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#20 of 21 Re: Miata as shelter [indycmgs] by ateixeira Nov 18, 2008 (1:51 pm)
Replying to: indycmgs (Nov 17, 2008 1:12 pm) I had chipmunks in my Sienna's engine bay.   Fortunately they've stayed away from my 93 Crystal White C package.
#21 of 21 Can You Handle It by cntdrv55 May 17, 2009 (12:14 am)
I would like to bow to Mazda for creating a superb handling, corner taking, canyon blasting, high speed demon! My expirience happened on a family reunion trip last fourth of July. I traveled from Southern California to Coose Bay Oregon where the air is fresh and the canyons are feirce. I am a 36 year old mother and had owned my miata at that point for about a year. I was aware when I set out on the highway that I had a bald back tire, my plan was to get there then I would replace it once arriving, well..I didn't get to doing that until the following morning (after I went back to camp and changed my pants!) let me explain, I woke up that morning and couldn't wait to fire up my girl on the mountain that I had just the night before climbed to reach the reunion site. Off we go down the mountain taking the sharp turns as we had so many of other trips around my local area, she handle like a pro, down-shifting then then back up, it was awsome to say the ...O H ---M Y--G O S HHH I I TTT !  I was to the bottom of the canyon and comming into a 90 degree turn ( at about 65 mph) before the short distance to the 3 way stop sign intersection. I say 3 way intersection because the fourth side of that section would have been a staight through for me but at this section my direction, drop off giving way to "the bay". Maybe it was fate that I did not have time to think..only to go into autopilot and apply my knowledge and driving skills. I was not scared even entering into the turn as fast as I was going, I knew the car was built for this kind of road, UNTIL..remember..I had that bald tire? well as I enter the turn I cut the wheel as needed (never hitting my brakes) but the shoulder of the road on the right was gravel. My back tire hit just a small part of the edge and that bald tire sent me (as you can imagine)in a TIGHT tailspin. First the car's back end spun all the around to my right so fast, that when the spin was complete, and my mind was telling itself "your alright," the car then shifted into a spin of the oposite direction as I had spun the wheel to accomedate for not braking through the spinout, That is when I would be forced to change my pants because I was in a spin straight toward the edge of the bridge and into the bay. The only thing I do know is that is was surreal, and the man that was already at that intersection (would have been to the right of me had I approached normaly) will forever have a story to tell his buddies about us tourist! I am a small Cali blond girl with my top down ( car top..now..now) and just gave the driving performance only seen by a stunt driver. I ended up face to face with him and my drivers side back tire came to a rest dangling on the edge of that bridge. As the back of my head hit the seat when my body came to a rest, I was quickly looking around my surroundings ( moreso to make sure of no cops..i guess) when I made eye contact with this guy that just witnessed what happened. Just as quick as it all happened, I instinctivly grab to the keys in the ignition to restart the car, as it had died when I came to the rest and I had not been pressing in the clutch, Y E S, it started right up, I threw her clutch into first, smiled at the guy who's mouth was floored, spun the car around in the proper diection and I was gone as fast as I appeared. THANK YOU MAZDA for building a superb handling car! TRUE STORY And yes.. I threw those pants away

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