Am I spoiled??
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Am I spoiled??
Due to expenses at home, I had to cancel my order for the 225 Roadster, which was to be my third and fun car only for weekend use. I briefly considered using the car daily, but my wife told me that the car would not be safe at work, and with good conscience I would not feel comfortable leaving it there.
I thought I might be able to `get by` with a less expensive car, i.e. Mazda Miata, especially since earlier posts mentioned that Miata followers are also a crazy lot like us.
At lunch time, I briefly took a `97 and later a `99 Miata out to compare the ride with the Roadster. There was a big, overweight Toyota salesman (used cars) hanging on to me, so it was somewhat difficult to take the car to the limits.
The interior looked cheap, plastic, and had absolutely no class. The car felt very tight and cramped. In comparison, the TT roadster felt roomy and airy. The ride quality was terrible, rough, and gave me no particular `thrill` with acceleration.
Therein lies the problem. I am hooked and will not accept a lesser car. The question for today is, AM I SPOILED?? I would rather drool at others, and occassionly get my TT fixes, at the dealer, than drive another car?? Am I crazy too??
I thought I might be able to `get by` with a less expensive car, i.e. Mazda Miata, especially since earlier posts mentioned that Miata followers are also a crazy lot like us.
At lunch time, I briefly took a `97 and later a `99 Miata out to compare the ride with the Roadster. There was a big, overweight Toyota salesman (used cars) hanging on to me, so it was somewhat difficult to take the car to the limits.
The interior looked cheap, plastic, and had absolutely no class. The car felt very tight and cramped. In comparison, the TT roadster felt roomy and airy. The ride quality was terrible, rough, and gave me no particular `thrill` with acceleration.
Therein lies the problem. I am hooked and will not accept a lesser car. The question for today is, AM I SPOILED?? I would rather drool at others, and occassionly get my TT fixes, at the dealer, than drive another car?? Am I crazy too??
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Re: Am I spoiled??
one could argue that having two cars and considering a third constitutes being spoiled, but that isn't really your point.
some of us really appreciate quality and elegant design. the TT embodies both of these, and you have come to appreciate it... everything else looks pale by comparison.
If you get a Miata, you might really like it... or might not for reasons mentioned above. better to wait and get the car that really makes you happy. that would be patient and prudent... not necessarily a function of being spoiled.
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some of us really appreciate quality and elegant design. the TT embodies both of these, and you have come to appreciate it... everything else looks pale by comparison.
If you get a Miata, you might really like it... or might not for reasons mentioned above. better to wait and get the car that really makes you happy. that would be patient and prudent... not necessarily a function of being spoiled.
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Get the TT and take it to work.
I do. I am **** about where I park the car. I cover it every day to shield it from dings, accidental and malicious. And I leave it in the lot, sometimes until 10 p.m., in good conscience.
Unless your parking facilities are particularly unsafe, I think there are ways to protect your TT.
Spoiled? No. You're just burdened with an appreciation of elegance, beauty, and relaxed muscularity.<p>Desert Green TTQ, H&R Springs, BBS wheels, Borla
Unless your parking facilities are particularly unsafe, I think there are ways to protect your TT.
Spoiled? No. You're just burdened with an appreciation of elegance, beauty, and relaxed muscularity.<p>Desert Green TTQ, H&R Springs, BBS wheels, Borla
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The TT is a great daily driver
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I was advised by the good people of the forum to wait...
...and although your circumstances are different, waiting isn't the end of the world. In the meantime, I bought a "sensible" car, that everyone approves of, but it's just a car to me (which is what the TT is to my family members). When they say that I'm going to enjoy my current car, or that it's something that I'll appreciate, I just don't listen =) I just think about when my 225 or 300 is going to arrive, and then the wait will be a thing of the past! (and I'll be out of debt, to boot)
screw the Miata, unless you're just going to look at it as a temporary car that will suffice until it can be replaced by its better!
screw the Miata, unless you're just going to look at it as a temporary car that will suffice until it can be replaced by its better!