'01 SE BRG in the Sierra Foothills, CA
HEY!
Okay, now that I've got that out of the way...
I'm a semi-retired techie (out of Silicon Valley), long time motorcyclist who started my car life in Austin-Healeys and Triumphs back in the 60's. Still have 3 bikes, all Triumphs, all 3-cylinders, and all BRG. ;)
After my quarter-million mile Audi (A4 Avant Quattro 2.8) refused to start and demanded a cash infusion I was not willing to provide, the wife and I decided that we really didn't need another 'utilitarian' vehicle (our other car is a Mercury Mariner) and wanted something fun. After looking around at the options, we decided a Miata was fun, and drove several. All of them were, in one way or another, disappointing. Small irritants mostly; but one in particular drove badly (probably needed alignment). Along this path we also decided we wanted an NB, for one it would be easy to find a nice one within our budget, and we liked the lines of the car.
There was no rush; but one day I got an e-mail ad for a pretty green one that looked great in pictures (don't they all? :D). We would be in the area of the dealer the following day on an errand, and decided to stop by. First look and we were both frothing at the mouth. After a brief test drive, my wife looks at the salesman (who really knew nothing about the car) and asked "Can we take it home right now?" :D :D
Keep in mind, she's 14 years old and has 158,xxx miles on the clock:
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She drives as good she looks, has been given a very strong bill of health by my trusted mechanic and friend, and has been getting lots of TLC since she arrived here two weeks ago.
:cool:
