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[-] winterayars@sh.itjust.works 7 points 21 hours ago

The engine is pretty high strung so you're lucky to get 20-24 mpg. If you drive it hard (and it wants to be driven hard) it's going to be less. That's still probably better than the kind of huge muscle car in the picture, though.

The other thing is it's just not a pleasant car to drive in traffic. It's a manual transmission car (only ever made in manual) and it's really easy to stall, among other things, so it's not fun to drive through rush hour.

[-] Cris_Color@lemmy.world 4 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

Ahh, gotcha. Thats a shame, my dream car is a miata which I've always wanted to daily drive, and I tend to think of the s2000 similarly since they're a lot alike in many respects

[-] winterayars@sh.itjust.works 3 points 19 hours ago

Miatas are pretty similar, but modern ones have some nice advantages! It's rated for 25/35 mpg, for example, and unlike a lot of car makers Mazda's fuel economy numbers are pretty realistic. A Miata isn't going to be as painful to drive in traffic, either. Not unless you modify it or something.

[-] Cris_Color@lemmy.world 2 points 18 hours ago

My dream car is an NA, so a bit less practical lol, but I still desperately want one

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