Miataversary

Missed My Miataversary?

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Backed In Buckie


Or did I?

For the longest time I celebrated November 7th as my Miataversary because my first Miata was driven home (story here) on that date back in 1989. I’ve blogged about the Miataversary 6-7 times here. I even blogged about my First No-Anniversary in 2023 when I sold my Miata and the continuous Miata owning streak stopped.

My not owning a Miata lasted all of 381 days when I purchased a brand new 2024 Grand Touring Softtop Miata with a 6-speed transmission. So maybe I should start celebrating September 28th as my Miataversary.

In January of 2025 I bought a 2001 Mita LS with a 6-speed transmission on Bring A Trailer. That’s right, I now owned two Miatas. In October 2025, the newer Miata was traded in for a 2020 VW Golf GTI. So should I celebrate January 13th as my Miataversary because that’s the day the 2001 was bought?

I think I’ll stick with November 7th and just call it 38 years with a gap year.

First No-Miataversary

I’ve had a Miata in the garage from November 7, 1989 up until September 14th of this year. I have been blogging since January 1, 2002. On November 7th of that first year I made a blog post about my 13th “Miataversary.” The following year, 2003, I forgot and posted about it 3 days later. I missed a year and then did one in 2005 in the style of an On This Day post. Jump another 2 years to 2007 where for some reason I didn’t find those first few Miataversary posts, but I did link in there to a post from December of 2006 that mentions a cobbled together birth announcement I had created when we bought that first Miata back in 1989.

Then, I didn’t blog about Miataversaries for a whole decade until I started up again in 2017. In this one I linked to the story of the purchase of that very first Miata that I had written several years back. For the next 5 years (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 & 2022) I didn’t miss posting about the anniversary of purchasing that 1989 “Smurf” blue Miata.

Somehow, I think that next November7th, I won’t be writing a post about my 2nd Annual No-Miataversary.

Sport, Off-Road, Touring

Happy Miataversary Edition of SORT
As of Monday, November 7, 2022 at 6:00 PM pacific time:

NA NB NC ND
1992 Mazda Miata 1999 Mazda Miata 2008 Mazda Miata 2016 Mazda Miata
Thirty-three years ago on this date our first Miata was picked up at the local Mazda dealer after an 108 day wait (story here.) Since then there has been a Miata in the garage, not the same one though. The 1990 NA was traded in for another NA in 1995. The 1995 was traded in 2003 for a new NB version. When the NC generation arrived in 2005 we test drove one and didn’t really like it, so the 2003 stayed. We considered getting a 2010 NC when the 2003 rolled past 100k, but still didn’t the like the NC. In 2015 when the ND generation arrived we test drove one of them and ended up with mixed feelings about. With the 2003 NB getting tired, a year later we lucked into a good deal on a 2002 NB, our current car, with 120k fewer miles and snapped it up.

Here is what last week’s cars sold for, or bid to (if the reserve was not met):
Sports: 1976 BMW 2002 Sold for $36,000 on 11/1/22
Off-Road: 2001 Jeep Cherokee Sold for $27,527 on 11/1/22
Touring: 2008 Chevrolet Corvette Sold for $37,000 on 11/5/22

Happy 32st Miataversary

Hard to believe it was thirty-two years ago when I drove home in a shiny new Mariner Blue Mazda Miata.

Decided to get the current Miata out of the garage this evening for a short drive. When we last drove it, sometime last week, it barely started, so I vowed to get behind the wheel for a drive at least once a week to keep the battery alive. Well, it just about started again this evening…

When we got back home and parked I hooked the CTBNL to an IV of battery tender.

Happy 31st Miataversary

Thirty-one years ago today, after a 108-day wait (story here) I drove home from Augusta, Georgia to Aiken, South Carolina in my first Miata. That’s me and it in New Orleans, Louisiana about a month later when we drove it down to visit Donna’s family for Christmas.

30th Miataversary

Thirty years ago today on a cool November evening Donna & I drove over to Augusta after work in our 1981 Honda Prelude (which looked remarkably like this.) Donna drove the Prelude home alone. I drove home in our brand spanking new 1990 Mazda Miata (which looked remarkably like this.)

Ever since that day we have always had a Miata in the garage. Except for this year. Tonight the Miata is in someone else’s garage. Back in Aiken awaiting our summons. Thank’s for babysitting David.

Happy 29th Miataversary

A 34 year old man and his 34 hour old car.

Twenty-nine years ago today I became a Miata owner and I have had one ever since. Along the way there have been a total of four and I’ve logged nearly 425,000 miles in Miatas. At this pace, by the time I’m 70 I will have reached a half a million Miata miles and probably will be on Miata number five. For now though, I’ll be enjoying the heck out of this current one for the next, say, at least 4 years.

A 63 year old man and his 16 year old car.