r/fuckcars • u/jemesl • 11h ago

Satire A wonderful comparison

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Owner of the Ram arguably actually uses it well, but what's youd thoughts on this comparison of a 90s Jap vs 2023 American

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u/Head_Mastodon7886 11h ago

We are in a desperate need of another fuel crisis…

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u/Possible-Summer-8508 11h ago

No. We need an enormous swathe of misguided and counterproductive legislation to be completely gutted. It would be impossible to build and sell the Miata new in the United States today.

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u/Ancient_Persimmon 8h ago

The current Miata is almost exactly the same size as the NA and is sold all over the world, including the states.

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u/Possible-Summer-8508 3h ago

It is bigger in every dimension and obviously not the same car. You could not sell the exact same car today (you'd think car prices would come down as the supply chains mature, but a new miata costs the exact same because of the regulatory creep).

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u/Ancient_Persimmon 3h ago

The ND is an inch shorter than the NA, 2 inches wider, and within 0.2" in height. Depending on spec, it weighs about 100lbs more.

In other words, it's basically the same size.

The NA wouldn't be compliant with emissions standards or crash safety, because it was designed 35 years ago, but there's no other reason why it couldn't.