What ye mean they aren't maknig sports cars anymore? I nearly bought a
Lotus Elise when I convinced myself, that a TR6 will do nicely thank
you. But I mean, there are awful cars around that eventually will get
classic cars (well for some sick minded people) like the VW Golf (now
correct me,isn't some sicko featuring the GTI in Classic Cars in "our
cars". So 'ere you go it happens and you can't do anything about it.
Gernot
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> phenomenon. First, in case nobody has noticed, the Brits aren't
> making
> sports cars any more! You know what that means? it means that we
> aren't
> really rivals! Second, as the latest Moss Motoring mag points out so
> well,
> all of our cars were considered inferior upstarts by other marque
> owners
> when our cars were in production. Third, the best way to insure that
> the
> hobby will turn gray and die is to discourage newcomers. Think of the
> Miata
> as an "entry point" to the world of modest powered high performance
> driving.
> After getting the "bug" many Miata owners might want to find out what
> the
> "original" experience was like. This is the future for our hobby, not
> those
> slack-jawed 4WD jocks, the NASCAR wannabes with their obnoxious
> Camaros, or
> the skippers of those vans who can't seem to park them in just 1 spot.
> The
> Miata is like a "gateway" drug -- it leads to more serious stuff.
>
> So, I just wanted to offer this up as a "pre-emptive strike" as it's
> almost
> time for this List's long annual string about how awful those Miatas
> are.
> Instead of snubbing them, let's accept them as "fellow travelers" and
> give
> a wave as we go past. Even if they don't wave back the first couple
> of
> times, it's good training for them to be aware of the larger world of
> sports
> cars. "Can't we all just get along?"
>
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