Name that Miata

Exactly one week ago from this moment, I sat at this computer and poured through AutoTrader listings, looking at Mazda Miatas. I have been searching for an older vehicle that could serve as a good commuter car, with the hopes that it would save me some "cheddar" at the gas pump. I was also hoping to find something that would, at the same time, be enjoyable to drive.

I have always liked Mazda Miatas, so I wondered if I could find an older one in my price range. I called about one I found near Philly. It had already sold. So I looked some more and found a nice one with relatively low miles, but it was located in Baltimore, MD. Well.....I took a drive down to MD on Wednesday evening, test-drove the car for a few blocks, and bought it.

There are a few things I need (or should I say "want") to do to it before I'll be satisfied, but I've got to say, what a fun car. I'm in the process of trying to pick out a nick-name for it, as if it was a new baby. No ideas yet. Post your ideas for a name, I'd love to hear them. (Although I should tell you that it is a guarantee that every name that is posted will not be used).

I imagine that a sporty red Mazda Miata is not the typical vehicle that you would expect a Conservative Evangelical pastor to ride around in, but I'd like to suggest several reasons why every pastor of the same social and theological persuasion as myself should get one.

1. I had a quarter-tank of gas, so I filled it today. It took 6.9 gallons.
2. It's fun to make busy-bodies think you won the lottery (even though it's an inexpensive 15 year old car).
3. The trunk is just big enough to hold 120 copies of Sunday's bulletin.
4. It irritates legalists to know that the speedometer reads up to 140 (exactly 75 mph over Pennsylvania's speed limit)
5. You get ticketed when you use the clergy parking space at the hospital because no one believes that a "real" pastor would drive one of these.