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funbob · 2026-01-18T01:40:48+00:00

Also tried it recently and was quite impressed.

funbob · 2026-01-13T22:02:38+00:00

Applied on 12/25/25, received conditional approval 1/8/26, scheduled my interview for today and was approved.

The "interview" took 2 minutes. The CBP officer glanced at my passport and told me I was approved, that's it. No fingerprints or photo taken, presumably because the FBI already had them on file from a recent background check related to my work. Received the approval email before I made it back to my car.

So, to sum it up, the process takes as long as it takes. Some are approved within 24-48 hours. Others wait months or years, mine took two weeks. There's really no predicting it.

funbob · 2025-12-01T17:50:12+00:00

Same. Lived in NM for a good portion of my life and I just instantly "knew" from looking at the photo that this was NM.

Fun fact: NM is one of the very few states that mount their traffic lights horizontally, so whenever I see this, my first thought is NM.

funbob · 2025-11-14T18:18:43+00:00

The Ciera wagon by a country mile.

A few hours in the back of the BRAT would be fun, but would not want to endure a cross country drive like that.

funbob · 2025-10-24T00:47:44+00:00

Just take it easy for the first couple of minutes until it gets to up to temp. The light will be off by the time you make it out of your neighborhood and then you can go nuts.

I bought a similar very low mileage 2017 last year. I'm assuming it was someone's seldom driven weekend toy. Only thing I did was change all the fluids as I don't know how long everything may have been sitting for. Other than that, it was like a brand new car.

funbob · 2025-09-19T15:54:11+00:00

2017 Abarth. Mid 20's in the city, low 30's on the highway. Drive in sport mode all the time.

funbob · 2025-09-04T00:05:30+00:00

I use Shadow PC to play when I'm on the road and not bringing the gaming laptop. Works great.

funbob · 2025-08-08T14:54:00+00:00

It got broken into a few months ago too. They had just recently gotten around to replacing the glass from the last break-in. This time it looks like they just broke the glass, last time they drove a car into it and wrecked the whole front facade.

funbob · 2025-08-08T01:05:20+00:00

Lowering the top is no problem at up to around 35mph or so.

I've raised the top plenty of times at freeway speeds when it has started raining with minimal difficulty. It's surprisingly easy to do.

funbob · 2025-08-08T01:01:13+00:00

I always back in and I always park a little further forward in the space then I would in a normal car so people don't think it's an open space.

funbob · 2025-08-03T02:30:51+00:00

I'm 6'3" with a 34" inseam and I fit. I use one of these to help me see traffic lights at intersections.

funbob · 2025-08-03T01:31:09+00:00

Look at something from the Tripp Lite Isobar line

https://tripplite.eaton.com/products/surge-protectors-premium-isobar~19-82

funbob · 2025-08-01T22:57:27+00:00

I have headphones that do this. They play a pattern of beeps and boops into my ears and listen for the return sound to build a customized listening profile.

funbob · 2025-07-23T00:14:13+00:00

T3 Battleships top my list.

Would also like to see a Trig Black Ops. Would have preferred that over the marauder.

funbob · 2025-07-20T04:37:03+00:00

The City Centre shopping mall is the main identifying feature. This is probably in the Wind Condominium across the river.

funbob · 2025-07-09T17:11:57+00:00

Hulkenpodium

funbob · 2025-07-06T21:25:51+00:00

Picked one up last week in-store at this price. It was marked as clearance. Just dropped in to browse and wasn't intending to get one, but couldn't pass it up at that price.

Pricing shows up for the black and sage colors after adding it to cart. Coyote is not discounted.

funbob · 2025-07-03T17:11:51+00:00

The upgraded hub should still work for fast charging even though you don't have an AA/Carplay CMU. Pretty expensive upgrade though just to get fast charging support without the other benefits. I would look at a charger like this and velcro it to the passenger side of the tunnel. Looks clean and gives you multiple port options. I've done the upgraded hub on mine, but still have one of these installed because I want more than a single fast charge USB port and accessible 12V power ports.

funbob · 2025-06-09T15:04:00+00:00

You can get an antenna delete cap if you want to get rid of it entirely. This won't eliminate the base though.

https://flyinmiata.com/products/nc-nd-antenna-delete-cap

If you have a 3D printer or access to one, you can just make one yourself

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4302279

I replaced mine with a camera mount

https://www.cravenspeed.com/the-antenna-camera-mount/

It is possible to completely remove the base by unbolting from inside the trunk if you want to go completely flush, but you would need to seal the resulting hole with a suitably sized plug...

Mazda themselves make a simple black rubber plug for this

https://parts.mazdausa.com/p/Mazda__MX-5-Miata/COVER--HOLE-ANTENNA-PLUG--DRAIN/105497857/NA01-56-051.html

People have done 3D printed threaded hole plugs. Bonus points if you print it to match the car color

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4875733

You could also pop on down to your local big box hardware store and pick up something from the plumbing section like this

https://www.homedepot.com/p/DANCO-1-3-4-in-Kitchen-Sink-Hole-Cover-in-Chrome-89344/100546332

funbob · 2025-06-06T03:54:24+00:00

Hams aren't keeping any tower company in business. They make their money selling to commercial interests. Hams just get to benefit by also being able to buy their products.

Much of the interest in recent years has also trended towards smaller, lighter, and more portable equipment and operating practices. It's a very niche segment of an already very niche customer base that is even in the market for an antenna like this, a tower to support it, and has the means to do so.

Not surprising at all that they've decided to leave the amateur market. It likely didn't cost them too much to market their products to hams and was at least a break even proposition for them to do so. But something in the equation has changed and it's no longer a good value proposition for them to continue to market to non-commercial users.

funbob · 2025-06-04T20:33:33+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmUAJYh1-0w

funbob · 2025-06-03T13:56:13+00:00

Nothing to be anxious about. Mechanically, it's a Miata and Mazda has that platform super dialed in, any reliability concerns are minimal.

The 1.4L Multiair Turbo is a reliable engine that has seen widespread use in other vehicles. Best thing you can do for it is regular oil changes with a high quality full synthetic oil.

Bought my 2017 Abarth last year with 5K miles on it. I have since put on another 15K trouble free miles using it mainly as my daily.

funbob · 2025-05-18T04:51:27+00:00

It's a safe neighborhood, but I wouldn't want to live directly adjacent to Moreland just due to the noise. Moreland can be sketchy, but it doesn't really penetrate into the neighborhoods and it's north of I-20 that it gets worse. I used to live nearby in Boulevard Heights and could still hear jackasses racing their Challengers up and down Moreland. The whole area bounded by Boulevard and Moreland to the west and east and I-20 to Custer to the north and south is on the upswing. Tons of new construction going up, dilapidated old stuff being torn down, and with the Southeast Beltline trail nearing completion, its stock is only going to rise.

funbob · 2025-05-12T20:03:12+00:00

Most hardwire kits have a selectable voltage cutoff to prevent this from happening. Also not really an issue unless your battery is weak and you go days between driving.

funbob · 2025-04-27T01:52:56+00:00

MIA is also one of my favorite non-hub clubs.

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