The Miata name creates an evocative response from the automotive community. For better or worse, the Miata has something of a cult status about it. Its owners speak nothing but praise while others condemn it for it’s “girly” aura. The first Miata I ever drove was the s...

Being someone who values the driving experience over practically everything else, it came as no surprise to family and friends when I decided on an NB MX-5 Miata as my new daily in October of 2016. At the onset of Seattle’s wettest, coldest and darkest months, I set of...