CaveRacing
07-28-2008, 08:05 PM
I enjoyed the OP's story so much that I decided to post my own. Perhaps this will turn into a nice journal for everyone's past, present, and future.
My history starts in '92-93 as a sophmore/junior in high school. I had my daily driver, but one day picked up a '78 Triumph Spitfire. I spent some afternoons and weekends learning all about this car and became quite friendly with Lucas, The Prince of Darkness....that bastard. :) Anyway, I became good friends with the father of a high school buddy of mine. He was unemployed and spent his time with me on the 'Spit, as we called it. I did a bit of a shadetree restoration and enjoyed that car for a number of years. During college, I just didn't have the time nor the space for the 'Spit, so I sold it.
I longed for another roadster for quite some time and soon got my hands on a '91 Miata B Pkg with 149k miles. Check this out: It had every service receipt back to 49k miles when the second owner purchased it. It was very well taken care of. I bought it and enjoyed it for a couple of years and a several thousand miles. Then, I decided it was more important for my then-fiance to have a space in the garage. I sold the car to a friend of mine in my hometown.
The marriage didn't work out and my love for the roadster resurfaced. You can never really lose your first true love, I suppose. So, I bought the car back after he owned it for 2 years. I drove it for another couple of years and then sold it. It was soon replaced by an '04 Titanium MSM. It was a great car, but I never really felt connected to it. I only owned that car for a few weeks. I traded it in on....
My current NC. This car suits me well. MS springs, sways, rear lip spoiler, exhaust (which is off right now), stripes, and soon wheels. Yep, this car is here to stay.
That's my story and I'm sssssstickin' to it. :)
My history starts in '92-93 as a sophmore/junior in high school. I had my daily driver, but one day picked up a '78 Triumph Spitfire. I spent some afternoons and weekends learning all about this car and became quite friendly with Lucas, The Prince of Darkness....that bastard. :) Anyway, I became good friends with the father of a high school buddy of mine. He was unemployed and spent his time with me on the 'Spit, as we called it. I did a bit of a shadetree restoration and enjoyed that car for a number of years. During college, I just didn't have the time nor the space for the 'Spit, so I sold it.
I longed for another roadster for quite some time and soon got my hands on a '91 Miata B Pkg with 149k miles. Check this out: It had every service receipt back to 49k miles when the second owner purchased it. It was very well taken care of. I bought it and enjoyed it for a couple of years and a several thousand miles. Then, I decided it was more important for my then-fiance to have a space in the garage. I sold the car to a friend of mine in my hometown.
The marriage didn't work out and my love for the roadster resurfaced. You can never really lose your first true love, I suppose. So, I bought the car back after he owned it for 2 years. I drove it for another couple of years and then sold it. It was soon replaced by an '04 Titanium MSM. It was a great car, but I never really felt connected to it. I only owned that car for a few weeks. I traded it in on....
My current NC. This car suits me well. MS springs, sways, rear lip spoiler, exhaust (which is off right now), stripes, and soon wheels. Yep, this car is here to stay.
That's my story and I'm sssssstickin' to it. :)