View Poll Results: Do you let other people drive your Miata?
Yes, it's a fun car and everybody should have a chance to drive it
5
7.25%
Yes, but only if I'm in the other seat
9
13.04%
Yes, but only a very select few people
44
63.77%
No, I'm the only person who gets to drive my baby
8
11.59%
Some other combination of things
3
4.35%
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#3
Only people who can afford to fix/replace it if they damage it.
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#5
Heres what happened when I let a friend of mine drive it lol
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#9
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I let a bunch of people drive it, but only if I know their driving style. There are a lot of people who don't know what to do with oversteer, and they don't get to drive a turbo miata.
#10
Generally speaking... I'll let anyone who has driven a turboed car drive the miata; but only if they understand that the car can kill them if they don't keep up with it. It's topless, RWD, and breaks traction easily... you mess up in this thing and it's gonna leave a mark!
It's fun watching the expressions on people's faces when they really smack it in the *** for the first time. My father gassed it for about 15 seconds, pulled over and gave it back to me. Said he liked his Accord better... his Accord never tried to kill him like "Trixie" did.
Oh, I love this car!!!
Cheers,
Prospero
It's fun watching the expressions on people's faces when they really smack it in the *** for the first time. My father gassed it for about 15 seconds, pulled over and gave it back to me. Said he liked his Accord better... his Accord never tried to kill him like "Trixie" did.
Oh, I love this car!!!
Cheers,
Prospero
#11
It's just a miata, not a ferrari or anything. I'm more concerned about someone hurting themselves than hurting the car. I've let people drive my car in the past, and will again in the future. Chances are if you have to ask to drive it, you are not one of thoes people that gets to drive it.
#13
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Yes I've let other people who I feel are competent and capable drive my miatas including the 2 turbo cars I've had. They're just miatas. I've let people joy ride or borrow every car I've owned I'm sure. They're just street cars.
I do not let other people ride my bikes, with exception to my father.
I do not let other people ride my bikes, with exception to my father.
#14
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the people who worked on it, johnwag, my sister, and the people I'm paying to "make sure its reliable." Besides, Johnwag and I have to trade cars at the track and see who's suspension reigns supreme.
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It's a very short list. My two best friends have driven it, but neither without me in the passenger seat. I've let two people drive it at autocrosses, and my dad's been on track with it. I've also traded keys a couple of times with thesnowboarder.
I foolishly let a cute girl drive it once, but she slept with me afterwards. Not sure if I'd do that trade again, if that's an indicator of how stingy I am with the keys.
I foolishly let a cute girl drive it once, but she slept with me afterwards. Not sure if I'd do that trade again, if that's an indicator of how stingy I am with the keys.