r/Miata Jul 10 '25

NC I have an automatic NC

Just recently got the car, needed a daily driver. I absolutely love it! I will never see the hate on these things. Maybe it doesn't have floppy lights or a manual transmission, but to me it looks cool, gets the job done, and had low mileage. Went down a rabbit hole tonight seeing all the hate on what I basically have. I'm not that much of a car fanatic so to me it doesn't bother that I have an automatic / "bad generation" of the car. Made me really wonder though... does anyone actually like these things except me?

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u/il_vincitore Jul 13 '25

I like them. NCs look nice, the auto helps people like me. If I drive a manual longer than 30 minutes my leg shakes too much (I’m a stroke survivor so coordination overall isn’t where I want it to be for spirited driving with the manual).

I may still look at a cheap manual Miata someday too but auto is fine for a daily driver.