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New toy headed this way, supposed to be here between 21 & 27 April.

Pre congrats, nice Mazda, my sister has one

Wow! I didn't know those came in a hardtop drop-top! Niiiice!

that is pretty

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.

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.

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.
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.

Awesome!

Love it. Where do you out the skis?

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.
You put the skis in the boat, of course.

Of that fella backs out on the blue one let me know.

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!
Besides, you wouldn't want it! It has almost seventeen thousand miles on it!

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

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!
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.

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?

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.

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...

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.

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.

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.

That is a beautiful car. I can see you screaming down the coast with your hair in the wind.

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.

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"

Good to see you "slumming" again!
Mickey

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