{"id":798,"date":"2008-06-12T04:16:00","date_gmt":"2008-06-12T04:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bobtherieau.com\/blog\/index.php\/2008\/06\/12\/2008-6-12-sometimes-a-miata-is-simply-a-miata-html\/"},"modified":"2018-06-13T01:27:32","modified_gmt":"2018-06-13T01:27:32","slug":"2008-6-12-sometimes-a-miata-is-simply-a-miata-html","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bobtherieau.com\/blog\/2008\/06\/2008-6-12-sometimes-a-miata-is-simply-a-miata-html\/","title":{"rendered":"Sometimes A Miata Is Simply A Miata"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"a<\/a>Friends,<\/p>\n

Yes, gas prices are pretty outrageous, but I’ve been forced to step back a little…<\/p>\n

In my little piney paradise at this moment (who knows what’ll happen tomorrow), a gallon of regular unleaded petrol goes for $4.89. I don’t buy gas up here. I buy gas down in the desert, where I work, and filled up the Mighty Dakota with $4.43 gas. You know, because it’s much cheaper.<\/p>\n

I’ve been warned off buying a used British Racing Green Mazda Miata because it’s either too girly or actually built for gay men. (Cripes, am I gonna do this? Okay, here goes…) I’m not really sure about the characterization. I think the image the car conveys swings both ways. (thank you! I’ll be here all week!)<\/p>\n

But let’s do the math with an extreme example. Presume the Miata gets an optimistic 28 MPG. The Jeep Grand Livingroom gets a meager 17 MPG. I drive 100 miles every day and we’ll presume $4.50 per gallon. When will buying a $9,000 used car make financial sense? Anybody? Bueller?<\/p>\n

I’m thinking not for decades. And that whole scenario presumes that I’ll continue the desert commute throughout that time. That is not assured.<\/p>\n

The car is really supposed to be fun to drive though. Thoughts?<\/p>\n

– bob<\/p>\n

UPDATE: Here’s a number—three and a third. That’s how many years it takes, given the above numbers, for the used Miata to pay for itself. Maybe the idea isn’t so crazy after all…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Friends, Yes, gas prices are pretty outrageous, but I’ve been forced to step back a little… In my little piney paradise at this moment (who knows what’ll happen tomorrow), a gallon of regular unleaded petrol goes for $4.89. I don’t buy gas up here. I buy gas down in the desert, where I work, and … <\/p>\n

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