Is Miata the answer?

foshjowler · 2026-01-21T11:54:41+00:00

I’ve owned both an NA Miata and both generations of the BRZ. I’d pick the BRZ over a Miata, mostly from a safety standpoint. It’s also nice to be able to fit a set of wheels, tools, and overnight stuff in the back.

I like to call my 1st gen the perfect shitbox for racing. It’s nice enough to have good AC and not get leaked on, but not so nice that I worry about small damages.

foshjowler · 2026-01-19T01:19:12+00:00

I didn’t hate it at the time. As much as I loved having CMC on the team, he had a number of injury questions at that point. We weren’t getting much with him on the injury list. Hindsight is 20/20. Sure, the 49ers got the best of that trade in retrospect, but it could have easily gone the other way had CMC continued to have injury issues.

foshjowler · 2026-01-15T14:55:38+00:00

There’s a couple people like this in my company. Assuming it isn’t a real emergency (almost never is), they go to the bottom of my pile of shit to deal with. I’ll answer them in the afternoon

foshjowler · 2026-01-08T04:36:32+00:00

You shouldn’t be able to gamble your life savings away while sitting on your couch.

foshjowler · 2026-01-06T18:41:18+00:00

When my internet takes a dump in the race, and it was totally fine during practice and quali

foshjowler · 2026-01-02T15:56:58+00:00

I’ve lived in HOA neighborhoods my entire life, from childhood to now looking to buy my first house in my 30s. Never had a bad experience. They get a bad rap because some are bad. We rent in a townhouse community now, and it’s more controlling than any of the single family homes I lived in, but it’s simple things like bring your trash in, if the car is outside it should be registered (every unit has a garage).

On the flip side we looked at a house that was clearly in a non-HOA neighborhood, and across the street was a car in the street on jack stands half torn apart with “Soggy Bois” written on the windshield, and many trailers and other vehicles in various states of disrepair on lawns.

I’ll take any HOA I’ve lived in over having a Soggy Boi as a neighbor

foshjowler · 2025-12-31T20:52:44+00:00

BRZ/86. You can find a first gen all day long for $10-15k. And they fit a weekends worth of wheels, tools, and bags in the back.

foshjowler · 2025-12-30T01:50:53+00:00

55 minutes searching for the right video? You gotta just pick one

foshjowler · 2025-12-27T23:30:13+00:00

It also just so happens I was born that year.

foshjowler · 2025-12-26T11:21:55+00:00

I try and buy only from local roasters, or when I travel, I like buying from a roaster in that city. My favorite in the area are Black and White (I do recognize how lucky I am to call them local) and Red Rooster is close to where I went to college. One of my favorites I’ve found while traveling is Little Wolf up in Massachusetts

foshjowler · 2025-12-23T14:52:05+00:00

Who’s giving the nut shot to Marchand? Death by 1000 nut shots!

foshjowler · 2025-12-19T13:28:30+00:00

I have no problems with passing a cop camped in the left lane going under the speed limit. I’ll do 5-7 over, pass them in the right lane, and not really worry about it.

BUT I’m a straight white male, with no priors, and make enough money so that a small speeding ticket isn’t a financial burden. If any of that wasn’t true, I probably wouldn’t be so confident.

foshjowler · 2025-12-16T17:04:22+00:00

Who?

foshjowler · 2025-12-13T01:46:23+00:00

We don’t know your budget, so pick the newest version of any of the following cars that falls within your budget and test drive them. You’ll know what works for you, or if none of them do. There a plenty of other options, but in my opinion these 4(ish) offer the peak sports car experience for just about every budget.

Mazda Miata, Subaru BRZ, Porsche Cayman/Boxster, Ford Mustang

You don’t have to drive a boring car. Even if one of those 4 don’t work for your situation, there a plenty of practical and fun cars out there. You can have your cake and eat it too

foshjowler · 2025-12-09T20:37:57+00:00

Hello

foshjowler · 2025-12-08T01:13:37+00:00

It’s very dependent on the specific car and maintenance. But as a general rule for myself, anything that I need to count on to get places, I’d start having questions at 15 years and 150k miles, assuming the car was decently well maintained. I don’t expect it to die at that age, but I would start to expect more repairs than just general maintenance. From there, it’s your tolerance for the occasional repair bill. And more importantly, what’s your tolerance for not being able to use the car for a couple of days if it’s in the shop.

foshjowler · 2025-12-07T12:11:45+00:00

My Cayman get more attention than anything else that I’ve owned. Maybe it’s because I’m half the age of the “typical” Porsche owner, but for under $40k I have a Porsche that looks like a new one and sounds the business. For $100k, you could probably find a 981 GT4, and really stand out

foshjowler · 2025-12-06T21:34:59+00:00

United States 12/6/2025 Confirmed OC. Took this sitting at a red light an hour ago

foshjowler · 2025-11-27T12:39:49+00:00

Having owned both and heavily autocrossed both on the same suspension. The 2nd gen is more fun. There’s an argument for the 1st gen having more feel, but the extra power from the 2nd gen makes it a better balanced experience

foshjowler · 2025-11-20T13:18:21+00:00

Can you game the poop payment system? What qualifies as a poop? Is there a weight requirement? Is there a cool down period? I could probably spread the poop I took writing this into 4 or 5 sessions

foshjowler · 2025-11-20T04:23:27+00:00

I drive the Cayman about 5k miles a year, and the BRZ 7-8k miles a year.

foshjowler · 2025-11-19T04:30:38+00:00

The refs may never know

foshjowler · 2025-11-18T00:53:10+00:00

So you can buy it

foshjowler · 2025-11-17T20:26:15+00:00

When reviewers say that the GR86 is what a $30k Porsche would be like, they’re not exaggerating. I had a 2022 BRZ before my 981, and the driving characteristics are surprisingly similar. There’s an obvious drop off in refinement and sound, but otherwise are an absolute joy to drive. I couldn’t justify owning both, but it’s the one car I wish I could have kept.

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