Category: Driving
Get Out and Enjoy One of the Best Driving Days of the Year
It’s March 20th, the first day of Spring, which means it’s officially permissible to put the top down on your convertible.
New Year, Same Old Me.
Wasn’t really feeling like much of a happy new year last night or today, just laying low to start the year. But then took a ride in the Miata and
Dream Drives: Pacific Coast Highway
It’s no secret that we live in the age of convenience. Instant gratification of information is just a cellphone away. That convenience extends to driving. Want the quickest route to cross the
I’ve Been a Lousy Car Owner, But This Weekend, That Changed
Back in my late teens through twenties, I’d wash and wax whatever car I owned every two or three weeks, even if it was a base model econobox. I was so
What Was The First Slow Car You Drove Fast?
Back in 1999, I was a senior in high school. Ownership of my first car, a $400 Chrysler 5th Avenue, had not gone so well with it never passing an
Project Miata: New Year, New Garage, New Challenges and Opportunities
Do you ever miss an old friend who you haven’t spoken to in a long time? That’s how I’ve felt about my Miata for the past two months. Every time
Setting 3 Records on 3 Wheels in 1 Wonderfully Miserable Trip from LA to NY
[This is without a doubt the best thing I have read all week, so I decided to re-share it here. Zach Bowman recounts in immersive and poetic detail how he
Jalopnik Chases Mini Countryman Prototype Down Mulholland In A Caterham
Now I know why Minis handle well; they beat the living hell out of their development prototypes. And I know that because yesterday I chased one down Mulholland Drive in
No Free Lunch: An $8,500 Porsche 996
About two months ago, I purchased my fourth new-to-me car in as many years — and I still had two of the previous three. Of those three, one was purchased
Jinba ittai: Horse and Rider (and Dog?) As One.
When the original Mazda Miata was being designed, it was created with the idea of the “horse and rider being one” or “Jinba ittai” in Japanese, where the car was