Wife says no more motorcycles

[insolentminx]

Originally Posted by jaseman

Miata (mEa-ta) - noun:

Small, underpowered, effeminate looking, sports-car. A front engine, rear wheel drive, two seat, open top roadster, reminiscent in appearance to the Elan model produced by car manufacturer Lotus in the 1960's.

Often associated with men going through a 'mid-life' crisis, who cannot afford a Corvette, Porsche or Ferrari. Also often refereed to as a cute, gay, or girls car, by those who have never driven one at a quick pace through a twisty road.

A car with a small, but loyal following of enthusiasts, who appreciate the vehicle for what it truly is - a nimble, quick handling, drivers car, perfectly happy to tear up a race track, as it is commuting back and forth to work (getting 35mpg)

aaaaah. like the MX-5 ... ok, thought it looked Mazda-esque but have never heard of a Miata model or anything...

[jaseman]

Originally Posted by insolentminx

aaaaah. like the MX-5 ... ok, thought it looked Mazda-esque but have never heard of a Miata model or anything...

Sorry, thought you were just being silly! Miata is an MX-5. Depending on what continent your on, depends on what badging and marketing it gets.

[insolentminx]

Oh.
No. I was being serious for once.

I've never heard of it before. They're just called Mazda's over here.

[soc_monki]

well...what about the other side of the story? sure you brought home a C6 (better be manual, and hopefully a Z06, because there is no other Corvette IMO!) but how many other toys do you have? maybe you spend all your money on toys, but none on the wife? thats part of the bargain...you get a wife, you gotta spend money on her!

im not married, yet, but ive been with the same girl for 7 years. she has no problem with my toy addiction, she even thinks im "hawt" in my gear LOL but, i only have one car and one bike, theyre all i need. now guitars on the other hand...i have like...12 or 14. i admit i DO have a problem with gathering guitar equipment...she has expressed concerns about that!

so...have you done a burnout in that Vette yet? 1/4 times?

[THRILLA]

I sat in a Miata once, had a heck of a time getting out of it. Ok if you are a midget I guess.

[jaseman]

I'm 6'1" and fit in it just fine. Granted, the seat is all the way to the stops, and if I'm wearing work boots, I could use one more click back...

If you have 'thick' body frame (not necessarily fat, but broad), it's definitely a tight squeeze.

[stevend135]

I got to drive my uncles 08 mustang GT 5spd a couple weeks ago and all I could say was WOW! That thing was a blast to drive, alot nicer than my 4banger kia.

[bennice]

My wife says no more bikes before/after each and EVERY bike I buy.
This last time she managed to slow down the process a bit, but there will be another bike in the garage eventually.

But if I had C-6 in the garage I don't think I'd complain too much about not being able to add another bike anytime soon. You've got quite the toy collection there!

[W-P Bill]

Originally Posted by jaseman

Miata (mEa-ta) - noun:

Often associated with men going through a 'mid-life' crisis, who cannot afford a Corvette, Porsche or Ferrari. Also often refereed to as a cute, gay, or girls car, by those who have never driven one at a quick pace through a twisty road.

If you look at the pix I posted in the MX-5 addiction thread, you'll notice my windshield banner says TEAM GIRLIE CAR. That is the racing division of the Miata Club Of Hawaii.