Just a bunch of cool cars that ended up moldy and forgotten going into the shredder.

Oh god, you had one as your only car? I had at least one other vehicle for most of the time that I owned it.

I drove terrible rental cars for weeks waiting for my B5 S4 to be torn apart and put back together.

The letters usually originate from the manufacturer, though rarely dealers will follow up as well.

I got multiple letters from Mazda over two years informing me about the recall, and stating that there were no parts available, so just hang tight.

You forgot about making an appointment at the dealership to have the recall performed, getting numerous reminder messages from the dealership about your upcoming appointment, and then showing up only to be told to go away because they couldn’t be bothered to order any parts.

Indeed. For summer, I used a set of 18"x8.5" RAYS wheels on my last car that were under 18 pounds. They were forged and so not especially cheap. (But not insanely expensive either.)

I’m going to get an NA for my kid’s first car, if I can get the idea past the old lady.

Once upon a time, asbestos was used for fancy cloth materials, including napkins. The emperor Charlemagne supposedly would impress his dinner guests by tossing the soiled napkins in the fire and removing them spotless.

You can’t roll aftermarket parts into your payment.

But where are the pop-ups?

Before I bought my ‘90 I thought seriously about going with a 1.8L car (either NA8 or NB) because they all come with a number of upgrades over the NA6, but this one was in such great condition I couldn’t pass it up

Four hours on my back under an old Nissan in an icy cold puddle repeatedly lifting the transmission and slamming it against the engine hoping thins would mesh.

And when the time comes that I’m ready to move on from this one, I’ll probably go with another Miata. Maybe I’ll get something newer - like an NB. ;)

The driver of that Jeep would do well to learn about light application of the throttle. Though as slick at that surface is, I think they just aren’t getting out without sand, studded tires, or chains.

On a RWD, yes, for sure, lift the throttle.

4 wheel drive does not mean 4 wheel stop as the saying goes.

Does this mean the ideal Jalop car should be a brown, manual, naturally-aspirated, diesel, wagon? Because most NA diesels tend to kinda suck. Compression-ignition engines were just MADE for boost!

Those are great points.

One of the beauties of the Miata compared to some other enthusiast cars is that there are a ton out there. As in, literally more than a million (if you count all 4 generations world-wide). So at least you know when the time comes to part with one you own, there are quite a few others out there available to replace it.