I finally bought a Miata! Buying a pristine Winning Blue NC sight unseen

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  • Опубліковано 30 січ 2025

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  • @oldretrogamer78
    @oldretrogamer78 4 місяці тому +24

    NC is a great Miata! The NC won Car & Driver's Top 10 list for 8 straight years. Thta's more time than any other generation.

  • @kmorava4628
    @kmorava4628 4 місяці тому +14

    Congratulations on your purchase. I was fortunate to buy an identical car in July 2016 with my retirement money. 2006 winning blue touring with matching factory hardtop, 29818 miles (no accidents). Completely stock (except a previous owner installed a Kenwood deck). Currently has 38299 miles, original brakes. I had the gearbox filled with Ford fluid XT-M5-QS full synthetic, Redline 75W90 GL-5 gear oil for the rear diff. I replaced the overflow reservoir in 2017. I had Nitto Neo Gen 205/50 R16 tires installed in 2020. I put on a short antenna (still have original). I'm old enough to be your grandfather. My first sports car was a 1969 Triumph Spitfire in 1973. I'm keeping it stock, will be a nice car for someone after I'm gone.

  • @EchoSigma6
    @EchoSigma6 Місяць тому

    I think we bought our 2006’s at the same time and I looked at all the NCs listed for sale in Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego Counties. Congratulations!

  • @PeterNewton-e4k
    @PeterNewton-e4k 24 дні тому

    Can’t wait to hear about and see any new mods you add 👍🏻

  • @paulhughes3961
    @paulhughes3961 4 місяці тому +2

    I have a 2006 Touring Sport and couldn't be happier. Welcome to the club!

  • @crue9116
    @crue9116 4 місяці тому +5

    The TIMING couldn't be better. I've been planning to give my current car (2018 prius) to my mom and buy myself an NC miata early next year when I graduate college. Today her transmission broke down... So she's buying my car off me and I'm in the market for an NC Miata. I'm very worried about getting scammed with buying a rusty one here in the north east. I am HEAVILY LOOKING FORWARD to that buyers guide, this made my day!

    • @mikeb9569
      @mikeb9569 4 місяці тому

      Exciting times! Best of luck for you.

  • @faded_2
    @faded_2 4 місяці тому +5

    Sooo cool! I have a Galaxy Gray 06' and absolutely love it, hope the Miata gives you the greatest canvas you can have in a car.

  • @fmtien
    @fmtien 4 місяці тому +6

    Love winning blue! Owned a mazda3 in winning blue for 9 years. I put almost 230K miles on it! Wish Mazda would offer the ND in more sporty, exciting colors.

    • @le0redd104
      @le0redd104 4 місяці тому

      I guess they mean serious business 😂

  • @PeterNewton-e4k
    @PeterNewton-e4k 24 дні тому

    An amazing colour and look who cares for the extra when a car look as great as yours

  • @KidNato
    @KidNato 4 місяці тому +4

    Congrats, captain!

  • @markthibault8579
    @markthibault8579 4 місяці тому +1

    Winning blue is lovely. I had an '04 Mazda3 Sport GT in that colour and loved it for the 14yrs I had that car. Time to find a NC for myself it seems. I'll be following the channel to see how you both get on with yours.

  • @button-jeff
    @button-jeff 4 місяці тому +2

    Winning Blue is such a great color. shame it was only offered in 2006. Would've made a great PRHT offering. Welcome to the NC gang. Have fun making her your very own. 🎉🎉🏁🏁

  • @jttoyer
    @jttoyer 4 місяці тому +1

    LOVE the color (my favorite NC color) and looking forward to future videos with the car.
    My humble plate suggestion would be "WINNING"
    Love the channel!

  • @zb8725
    @zb8725 4 місяці тому +2

    Beautiful car. Conrats! Love the blue.

  • @jonathaniler
    @jonathaniler 4 місяці тому +3

    Great color. I prefer the front bumper on the NC1 so I am here for this build.

  • @perviesagge
    @perviesagge 4 місяці тому +1

    NC is definitely best miata congrats bro im happy for u great and very wise choice as NC1

  • @jeffelliott689
    @jeffelliott689 4 місяці тому +1

    Gorgeous color for sure. The wheels look great. Glad you were able to find such a clean an well maintaned NC1. Heres to years an years of happy motoring.

  • @BeauKnowsMultifamily
    @BeauKnowsMultifamily 4 місяці тому +2

    So excited about an NC1 on the channel!

  • @Andrius-c9p
    @Andrius-c9p 4 місяці тому

    WOO! More NC content please!! Awesome vid :)

  • @MatsGarage
    @MatsGarage 4 місяці тому

    Congrats! that blue is the one I would want in an NC. I just bought a 2016 ND 2.0 at the start of July and have already done 2500 miles in it (and thats only fun driving). I have had a bunch of fun cars before and while the ND isnt the fastest in a straight line it is the one that makes me smile the most. The amount of speed it can do in corners without getting spicy is awsome. And it makes me, a highly average driver feel like the the boundary between grip and slip is a wide ribbon that I can explore without really being caught out.

  • @ZoidPickle
    @ZoidPickle 4 місяці тому

    Stoked for ya man, car looks pretty sick already lol.
    Nice blue spec. Looking forward to see what you do with it. 👍

  • @ChrisMatura
    @ChrisMatura 4 місяці тому

    Fantastic! I bought a nearly mint 2007 GT 6sp soft top in Copper Red in April that had 35k miles on it and was completely stock. Have done some small things so far (LED lights, Sony Carplay/AA headunit, lowered driver's seat). Will install new coolant tank and front lip next weekend. Coilovers or lowering springs and new exhaust planned for next year. Can't wait to see what you do with yours. Congrats and welcome to the NC1 club.

  • @Emadifications
    @Emadifications 4 місяці тому +3

    Omg the intro

  • @richardcoates4471
    @richardcoates4471 4 місяці тому +1

    Gorgeous colour; be very careful not to lower it too much if that’s what you intend. My learning after six NCs is that 30mm is max for usability & also that good progressive springs are just as good as coil overs for fast road driving.

    • @trahar6257
      @trahar6257 4 місяці тому

      This goes for any car really. Yes it looks better lowered but everything is setup for that original ride height. I dropped my NA about 1.5’ overall and had a quite a bit of bump steer before changing out my tie rods to the r spec version.
      Adjustable coilovers are great if you want to spend 20 hours adjusting them a hundred times otherwise just get non adjustable setup.

  • @PeterNewton-e4k
    @PeterNewton-e4k 24 дні тому

    The foot pedals and fuel cap make you’re mx5 look distinctive standalone and desirable

  • @FlesHBoX
    @FlesHBoX 4 місяці тому +1

    Looking forward to seeing what you do with it! My only regret on my '15 Club is that the club wasn't available in Blue.

  • @jongarza4279
    @jongarza4279 4 місяці тому

    I just purchased a 2013 club edition prht with 30k!!! I'm so excited to see what i do to it! I have my 95 yata up on jacks in the garage.. don't have time to finish putting it back together so i went out searching for my dream miata! And found it!

  • @garflblax
    @garflblax 4 місяці тому

    Congrats on the car! I love my base, rust free, soft top 06. I'm eager to see what you do with it going forward. I find a lot of the cosmetic mods are: NC2/NC3 only.
    Looks like the previous owner did better mods than my previous owner did. Seems built for stock class autocross.

  • @vicksanchez6376
    @vicksanchez6376 4 місяці тому

    Congratulations!! On finding a pristine looking and awesome color Miata I so love that blue looks gorgeous also on naming the Miata hows about “gumball” I think it’s quite fitting don’t you think

  • @SummerWheelz
    @SummerWheelz 4 місяці тому

    Great looking car! I also just picked my first Miata, also a low option 5spd NC1. In Canada, we got the Club Spec as a base car.

  • @smiles564
    @smiles564 4 місяці тому +1

    I would love to add a winning blue to my collection. I've already got 2 nc2 grand touring, one soft top with oem hardtop, and one prht special edition. Love these nc!

  • @scotty_78_78
    @scotty_78_78 4 місяці тому +3

    Great colour, and love the wheels, but shouldn't the soft top sit completely inside the back part?

  • @CARMENTENSHI
    @CARMENTENSHI 4 місяці тому

    ive been driving a 2.0l nc1 for about a year and a half now and its such a great car, 1000 percent nc1 soft top is the way to go, if u want a hard top get the removable hard top it looks so much better than the prht with its bulbus cabin look, its lighter, the rear end looks way better, the nc1 grill actually looks like a miata where as the nc2 and 3 smiling grille is genuinly horrific, to anyone concerned about getting a nc1 instead of an nc2 or nc3 dont stress they are still extremely fun extremely reliable and i think the price cut and benifits for getting an nc1 soft top outweighs the pro's of whatever an nc2/nc3 prht offers

  • @A.Miata.Enthusiast
    @A.Miata.Enthusiast 4 місяці тому

    Congratulations, that's a beauty.

  • @abbshurz
    @abbshurz 4 місяці тому

    Just got my 06 GT today. Second NC, third Miata. Last one failed inspection due to rust at 122,000, so it’s getting sold. “New” one has the chrome gas flap. I don’t want to be mean, but it is horrendous and tacky IMO. Nice to hear there is a market for them. Congratulations on your new life guy. I live in NW PA and just cannot imagine not having a Miata forever. They are a life hack. I’m 20yrs in and just as jazzed to drive it; anywhere.

  • @pete67aus
    @pete67aus 4 місяці тому

    Congrats. As for a name, it's got by "Smurfy". 😄

  • @nathanielhenderson4134
    @nathanielhenderson4134 4 місяці тому

    Coco floor mats are the best! A staple on the east coast - those are quite the penny to get a pair. Usually a sign of good taste and good maintenance in a car.

  • @mautsukuda
    @mautsukuda 4 місяці тому

    I wish I could've found a Winning Blue Nc1. But I'm pretty happy with my Copper Red Mica. I'm planning a color change for the future though.

  • @martyverdoorn8021
    @martyverdoorn8021 4 місяці тому

    Winning Blue is a great color!

  • @jsiegel414
    @jsiegel414 4 місяці тому

    Congrats! Welcome back to Miata ownership

  • @stevecrawford7814
    @stevecrawford7814 4 місяці тому +2

    Nice color.

  • @toyobB
    @toyobB 4 місяці тому +1

    Eyyy congrats on the new car! Let’s go on a drive sometime, I’m in NWA also

    • @jsiegel414
      @jsiegel414 4 місяці тому

      Do you also have a Miata?

    • @toyobB
      @toyobB 4 місяці тому +1

      @@jsiegel414 I have an nc2

  • @calthorp
    @calthorp 4 місяці тому

    I bought the same color car & thought that it had been patched in the paint as did not seem to match. But yours looks a little the same so now I realize it was only the color. Although I did respray the car as I loved storm blue. Super happy with the outcome too. I put extra flake in it & it changes to a darker color at night. Great cars though. Had it for 3 years now.

  • @rcmakingtracks18
    @rcmakingtracks18 4 місяці тому +1

    Welcome to the club...

  • @brent9361
    @brent9361 4 місяці тому +3

    Im biased but winning blue is such a nice color

  • @sabirquissacquissac5494
    @sabirquissacquissac5494 4 місяці тому

    Bienvenu au club mon gars!

  • @gaming4christ_1
    @gaming4christ_1 4 місяці тому +2

    I wish NC2/3s got the cool NC1 colors. I like my true red though

  • @mikeb9569
    @mikeb9569 4 місяці тому

    I have a crazy red colored ND, but that Winning Blue is my favorite Miata color! I also miss my NC GT and would still have it if I hadn't ran it aground to avoid a rodent. I bought the ND 'cause it promised to be even better but now feel it's a toss up. Jason Cammisa, a highly regarded automotive journalist from Hagerty, knows cars and prefers the NC over the ND.

  • @treeskier802
    @treeskier802 4 місяці тому +1

    Add a lsd. You made pretty good donuts without the lsd tho! Nice job!!

    • @FlywheelFilms
      @FlywheelFilms  4 місяці тому +1

      Those were already there 😅

    • @treeskier802
      @treeskier802 4 місяці тому

      Sure. Sure. Sell me some swamp land.
      I’m not into naming cars but you could call yours NeedLSD. Not sure that will fly with the DMV tho.

  • @anthony221956
    @anthony221956 4 місяці тому

    Since you now have 3 NCs I would love to see a NC suspension compare The Goodwin Racing Koni Roadster Sport package vs the Meister Zeta CRD.... I understand that Meister also has a new Zeta Sport and of course you have Ohlins and Xidas at much higher price point... I am leaning towards doing the Goodwin Koni Roadster Sport Package to replace the stock Bilsteins on my NC next spring since i want the be able to fine tune ride height

  • @PeterNewton-e4k
    @PeterNewton-e4k 24 дні тому

    The black wing mirrors add to the cars looks if you paint them blue it will just look like every other mx5

  • @chrisstephenson8311
    @chrisstephenson8311 2 місяці тому

    Hey flywheel
    Films..call the Miata “the blue canvas”

  • @mitroiano
    @mitroiano 4 місяці тому

    I have a blue Miata NC, 1.8L. Last week I went out with a friend with ND and we swapped cars. The ND was more powerful with its 2L, it had a better suspension (Bilstein vs stock NC), LSD, but the entire experience was ruined by the electrical direction, too much assisted, whereas the NC has a hydraulic SUPERB direction. Plus, the interior is better with the NC, everything is too modern in the ND. And it was the first time I saw my car from outside when in traffic, I couldn't take my eyes off it!
    At the end of the day, I wanted my NC back but my friend was like "Dude, the NC is sooo fun to drive, I love it!" and he wanted to drive it a bit more on our way back home. And for me, I don't think I will ever own an ND, that electrical steering is a NO GO on a sports car for me!

  • @greg6372
    @greg6372 4 місяці тому +1

    These look great lowerred

  • @justinwursten7234
    @justinwursten7234 4 місяці тому

    Similar to mine. I've got a 2006 6 speed gt with 80k miles. 2.5 swapped with about 35k on the 2.5 motor now.

  • @PeterNewton-e4k
    @PeterNewton-e4k 24 дні тому

    Yes, bluey playful but also hot

  • @williamdarico2369
    @williamdarico2369 4 місяці тому +1

    Drop a LS7 in that go kart and Get Down!😅

  • @joecatalano82
    @joecatalano82 4 місяці тому

    How much did you pay for this beauty? I’ve been looking for a 2006-2008. Best price I found near me in the northeast is 10k for a 2006 red sport 6sp soft conv. With 70k miles

  • @simonvancoevorden295
    @simonvancoevorden295 4 місяці тому

    I have a 2010 NC2 PRHT here in Western Australia. Never seen rain . Mazda underbody protection is awful! As soon as I got mine I pulled every black part ( bracing, suspension) etc & had it all powder coated. Then i coated the whole underbody & cavities with a brilliant product called Fisholene. ( like waxoil ) .
    There should have been a class action against Mazda , designed to rot !!

  • @Andrius-c9p
    @Andrius-c9p 4 місяці тому

    What wheels are those, they look amazing

    • @FlywheelFilms
      @FlywheelFilms  4 місяці тому +1

      Wait for the next video... Those and all other mods will be discussed at length 👀

    • @erfling
      @erfling 4 місяці тому +2

      No need to wait, pretty sure those are Enkei Draco wheels.

  • @jsandy44
    @jsandy44 4 місяці тому

    Are those your tire tracks on the lot? Lol

  • @smiles564
    @smiles564 4 місяці тому

    Damn, what wheels are those??

  • @paulchappell
    @paulchappell 4 місяці тому

    How about ICYBLUE for name? Great car!

  • @jmooch59
    @jmooch59 4 місяці тому

    Bluey

  • @ANT9TOB3
    @ANT9TOB3 4 місяці тому

    Winston - For your car name.

  • @davide.8758
    @davide.8758 4 місяці тому +2

    Nice ride, But it seems that the front bumper color doesn't match perfectly the rest of the car. It has probably been resprayed. If i were you, i would try to check if youur car had an accident.

    • @daikolirae155
      @daikolirae155 4 місяці тому

      My True Red NC3 Club had definitely been in an accident, as was evidenced by the shitty paint matching, overspray, and lack of the MX-5 decal stripe, but its carfax showed that it had never been in an accident. The previous "owner" was a rental agency. You cannot always trust the Carfax.

    • @FlywheelFilms
      @FlywheelFilms  4 місяці тому +1

      Clean Carfax! Because the front bumper isn’t metal, the paint looks slightly different in some light. It’s especially noticeable on certain NC colors.

    • @davide.8758
      @davide.8758 4 місяці тому

      @@FlywheelFilms every car front bumper is plastic nowadays.
      It's also possible that your car has not been in an accident, maybe the front bumper has been resprayed du to some scratches.
      If i were you, i would take the front bumper out to check underneath if everything is OK and if you have the budget, maybe ask a good body shop to repaint the bumper.

    • @SumterGrams
      @SumterGrams 4 місяці тому +1

      The bumper is definitely a different color.

    • @mgwexler
      @mgwexler 4 місяці тому

      Earlier NCs paint faded differently fenders vs bumpers. Mine has never been in an accident and the paint diff is worse

  • @PeterNewton-e4k
    @PeterNewton-e4k 24 дні тому

    I love you’re blue car it’s funny but a colour can make everything else for give able

  • @scrambagorg
    @scrambagorg 2 місяці тому

    Ur wife over it 😂

  • @NoPrivateProperty
    @NoPrivateProperty 4 місяці тому

    pontiac solstice

  • @wotterbottle
    @wotterbottle 4 місяці тому

    Name the car "Mike Usrey"

  • @ashikali3162
    @ashikali3162 4 місяці тому

    Call the Miata Mia. Simple

  • @PeterNewton-e4k
    @PeterNewton-e4k 24 дні тому

    The foot pedals and fuel cap make you’re mx5 look distinctive standalone and desirable