PORTSMOUTH, Virginia
United States
One day at a time.
RIDING WITH THE TOP DOWN
I have a little red sports car. 1994 Mazda Miata. I got it for my 60th birthday, a gift to myself. It’s not my first, long time ago I had a MGB. What a fun car that was for a single 23 year old who had just been let loose from the Air Force. Memory of that MG is part of the reason I got the Miata. It started something in me that has never died, riding with the top down. What could be more fun?
It makes me happy and my grandson loves it. Riding along with the sun on me, the wind blowing all around and the Jimmy Buffett music turned up loud so you can here it over the wind makes me smile.
I’ve noticed this spring that it invites comments and short conversations from people on the road. People that would normally never even look at me roll down their windows and want to talk. I’ve been getting a lot of, "Nice car", "That looks like fun", "Beautiful day", "Wish I had one of those" and "Great day to put the top down". I turn the radio down a bit, smile and answer. It seems to make them happy to see me happy. Is happy contagious? I’m beginning to think so. I know it is not permanent but they do drive off with a smile. Maybe they take it home with them. I hope so.
Maybe all cars should be able to put the top down. Then we all could sit at red lights and talk to each other and smile. Works for me.
I wanted one from the first time I saw them; after purchasing an '89 Mazda 323. I went to the dealer to pick it up.... and..... THERE IT WAS..... a little white two-seater that I fell in love with! Too bad I lived in Central New York (snooooow country) at the time, so it made it really not a good decision, but I vowed that someday I would have one.
Fast forward 11 years. Now I am living in VA. I sold my van and thought...," Gee, I need a second car (living out here in the boonies) so what....?" and
BEFORE I could finish that thought - MIATA came to mind!
That was IT! I went to carmax.com and looked for a red one. My baby came from Texas, 2 yrs old, 8600 miles.
I've had it for all these years, just had it painted and a new top put on (the one one was S H O T !!) and now I can put the top down for the first time in years!
It's almost as good as ridin' a Harley 'cept you don't get wet and you can't fall down!
ENJOY!
YAAAAY !!!!
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