Happy birthday Tam!

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Thu Aug 29, 2013 2:19 pm

Tam · Post by **Tam** » Fri Aug 30, 2013 6:39 pm

Thanks gramps! Had a good one too.

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Fri Aug 30, 2013 9:49 pm

Details! My birthdays stopped being

good

after the 21st one.

Tam · Post by **Tam** » Sat Aug 31, 2013 1:27 pm

Well I went to the beach, got a good tan, then went to the strip club that night. But the main event is that I sold the neon and got a miata.

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Sun Sep 01, 2013 1:44 pm

Sold the Neon?

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Sun Sep 01, 2013 3:16 pm

Midnight_Rider wrote:Sold the Neon?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3TJC2HSjRI

Tam · Post by **Tam** » Sun Sep 01, 2013 4:28 pm

Yeah, Neon had over 200k miles. And the rustoleum paint was going to shit and did not want to spend several grands on a real paint job on a 13 year old car with 200k miles. What really made me decide to sell it was, it got broken into a month ago (second time in 2 years) and it doesn't have an alarm system on it. Plus, the Chrysler grill flew off somewhere while on the highway and so there's an empty hole in the front and didn't feel like spending $50-$80 on a new one. Also, the interior carpet gets wet in the rain, and I can't source the leak anywhere. All these things made me a bit fed up, so I decided it's time for it to go, and get something else.

Tam · Post by **Tam** » Sun Sep 01, 2013 4:50 pm

These were the last few pics I took before it was sold (before grill went missing)

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Mon Sep 02, 2013 1:41 am

Wow, I had no idea about the problems you were having with it. I understand now but I hate to see people going to the

Dark Side

(not buying Mopars as replacements for their Neons).

MyNeonSaysHi wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3TJC2HSjRI

Now that's funny.

Tam · Post by **Tam** » Mon Sep 02, 2013 5:24 am

Yeah, I didn't tell anyone about the problems I had on 2gn, because well, I stopped being active here lol. But yah, I've always had a thing for roadsters. But S2000's and 350z's were out of my budget...and Z3's are gas guzzlers (for their slowness). So the choice narrowed down to Miata or Audi TT. I've read many people had to spend tons on maintenance on Audi's (Jeff Menninger included

). And so I went with the reliable miata. It's cheap to maintain, cheaper insurance than the neon (surprisingly), and gets about same gas mileage as the neon too.

Plus, I don't think it's just me, but I think the NB (2nd gen 1999-2005) miatas look similar to the froggy neon look at some angles.

I'm not a fan of the first or third generation style, but I have a soft spot for the 2nd gen.

Here are a few shots of the new ride. Flame suit on