04-28-2014, 01:42 PM
Taylor how tall are you?
E36s don't have adjustable steering wheels. I'm 6'4" and I fit fine in mine, but my head is very, very close to the headliner. Close enough that i can feel my hair sticking to it, when I do an autocross I just have to shove the helmet on and kinda wedge in. The roofline of the sedans is ever so slightly taller.
I look ridiculous in a stock miata, you can do a "foamectomy" to eek a little bit more room out of it with the stock seats, but i still had lots of visibility issues with the top raised.
One big thing to consider, is if you want to get this car on track and do a hyperdrive or something, you're going to have to install a $4-500 roll bar in the Miata, whereas the E36 can go as it sits. Another issue with the roll bar is, depending on your height, you could end up with a hard metal bar a few inches behind the juicy part of your skull, so you might end up shopping for seats and harnesses shortly thereafter.
It doesn't have to be an E36, but if you want back seats and are worried about space, a Miata probably isn't the car you want.
E36s don't have adjustable steering wheels. I'm 6'4" and I fit fine in mine, but my head is very, very close to the headliner. Close enough that i can feel my hair sticking to it, when I do an autocross I just have to shove the helmet on and kinda wedge in. The roofline of the sedans is ever so slightly taller.
I look ridiculous in a stock miata, you can do a "foamectomy" to eek a little bit more room out of it with the stock seats, but i still had lots of visibility issues with the top raised.
One big thing to consider, is if you want to get this car on track and do a hyperdrive or something, you're going to have to install a $4-500 roll bar in the Miata, whereas the E36 can go as it sits. Another issue with the roll bar is, depending on your height, you could end up with a hard metal bar a few inches behind the juicy part of your skull, so you might end up shopping for seats and harnesses shortly thereafter.
It doesn't have to be an E36, but if you want back seats and are worried about space, a Miata probably isn't the car you want.
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