midlifemiata
Midlife Miata Driver
midlifemiata

I Nice Priced this mostly out of nostalgia. I was coming of age about the time these came out and I lusted after either a Z34 or a Pontiac Grand Prix GTP with a stick. As memory serves, the GTP made more power, on the order of around 235 maybe? Still, it was a dream car in a time of lethargy.

Um... One Nissan plant is in Tennessee, the other is in Mississippi.

The maintenance costs on this thing will probably be obscene. Can you imagine trying to change the plugs on the lowest two banks of cylinders with the AWD system right there in the way? Plus, I think it’s widely accepted that any kind of exotic suspension setup is going to break/cost a fortune on a long enough time

And I actually knew that and spaced it when I typed it. Ah well.

Screen name: Definitely Not The Unibomber.

I feel like I should now make it my mission to rebut every Meh Car Monday article in order to stand up for the little guy. I mean, I own a thesaurus and have heard of this First Amendment thing before. Surely I could stand for the plight of the under-served Meh Car Enthusiast.

I now have a burning desire to buy a Craigslist Metro to build a STOPPING MACHINE. 70-0 in 25 feet all day long, baby!

That’s fair.

When it comes to brakes, you can never get too much overkill. This is the one wearable safety device in your car (okay, maybe tires). Particularly if I buy a new (to me) car, the first thing I check out are the brakes, and when in doubt, swap it out. The rest of the stuff... A seasoned car nut can just look and make a

I’ve watched enough Roadkill to know you should cut that price in half. Otherwise, CP.

For sale: McLaren. Ran when parked.

Look, if you’re going to post an EXTREME CLOSEUP of that dickbag, at least make it one of those pics that’s black with a “Unsettling content” warnings that you have to click on first.  

Clearly, Miata is the answer. Or, in this case, a fleet of Miatas.

Evidence suggests the pay is outstanding.

My wife thinks it takes an hour and a half to do an oil change. I can usually do one in half an hour or so. The rest of the time, I just stare into the engine bay and drink beer while pondering which performance upgrades are worth it.

Honestly, pretty cool as I have a soft spot in my heart for the old LT1, especially in a wagon, but at $7k? Nah. CP.

It’s surprising that nobody took this. Indiana is a weird place.

Something, something, someone else’s project bad.

No AWD option?