Frs or nd miata Options

[Jmk91]

I'm looking for a non bias opinion on what car I should choose... I'll be buying one within the next year. Fixing a few hick ups on my credit currently I'm not paying 12% Apr... so if you had to choose what one would it be? The frs isn't really even a Toyota it's a subie so junk paint and the fa20 had a bunch of issues with first year models 2013s. Mazda on the other hand always failed the first time with the new model miata.. na the 1.6 sucked and no torsen. First 2 years of the nb had engine issues. The first 3 years of the nc had junk suspension (soft) and weak internals that where later replaced with forged. I think the miata will hold its value much better and probably better quality... but the frs has much more sex appeal. Both are in same price range. .. the miata is faster but has a 13:1 compression... the frs engines bend rods(often reported kinda a ticking time bomb once you add boost but that's almost any car) after 250whp. My goal is roughly 250whp maybe 275 tops. So if you had to choose what one and explain why.

[Jmk91]

I was going off of what I read on the forums. I'm sure there is some out there that never have been ran hard or tracked and it'll last a lifetime but from what I've read by the owners it doesn't last long at all on the track or on hard driving. Only reason to buy a lightweight rwd car is for tracking or driving it as hard as it can be driven lol. Whenever I sold my first celixa I was going to buy an NA 94-97 swap out heads with the better flowing 99/00 head and do the coolant reroute. But if you look at prices for 1k more you can get the nb(01-05) that's overall a better car. More bracing and better flowing head. They didn't fix the coolant issue but you can do that your self. If I could find an na/nb in 9/10 condition no rust under and garage kept I'd gladly pay what it's worth but I'm not giving 5k for a rusty miata.