You know why I got our Project Miata this weekend? Simple. Nobody else wanted it.
But for a select few, most of the staff doesn't want to spend a weekend driving around in a quivering, mildly busted up project car. Me? Well, I kinda like it. As fun as the finished project will be, it makes it so much more interesting to watch and drive the car as it makes its progression from beater to track star. You get to see how each new part and upgrade affects the performance and the character of the car - assuming you don't drop a suitcase full of money and have it all done at once. Part by part and piece by piece, you see the car change and develop.
I'm getting to know the car pretty well at this stage and I'm sure that will only help me enjoy the car more throughly after it's done - assuming everyone will pass it up and let me drive it again.
Kurt Niebuhr, Photo Editor @ 179,051 miles
kevm14 says:
04:57 AM, 08/10/10
This is why it is more satisfying, in many ways, to own an older car and fix it up to make it your own, assuming you are into the DIY culture.
felonious says:
03:02 PM, 08/10/10
I think every time you drive the Miata before the upgrades are complete, you should earn a credit for driving it after it's all done. Those who suffered the most pre-awesome will benefit the most post-awesome.