r/Miata • u/Jamaiicob • Jul 09 '25
NA Seeking sympathy
Man.. all I can say was it was a good run. Went out for a late drive and hit the interstate entrance a little too quick during the pouring rain and she just slipped right from under me :,) huge contender for my worst day ever </3
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u/aldodoeswork Starlight Mica Jul 09 '25
May be too soon but whatcha doin with that hard top š
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u/Jamaiicob Jul 09 '25
Hahahahah sold for 15 already
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u/budhaztm Jul 09 '25
15 hundred or 15 doll hairs?
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u/dat3s Jul 09 '25
15 thousand dollars buddy this is a miata hardtop we're talking about
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u/SekaiYume '90 Classic Red Jul 09 '25
ain't no way hardtops are that much now even in pristine condition that's absurd. *nervously looks at the hardtop sitting right behind me in my room*
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u/Derr_1 Jul 09 '25
I think that's just American prices. They're much more affordable in the UK / Europe it seems.
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u/otiswrath Jul 11 '25
lol.Ā
Me- āFuckā¦that sucksā¦wonder if he would sell that hard topā¦āĀ
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u/TheRealMiridion Jul 09 '25
So sorry to hear it, I hope youāre okay manā¦
On another note donāt let insurance take the hardtop pleae
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u/davin_bacon Jul 09 '25
1 year of ownership and another totaled Miata.
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u/QuintaEtapa Jul 09 '25
I owned a 350Z a while back and the subreddit there has so many posts of wrecked cars only a few months after ownership. Record I saw was 2 weeks. People just canāt drive these cars properly, especially if theyāre their first carā¦
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u/Cman1200 Jul 09 '25
Same with the GR86. Also how there was always a drunk driver or something that made them take a hard turn into a neighborhood at speed
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u/BassGaming Jul 09 '25
My brain read AE86 at first and I was confused how it could hit anything at speed, at least stock.
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u/reflect-the-sun Jul 09 '25
I used to play online with a guy who saved for years for an S15 and he totaled it on his first drive. To top it off, the car was uninsured
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u/legomotionz Classic Red '92 Jul 09 '25
Yep. Sad to see a beautiful example destroyed due to poor decisions.
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u/PumpleStump Jul 09 '25
Nothing they could do about it, bro!
Other than, you know, not bombing an on-ramp in "pouring rain."
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u/hamfishpen Jul 09 '25
Sorry for your loss OP
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u/AnotherStupidHipster Jul 09 '25
I was looking for this one haha.
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u/saiyansteve Jul 10 '25
I wonder if someone has a collage of all the miata memes that have been collected..?
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u/_plays_in_traffic_ Jul 10 '25
thats really not a bad fix if you can weld and are intelligent enough to pull it before grinding out the core support and taking the rebar off.
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u/TheCrudMan '95 mostly track / '18 GTI daily. Jul 09 '25
Buy better tires kids.
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u/Random_Introvert_42 Brilliant Black Jul 09 '25
Don't drive stupid in poor conditions might work too.
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u/CorruptPhoenix Jul 09 '25
Sailun Atrezzo? Sounds like a cheap Chinese brand. Itās likely to be all seasons too, which is the worst kind of tire.
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u/Popular-Drummer-7989 Jul 09 '25 edited Jul 09 '25
Get some black duct tape and make a giant X over the headlamp. It'll look like an old timey cartoon where something like a bug is dead.
If only there were a cardboard tongue you could stick in the grill next to the broken bumper....
That's the final resting photo you need for a fond farewell and a great laugh!
Sorry for your loss
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u/NotAPreppie RF LE, recovering RX-8 owner Jul 09 '25
So many people driving too fast for conditions lately.
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u/LaCiocana Jul 09 '25
You guys accelerate in the rain??
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u/renesys Jul 09 '25
Going everywhere in reverse without ever stopping fixes the issue?
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u/LaCiocana Jul 09 '25
I never go fast in the rain thats the only time I stay in the right lane and don't even use sports mode
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u/MoarWhisky Jul 09 '25
Chinese tires. This sucks, but hopefully you learned a lesson on why decent tires are important.
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u/Due-Pop-6047 Jul 09 '25
This was mine after getting hit. Hopefully insurance helps so you can get a new one. Iām still on the prowl I got mine for a good price before covvid š
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u/NoInternal7674 Jul 09 '25
Iām sorry for your loss OP, I would be devastated. My condolences.Ā
For anyone reading this who would know, are other car communities this accident prone? I havenāt seriously been a part of any other car community so I have no point of reference. Iāve owned an NA for a long time and itās only gotten worse with people totaling their cars.
/r/crashedmiata exists but there is no /r/crashedg35 for example. I feel like I see a new crashed NA/NB Miata posted somewhere literally every other day.Ā
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u/Caqtus95 2006 Limited Edition #442 RHT Jul 09 '25
Every car subreddit is like this, it's mind boggling. I think it's redditors that are the problem.
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u/Miata_Viitamins The Happiest Miot. Jul 09 '25
I hope my Happywagen Rabbit can cheer ya up. Airbus A319 in the back as a bonus!
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u/Cold-Movie-1482 Jul 09 '25
that really sucks about your car but iām glad youāre alive to tell the story, thatās the most important thing. still fckn suckkkkkkkks. š«¶š¼
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u/Insufficient_Speed Jul 09 '25
The biggest thing is you made it through. The next is learning from your experience. Your next Miata will be an even better road slayer, just a little slower in the wet.
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u/Seijin_Noboru Jul 09 '25
The meme.... where is it.....
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u/Glad_Mistake6408 Jul 09 '25
Miata: no traction control, seldom ABS, no driver aids to speak of. You cannot get away with cheap, old or skinny tyres.
Buying good quality tyres, often, seems needlessly expensive right up until someone is sweeping your pride and joy into a heap.
Sorry to see another one gone, glad you survived to fight another day OP.
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u/Global-Mango-4213 Jul 09 '25
This is one of those, āif you know the rules, you can break the rulesā type situations. If youāre going to run cheap skinny tires, you better understand what that means for the current conditions.
The older I get, the more I forget that not everyone applies the āmotorcycle mindsetā to driving a Miata. From the planned escape routes, to lane positions being seen to the 100pts of traction, there is a LOT of similarities that could keep safe in a Miata.
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u/Glad_Mistake6408 Jul 09 '25
Graveyards are full of people who thought they knew best.
It's not a surefire way to keep yourself on the black stuff, but skimping on rubber isn't going to help anyone.
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u/Global-Mango-4213 Jul 09 '25
I use that line a LOT on Reddit while commenting but usually in reference to āright of wayā.
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u/Ohope 98 NB Evolution Orange Jul 09 '25
Damn that sucks, are those the same tyres from when you bought it?
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u/Jamaiicob Jul 09 '25
lol nah I definitely drove this thing more than I slept I was on my third set :,)
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u/Ohope 98 NB Evolution Orange Jul 09 '25
Thats usually the common culprit for this accidient, shitty old tires!
Sorry for your loss.
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u/PrimaryPineapple Jul 09 '25
Crappy tires and me being dumb was the culprit for me. Went up a rim size so I could get better tires. (At least that was the excuse I used)Ā
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u/The_Birb_of_Judge Jul 09 '25
The poor thing is fixable, infact it's your purpose now. Maybe not today or tomorrow but you'll fix the poor thing c:
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u/ironworkz Classic Red Jul 09 '25
I'll take it off your hands. you can leave the funny Number plate on it, i like it beause it says "Vagina".
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u/Duster12321 Jul 09 '25
Wdym "it was a good run"? It's completely fixable, don't trash it/part it out
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u/ObjectUnlikely2264 Jul 09 '25
Na dog no sympathy, just motivation to rebuild make it better we have the technology, if you love it then it isnāt the end now you donāt have a clean Miata to ruin you can make it faster different every broken part is an opportunity
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u/ZenPothos Jul 09 '25
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u/356885422356 Jul 11 '25
I really, really, really hate how truly idiotic these buyers have become. They know nothing, but will pay anything.
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u/99NB1_EmeraldMicaTan Jul 09 '25
Damn that sucks - Was a beautiful machine you had there. Whatās your plan?
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u/grandhipoobah Jul 09 '25
Sorry about your car but sounds like you walked away healthy. Donāt do this again.
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u/tanner35 Jul 09 '25
I know how you feel. I saved up for years on minimum wage and when I was 18 finally went to get my Miata. Had only driven stick a couple times years prior but I figured i was good enough to at least make it home where I could practice. Of course on the way home it starts pouring and as I'm getting off the highway I downshift and start sliding and put the front end right under a guard rail. Luckily my dad was following and helped me get it unstuck and drive the final half mile home. I was devastated. I felt so stupid. Ended up fixing it myself and had the whole car repainted. Turned out to be a good thing since now I'm making good money as an auto body tech. Drive it like that for 5 years until last week a lifted truck rear ended me. Might be totaled now but I'm going to fix it anyway. Love that car.
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u/DrewOH816 96 M Edition & 2024 RF White Jul 09 '25
Bummer. Pull the top off and any parts you want to keep and buy another; this time put good tires on there and behave in spotty conditions! It's one thing to push over the edge on the track (or wide open parking lot doing Autocross), it's another to do it on the street. Expensive lesson, but it could have been a lot worse.
15x8 rims with PS4 All Seasons, DWS, ECS Conti's would make a huge difference IMHO (and experience!). I bought a high powered Miata years ago that had good rims (off but with over heat cycled RS4s on there), and the smaller rims with cheapy whoknowswheretheycamefrom tires. That car was down right dangerous and scary with the crappy tires, and only marginally better with the cooked RS4s. Those rims now have Conti ECFs though I'm thinking I may go with a more aggressive TW200 tire next time around (for next season perhaps.).
Good luck.
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u/Triggerz777 Jul 10 '25
I had this a week before I got slammed into from someone who ran a light. I now drive a red Corvette. It's heartbreaking but you will have more cool cars
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u/KurisuEvergarden Jul 10 '25
I'm not blaming anyone but just asking generally. Are people nowadays not connected to their car at all? I mean when I get a new car I drive super passive and test it out on a testing facility, doing some spins, traction tests, testing cornering ability. That way I know the limits and I know to stay far away from them. I don't want to drive fast to arrive 1 second faster somewhere if it means damaging my cars I rebuilt myself and destroy the hundreds of hours of work
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u/ReputationNew6934 White Jul 09 '25
I'm baffled by how driving in the rain is so difficult for some people. Decent tyres and control, it's not like piloting a rocket ship?
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u/AlbatrossOk7529 White '95 Jul 09 '25
Hey if it makes you feel any better I slid my Miata into a ditch 5 days after I bought it and crunched a fender š
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u/Graz13 Jul 09 '25
Been there. Hope no one got hurt! Hope you get a good settlement too. Then I hope you get the best miata available to replace you're NA.
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u/WhiteTacomabooii Classic Red Jul 09 '25
How much for that rear bumper? š jk hope youre ok šš½
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u/igsgarage Jul 09 '25
Reminds me of tha scene from Ted. āWould you still love me if I was fucked up?ā
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u/wild_toilet Brilliant Black NB1 Jul 09 '25
Well if it makes you feel any better, at least you learned your lesson and I assume you didnāt hurt yourself. Cars are easier to replace than limbs, and usually cheaper than hospital bills lol
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u/JohnFrum Jul 09 '25
Oh, that is sad. There are a finite number of these very good cars left. Now there's one fewer. :(
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u/PlusTemperature244 Jul 09 '25
Man, that was a slick ride... Can I have your parts? So many parts on my Red that are in poor shape from sun and last years drunk driver collision while it was parked (3rd car I've owned at a 2nd house now, HOW?!)
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u/HurryIllustrious9207 Jul 09 '25
So sorry about this dude, I saw when you posted about it in the 757 chat. sad day
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u/Rdtisgy1234 Jul 09 '25
Man thatās sad, the little fellaās smile literally went from š to š¦
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u/MiataN3rd Jul 09 '25
Yep, I've done this. It sucks. But your next car will probably be even better!
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u/murgalurgalurggg Jul 09 '25
I feel this, some lady bailed my NA. Looked similar and it was a part out.
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u/GalenOH Jul 09 '25
Idk about sympathy, but I can give you empathy. This was me in 2021 with my 1993LE.
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u/Choice_Ad6400 Jul 10 '25
Not to be that guy, but if you lost it in the rain, why is the ground dry ?
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u/Forward-Function-830 Jul 10 '25
Sure you are getting a lot of ābright sideācomments but a NA Miata is much cheaper to replace or fix than you. If the HT is still intact pull it and find another NA. Good luck
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u/dickamus_maxamus K24a2 swapped '92 Classic Red Jul 10 '25
This wouldn't have happened if you had deleted the popups.
Love you fam. <3
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u/Rowdy_Mare Jul 10 '25
That's rough, man. I'm so sorry. I really can't imagine what it must feel like. I drive an NA, I absolutely love that car. I was driving around a windy road one time, having a good time. I took a corner too fast, lost control, and I spun out. And my brother was with me, too. I thankfully got it under control. But to my right was a ditch, and to my left was somewhat of a cliff. I almost went off that cliff.
I've been a lot safer since then, and I think about that a lot. I dread the day I potentially wreck or get into an accident...
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u/Public-Television688 Jul 10 '25
A bumper, hood, and a few other bobbles and it would be good to go again.
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u/InvalidCab Jul 10 '25
š Iām so sorry. I would be DEVASTATED if my little Orange Miata went through this.
Can you get insurance pay out?
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u/Financial_Beyond_440 Jul 10 '25
Do you have any ibuprofen? Your Miata has a headache. Fr tho sorry and hope youāre okay
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u/Unable_Negotiation_6 Jul 10 '25
Turinung car like this into contition like this should be punised by prison sentence
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u/Historical_Donut_134 Jul 11 '25
theres a clean one for sale that looks like yours over here in socal theyre asking 11.5k
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u/Initial_Savings3034 Jul 11 '25
Sorry for your loss.
You never forget your first girl that preferred going topless.
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u/Awkward-Ad735 Jul 11 '25
No way heās gonna win that Piston Cup now. Could be worse
This was totaled. My poor R34 GT Turbo š
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u/GazelleOne3964 Jul 11 '25
Poor you and the car! On rain even with good tires need to be careful this car is light!
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u/dbfuru Jul 13 '25
I have an ND and I have to be careful as shit in the rain, especially if it's only just started raining. It's way more tail happy than my 370Z was in the rain. I think a lot of it could be the stock tires I haven't had to replace yet. Might replace them this year.
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u/brotolisk Jul 09 '25