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Replying to: white_miata06 (Feb 23, 2008 12:00 pm) I think maybe if I had hung in longer with my search (and that was before the decline of the stock market), I might have gotten a deal (deal meaning anything off sticker). I did actually walk off away from several lots because they refused to budge off of sticker price. I eventually gave way. I truly believed it wasn't going to change for a long while. I never buy emotionally with cars, but in this case I did. I am still happy I got the car when I did though. I am in my 50s now and have always wanted a car like this. This past summer two very good friends died. One very very suddenly of cancer and the other in a tornado. I had planned on waiting a few years to get this car (until my other one just gave up) but then after the tragedies in my life, realized I might not be around. I already have cheated death once a decade ago....so I decided to go for it. Hence, the emotional purchase so unlike me. But you know what? Even though it still bothers me to have paid sticker, I got the car I always wanted, and it's a joy everytime I get in it...so in that sense...I got my money's worth.
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Replying to: miatamama1 (Feb 24, 2008 5:15 am) 
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Replying to: white_miata06 (Feb 23, 2008 7:27 am) 
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Replying to: miatamama1 (Feb 24, 2008 5:15 am) First I want to say that I am sorry to hear about your friends battle with cancer. I understand 110%! Ironically, I bought my Miata for the very same reason. My mother was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer a few months ago and she is barely alive at this point. Sleeping 23.5 hours per day, not eating and hardly drinking. She has always saved money her whole life and when it came time to retire, she was too sick to enjoy it and my dad pass away before she could enjoy it with him. So you see, I have been raised to be very conservative with my money as well. I buy practical cars. For example, my wife drives a Subaru Legacy Wagon (non Outback, to get slightly better gas milage and save a few dollars over the Outback). I drive a 1992 Ford Ranger with 120k miles. Buying the Miata for myself would not have happened if it wasn't for the realization that life is too short. Learning a painfull lessen through my parents. You have to enjoy it along the way and not put things off till you retire. Although within reason, you still need to be financially responsible. So as crazy as it felt to buy an unpractical car like the Miata for myself, getting the best deal I could in these economic times was something I wanted to do to make the experience a little easier to swallow financially. I wish our Miata's bring us joy, and fill our lives with good memories and look back on the experience without any regrets!! Life is too short! -Best Regards |
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Replying to: white_miata06 (Feb 24, 2008 10:13 pm) I am so sorry to hear about your mother. My friend had a similar, aggressive intestinal cancer (he was my age), so I know some of what you are going through. Very dark, dark times. We are on the same page with this philosophy. Everyone is calling it my mid-life crises car. What is a mid-life crises but the total awareness that you are indeed immortal and life is too short? I had an 11-year-old Honda Civic which I loved (great gas mileage, great car) but I was going to save up and pay CASH for this MX-5 and wear out the old one first (160K miles at the time). I am frugal with my money as well. Well, I had a good chunk of it by the time I forked it over. And my friend got to ride around the block and had his picture taken in the new car. The first passenger ride was reserved for him. And he managed a huge smile. Anyway, the joy of MIATA is ours now! Congratulations on your great deal and ownership of such a fantastic car!
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Replying to: white_miata06 (Feb 23, 2008 12:00 pm) I will be looking for a similar vehicle later this year. Maybe a few more miles for less cash. |
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Replying to: miatamama1 (Feb 25, 2008 4:45 am) As inpractical as the Miata is I think in many ways it IS the practical sports car. This might sound crazy.. but let me explain. I shopped around for different type of sports cars. For example, I looked at a Lancer Evolution X and a Subaru WRX. The Lancer was very fast when you keep the revs up. I wasn't impressed with its interior at all! It said to me, for $35k -- the interior screams you got ripped off. Ironically, I felt it was underpowered when driving it in a more relaxed style around town (i.e. not reving the engine up to get the turbo to engage). It is a quite a heavy car, I had a hard time believing the dealer when he said the car weighed around 3500lbs!!! The Subaru WRX felt more reasonable and familiar. It has a larger engine displacement 2.5 vs the Lancer's 2.0 and felt very comfortable around town. I guess quite similar to my Subaru Legacy as it's the same engine (when the turbo is not engaged) and about the same weight and it felt like home. In the end, I came to the following conclusion: When the turbo is engaged the Lancer and the WRX are very fast cars. For me to get a thrill out of both cars they have to be driven fast at high RPMs all the time. If you dont drive them that way, then the Lancer feels like an underpowered cheap compact car. The WRX felt better due to its larger displacement engine. Again, we are talking comparing both cars tooling around town at reasonable (close to posted) speeds. I decided that knowing myself, I would not want to drive either one of the turbo charged cars in a way they need to be driven to get a thrilll.. and at those excessive speeds the thrill would quickly get me into trouble.... and most importantly, and as much as I was paying a lot of money for speed there would always be something faster. I didn't see a point in investing my money into a car I could not enjoy the majority of the time. Those cars would only really bring me joy if I were to take it to the track, where I could open it up and still feel safe and not worry about watching my speed. The Miata on the other hand, was a completely different type of car. It feels like you are going faster then you really are. I am not sure how many other people feel this..but my wife agreed. It feels like you are going about 20 mph faster then you really are. In the same way you would feel in a go cart going highway speeds. You dont have to be going fast to be getting a thrill. The handling is something you feel all the time, even cruising around town. I dont feel like I have to push the car and get myself into trouble going at excessive speeds to get a thrill out of it. As an added bonus its a convertible and neither the Lancer or the WRX give you that. So as impractical as the Miata is for a REGULAR car. It is the most practical SPORTS car for me and the best value for the money. -ALWAYS Fun at reasonable speeds -Good looking -Convertible -Reliable -Reasonable gas mileage -Affordable I already own practical cars which haul the kids, dogs, and can make a trip to home depot (my Subaru Legacy Wagon and my Pickup). This is a secondary vehicle purely for pleasure. I dont attempt to make it into a practical car by adding two more doors, a backseat, and a large trunk. As a result, this is far from practical, I dont pretend that it is, and as a result it is best at what is designed to do without compromises. Pure joy at reasonable speeds.
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Replying to: white_miata06 (Feb 25, 2008 12:22 pm) |
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Just spoke with my salesman and was told that my MX-5 (ordered last Nov.17) was built last week and is now "on the water." Should be in port (Tacoma) in a week or so and I should be able to take delivery first or second week of April. That works out to just over 4 months delivery time. At the time of order, Mazda was offering a $700 incentive, but according to the salesman, it's now at $1500 so that's a bit of good news. It works out to me paying around $400 over invoice, so I'm not going to complain. My dealer in the Twin Cities currently has 3 PRHT's in stock, and the guy said that even with slow sales on most other models, they expect to sell the Miata's once the weather warms up. Looking forward to summer driving in our new toy!
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Replying to: milkey (Mar 07, 2008 9:42 pm)
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