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Originally Posted by Aragorn
It's a fun car in the old British motoring style. They handle well. They last forever when cared for. They are cheap and easy to fix. They have a stigma of being a "hairdressers car" but that is unwarranted. Lots of guys drive them in autocross and spec racing classes.
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Not just yeah but heck yeah!
There may be a Boxster or 996 in my future but it just isn't in the budget for a few years. I'm turning 56 this week and life is too short to drive boring cars. Wife was lobbying for a Prius...not a bad car but way over our budget of $5000... she finally gave in to the Miata (the AT helped).
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Originally Posted by mikester
If I recall correctly, the autos only came in pink right?
Even my 72 year old Mother-in-law has a manual Miata.
So...there is that...
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But seriously, I think someone said (Eric?) only %10 of the Miata's were built with autos... I also think they are not available on the new cars...
So I like to think I have a rare collectible model
The car rides like a sports car, low to the ground and you can feel every bump in the road. When my wife first saw it she said "it is kinda cute, maybe I should drive it and you continue taking the Hyundai to work."
Then she drove it... "um... I don't see me driving this car a lot."
On a funny note, wife knows nothing of car guy culture and the ribbing Miata guys have to endure.
To attempt to be supportive of her motorhead hubby she suggest we get a personalized license plates (I'm thinking more along the lines of 16" wheels)... anyway... she is a fan of the Gieco pig (weeeeee weeeee)...
So she suggests...
"WEWEFUN"