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  1. Another downside to the Beetle is that it is nowhere near where the Miata stands as far as dependability.

    Check out some of the marks that it has gotten as far as reliability scores and you’ll see that the Miata is essentially bulletproof in comparison. Don’t get me wrong, any VW is fun to drive and has some cool gadgets (even on the base models) but if it’s in the shop every other month, what’s the point? I swore after owning a VW, that I’d never buy another one – Oh yeah, +1 on the Sebring being ugly as sin!

    • The Bug was on the list for looks alone, it was never really a serious contender, but curiosity will probably get us to test drive one, just hope that the VW’s handling is such that I can dodge Cupid’s arrow.

      Check the link in my other comment about the Sebring.

  2. 3DogDepot

    As the dust settles, do yourselves a favor and give the MINI another look. When we were shopping, we looked at/drove just about everything out there, and nothing came close to the Miata in terms of fun except the MINI! Nearly two years later (and currently owning one of each), we’ll still tell you that the MINI is the next best thing! We feel we have the best of both worlds, but since you probably don’t need the extra Club door plus that little bit of extra room we get with the Clubman, the coupe would be a great choice with the dual pane panoramic sun-roof. And did I mention if you get the “S”, it looks fantastic in Laser Blue (think metallic “Mariner”) with a white top?

    FWIW, the NC Miata still hasn’t grown on me quite enough to buy one, so I hope things improve with the ND version. Good Luck with your shopping!

    • The NC has grown on me, it has only taken 5 years. The only problem is that is with the NC1, the (Jack Nicholson) Jokeresque grin of the current model is another story. As in the list in the post, the Mini is at the top for Coupes and would warrant another drive. We could possibly go that way and then keep the Miata, so we could be like you guys. 🙂

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