Finally got my Miata!!!!!! *PICS INSIDE*

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yhelothar

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Originally posted by: bR
Originally posted by: virtualgames0
Originally posted by: BobDaMenkey
Sweet car, awesome pics man. Nice deal on it too :)

Now, the next step. Getting some forced induction on it :)

Thanks. I wish I can afford a nice turbo. It'd probably cost more than what the car is worth to get one for it.

the hell with the turbo go practice your richard burns rally skills that you've been bragging about :p

:D:D:D
I need to get a rollcage for my miata and go rallying :) Put those RBR skills to good use :D
 

yhelothar

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Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
Originally posted by: virtualgames0
Originally posted by: tfinch2
Nice pics except for the last one. I hate it when ricers take crooked pictures of their car.

Um ricer my ass. The car is completely stock except for the fender on the front.
Front facia. The fender is what has the wheel cut-out in it.

ZV

Yeah that's what I meant :p
 

OdiN

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Originally posted by: virtualgames0
Originally posted by: halik
ummm did you shoot those pics thru a Cuaracao bottle or something?

Taken with my Russian Zenitar 16mm F/2.8 fisheye lens on my Pentax *ist DS :)

I was going to guess a T/S lens and HDR in photoshop. The results are very similar.
 

yhelothar

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Originally posted by: OdiN
Originally posted by: virtualgames0
Originally posted by: halik
ummm did you shoot those pics thru a Cuaracao bottle or something?

Taken with my Russian Zenitar 16mm F/2.8 fisheye lens on my Pentax *ist DS :)

I was going to guess a T/S lens and HDR in photoshop. The results are very similar.

Try fisheye, plus selective desaturation, plus miniature effect, plus blue color balance, plus HDR. :)
Photoshop is awesome and fun
 

OdiN

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Originally posted by: virtualgames0
Originally posted by: OdiN
Originally posted by: virtualgames0
Originally posted by: halik
ummm did you shoot those pics thru a Cuaracao bottle or something?

Taken with my Russian Zenitar 16mm F/2.8 fisheye lens on my Pentax *ist DS :)

I was going to guess a T/S lens and HDR in photoshop. The results are very similar.

Try fisheye, plus selective desaturation, plus miniature effect, plus blue color balance, plus HDR. :)
Photoshop is awesome and fun

I knew there was HDR in there ;)

I'm trying to find some pics taken with a T/S that have this effect for ya.
 

Shawn

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Originally posted by: virtualgames0
Originally posted by: Shawn
nice ride. go with the supercharger. much cheaper... :p

It's still like $2000 + installation :(

installation is easy with those Jackson Racing superchargers. I installed mine without any previous mechanical experence. took me about 2 days to get it put together. now I could probably do an installation in about 4 hours.
 

ValkyrieofHouston

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Originally posted by: virtualgames0
Finally get to ditch my old crappy 92 corolla.

I got a 1999 miata with 105k miles for $4600.

Now for the pics :cool:

front
interior
hot azz

thanks for lookin :D


Oooh! Nice! I have been looking at Miata's for the past couple of months... want one real bad. Good buy...!

You got to keep us updated on how she runs.
 

vi edit

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That is incredibly clean for the price.

Looks great!
 

yhelothar

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Originally posted by: bsobel
I got a 1999 miata with 105k miles for $4600.

Congrats.

p.s. never knew you were a chick.

I don't get how a miata is a chick's car.. ok maybe the old one "looks" small, but the new ones look a lot more aggressive. However, few girls would enjoy driving a miata. Miatas are mostly stick shift, and girls can't talk on cell phones or put on makeup driving stick. Being built on an RX-7 platform, the miata provides a very harsh ride, but provides amazing handling.
Miatas' cost about $25k with all the bells and whistles including limited slip differentials. They provide 95% the performance of the Z4 for nearly half the cost! Now how is miata a crappy girl's ride and the Z4 a "cool sports car"? Oh yeah, you're too tough and macho to drive one. :roll:
 

TheShiz

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is the car suppose to look better somehow by making the surroundings look crappier?