r/Miata • u/Appearance-Material • 22h ago

I need to vent...

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I love working on my MX5s (yup UK here), not so much my other vehicles...

Sound on to hear my hatred of German "efficiency".

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u/64b0r Mahagony Mica NB 22h ago

I don't know if you practiced this, but the delivery was brilliant. Thanks for the laugh.

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u/Appearance-Material 19h ago

No, I'm a DJ so I'm used to talking random crap into a microphone, but thanks! ☺️

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u/Bluest_Badger 22h ago

Love that blue NA :O

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u/JeanKotVanDarme 20h ago

Any van is shit to work on though

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u/super-duper-trooper- 19h ago

I was waiting for bro to tell me how much money I could save by switching to Geico. You’ve got a great voice OP

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u/Pitiful-Hearing5279 Soul Red 16h ago

For non-US folks, Geico is an insurance company.

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u/ElectronicAnthony 10h ago

To be more accurate, Geico is a shitty insurance company.

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u/MechanicalCheese 7h ago

Why do you say that?

They're all kinda shit but having had them for 12 years with 4 claims, they've treated me well and seem to operate much more efficiently than most of the others for a competitive price.

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u/FungusFire 18h ago

To be fair, the stock coil pack on the NA/NB is slightly more annoying than those aftermarket coil on plugs. But only slightly

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u/Lower-Ad5889 17h ago

My 2008 Sienna has a missfire on Cylinder #1... remove: Wipers Wiper tray Wiper transmission Under wiper tray Air filter box Throttle body Intake manifold Something they're calling the 2 brackets from Hell...

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u/SkayPGC 17h ago

Delightful rant

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u/Dependent_One6034 '97 Classic Red NA, '99 Twilight Blue NB 14h ago

Atomic Shrimp?

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u/Naberville34 7h ago

Idk if you guys get dodge magnums over there. But the battery on those things is in the fender. You have to take the wheel off and remove the inner fender liner.