I mean, it is-the Miata has sold right around a million iterations since 1989, far more than any other roadster nameplate in automotive history. Actually, that idea about the Miata being the best-selling roadster isn't quite accurate either. The "chick-car" myth is not the only thing about Miatas that isn't true. That's the Miata's demographic.ĭavid Putter is a middle-aged beardy guy. Finally, most middle-aged male Miata buyers have beards. Much more than most cars, male Miata buyers skew middle-aged. The other 14% must be the type of femmes fatales who wear stiletto heels at bars and could hurt you). (The Corvette has a take-rate that's about 86% male. More than most cars, Miata buyers skew male-about 70%, a rate surpassed only by a few iconic muscle cars such as the Corvette. I don't happen to be able to afford one, but that's my fault.
Me, I'm just grateful that one example of the perfect car is still available to buy new. 2017 is sitting in an SUV in endless stop-and-go traffic, despairing and wishing that Google would hurry up with those self-driving cars already. There aren't a lot of roadsters these days. If I could resell them, I'd take the Ferrari, drive it for a month for the experience of turning some heads on the freeway, sell it, buy a Miata or maybe even two, and pocket the change. If someone offered to give me one or the other and I had to drive them and couldn't resell them, I would take a new Miata over a new Ferrari, and I'm deadly serious. Plus, it's the right size and power level to be usable and enjoyable on real-world roads, driving real-world speeds. The engine is low-powered enough that you have to row the gears and stay on the right one. It's small and light, the top folds down manually, it's rear-wheel drive, it has the engine at the correct end, it has the right number of seats, and it's available with a stick shift. In fact, the 2016+ Miata (codenamed ND, following as it did the NA, NB, and NC) is, in my opinion, the ideal car. Since I love roadsters (a woman friend once told me, "you like go-karty cars," which nailed that), you might imagine that I'd like it. It's well known on car forums that "the answer to every question is 'Miata.'" It's also well known that the Miata is the best-selling roadster of all time.
David Putter: "They treated me so awesome."
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