Drove the SVT Focus for the first time in a month

I picked up a used '15 MX-5 a month ago. My Focus blew a coolant hose the day after, so it has been parked for a few weeks.

I finally replaced the hose today, and took the car for a shakedown run. Wow. It felt like a minivan. So much space! Everywhere! Compared to the MX-5, I was sitting in a kitchen chair, legs almost at a right angle on top of the pedals. The shifter felt like stirring pudding.

To reward the MX-5 for being such a darling, I took her on a leisurely five hour trip to the coast, taking my favorite canyon roads in the Santa Monica mountains. Planning to catch my Alma Mater's season opener, I didn't wrap up the drive until the last quarter began. Whoops.

Try the '16

Would have loved to, but they are going for $10k more than my NC was, so why bother?

Just don't let your Focus know this or it will break somthing just to get your attention.

Until a few months back, I didn't think that I would like living with a convertible, but I've had the top down just about every day. The Miata's manual top is quite excellent in how easy it goes up and down. Had the top down for a few hundred miles today; sunscreen and good sunglasses make all the difference.

love that color combo. an ND will prob be in my life in a few years.