- Morning.
Mazda was founded all the way back in 19 freaking 20.
That's the same year I was born.
They didn't start out by making Doritos spinning time bombs,
no no no, they made, are you ready for this?
This is crazy, it's corks.
So after 11 years of fun with corks,
Mazda was like "Yo, this (bleep) is wack,
let's make something we can drive, baby."
So in 1931, Mazda made their first vehicle, a tricycle,
the Pokemon Go.
I mean Mazda-Go.
You can play Pokemon Go on this, though,
so that's still a thing.
(indistinct) COVID, (indistinct).
Zoom zoom third time to 1989,
and the notorious, the happy, the 116 horsepower,
pop-up headlight looking (bleep) Miata was born!
(indistinct) able to drive 2138 pounds,
this thing hit the market
and every hairdresser picked one up.
Coming along to 1996, and the Miata M edition, MSRP,
was $24,760.
That's such a specific number I don't know what the (bleep)
they were doing.
So you can buy that, or...
You could get 9943 Grande Stackers from Acote Elbe.
I'm fluent in Pork Latin, by the way.
The Mazda Miata can barely pass regular traffic,
but is it worth it?
Today we sit down with an owner and have a good old chat,
Driver to Driver!
(feel-good jazz music)
Welcome back to another Driver to Driver season two!
I have these stupid, my hands are...
Today we're here with Casserole.
Carissa, Carissa, come on in.
- [Carissa] Hello.
- What do you think of the chair?
Yeah, careful, it's antique.
- It's cozy, I could take a nap in this.
- You like it? I got it from a dead guy.
Don't forget, wheels, tires, and suspension.
FitmentIndustries.com!
(metal clangs) (flatulent noise)
(metal clangs)
I need a good one.
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All righty.
(slowed and pitched down clang and "all righty")
How you doing?
Good, all right, let's not beat around the bush.
How much did you pay
for that go kart with pop up headlights?
- 4300.
- How many miles were on it when you got it?
- I bought it at 150,000 miles.
- So you paid four grand
for something that has 10 more horsepower than a Prius,
and it had 150,000 miles?
- Yes.
- Why?
- 'Cause it smiles.
- Oh, and then you took the smile off
with the bumper, gotcha.
All right, so why a Miata, though,
why not an S2000, a 350Z, or hell,
even one of those Toyota Subaru BRZ FRZ things?
Sorry, desk was used.
- Cheap mods, fun to drive, I didn't buy it to go fast.
- Okay, obviously, I mean you don't buy them to go fast.
But you can't get cheap mods with a S2000, 350Z? G35?
- You're not wrong.
- Yeah, all right.
As fast as you can, now this might be hard,
'cause you're not used to going fast.
Name three pros and three cons about the Miata, go!
- It's really happy,
everyone smiles when you drive past one.
- Is that one? Okay, no, one, it counts as one!
- Number two, cheap mods, I said that one?
Cheap mods, happy, and everybody likes Miatas?
- Well... everybody?
- Hairdressers.
- Okay, three cons, let's hear it.
- Not fast at all.
- True.
- The top leaks all the time in the rain.
- That's terrible. It's raining out today.
- It is. And...
- Oh, all right, not too many cons I guess, only two.
I mean I could think of a lot of cons,
but hey, that's all right, I can't really fit in one.
So that's one of my cons.
But that's enough out of me,
let's hear from our extremely cool and loyal YouTube...
community.
By the way, you should subscribe if you like cars and tacos,
'cause we talk about those pretty consistently.
(peppy music)
But I'm Fast In Corners Though
seems to understand your pain, and asks,
"How much horsepower does turning the AC on sacrifice?"
Thank you, coffee guy, I appreciate you always.
- 67.
- 67. Would you like a Baja Blast?
- Thank you.
- Thanks, coffee guy. He's getting better.
Last time he gave me hot sauce, it was terrible.
All right, so you said,
sacrificing power by turning the AC on was a 67.
- Yes.
- What does that mean?
- Well the air doesn't really work, so.
- You paid four, okay.
All right, Miata Owners doesn't even have a Miata and asks,
"Is it a good first car?
I've always wanted one,
just can't decide what to do with it.
Also, do you get passed as often as a four year old
playing Mario Kart?"
- Ow.
Yes, I think it's a fun first car.
Cheap mods, they're decently reliable.
But they're pretty terrible on snow,
unless you just wanna have fun.
- Yeah, you usually don't buy Miata to go on the snow.
Tyler Sauter says, "No question, but you have to throw in
that clip from Family Guy where Peter argues
that it's not a sports car with the guy in driver's ed."
- What kinda car?
He said he had a sports car, that's cool, but what kind?
- It was a Miata.
- Oh, come on, that's not a sports car.
- That was a good one, I like that.
You know what I mean?
Bryce Eipperle likes your body kit and asks,
"How come your front bumper extension
looks like a pair of 70s women's flared jeans?"
- They make the hips look nice.
- It makes the hips look nice.
Looks like your car was inspired by The Brady Bunch.
You like The Brady Bunch?
- I've never seen it.
- What the, all right.
Legocruz is interested in the driving experience and asks,
"Do you get anxiety when you drive next to semi trucks?"
- Every time.
- I feel like you could go right underneath it,
you ever think about that, though?
You're just cruising and just like
"I could just slide right under there,"
you know what I'm saying?
- And like this much clearance.
- So you could do it?
- Yeah. Depending on the semi.
- Would you try it?
- Yes.
- Whoa!
Hobo Wizard_Official asks,
"Does it come with a stock blow dryer
or did you add the floral pattern
with the hairdresser package?"
(loud heartbeat)
- Yes, it came with it.
I like the flowers, it makes it personal.
- Personal? Personal flowers?
Like you have a garden in your car?
- Yeah.
- You gonna put grass in there?
Luke Cox asks, "Do your headlights dance
like James from Donut would want them to do?"
- Yes, and it's fun.
- Pop up and down headlights.
I should make a remix of that song.
(repeated clanging) ♪ Pop pop pop pop pop ♪
♪ Pop up and down headlights ♪
♪ Pop pop up and down headlights ♪
So what did you all have done to that thing?
- I have wheels, tires, suspension.
- FitmentIndustries.com.
- Racing seats, the body kit, body wrap.
(indistinct) headlights, interior stuff.
Little things here and there.
- Do you know about how much money you got into it?
(loud heartbeat)
You spilled my soda!
(slurps)
I got it.
How much?
- Probably, including cost of car
or not including cost of car?
- Not including cost of car.
- Probably an extra three grand, four grand.
- So basically what you put into the car
is what you paid for the car.
- Yeah. Why not?
- And how much faster is it?
- [Carissa] None.
- [Dakota] Probably slower.
- [Carissa] Probably.
- All right, have you had any issues with it?
I hope it's at least been reliable for you,
rather than just slow and things stop working.
- Well, starter is probably a big issue with NA Miatas,
doesn't like to start sometimes.
- That's usually a big issue,
like you generally want to be able to start your car.
- I mean, yeah. - Most of the time.
- [Carissa] It leaks oil, of course.
- Perfect. You don't need that in a car.
- Okay, not as bad, it leaks at like-
- Leaking in general is bad.
I would rather have a car that just didn't leak oil.
- Does your car not leak oil?
- No.
- Does it leak anything?
- No.
- Must be nice. Both my cars leak oil.
- Just seal her up real good, you know?
You don't gotta leak stuff.
- But, other than that, it leaks stuff,
it doesn't start sometimes.
It scrapes on things.
- I heard something about the window motors
being a little bit...
- The window motors are pretty slow. Really slow.
- [Dakota] I think that's super ironic.
- Why, 'cause the car's slow? - 'Cause what,
is there a fast part about the car?
You can't even roll down the window fast?
What the hell's going on?
- I was gonna say that the window,
the side mirrors are fast, but they're not.
So, no, nothing is...
You can throw the top down really fast.
You just clip, clip, pew!
- But it leaks, right?
- It's fine.
- [Dakota] Is there any good sides to the car?
What do you enjoy about it?
- The pop-ups.
- Okay, those work?
- Yeah!
- Cool, that's good.
That's it, that's all you like about the car?
- I like, in the summer, putting the top down.
Wind in the hair, convertible.
- No leaking if it's down.
- That's true.
Except for when it starts to downpour when the top's down.
- Yeah, that's no good.
Do you have any advice for someone looking to get a Miata?
- Buy one that's stock.
- Yes.
- Mine was stock from California.
- Oh, and you ruined it?
Or you bought it and nothing worked?
- No, everything worked.
- Oh, so you ruined it.
- Anyway, yes. Buy one that's stock.
Save up and look for a good one.
Don't just buy a clapped out, rusted, piece of poop.
Mine didn't have any rust. - That's good advice.
- I waited five years to find mine, so.
- Five years?
You spent five years looking for a Miata with 155,000 miles,
and then destroyed it?
- I wouldn't say destroyed.
- Okay, all right.
- Customized.
- So, if you're getting a Miata, all you gotta do,
look for five years, find one that's not rusty,
and then break it so none of that stuff works.
That about wraps up things,
come on, driver's name's Casserole, Carissa,
coming on and talking about her go cart
that can drive on the road and kinda works with some things
but leaks out fluids.
Don't forget, wheels, tires, and suspension.
(metal clangs)
FitmentIndustries.com, we got a giveaway going on
with BC Racing.
Go pick up the apparel, get on there and win some coilovers!
(cheerful jazz music)
That's my wave. I say that.
Oh, don't forget!
Every person in season two gets a gift!
And I got a lot of gifts for you.
- [Carissa] Oh, no.
- Here. I got this.
Which I don't know what that is.
And then, I got one of the BC Racing shirts
that you can pick up at FitmentIndustries.com!
Get on there and win some coilovers.
- Oh, thank you.
- You got the hoodie, now you got the shirt.
You almost got the full collection.
You can have fun with that, (indistinct).
Max gave me that.
- Thanks, Max.
Don't put that thing on my-
get that off my wheel!
All right, I'm leaving, you're freaking me out.
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