So since getting married 14 years ago, I opted for progressively more and more "family" oriented choices -- no, never a minivan!
Before getting married I was a pretty avid autocrosser, and had an E46 M3 and two Mazda RX-8s. The M3 was great, all around sleeper, was powerful (for its time), and tracked reasonably well. The RX-8, despite how unreliable it was, was the most fun car I'd ever owned.
I came to this forum initially because I was going back to my roots -- getting an M3 and checking out the Emira, still holding on to some semblance of "practicality". It would have been a great car. However with a new car that we inherited coming into the house, my wife gave me the nod and told me to be impractical.
So I put a deposit down on a 6MT Magma Red Emira yesterday. Granted, I am a year away from getting it -- but I'm okay with that. I have waited a long time for a fun car, and a car that was lightweight, nimble and fun to drive like my RX-8 was. The M3 would have been fun but weighing so much more, it would never have the nimbleness this does. I could have opted for a Cayman GT or something, but I hate the look of them and before I got married I always told my wife, my dream car (at the time) was an Elise, since it was probably something I could afford in my lifetime.
Thankfully career has worked out okay enough I can go beyond the Elise price point, and I'm excited to be joining the Emira club with many of you.
Before getting married I was a pretty avid autocrosser, and had an E46 M3 and two Mazda RX-8s. The M3 was great, all around sleeper, was powerful (for its time), and tracked reasonably well. The RX-8, despite how unreliable it was, was the most fun car I'd ever owned.
I came to this forum initially because I was going back to my roots -- getting an M3 and checking out the Emira, still holding on to some semblance of "practicality". It would have been a great car. However with a new car that we inherited coming into the house, my wife gave me the nod and told me to be impractical.
So I put a deposit down on a 6MT Magma Red Emira yesterday. Granted, I am a year away from getting it -- but I'm okay with that. I have waited a long time for a fun car, and a car that was lightweight, nimble and fun to drive like my RX-8 was. The M3 would have been fun but weighing so much more, it would never have the nimbleness this does. I could have opted for a Cayman GT or something, but I hate the look of them and before I got married I always told my wife, my dream car (at the time) was an Elise, since it was probably something I could afford in my lifetime.
Thankfully career has worked out okay enough I can go beyond the Elise price point, and I'm excited to be joining the Emira club with many of you.
