(upbeat music)
- Do you want a fun Summer car?
You get a Mazda Miata.
Are you looking for something that's easy to work on?
Dare I say, maybe your first time building a car.
Well, why don't you go and buy an NA Mazda Miata?
How about looking for something that makes you smile,
that makes you laugh,
that makes you think that life maybe isn't so bad
to turn off of the news, out there.
And maybe just spend some time smiling?
Get a Mazda Miata.
(Alex speaking in Spanish language)
That replaces Mazda Miata.
Why? Why is Mazda?
You like that? That was in Spanish.
(beep) that up probably twice.
Why? I'm Alex.
@alex.fi on Instagram,
and today we're gonna be talking about,
I would dare I say probably the official car of TikTok.
The car that almost everyone seems to buy,
or want to buy when they get into the scene.
It's like the official car to buy.
You pass go, you get $200. You buy yourself a Mazda Miata.
A car that is the opposite of
the angry Suicideboy's "Car edit" video.
Instead, makes you smile and giggle like a school girl,
because it's just so adorable.
And you can't take yourself seriously
when you're driving it.
Unless you move,
like modify the absolute (beep) thought of it.
In which case you just scare everyone around you.
Today, why don't we take a trip down memory lane?
And figure out why is the NA Mazda Miata,
seemingly always the answer for you?
And if you'd like to see thousands of modified Mazda Miatas,
as you watch this video,
be sure to check out our dump truck size gallery.
Where you can enter in your year, make and model,
and see what tons of enthusiasts have done to their car.
Specifically, Mazda Miatas.
With wheels, tires and suspension.
And because that's what we do,
if you are looking for aftermarket wheels,
tires and suspension,
for your newly acquired Mazda Miata,
otherwise, be sure to stop over fitmentindustries.com.
It's kind of like our thing.
Plus we mount and bounce the wheels and tires together.
We show up into your door for free.
So that you don't have to get judged
by any sort of local tire shop.
When you decide to do a stretch tire setup on your 15 by 8,
because you just wanted to.
We just do it.
We don't judge you.
They'll judge you.
And they'll hate you the entire time that they're doing it.
So you know, just a thought, if not, that's okay.
If anyway, let us know in the comment section below
on whether you actually liked the NA Mazda Miata.
Or whether you think it's over-hyped or not.
Because I wanna take a look and see
if maybe my little brain is in the wrong spot.
But I think it's totally worth it.
Without the bro tax.
So when you look at this T-turtle design,
soft, top, compact coupe,
with a smile that makes girls and boys swoon,
we gotta ask ourselves,
what makes the Mazda Miata just so damn good?
Like why is it actually such a properly good platform
to jump into and own?
Specifically how did a car that is now 31 years old,
still be a car and a make,
that people want to pick up literally 24-7?
That is now driving up the prices past that
of some other cars like the Nissan 350Z.
So before we go into this,
let us know below what your favorite year
or generation Miata is.
And if you could put a motor in one,
what would it be?
If you could put anything.
Good, good.
Because these cars are seen just about everywhere.
Which is probably one of the main reasons why,
a Mazda Miata is literally quite simply always the answer.
There are almost 400,000 Mazda Miatas,
made from 1989 to 1997.
That generation with either a 1.6 liter or 1.8 liter.
And within that,
Mazda kept the options, trims and parts, pretty well-stocked
for the entire generational production timeline.
Not just in the United States,
but literally across the world.
Because the Mazda Miata was sold just about everywhere.
Because the Miata was so well supplied.
The car does a fantastic job, as a platform,
specifically because parts and pieces,
are so readily available for people like you,
and people like me.
And as a 16 year old jumping into the car scene,
being able to get a fender from like your local junkyard,
or your local scrapyard,
or whatever it is that you may call it,
depending on where you are.
For like your smashed Miata,
because you ended up trying to show off
with your high school date,
after watching a "Fast and Furious" movie,
for like $50 is actually pretty nice.
And it's way better than trying to go buy,
some sort of Mustang GT or something fancy.
And you end up having to pay that same exact piece,
for about $750.
And that's not really a fun thing to do.
It's the same thing with practically any other thing,
that you could need for a Mazda Miata.
Need headlight? 20 bucks from a scrapyard.
How about a new turn signal?
$15 and a pack of thin mints.
You want a hard top?
That's gonna actually be the same course of the car.
Because hard tops are like
gen one, Pokemon, hieroglyphic, fancy dancy cars,
at like $2,200 a pop.
So you don't actually do that unless you want it.
In which case, if you get a hard top,
you might just be better off getting a different platform.
This may not seem like a big deal, but it is.
When you have this sort of supply,
that allows cars to stay on the road longer.
It allows them to stay on the road,
for a longer period of time, at a better price.
And in a wider variety of trims.
Which does well for modifying it as well.
Which the platform takes to.
Also, can you guess why?
Because it's the Mazda Miata,
it does everything pretty damn good.
Modifications on the Mazda Miata.
Okay, take a drink every single time I say it.
And you'll probably, be in the bag,
on a Saturday afternoon, early afternoon.
All right, that's fine.
They're small motor though.
They have lower power.
And with a tight suspension geometry,
and a good wheel base.
This means that whether it's a first time build,
or you going hard with a turbo race track set up,
it is pretty much built to handle
just about everything and anything,
that you're going to throw at it.
And they can do it all, well enough
to where other enthusiasts out there,
pretty much already done it.
And it gives it a good opportunity
for you to learn off other people,
that have already modified their Mazda Miatas.
Which ultimately minimizes risks.
And, you know, you sucking at it and failing.
And then you have a project car in jack stands forever.
(somber instrumental music)
I've done that.
With the 240SX.
Muds when it comes from eren techs,
exhausts, coilovers, wheels and tires,
brake swaps, over fenders, wings and more.
Are all out there with a bible and a half on how to do it.
And which parts that they'd recommend.
And that, is likely the second biggest thing
that makes the Mazda Miata,
especially the NA almost always the answer.
Because Mazda Miatas are pretty sultry,
as a first time enthusiast.
You know what I mean?
You know what I'm saying?
They're looking at you.
You know, eyeliner and showing the shoulder.
Imagine showing as I'm telling you this, okay?
Showing a shoulder, and waiting for you to come ask them.
I don't know if I can say this.
Are you gonna ruin me with a slap sticker fender?
Or what big boy?
And it hooks most of us right away.
It's an easy platform to find a modify.
Plus it's still a relatively good price,
depending on where you live.
Which then really gets into the fun
of the whole Mazda Miata community.
Which is just vibes.
A little bit different than any other community,
that you're probably going to be a part of.
If you've ever seen a Mazda Miata on a track,
you know that it's just a bunch of fun, old guys and girls,
that are a blast to watch.
Because they just haul us.
And are some of the fastest on the track,
because they literally don't use the brake.
That's actually a thing.
When you have a Mazda Miata,
at road America you don't use the brake.
You just go as fast as you can.
At a show,
when you see a Mazda Miata,
it's usually the newbies
that are just out there having a good time.
And usually they got one headlight up,
and one headlight down.
If you see one cruising down the street,
you just can't be mad with a soft top,
that has the eyes, they just make you smile.
And then you wave, and they wave back.
And then you do the headlight thing.
And it does the,
(indistinct)
and then they do the,
(indistinct)
and then they do it too.
And then it's just a really exciting time.
You post it on TikTok, you get like 7 million views.
The Mazda Miata has a pretty, happy and exciting,
energy around it.
It's just a fun car to buy.
And almost every time you see an enemy out around,
you'll be happy too.
Because the person that's in the passenger seat,
or the driver's seat,
has the biggest smile that they could possibly have,
while driving a car.
The headlights, they go up and down,
and that makes you happy.
The entire front bumper is just one large smile.
It's like, McDonald's happy smile, okay?
Is it fast?
(upbeat music)
No, it can be, but no, it's not really that fast.
Is it mean?
No, but it can be, if you really want it to be.
Is it unreliable?
No, but it can be,
depending on just how much you throw at it.
And you don't know what you're doing.
And you don't reference the bibles and material,
that are out there on the online forums, okay?
The Mazda Miata is pretty much like,
the JG Wentworth car community.
It's a car that you just know that no matter what,
you're gonna be able to use,
anytime for variety of different purposes and things,
without ever really needing to say,
you need a different car for that activity.
It just does it all.
And you can have a blast with it.
It does well in terms of looks.
It does well in terms of spirited driving,
with the right differential.
And it doesn't sound half bad to boot.
As long as you get a good, decent exhaust on it.
Stop straight piping your Mazda Miata, come on.
You just wanna get it with like a nice muffler,
good exhaust.
You're ready to rock and roll.
Nice coilers, renewals and such.
Just stop straight piping the car.
(beep)
And that is why the Mazda Miata,
is almost always the right answer.
Just make sure that if you decide to go with
your Mazda Miata specifically the NA version,
you get your tank coilover, junky up here,
for ones you tow your Proxes,
and your techie logs.
You buying from your boys at,
fitmentindustries.com.
If you choose to be a little bit different,
that's okay too.
Dare I say that you're probably
also gonna buy a roll cage, right?
And you're gonna install the racing seats wrong.
Like I did one time.
You're gonna get Braum seats,
because that's really exciting.
You're gonna get the dinghy steering wheel thing,
because that's the thing.
(indistinct)
And everybody wants that.
LED fog lights. Because why not?
None, you're probably gonna pick up
a couple of other two or three things.
You're gonna pile up on it,
that probably doesn't belong to the Mazda Miata,
but it looks cool.
You're gonna put some canards because that seems sweet.
And, you're gonna go to an iron cross event.
You're probably gonna eat a couple corns,
and that's gonna be fun.
Maybe we should sell some of that stuff.
Hey, let us know what you think about the Mazda Miata below.
And of course, if you're looking for after market wheels,
tires and suspension,
be sure to hit us up over @fitmentindustries.com.
Let us know what video you'd like us to see next.
I'm Alex from Fitment Industries,
and we will see you later.
Peace.