I work at a Mazda dealership, so I would like to correct your statement. You can absolutely get the Touring trim level with a manual, which adds the following equipment to a base model: dual zone automatic climate control, 19 inch alloy wheels, 6 way power drivers seat, advanced keyless entry, rear seat heat and a/c…

Maybe sooner than that? Some of the local dealers have a few extra already because they didn’t pre sell all of their allotment. So who can tell?

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I think it would, but I don’t think it would last more than a day or two. People are buying them sight unseen like crazy, so if we had one in the showroom, someone would just buy it immediately. And no, we certainly wouldn’t tell a customer they couldn’t have the car they can see in front of them, so we’re a bit SOL…

All of ours are sold. It’s probably going to be a bit until production capacity spools up enough to allow lots to build up stock.

Forgot to mention it has dual USB ports in the center console just ahead of the gear shifter. Nice little rubberized cubby for your phone as well.

Yeah, I work at a Mazda dealership in west suburban Chicagoland, and our very first Miatas were delivered on Tuesday of this week. All of them are pre sold launch editions. Our first shipments of non launch editions are all pre sold as well. Right now we’re taking orders for a month or two away. If you have an exact…

What the shit? This is one of the weirder stories I’ve read today - and I was just following the GOP debate liveblog over on Jezebel/Gawker. I’m glad they’re okay, but man, that is a SUUUUUUUPER-creepy feeling that someone was in your house, in your ROOM, and you didn’t know it. *shivers uncontrollably*

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Jeez, Raphael, is everything okay?

I have a 5 year old son who absolutely loves cars, and have been trying to get him to start watching a few races with Daddy this summer. He loves Ferraris and the color red, so naturally, he picks out Vettel’s car in every F1 race we watch. He was so excited after this morning’s win he ran outside and did laps around…

Well, I never said we had a LOT of them, just that they were available. And we’re more than happy to track one down for you if you like.

I just walked out to the lot to double check, and yes, both are actually manual transmissions. Good news!

Continental Mazda of Naperville. Western suburb of Chicago. Seriously - I have their stock numbers pulled up on my computer right now. And I get to read Jalopnik at work because it’s “car-related”. So I have that going for me, which is nice.

I work at a Mazda dealership, and we have a base 2016 Mazda6 i Sport with a manual on our lot right now. Mind you, we only have 2 manuals out of 56 Mazda6s, so you’re not totally wrong...

We have two in stock right now - one is the Sport trim, the other is the Touring trim. Come on down!

The headlights and taillights seem very large in proportion to the body. Are my eyes deceiving me?

That is one of the ugliest interiors I’ve ever seen in an automobile.