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[–] superkret@feddit.org -2 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Let's take a car that's awesome due to how light, low and agile it is – and remove all these things.

[–] Voyajer@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

How dare they ruin such a rare and pristine car

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 9 points 2 months ago

There's a company called Exomotive that sells conversion kits to turn them into dune buggies, so I assume the drivetrain must be good for that sort of thing (or at least good enough plus cheap and common) and

[–] NineMileTower@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] superkret@feddit.org -2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I bet it couldn't even break traction if you dumped the clutch in 1st at full throttle.

[–] noxy@yiffit.net 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

if only the Miata was a mass produced, affordable vehicle, regarded highly by car enthusiasts, with a thriving aftermarket for modifications and upgrades. Maybe there might be some ways to increase the engine power.

Oh well..

[–] PriorityMotif@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

They're not really affordable anymore because they all got trashed by people doing stuff like this.