I've ridden motorcycles in these mountains for decades and finally got a Miata so my wife of nearly 50 years will go with me and I can zip through the mountains when the weather is not good for motorcycles. My wife thinks it might replace my motorcycles but she might be wrong. I got a red 2006 Grand Touring but unfortunately, it is a 6 speed automatic. On the plus side, that is the reason the last owner sold it to me as it was his 4th Miata and the first automatic. I will try to adjust to the automatic but it was fairly priced and a nice 2006 with 74,000 miles on it is hard to find. I am very pleased with it but I await the title to arrive from Richmond as required for out of state branded titles. It was branded rebuilt because of a driver's airbag and front bumper replacement along with a small dent in the hood. The owner had pre-repair photos and he test drove the vehicle before it was repaired.