New(er) Car Thing!

The People bought this 1995 Mazda Miata in 2001.



Miatas had always been Woman's dream car, since she saw her first one in high school. When Woman's piece of total and complete crap Beretta finally pushed her to the edge of car maintenance sanity, they went searching for a new(er) car and found this little fella.



He was banged up and needed a new top, but Woman loved him anyway. Woman has loved him ever since, seeing him through a new water pump, an exploded radiator (from towing him in first gear for two miles), and a new master cylinder. She even endured the hot Alabama sun when his air conditioner went kaput.

I used to ride around town on the "shelf". It made people laugh.



The People never did get that new top or fix the air conditioner, and decided about a month ago to find a new(er) car since this one was going to cost a bit more than it is worth to get it back in shape. It's difficult to drive a car with no a/c very far on the interstate. So, they went looking for a newer Miata. Apparently Miatas are in popular demand during the Summer, or maybe high gas prices are bringing these little cars back in style, as each Miata the People called about was already sold. That is when they started looking at other convertibles, and found this sexy little machine - the Honda s2000.



The first time they drove it, Woman knew it was the car for them, so they bought it. Not only was it in awesome shape and priced well, but she LOVES this color, and it drives like a jet. OK, maybe not just like a jet, but it's really fast.



Sadly, there is no shelf for me, so I don't get to ride in it. It has a really cool blue interior, don't you think?



The People were then faced with the difficulty of selling the Miata. Woman still loved the Miata and wanted someone to own it who would love it as much as her. She knew Trevor loved the Miata and offered it to him and the Gammy first, but the insurance for a 17-year-old boy was way too high. I guess the silly insurance company doesn't know how mature and responsible Trevor is. Gah! They started to worry that they would have to sell it to strangers, and that made Woman sad, but then the Gammy found the perfect buyer for the Miata! Some friends of hers from church have been wanting a Miata forever, and when Gammy drove it to their house, they fell in LOVE and knew it was the car for them. After some time of getting the money together, the People finally delivered the car to its new owners today. And Woman was so happy. She is sad to see the Miata go, but happy it will move on to owners who will take good care of it and appreciate it for the rest of its days.



So long Miata!