how many of you guys owned miata before graduating to boxster?

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Originally Posted by Perfectlap

STI and a Miata? nice did you have an AutoX in your backyard too? I'll never understand how big dudes ever drove the Miata. My friends father was the firs person I knew to own one and he was easily 260 lbs. Yet he drove that thing every day without a single complaint.

No AutoX in the back yard unfortunately but I did get to run a Rally school course in Lake Butler, FL in the STi. That was a blast. To further confound, I also used to have a classic Mini. It was a riot to watch people as I pulled my 6'2" offensive lineman self out of that car. Surprisingly, the Mini had a bunch of room.

I like the low repair cost feature of the Miata since my other car now is a Dinan Stage 2 BMW 540. I've been real lucky with repairs on that car but I drive quite a bit - 36,000 miles last year - so it is nice to have the low cost alternative available.