[St00k]

Did any of you consider a Miata when you bought your car?
Why/why not?

 

[Yoshoobaroo]

No. 2 reasons:

1: Miatas are made for stick, the twins are made for slide. Slide is more fun.
2: Miata is too tiny, don't fit with a helmet, and I need rear seats for kids.

Don't get me wrong, Miatas are great fun, but I can't live with them day to day.
Also keep in mind the Miata is 5k more than an equivalent BRZ.

 

[St00k]

That's a hell of a lot of reasons.

The price for sure. Especially if you consider the Miata coupe /hard top thingy

 

[DAEMANO]

Considered Miata, but in 2013, it wasn't always the answer, and still isn't.

Miata is way too small to be practical as a DD - not fixable
Miata handling includes ridiculous amounts of body roll to work as intended from Mazda - fixable, but fundamentally changes the car
Miata soft top not welcome at some tracks - not easily fixable
Miata was underpowered in 2013 - fixable, but at a cost much higher than improving the 86 platform's "power issues"
Miata was old, ungainly design in 2013 - not fixable

FR-S/BRZ still look A LOT better than any Miata sold (then and now, subjective I know)
FR-S/BRZ could be easily modded to fix any perceived shortcomings (e.g. tires= grip, header= no more torque dip, tune & e-85 = power) where no amount of mods could fix all the above Miata issues (small size, dated styling, factory soft-top)

The 86 platform netted better cars for my needs and taste. It was an easy choice.

 

[St00k]

Considered Miata, but in 2013, it wasn't always the answer, and still isn't.

Miata is way too small to be practical as a DD - not fixable
Miata handling includes ridiculous amounts of body roll to work as intended from Mazda - fixable, but fundamentally changes the car
Miata soft top not welcome at some tracks - not easily fixable
Miata was underpowered in 2013 - fixable, but at a cost much higher than improving the 86 platform's "power issues"
Miata was old, ungainly design in 2013 - not fixable

FR-S/BRZ still look A LOT better than any Miata sold (then and now, subjective I know)
FR-S/BRZ could be easily modded to fix any perceived shortcomings (e.g. tires= grip, header= no more torque dip, tune & e-85 = power) where no amount of mods could fix all the above Miata issues (small size, dated styling, factory soft-top)

The 86 platform netted better cars for my needs and taste. It was an easy choice.

Thanks and great info.

I'd love to try out a Miata without the body roll, but I wonder how it would perform them. You're right that the body roll is basically how it's designed to perform and removing it could actually hurt handling.