Zoom zoom, bang!
Something terrible and unthinkable has happened. Last weekend I went to the Mazda garage to look at the shiny new MX-5 only to find it's designed for midgets. That's people who are shorter than 6'4". Whichever way I adjusted the seat I just didn't fit.
I've wanted an MX-5 for years, they're sporty, convertible, not too expensive and there's no room for babies, everything I need in a car. It's a hair dressers car I hear you cry, well, what can I say, I'm a man and I drive a Smart Cabrio, I really don't care what I look like.
So now I need some help deciding what to get instead.
Smart ForTwo Cabrio - I could keep my Smart when the lease ends in December. It's good for the city, it's cheap and it's pretty reliable. There are two main problems. Firstly it's rubbish on the motorway and secondly Mercedes Benz provide some of the worst customer service I've ever come across and then charge you a fortune for it.
Smart Roadster - I don't fit in this either.
Honda S2000 - Now these are really cool. I was thinking about going and trying one of these out, then I saw how fast it was (0-60mph in 5.6 seconds), then I saw the insurance group (20), then I changed my mind. I'd be a dead man with really expensive insurance bill about 5 minutes after driving it away.
Porsche Boxter - Cathy wont let me have one and they're insurance group 20 too.
Beetle Cabriolet - This one is top of my list at the moment. They're not sporty but they are pretty cool. The reviews say that the drive it a bit "mushy" but hey, they say my Smart is rubbish to drive too and I think it's fine.
Honda Civic (type S) - This is the only non-convertible on my list. It's the craziest normal car I could find, and it has triangular exhausts. Main problem, the roof doesn't come off.
Can't think of any others, can you?
I've wanted an MX-5 for years, they're sporty, convertible, not too expensive and there's no room for babies, everything I need in a car. It's a hair dressers car I hear you cry, well, what can I say, I'm a man and I drive a Smart Cabrio, I really don't care what I look like.
So now I need some help deciding what to get instead.
Smart ForTwo Cabrio - I could keep my Smart when the lease ends in December. It's good for the city, it's cheap and it's pretty reliable. There are two main problems. Firstly it's rubbish on the motorway and secondly Mercedes Benz provide some of the worst customer service I've ever come across and then charge you a fortune for it.
Smart Roadster - I don't fit in this either.
Honda S2000 - Now these are really cool. I was thinking about going and trying one of these out, then I saw how fast it was (0-60mph in 5.6 seconds), then I saw the insurance group (20), then I changed my mind. I'd be a dead man with really expensive insurance bill about 5 minutes after driving it away.
Porsche Boxter - Cathy wont let me have one and they're insurance group 20 too.
Beetle Cabriolet - This one is top of my list at the moment. They're not sporty but they are pretty cool. The reviews say that the drive it a bit "mushy" but hey, they say my Smart is rubbish to drive too and I think it's fine.
Honda Civic (type S) - This is the only non-convertible on my list. It's the craziest normal car I could find, and it has triangular exhausts. Main problem, the roof doesn't come off.
Can't think of any others, can you?
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7 Comments:
LMAO, you've been after that MX5 for ages. Can't really see you in a Porche to be honest. Get yourself a Ford Focus ASBO (http://www.ford.co.uk/ns7/foc_c307/foc_c307_body/foc_st/-/-/-/-). Good sized car, goes like the proverbial off a stick.
Hmmm, a Focus isn't really my cup of tea. Good cars but even the silly one is too sensible :-)
You want a nice MGTF! Sporty yet surprisingly practical for camping! And we know you fit in one. They are re-making them (not sure when) but apparently they were at the Shanghai motor festival (according the MG owners club) so must be true!
http://www.mgcars.org.uk/cgi-bin/gen5?runprog=mgoc&a=&p=&mode=newsind&newsid=MG+AT+THE+SHANGHAI+MOTOR+SHOW+2007
Will says, soft top mini, it isn't on your list and should be, more manly than a bug
Will says, look up pictures of mini cabriolets on the internet, and they are all driven by men, look up pictures of beetle cabriolets and they are all driven by woment.
we disagreed
he won
I said, would Paul want a car full of men or a car full of women
i rest my case
(I prefer the beetle, but then I am a woman)
Ah yes, I did think about a soft top Mini. I sat in a Mini a while back, was a bit cramped. If I'm getting a big car (one with more than 2 seats) I want it to be nice and comfy.
Oh, and I don't want to be mistaken for someone who works for Foxtons, or worse, someone who comes from Essex :-)
Try an MR2
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