Went ahead and traded in the 8 year old Miata on a shiny new one tonight. We briefly considered offering on the Splash Green as it had started to grow on us during the 4 days we had it. We thought if it grew that well in 4 days after about a year we would love it to death. Then simultaneously we went, “Nah.” More than likely we would regret it after a month as it would not have grown any nicer, but probably would have back slid into repulsiveness.
That means we bought the maroon and tan one. Actually, its more formal name is Garnet Red Mica and Parchment, but who has time to type that all out? On Sunday we visited the Mazda dealer on the SC side of the river and he had a Garnet car with the black top and interior. It was OK, but not enough contrast maybe. (Remind me tomorrow, as I’ve got a good rant about this place.)
Right after that we went to the GA Mazda dealer where the one with the tan interior sat. On second look I realized it was a nicer combo than the maroon/black combo and actually a very nice looking car.
With this move there will probably be some changes. This site is hosted on the domain I use for the fan club for 1st generation Miatas, now that I own a second generation, I’ll be giving up the domain, if I can find a caretaker, in February when the rights and my hosting agreement expire. May move back to, shudder, Blogspot. Got a while yet before this become a pressing issue.