i'm looking for a car now, that i'd get in about 2-4 years from now, it would replace my protege and be my only car... pretty sure that i'd leave it stock and not do any mods to it either...
V6 626 or Probe GT. It handles like nuts, plus it sounds like angles having sex, and it moves pretty well, too.
Hah, ok, this was the convo that went down at Advance auto when I went to pick up some oil for the Miata.
Clerk: "You wanna get a filter, too? You doin an oil change?"
Me: "Nope, car just leaks a little."
Clerk: "What kind of car is it?"
Me: "Miata."
Clerk: "Oh, have fun working on that little monstrosity of a foreign motor!"
Umm, regular autozone ignorance? Typical domestic-lover attitude?
I looked at him strangely and had to resist the impulse to laugh. Apparently he's not familiar with the renowned reliability and simplicity of the B6/BP? I'd venture to guess that it's one of the better engines that Mazda has ever built. Ah well...