Some of them probably are saying that. Whatever. I've gotten more than one attractive FEMALE date getting in / out of that car.
FYI, I see WAY more middle-aged men (usually w/ wife in the passenger seat) driving Miatas than I do chicks. I normally see between 6 and 12 Miatas a day (I drive over 50 miles each way to / from work).
And you're prolly one of the people that thinks a Honda Civic DX with an 8" tip is a "real car." Uh-huh. That 18 second turd flies, man. My last car was a modded Turbo AWD Eagle Talon that pulled mid 13's in the 1/4. I never lost a race to Vette on the road...
I bought the Miata because I like rag-top roadsters, not because I'm "too poor."
I HAVE driven old MGs and Triumphs (B, Midget, TR-3, TR-4). I used to have a '78 MG Midget.
Would I prefer an MG over the Miata?
Yes. I think that they're alot more fun and better looking. There's oodles more character in the old Brit roadsters than the Miata.
BUT, I found a great deal ($2000 under book w/3yr bumper to bumper warranty) on a car that hasn't had ONE - NOT ONE - problem since I bought it used almost 2 years ago. I can't say the same about the Midget or my friends' British roadsters. They weren't falling apart or anything, but they're track record (re: reliability) wasn't near as good.
As far as the girls, I've had a few in the Miata (not at the same time, obviously) when a B, Midget, TR-3, etc passes by. I usually let out a "oo-oo, I want one." Without fail, they always answer "Why? What's that?" The fact is, they don't know the "Brit iron" - they do know the Miata.
All things said and done, I still want to buy a B within the next five years...
The Toy's R Us by me is taking orders based on a $399 price tag, last I checked. I pre-ordered mine at Kay-Bee for $360 6 months ago, but I've seen it advertised for $299 from some mail-order places.
And yes, they do have some good games scheduled for release at launch and some more good ones scheduled for Nov / Dec.
Uh...yeah. Do you have any idea how many heads I turn when I cruise down the street with the top down in my little miata?? Quite a few...
They're far from the fastest things on the road (124bhp, ~2100lbs), but that's not what they're about. They're all about style and fun. Just like the old MG B's and Midgets, but 1000x more reliable.
Anyway, back on-topic, the game that I can't wait for is Gran Turismo 2000. The first two have kicked much ass and this one looks to be no different.
Make sure that the power to your machines is ok. One of workstations rebooted itself this weekend, but none of my other machines did (including the firewall). After noticing that my VCR had also rebooted, I figured it was my air conditioner pulling too much power from the circuit when it switched on causing a momentary power sag.
It's either that or my VCR has been cracked as well...;-)
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Hey, if I could justify laying down $60K for a used Carrera4 - I would. ;-)
Some of them probably are saying that. Whatever. I've gotten more than one attractive FEMALE date getting in / out of that car.
FYI, I see WAY more middle-aged men (usually w/ wife in the passenger seat) driving Miatas than I do chicks. I normally see between 6 and 12 Miatas a day (I drive over 50 miles each way to / from work).
And you're prolly one of the people that thinks a Honda Civic DX with an 8" tip is a "real car." Uh-huh. That 18 second turd flies, man. My last car was a modded Turbo AWD Eagle Talon that pulled mid 13's in the 1/4. I never lost a race to Vette on the road...
I bought the Miata because I like rag-top roadsters, not because I'm "too poor."
I HAVE driven old MGs and Triumphs (B, Midget, TR-3, TR-4). I used to have a '78 MG Midget.
Would I prefer an MG over the Miata?
Yes. I think that they're alot more fun and better looking. There's oodles more character in the old Brit roadsters than the Miata.
BUT, I found a great deal ($2000 under book w/3yr bumper to bumper warranty) on a car that hasn't had ONE - NOT ONE - problem since I bought it used almost 2 years ago. I can't say the same about the Midget or my friends' British roadsters. They weren't falling apart or anything, but they're track record (re: reliability) wasn't near as good.
As far as the girls, I've had a few in the Miata (not at the same time, obviously) when a B, Midget, TR-3, etc passes by. I usually let out a "oo-oo, I want one." Without fail, they always answer "Why? What's that?" The fact is, they don't know the "Brit iron" - they do know the Miata.
All things said and done, I still want to buy a B within the next five years...
DAMNIT! I just did a quick search and found a release date of 1/1/2001 from granturismo2000.com and 1/17/2001 from toysrus.com...
:-(
Why do they have to tease me like this???
The Toy's R Us by me is taking orders based on a $399 price tag, last I checked. I pre-ordered mine at Kay-Bee for $360 6 months ago, but I've seen it advertised for $299 from some mail-order places.
And yes, they do have some good games scheduled for release at launch and some more good ones scheduled for Nov / Dec.
GT2000 is supposed to be availible at the PS2 launch. I've had my PS2 reserved since April and GT2000 reserved since they announced the date in July.
Uh...yeah. Do you have any idea how many heads I turn when I cruise down the street with the top down in my little miata?? Quite a few...
They're far from the fastest things on the road (124bhp, ~2100lbs), but that's not what they're about. They're all about style and fun. Just like the old MG B's and Midgets, but 1000x more reliable.
Anyway, back on-topic, the game that I can't wait for is Gran Turismo 2000. The first two have kicked much ass and this one looks to be no different.
Here is Doom for SysAdmins: http://www.cs.unm.edu/~dlchao/flake/doom/ .
Just try not to kill 'init'...;-)
Make sure that the power to your machines is ok. One of workstations rebooted itself this weekend, but none of my other machines did (including the firewall). After noticing that my VCR had also rebooted, I figured it was my air conditioner pulling too much power from the circuit when it switched on causing a momentary power sag.
It's either that or my VCR has been cracked as well...;-)