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New toy headed this way, supposed to be here between 21 & 27 April. :D
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Pre congrats, nice Mazda, my sister has one
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Wow! I didn't know those came in a hardtop drop-top! Niiiice!
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dabbler wrote: Sun Mar 24, 2024 10:33 pm Wow! I didn't know those came in a hardtop drop-top! Niiiice!
Yep! The one I have now is a 2015 hardtop convertible. :D
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Congrats Mickey, I was going to say it looks like the one you had. Are you keeping the other one too? Is is for sale? Did you manual or automatic? I know I have a lot of questions.
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tonebender wrote: Mon Mar 25, 2024 6:29 am Congrats Mickey, I was going to say it looks like the one you had. Are you keeping the other one too? Is is for sale? Did you manual or automatic? I know I have a lot of questions.
The old one is blue, the new one is red.
No, I'm not keeping the old one. A friend of mine has been bugging me for years to let them have it. :D
The old one is a 6 speed stick. The new one is a 6 speed automatic (with paddle shifters.)
I do not mind the questions Jeff. :)
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Awesome!
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Love it. Where do you out the skis?
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tlarson58 wrote: Mon Mar 25, 2024 10:57 pm Love it. Where do you out the skis?
Funny! I would have thought you'd be more concerned with how well it tows the boat. :D
You put the skis in the boat, of course.
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Of that fella backs out on the blue one let me know.
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tonebender wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:17 pm Of that fella backs out on the blue one let me know.
Will do but I do not expect it! They were over here yesterday evening drooling all over it! :D
Besides, you wouldn't want it! It has almost seventeen thousand miles on it! ;)
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Nice.
Hmm, I though the first MX-5 was white?

I will say it again, if anybody has any interest in the Miata, they should check out the MX-5 Cup, a blast to watch. YT live, on on IMSA.tv
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mickey wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2024 1:04 pm Will do but I do not expect it! They were over here yesterday evening drooling all over it! :D
Besides, you wouldn't want it! It has almost seventeen thousand miles on it! ;)
I would be buying it for my wife, she loves all things blue so I would not even have to consult her.
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mickey wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2024 1:04 pm ...Besides, you wouldn't want it! It has almost seventeen thousand miles on it! ;)
Wow, 17K miles in eight years? You really abused that poor thing. So what, maybe one oil change the entire time you owned it?
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tobijohn wrote: Thu Mar 28, 2024 10:14 am
mickey wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2024 1:04 pm ...Besides, you wouldn't want it! It has almost seventeen thousand miles on it! ;)
Wow, 17K miles in eight years? You really abused that poor thing. So what, maybe one oil change the entire time you owned it?
Actually, three, I think. Mazda wants oil changes every 5k miles. :D
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Well, I've got a 1996 Corvette that I've treated even worse than you and the Mazda: 22k miles in 16 years, bought it with 46k, it's now got 68k...
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My next door neighbor is 83 years old. He had a 1972 Vette with less than 500 miles on it. He gave it to his son a couple of years ago and bought himself a new anniversary 2023 model. That thing is like a rocket ship.
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tonebender wrote: Thu Mar 28, 2024 3:50 pm My next door neighbor is 83 years old. He had a 1972 Vette with less than 500 miles on it. He gave it to his son a couple of years ago and bought himself a new anniversary 2023 model. That thing is like a rocket ship.
The problem with new Vettes these days is they want to charge about $100,000 MORE than I am willing to pay.
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mickey wrote: Thu Mar 28, 2024 5:09 pm The problem with new Vettes these days is they want to charge about $100,000 MORE than I am willing to pay.
There are several guitars out there that I feel the same way about. The other day I was at Guitar Center and for some unknown reason they had a $5500 Gibson SJ200 unlocked hanging there. I could not resist grabbing it down. I played it for about 30 seconds and was so blown away by the whole moment that I had to hang it back up and leave the room. Let's just say I have some fine playing and sounding acoustic guitars but this thing put them all in the dust. It was surreal. I now know why it cost so much and even though I could afford it, I am just not willing to folk over the cash. Ever since that day though I have been thinking about how I could convert gear that is collecting cobwebs into that guitar. Humans are funny creatures.
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That is a beautiful car. I can see you screaming down the coast with your hair in the wind.
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PoodlesAgain wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2024 1:50 pm Nice.
Hmm, I though the first MX-5 was white?
It was. My first one was a white ragtop.
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JeffBeck wrote: Thu Apr 04, 2024 5:34 pm That is a beautiful car. I can see you screaming down the coast with your hair in the wind.
Next time you are down this way, give me a shout & join me! After all, we have about an equal amount of hair!

I take it you have not seen the new PC Beach police cars? Think "C8 Corvette" :D

Good to see you "slumming" again!
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HNIMD! My family has acquired 2 Mazda's in the past couple years - a CX30 that our kids drive and A CX9 for mom (no more minivan)! Mazda has in my mind taken over the crown for high quality/simple/reliable Japanese cars from Toyota/Honda. Plus they are a heck of a lot more fun to drive. Both of the CX's have the same real 6 speed transmission( not a CVT ) and also none of the cylinder deactivation/auto start stop nonsense most other automakers are adding. The AWD system is amazingly capable too - your Miata won't need that down in FL of course :-)

My wife would like a convertible some day though, maybe you can sell me that one when you buy your next one in 2030 or whenever :-)
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