The Miata is getting long in the tooth (I know some will feel it is just getting broken in at 124k) and this is the longest we’ve gone without owning a “New” car, so I’ve been contemplating replacing the Miata with one of the new Mini Coopers. They are about the same size in wheelbase and track, but the Mini is a foot shorter overall. Not a convertible obviously, but they are available with a big ol’ sunroof. Trouble is they are still a rare bird after two years in production. You can go to the MiniUSA site and build one to suit you, but then there is the couple three months wait (some say a lot longer.) We have scheduled a test drive next Saturday in Charleston, SC. I’ll let you know my impressions.
I wanted to go to Greenville, SC to test one but I had a bad experience trying to arrange a test drive over the internet. Maybe I’ll detail it tomorrow, because it is definitely rant-worthy, but I don’t want to do it tonight, I’ve got to go wash the old beast for a Miata event tomorrow…