Oso planning to go pro
This is more of a "things I don't get" but I've never understood the internet's obsession with Miatas. I mean, cool little cars and all, but go on Jalopnik and other similar sites and it's like you're carrying around a piece of the True Cross.
5 year old Mazda 6 that will go to my 12 year old in 3.5 years. 2 year old Outback. I generally biy myself a new car every 10 years.
2016. Bought in August 2017. It does not have eyesight. Our second Outback. My wife totalled our first. That story and the insurance company is one for the 'things I don't get' thread. It is roomy, a comfortable highway vehicle, and awesome in the snow. We were looking to buy used after the first was wrecked. But they hold their value so well. Caught a year end clearance, $5k off sticker, 0% for 60 months. Payments are lower than buying used.
Nice, yes, that generation looks awesome (barring the 2015s which seemed to have some issues). I am looking at 2016-2018, but I want EyeSight. Nothing comes close to Subarus AWD.
It's got the highest coolness/price ratio of any car I know.The valets at the Las Vegas casinos have parked right in front with the Bentleys and the Ferraris.
That's encouraging to hear, I have heard over and over that Hyundai is crap. But maybe I'll give them another look. I mostly love the Japanese brands....Toyota, Honda, Subaru.....but Mitsubishi and Nissan are not so great
I've been driving Nissan for 15 years, Altima and now a pathfinder. Both are good cars.I'm 41, have owned 3 cars in my adult life, plus the car I used in HS. Drive em until they die.
If I were to ever buy a toy, a Miata would be near the top of the list. The beauty of the Miata is the ease of ownership. So reliable. If I wanted to put my mechanic's kids through college, I would get a Saab convertible.
I guess that's the part that seems so hard to wrap my head around. People have elevated the Miata to the Bentley and Ferrari level. Remarkable.
I was going round and round with a lady on Craigslist for a 2003 Miata, she wouldn’t budge from $3,500.
That's significantly less than I just got for my '01.
Right? And people are paying $8k for golf carts around here to bring to baseball games.Idiots.
Good place to put this .. a friend and fellow MU grad works as an auto reviewer. He's always driving something insane. We went to a Brewers game a few years ago and he casually points out the $120k car he's parked in the lot around a few two fisted sloppers.A bunch of times a year manufacturers fly him gorgeous locations to drive ridiculous cars. He just posted this on FB, he's in Spain. Not sure what car this is, though.