TDI fades into regulatory oblivion; Enter Miata

[SJ_GTI]

I wonder how well the adaptive cruise control works with stick shifts. I fucking love adaptive cruise but I've only used it in AT cars.

It cannot change gears (obviously) but it works OK on my car. FWIW I can change gears myself while the ACC is on. Throttle stops as soon as I depress the clutch and then starts again when I let off the clutch.

There is also a minimum speed (I think 35 mph) on the 6MT while the auto can go all the way down to a stop and then start again. Other cars may vary of course.

[12,000 RPM]

I still miss the speed limit feature... seems like standard fare in Europe. You set a speed and the car won't go faster than that. Good for people like me with lead feet

[Tave]

Nice, looks great. Will be funny for folks to see a 6' 6" dude hopping out of that tiny thing

It looks impossibly tiny from the outside, like no one should be able to get in it.

Inside it fits like a glove. I was a little nervous I wouldn't be comfortable on long drives but the trip to DC turned out to be a great litmus test. I have all the legroom I need but no room to recline. As a result it forces me to maintain good posture. That combined with the narrow side bolsters, webbed seat design, and the seatback heating element had me feeling like a million bucks at the end of the road trip. Usually anything longer than ~3hrs means guaranteed back pain.

[MrH]

  Congrats.  Good call on the black interior instead of beige too.

Yeah, any comments on the adaptive cruise control?  I find it to be a real hit or miss on cars.  Some are great, some are terrible.  My buddy's Mazda6 works really well, but my old Genesis was pretty rough with it.

[Laconian]

It cannot change gears (obviously) but it works OK on my car. FWIW I can change gears myself while the ACC is on. Throttle stops as soon as I depress the clutch and then starts again when I let off the clutch.

There is also a minimum speed (I think 35 mph) on the 6MT while the auto can go all the way down to a stop and then start again. Other cars may vary of course.

I looked at the manual. It has front facing cameras, but it's just for stupid shit: lane departure warnings and automatic high beam control. No adaptive cruise. BOO!

[Laconian]

It looks impossibly tiny from the outside, like no one should be able to get in it.

Inside it fits like a glove. I was a little nervous I wouldn't be comfortable on long drives but the trip to DC turned out to be a great litmus test. I have all the legroom I need but no room to recline. As a result it forces me to maintain good posture. That combined with the narrow side bolsters, webbed seat design, and the seatback heating element had me feeling like a million bucks at the end of the road trip. Usually anything longer than ~3hrs means guaranteed back pain.

So good to hear. Mmmmmm

[cawimmer430]

Noooooooooooooo! Not ANOTHER Miata owner on MiataSpin!   



Just kidding! 

Congrats! We expect some drift videos soon! 

[68_427]

I still miss the speed limit feature... seems like standard fare in Europe. You set a speed and the car won't go faster than that. Good for people like me with lead feet

That's the worst thing about driving my friend's cars in the UAE.  They have a warning at 120kph and it beeps and the gauge surround flashes orange.

[FoMoJo]

I still miss the speed limit feature... seems like standard fare in Europe. You set a speed and the car won't go faster than that. Good for people like me with lead feet

I have that feature on our Discovery, but I'm a bit leery of activating it in case I need some extra speed to get out of a situation.  However, there is another feature that invokes a flashing symbol in the cluster when exceeding a predetermined speed above the limit...it always captures the latest speed limit by reading speed limit signs.  I have it set to 20 kph about the speed limit.

[Tave]

The manual said not to drive at a constant speed for the first 600 miles so I've barely touched cruise control. I took back roads too so I wouldn't have used it anyways.

When you flip it on, the digital gauge cluster (normally engine temp + fuel) displays your mph and then you've got toggles on the wheel to adjust it up or down in 1mph increments. Pretty standard but about all you need and they packaged it nicely.

Really like the active headlights--I always forget to turn my brights back on after passing people.

[Tave]

The digital cluster is pretty schweet itself. Very clean and it integrates nicely with the analog tach/speedo. That temp gauge comes with a little blue hold light on startup that flicks off when the engine warms up and the needle appears.

It lets you know when to rev the snot out of it.

[AutobahnSHO]

JELLY

[Raza]

Congratulations!  What color is it?

[Eye of the Tiger]

Congratulations!  What color is it?

Red. It's red.

[FoMoJo]

Congratulations!  What color is it?

Reddish?

[Laconian]

Soul Patch Red.

[12,000 RPM]

Steal Your Date Red.

[Tave]

  Congrats.  Good call on the black interior instead of beige too.

I didn't see the red/beige combo anywhere near me. I would've preferred it being an easier color to live with in the summer.

They had to go a few shades too light on it to match the dark red and other colors though, the black pairs better with mine. I like the grey and blue with the beige a lot.

[Raza]

I didn't see the red/beige combo anywhere near me. I would've preferred it being an easier color to live with in the summer.

They had to go a few shades too light on it to match the dark red and other colors though, the black pairs better with mine. I like the grey and blue with the beige a lot.

Blue and beige is a classic combination.  With gray, I think I'd go black though.

[SJ_GTI]

Congratulations!  What color is it?

Looks sort of greenish/purple in those pics, but it could just be the angle.

[Rich]

Looks sort of greenish/purple in those pics, but it could just be the angle.

I think more purple than green.

[CaminoRacer]

Can't see the pics. What color did you get?

[SJ_GTI]

Can't see the pics. What color did you get?

I think we are still figuring that out.

I am almost positive the interior is a sort of tan(ish) grey though.

[MX793]

I think more purple than green.

I'd call it more a bluish bronze.

[FoMoJo]

Looks sort of greenish/purple in those pics, but it could just be the angle.

What pics are you looking at?

[giant_mtb]

What pics are you looking at?

You don't see the burnt yellow Miata?

[SJ_GTI]

What pics are you looking at?

Try looking at it with your left eye closed.

If that doesn't work try again with both eyes closed...

[FoMoJo]

You don't see the burnt yellow Miata?

I see a reddish bronzeish one.

[SVT_Power]

I see a reddish bronzeish one.

I think your monitor might be broken

[FoMoJo]

I'm looking at these pics...the reddish sorta car.