Miata Mailing List: January 1995, Message #16
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   From: a.mccombs3@genie.geis.com
Subject: Naming my Miata??????
   Date: Mon, 2 Jan 1995 08:01:42 -0500

Hi, this is Kansei here - my people were kind enough to allow me to
interface my ECU with their computer, and reply to your message.  Actually,
I kind of like their naming me "Kansei," since Japanese is my native
language.  My name really didn't start out that way - Jack & Anne, my
drivers, just wanted a neat personalized license plate for me, something
that would stand out from the crowd.  In my native language, the Japanese
word "kansei" (as it is spelled in English) translates roughly to "it just
feels right."  Mazda used the "kansei" thing in their advertising back when
I was built and first came to the U.S.  Jack & Anne remembered that, and got
my very own personalized license plates using the "kansei" word.  Since
then, I've sort of become known by that name, so I guess you could say it's
my name.  Anyway, I like it a LOT better than just "MX-5" or even "Miata,"
since all my brothers and sisters are called that.
 
So, Yes, I guess you could say they named me, but it came more from my
Maryland state license ID, than an actual name, at least initially.  Anyway,
if you happen to see my license plates if we pass each other sometime,
you'll know that's my name, too.
 
By the way, Jack & Anne take very good care of me.  They say that when I get
my newly installed cruise control working, and when I get my turbocharger
installed, that I'll be just about perfect.  Anne drives me very
conservatively, which is good, as scary as it is around Washington, DC.  But
Jack is the best driver I've ever seen anywhere - he's really GREAT!!
 
(Actually, he told me to say that - he said he wouldn't take me to any more
autocrosses unless I said that.)
                                        --KANSEI-- (Driven by Jack & Anne M.)