Eleven months ago I created a tag called “Miata Moves” to mark when ever the Miata was driven. Because it was wintertime it driven very occasionally and the battery would be dead or nearly dead when we got in it to take it for a spin. I used it to keep if it hadn’t been driven in a week because that was the amount of time the battery needed to drain down so it wouldn’t turn over. I record every drive faithfully and even kept up with it once the weather warmed and it got driven more regularly. But I tired of keeping track and stopped in July with this:
Times Miata Driven since 01/01/22: 52
Well, it is that time of year again, so I think I will resurrect the tag and start using it again. But, I won’t record the mileage because that is irrelevant, I just need to get it up to operating temperature and drive for a 15-20 minutes to keep everything loose. Unlike last year though I have learned that the best thing to do with the Miata is to just go ahead and hook it up to an IV of electrons all the time. This way it is ready to roll when a 40° day with clear roads appears.
Today was one of those days. Because the weather has been kind of awful already this year this was the first time the CTBNL moved since the day I mounted the Mini’s all-season tires on it back around Halloween (40 days ago) and then took it around the block to make sure they still fit okay.