Hello, brand new Solara guy here :)

[LGsBlackSolara]

I just purchased a black 05 SE this past Thursday and I gotta say I love my new ride!

I'm a previous owner of a 323Ci convertible, but I was coming to the point where I needed to be a little wiser, live within my means and drive a newer car My last ride was out of warranty and the maintence was killing me. Stuff breaking down everywhere and had to get rid of it... so the search began and well I loved the look of the Solara.

I wanted to get the SE sport V6 in black, but it would have ended up costing me more per month then I was already paying on the bimmer(after the over under trade in) so ended up with the black SE and loving it


Any Solara Guys/girls in Dallas TX btw??


below are the mods I'd like to do(I'm not too much into racing and of course with the model I choose definatly not, but its my new baby still gotta custom her up a bit hehe)

super dark tint
auto-dimming mirror
mike-t's grill
Clear lenses(or removal of orange ones)
18's ?
Lowered ?

[HKSV6SLE]

good thing u got rid of the bmw........back to normal 15 dollar oil changes. welcome.

[michaels artic frost]

Welcome to the forum, good choice in picking a solara, and go for 19s or 20s on your car....

/\/\/\What Milt said/\/\/\

...in addition, as for sellecting 18s, I had 225/40/18 on my ride and the gap was bigger than stock wheels. Unless you plan on going with bigger tires. If you chose 18s, I'd recommend 235/45/18, the diameter will be the same as stock and you won't notice any changes in the odometer.

Below is a helpful link that I've used time and time again. (credits to Slingshot for posting it)
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

There are a few from the Texas area.

I used to live close to the downtown are in Dallas about 5-6 years ago. It was too hot for me and had to leave. I still visit and have family and friends in Dallas and Irving.

Well, enjoy your new ride and good luck on all the mods and upgrades.

Best regards,
Michael

[shidosha01]

WELCOME!

[LGsBlackSolara]

Below is a helpful link that I've used time and time again. (credits to Slingshot for posting it)
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html


Well, enjoy your new ride and good luck on all the mods and upgrades.

Best regards,
Michael

Whoa! Thanks for the link, I never knew... or I guess never thought about how tire sizes would make a difference on your odometer

[Astro]

Welcome and congrats on the new ride

[junest]

Welcome and have fun with the mods.

[cdeez]

welcome and nice purchase.

[NVDIS1]

Congrats on new ryde
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[Jai_Jai_Binks]

Welcome, i know there are more DFW folks here..

[mtodde]

Congrats on the new ride. This site is a wealth of information. The Solara is a great car, but there isn't a whole lot of information on it out there.

You'll have to let us know how it compares to the beamer over time.

[LGsBlackSolara]

JUST loving it

only things I miss from my last car was the handling and the droptop, but other then that.. shooot I love my baby I've forgotten bout the bimmer already

I love the looks, love that I can actually fit 3 adults in the back and well just love it

I've washed it constantly since I got it... once every other day so far lol! Never had a black car before and dang it sure does get dirty (or looks dirty) easily

[Astro]

I've washed it constantly since I got it... once every other day so far lol! Never had a black car before and dang it sure does get dirty (or looks dirty) easily

Damn black gets dirty too easily, but it sure looks awesome when clean!