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Originally posted by Dan in Pasadena
+100. My whole point in posting the thread was to poke a bit of fun about ourselves.
My the way, if you have no sense of humor about your own "manliness"? - BIG man card violation.
Real men are full spectrum; we've got a sense of humor ESPECIALLY about ourselves.
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i'm all for having fun.
for the record: i'm not gay, i have friends that are, and while i don't agree with the choice/lifestyle/whatever you like to call it, its not up to me to tell them how to be. maybe the miata's not for you, and maybe you never need to drive one to find out, but don't go bashing on 'em just because you're ignorant! (the comments about the turbocharged ones being the only ones worth owning are quite possibly the dumbest thing i've ever heard)
anyhow, i've got quite a sense of humor about my manliness. in fact, there are many occasions which i will poke fun at it - but for some reason i've got a soft spot when someone refers to the miata as a 'girly car' or to say you should have your proverbial 'man card' revoked due to owning/driving one.
back when they came out, my mom was always saying what a death trap they were blah blah - i didn't know jack about cars but it made sense since they were so small. years and years later, i went poking around for a decent convertible - and since the miata was RWD it won out over the rabbit/golf/cabrio. since driving it my perception has COMPLETELY changed about miatas, and in fact the dudes racing spec miata have some of the hugest manlinesses around... they are crazy!
so, to add another man-card violation/amend the one you proposed...
driving a sports car (MIATA especially, since the engine is tiny) with an automatic transmission (obviously given that you aren't missing a leg of have some debilitating injury/war wound etc.)
it really kills me to see 996TT's with craptronic transmissions
buying a freaking sweet car just for status (with an automatic just so you can drink your coffee while talking on your bluetooth headset and wearing that spandex tron suit) = definite man-card violation