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People still ride horses. We should bet on what will be the last production stick shift, the last production ICE only cars.... Mazda Miata is my crazy bet for

People still ride horses. We should bet on what will be the last production stick shift, the last production ICE only cars.... Mazda Miata is my crazy bet for both, but what do I know.

brodouevencode 4y ago
The Cult of The Miata is strong, and I wouldn't be surprised if you're correct.
- wing-_-nuts 4y ago
  Ye gods tho. An ev miata could be an absolute blast if it adhered to its original principals.
  - brodouevencode 4y ago
    Maybe, but half the fun of a Miata is the manual. An automatic Miata is just gross.
    - wing-_-nuts 4y ago
      Ok buzzkillington. I test drove both the 6 spd auto and the 6 spd manual. The manual was alright but the auto was way more livable in stop-and-go city traffic, especially for someone like myself with a messed up ankle. Better fuel economy, quieter on the highway, same acceleration, and if I want to mix things up on a curvy mountain road, I can pick gears with the flick of a paddle shifter. Go for the stick if you want, but don't hate on people who choose different.
      - brodouevencode 4y ago
        :) to each their own. I always thought of Miatas as weekend cars. If it's your daily then yeah the stick would get old quick.
  - nebula8804 4y ago
    An EV Miata would just be rebadged Toyota tech since Mazda does not have the money to produce the tech themselves. Fun fact: The head of design of Tesla left Mazda after years of trying to get a serious EV initiative going. He complained that it was always going to be a side project over there so he gave up.
    - wing-_-nuts 4y ago
      I'd buy an 86/brz ev in a heartbeat if i had somewhere to charge it
dugmartin 4y ago
I wish somebody like Kia or Tata would come out with a barebones roadster like the original Miatas which were callbacks to MGs. Something so simple that I wouldn't be too sad if I left the top down and it got rained on.
rconti 4y ago
Went straight from a brand-new 6MT (Golf R) to an EV. Thankfully never had to lower myself to the automatic transmission along the way :)
runeb 4y ago
To be fair, it is a lot cheaper and easier to manufacture a horse.

People still ride horses. We should bet on what will be the last production stick shift, the last production ICE only cars.... Mazda Miata is my crazy bet for both, but what do I know.

brodouevencode 4y ago

The Cult of The Miata is strong, and I wouldn't be surprised if you're correct.

wing-_-nuts 4y ago
Ye gods tho. An ev miata could be an absolute blast if it adhered to its original principals.
- brodouevencode 4y ago
  Maybe, but half the fun of a Miata is the manual. An automatic Miata is just gross.
  - wing-_-nuts 4y ago
    Ok buzzkillington. I test drove both the 6 spd auto and the 6 spd manual. The manual was alright but the auto was way more livable in stop-and-go city traffic, especially for someone like myself with a messed up ankle. Better fuel economy, quieter on the highway, same acceleration, and if I want to mix things up on a curvy mountain road, I can pick gears with the flick of a paddle shifter. Go for the stick if you want, but don't hate on people who choose different.
    - brodouevencode 4y ago
      :) to each their own. I always thought of Miatas as weekend cars. If it's your daily then yeah the stick would get old quick.
- nebula8804 4y ago
  An EV Miata would just be rebadged Toyota tech since Mazda does not have the money to produce the tech themselves. Fun fact: The head of design of Tesla left Mazda after years of trying to get a serious EV initiative going. He complained that it was always going to be a side project over there so he gave up.
  - wing-_-nuts 4y ago
    I'd buy an 86/brz ev in a heartbeat if i had somewhere to charge it

dugmartin 4y ago

I wish somebody like Kia or Tata would come out with a barebones roadster like the original Miatas which were callbacks to MGs. Something so simple that I wouldn't be too sad if I left the top down and it got rained on.

rconti 4y ago

Went straight from a brand-new 6MT (Golf R) to an EV. Thankfully never had to lower myself to the automatic transmission along the way :)

runeb 4y ago

To be fair, it is a lot cheaper and easier to manufacture a horse.