get one?
"Looks like a happy fish all the time" lmaooo that killed me 4:12
The fact that I can fit in this car because I’m short yessssss
Great video, I miss my NA so much.
Good video. I love my 99 NB. Most fun car ever. I go grocery shopping with it.
Depends how much you’re buying, of course. That’s a nice 👍 red on yours.
Mine is off white with a tan top, which
is down 90% of the time...ZOOM ZOOM
can't wait until this sunday iam getting my first miata !*^😎👀
You deserve way more subs man
I had an NA miata as my very first manual car and daily drove it for 6 months. I’m 6’5” 220lbs. The way I fit in mine was the night I got it home me any my friends took out the drivers seat and did a “foam-ectomy” where we literally cut out some, not all, but some of the foam from the bottom and back of the seat and it let me sit a few inches lower and back and made it perfect to drive, pair that with an after market steering wheel with some slight dish too it and it was a breeze to drive
looks so good with that lip
Bought my NB for 4K...great performance at any price.
03:10 Do it Eddie! The solution to all those problems are: too tall? top down. Wheel is too close? Quick Release. DO IT!!! That would be awesome
luchipunchi98 can’t you take some of the stuffing out of the seats too or is that just for the NA?
Watching Eddie drive a miata in my miata
Looks really good. Is a 100k miles nb miata worth 4500 bucks? Looking at one right now 😅
walking over to my miata so i can relate
@@martinzadravecsluga2277 depends how well its maintained
NA owner here. Cant beat the value! This one looks mint.
The best Miata of all time was the 04/05 Mazdaspeed. I daily drive an 04 speed. It is modified with the Flyin Miata intake and exhaust and they say it has about 200 rwhp. The Miata drivetrain will stand up to 240 hp. Some people following in the footsteps of Carroll Shelby have put a V8 in and that is called a Monster Miata.
Totally agree you can’t beat a miata ,very reliable too.
It really is fun to drive. I found a 2002 NB for 3 grand. And though it is 16 years old, I enjoy driving it more than my newer vehicle.
Really want to buy a Miata, im 18 and have a $5000 absolute max buying limit, found a really clean 2001 for $3200 but it has 195k miles on it so idk 😬
@@bryantaguilar7573 $3200 for any car with 195,000 miles on it is a bad deal. Where ever you live, Do an online auto trader or other online car selling website search and you may have to broaden your search scope in terms of distance from where you live. I found my miata through an online search that was 100 miles from where I live. It had 110,000 miles on it, which is high but I have had the car for a year now and haven't had any problems. Everything works, air, windows etc. Just use your best judgment when going to look at the vehicle, if you have any doubts, look elsewhere.
@@taylorharris1796 Yea having a really hard time trying to find a decent deal for a RX-5 even in a 100 mile radius and I live in California btw so its not like im in the middle of nowhere lol. Been searching through everything and really cant seem to find much. Best deal I found was $4500 on craigslist but even that car isn't the best 🤷♂️
Bryant Aguilar Wow. I guess they really are rare. I live on the East Coast. In the area that I live there wasn't any but outside of my radius there were several and either they were over priced or not in good condition. I think I lucked out with mine being a one owner and from their carfax report they took excellent care with regular maintenance and care. It even had new tires on it at the time of purchase. Anyways, good luck with your search. It's like needle in a haystack finding the right one for the right price in the right condition.
@@taylorharris1796 haha for sure! Thank you for your advice and help either way, I'll keep looking but would you recommend any other car for someone like me at or under 5k? Im 18 and really just want a fun decent car to go to and from college with 🙂
I’d love to see the spec list of everything that’s been added/changed
I’ve grew up with nothing but lowered or lifted trucks but lately I’ve been craving a this car and now I know I totally have to have it 😂
not to hate on trucks, but this car will be so much more fun to drive. GET ONE! :D
Put the top down! That's half the reason for driving a Miata.
Great vid...thanks!
Get an NA6(first gen with 1.6), swap the vvt motor into it, 4.1 Torsen(LSD), Xidas, 15×9 6ULs, 225 rival 1.5s. I'm 6'2 and fit in mine quite comfortably. I've done a foamectomy on my seat(carpassionchannel has a video on doing it). You could also do a smaller diameter wheel to make it that much more comfortable.
Majority of older Miata's are rebuilt cars. Even so, great fun and value!
You should be able to fit in one with some seat mods. Not sure if their are seat lowering rails for stocks seats but you can remove some foam.
That’s a gorgeous Miata
I love the NB Miata, with style of it's big brother RX7, it's like the Japanese Lotus Elise but with incredible reliability, easily the most reliable car Mazda has ever produced, especially the NB model..JD power has the NB model miata as the most reliable sports car of all time with the Honda S2000 2nd at #2, then the Acura NSX #3,just to give u an idea of this super reliable sports car
In many ways, the NB chassis is quite similar to the NA, just with more refinement. Mazda realized that the NA Miata got the basic formula right back in the 1990s, so the NB wasn't a huge departure. So for those who prefer the feel of the original Miata over the NC and ND, the NB might be worth a look.
I drive NB's. Best everyday drivers car I could find. Cheap and easy to run, mod and repair. And no pop up light issues to suffer
If I could afford a nice elise I'd still buy an NB and use the remaining cash to supercharge and rice it!
Mickey Hartsell, Yup, NB, that’s what I got, yup aha 😊
You like used Miatas; give an NC a try sometimes. I think you'll like it! I've got one, the latest of the four Miatas I've daily-driven since 2000 (a '93 NA, a '99 NB, an '04 NB and now the '09 NC). It has an inch or so more headroom (at least if you adjust the seat to its lowest position) and it has a nice HP boost that more than makes up for the 100 pound weight increase over the NB.
Because a second car is always a good idea, I'm thinking about buying a second car which isn't a Miata, so I'll have a spare car with an actual back seat, but I don't know; shouldn't I just go ahead and get a fifth Miata?
I had an NB, but had to shave foam out of the seat so that I could fit. So cheap and so much after market. A same gen S2000 maybe better in stock form, but folks are paying crazy $.
I currently own a 2000 year model black NB second gen that's now currently sitting in my garage,as I got to figure out what's keeping it from starting up but shortly before I had any problems with it,the vehicle ran great and was a real hoot to drive around in as a daily driver.
Does it atleast turn over still?
Well it would,but then again my battery died and because of this,it won't. However,if I either can recharge or replace the battery it will crank over. Funny thing about this is that the battery was also a fairly new replacement along with the starter which would otherwise still be working just fine if the battery wasn't dead and I supposedly also had a new cam angle sensor as well as another sensor that I don't remember the name of that was also replaced. While I tested the car for anything that might cause a parasitic drain where nothing was found I still have my suspicions that a drain still also may exist,whether it can be detected or not and there's also the possibility that the problem is either electronic or something based on the fuel system. If I had the money,tools and all the know how based experience I'd probably try to do the diagnosis and repairs on my own by fooling around with it,but I lack all that stuff.
That's a lovely looking car there Eddie sounds nice too
The other thing is it only weighs about 2,500 lbs which is 1100 pounds lighter than my BMW 3 Series, for example. Also if you seen the movie MacGruber, The Big joke was that he drove around in one of these (he was a man out of time and stuck in the 80s)
yeah its tiny!
Actually a base trim NB Miata weighs about 2300 lbs, and the early NA6 Miatas were about 2200 lb.
There are low profile seat rails to give you more headroom, especially when you race and have a helmet on.
what most people don't realize is the REASON you're too tall is because the miata never intended for you to USE those seats. They were ONLY put in so you could legally (and affordably) leave the dealership with it and put in your favorite RACING seat when you got home. Unlike other sports cars where a racing seat might be TOO low and now you're staring at the top of the dash... guess what??? you're sitting PERFECTLY like the racing seat came stock.
Now thats* smart thinking by mazda. unfortunately many Americans don't think about this.
Is there an exhaust on it ? If yes, which one cause it sounds quite good and isn't obnoxious/droning when you're not putting the foot to the floor
I'm planing to buy this car soon to share with my father. I know it's an old car so it can't be very reliable but would you say it is prone to malfunctions? Is it expensive to maintain it?
Love the review man 👍🏼 quick question since your 6’3 like you said I know it’s not like super comfortable but like are you content with the seating and steering wheel and leg room ? I’m roughly 6’2 so what I’m trying to get at do you think a smaller quick release wheel and like a bucket seat would make US fit better ?? Lol
Get an NC.
if you plan to put a turbo in your miata, how do you insure the car with a turbo in it?
Foamectomy on the seats makes a difference to over head space
My first car is going to be a Miata 1.8 just like in the vid so hyped
I have a question: to wich size are you able to drive a nb Miata?
2:31 This made my day ☺
What kind of rims do you have on your NB? Looks like Japan Racing...?
I’m saving up 5k for a Miata as my second car and first manual. My friends are gonna be pissed when I don’t get a WRX but I don’t want a huge payment. I will definitely be doing many mods to it!
inventivv im selling my 2001 6 speed Miata if you’re still looking
@@CarsWithFrank where is it located, I'm in the florida area
Hector Reyes its sold
I like the new design
it looks aggressive !
I'm considering buying an NB Miata for my channel at some point
Does anyone know what wheels they have on, love the colour. Think it would go very well with my British racing green nb
Gonna look at a clean nb tomorrow, listed at 5k 🙏
Pretty sure I've seen this exact car. Clean af
The generations are the letter N then the alphabet. 1989 started with the NA, then the NB which is the one you are driving, NC after that and then the ND is the new one as of the 2018 model year I'm pretty sure.
i found one at a dealer with 80 000 miles with 7500 USD. is this good or bad? it looks pretty clean.
How did you get that fitment?
This NB is the first one that I thought doesn’t look ugly
I'm actually like 1 step from buying this car. I need your advise guys, what are the thing to look out for when buying this car and its 1999 89k miles
I'm 27 and still want a mx5 2004. For a while, i've been dreaming one, guy's let me know if You recommend this car
Waiting for the R8 drive video.
What is the front lip and the wheels and tire setup?
All in my 500 mile range are at least $6.5k. Mostly $8k and pretty worn out :(
Eddie you should try the new Fiat version of these
Wait...forget about the interior. We're on a curvy road. LOL.
The owner of this particular example NB should probably look into fitting his car with an LSD before adding a turbo, as the base cars (the cloth seats are a tell) weren't available from the factory with this feature. But regardless of trim level, all Miatas are great fun, especially on the right type of road.
LSD was definitely an option for a base model.
@@youngbeasters LSD was usually bundled with an option package for most years of NB for base trims, but sure.
what song did you use???????????
Finally a Japanese cat review
Was going to say jdm but then I will get a ton of comments from professors that jdm means this and that... lol
Lmao.
Literally mines a blue miata nb2 with mazda speed asthetics basically looks like that one
I would get an NB Miata but like... popup headlights
I only wish they were a bit faster stock
PSA: FOR TALL PEOPLE A HARDTOP REMEDIES THE LOW CEILING.
Trust me, I know.
And a set of aftermarket bucket seats, problem fixed!!! 😎👍
How tall are you eddy
You should do more regular car videos like this, supercars are boring
The steering wheel doesn't tilt or telescope. I hope you didn't look too hard trying to figure out how to do it.
Good first car? I’m 16 years old and don’t know how to drive manual, but I really wanna learn (my dad knows how). Ik this car is pretty low cost and within my budget. The biggest concern is it being RWD, which everyone I’ve talked to said doesn’t matter, but people in my family swear it’s the worst thing ever
haha wtf? RWD is the absolute pinnacle of drving. do any research and youll learn that RWD is the best! and learning a manual is fun and easy. Miata is an amazing first car if you get one in good condition! also, do yourself a favor and get the NB!
This is going to be my first car
same i think
I’m looking at one for my first car
There so fun in the winter tho
I'm thinking of purchasing a Miata just as a weekend car. Just out of curiosity, with me being 6' tall, how comfortable would I be in this car?
rhomotor I’m 5”10 and I fit in the car with about 4-5 inches above me. You can also get a “foam delete” mod for the seat to lower the seating position
“Quite more than adequate” 😂🤦🏼♂️
Hey man, what coilovers those? Are those 14 inch wheels?
This was on BC Racing coilovers, I'm now running DIY Bilsteins with custom springs
is it a good daily driver? or when you want to travel for long trips?
I'm planning to get a manual miata as my first car(prob an NA or NB) when I finally live in the US and I'm a small person (5'5)
9:20
Do you get it?
Wheel size on This car?
I want a hard top miata😅
That is a well sorted Miata. Got the Eclipse air vents and everything.
Hell yeah!
I have a 2003 "SE" edition. Wonderful car. But I have a question: Are there four "aftermarket" air vents on your dash board? Those definitely aren't "stock." Can you tell me where they came from? Thanks.
Reach out to @pattyboi!
@@EddieX Thanks. I also found a CZcams video where someone shows how to switch the 4 standard vents to these special ones. My Miata is 100% "stock" and I want to keep it that way. So what I have is fine. But now I understand what you have in your video. Thank you.
I stand six feet, one inch, and wonder if I will fit, but I have always wanted one of these cars. I guess a test drive would get it out of my system.
Yes you will fit
How many miles am I expected to see for 5k? Someone is asking for 8k for a 2001 with 90k miles
They are cool cars but I'm just way to big to drive one sadly
That is very sad :(
I'm 195cm or 6'4 tall, and I manage to live with my NB1 miata. At first I thought it wouldnt work but after some tall people mods it's not bad at all!
I'm 6 foot 7 and fit fine 🤷♂️
isnt he from vehicle virgins? what happen he broke up with him?