Miata Mailing List: August 1996, Message #93
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   From: Gary Spray 
Subject: Re: Naming the miata - do you name your shoes?
   Date: Thu, 1 Aug 1996 21:16:09 -0400

At 07:41 PM 7/31/96 -0400,The Allen Family wrote:
>Well, that was a pleasant thread!  No bad flames on either side. I still
>don't name my Miata, nor my seakayak. They fit me well, and are part of me
>when I use them.
>
>However, to those who noticed my frequent comments about Volvos: I confess
>the normal, not make that average, Volvo driver is generally a nice
>person, a bit of a space shot behind the wheel, and generally acts like a
>member of the Brady Family. I find them to be the nice smiley lady who
>will smile as she backs out in front of you; the suited gentleman who is
>obviously more important, and not bothered with trivial things, like using
>directionals and staying in the left lane at exactly the cruise control
>set speed limit. They drive me nuts. They don't drive a Volvo because it
>makes them safe, but because it protects them from the real world. 
>However, if we were all the same, would I rather live in a world filled
>with Miata owners, or Volvo owners?   Hard questions are fun, aren't
>they!
>
Duh, I own a Volvo. It's a 1984 240 GL wagon with 124K miles. Someone asked
me, not too long ago, how I liked my Volvo and I responded: "If I had of
know what it was going to be like when I bought it ten years ago for $9K, I
would have bought TWO OF THEM!" Now having said that I must confess that a
Volvo (at least the 240 model) is a rather "sexless wonder". All it does is
*work*. Since it is a GL it has leather, alloy wheels, electric door locks
and windows, automatically operated driver's seat heater and electric
overdrive on the 4 speed transmission. After twelve years and 124 *thousand*
miles, all of these things STILL WORK! It has *never* failed to start and
run. I'm keeping this one until it collapses on my driveway. 

One thing though: After driving the Volvo (the wife and I alternate driving
the Miata, and if it's raining neither of us drive it) I *really* get a kick
out of driving the Miata...

 


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