[Tigers] Heterosexuals and Miatas

[Owain Lloyd]

my sister had a couple of mx5's from new and i always enjoyed driving
them immensely.   really felt like a perfectly set up '60 sports car
in the same way the new mini somehow feels like the old mini.   they
have a fierce heater too :)

On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 12:36 PM, Stephen Waybright
<gswaybright at yahoo.com> wrote:
> The image stigma of a Miata is difficult to escape, but my Miata is the last car of my "toys" that I'd give up. Back in the 90's I shared a friends Miata for auto-cross, then years of track days in my own Miata as student and instructor, and now I run Spec Miata in addition to my street car (and my auto-X buddy now runs a team of ~7 cars in the Playboy MX-5 Cup SCCA Pro series.)
>
> My 6 year old kids love the Miata, though only one can ride with me at a time. My wife tolerates it more than the Tiger (Tiger's too loud and scary fast).
>
> If you're a true hard core enthusiast driver, you need to own a Miata (or if you have the $$$ a Lotus Elise/Exige.) If the image thing bothers you too much, that's your problem, not the cars.
>
> Stephen
>
>
> --- On Thu, 10/30/08, Chris Thompson <chris at cthompson.net> wrote:
>
>> From: Chris Thompson <chris at cthompson.net>
>
>> I've instructed folks on the track in Miata's and
>> gotta say they are *very* fun, capable cars.  Maybe the most
>> capable production British sports car ever built until the
>> Lotus Elise.
>>
>> And try running in the Spec Miata race series and see who
>> feels like who is a metrosexual ;-)
>>
>> Chris
>> B382000331
>> 1962 Jaguar E-type
>> 1969 Lotus 51c Formula Ford
>>
>> Tod Brown wrote:
>> > "Problem is....it's a Miata.  I have never
>> seen a heterosexual man drive a
>> >   Miata."
>> >
>> > My best friend owns a Miata.  He's almost 70 years
>> old, has three kids, his ori
>> > ginal wife, coaches football, is an army veteran and
>> an Irish Catholic.  He's a
>> > bout as straight as they come.  He even balances his
>> wheels with lead weights, ;>)
>> >
>> > Tod
>> > B382002384LRXFE
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