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"  OK, so here I am, 5&amp;#039;10\u2033 and quite the buxom babe, if I do say so myself! What could ever possess me to think that I could actually fit comfortably into a lil&amp;#039; ole sports car? I&amp;#039;ve ALWAYS admired those hot speed demons on the road, oftentimes envisioning myself in one of them. Ahhh\u2026cruising down a long stretch on the highway in a blazing red or yellow number, top down, wind blowing my hair every which way, looking tr\u00A8s cool in my designer shades that are four times too big for my face, loving the envious glances from folks in their pedestrian vehicles as I whip by them\u2026. OK, back to reality. So here I am carefully studying this lil&amp;#039; ole sports car, a Mazda Miata MX-5 to be exact. I am sizing up the door opening, height of the vehicle and, yes, width of the car. Tiny beads of sweat begin to form on my forehead. I ask myself, &amp;quot;What the heck are you thinking? Face it, sister, ya ain&amp;#039;t gonna fit in this lil&amp;#039; sucker. They&amp;#039;ll have to use the Jaws of Life to get you out!&amp;quot; But\u2026I was still drawn by the coolness of it all, so I took a chance. Well, suffice it to say that I loved my lil&amp;#039; ole roadster experience. I did not want to get out of the car! I had room to spare, and surprisingly, I didn&amp;#039;t feel claustrophobic! As soon as I hit the highway, I had to keep myself from pushing that pedal all the way down; the 158-horsepower, six-speed automatic (get-up-and-go), four-cylinder engine was way gutsier than I&amp;#039;d expected! The handling was firm and balanced. I especially appreciated the braking system. Since there was snow on the ground, I was particularly cautious about the braking response, but my fears were laid to rest quite a few times. The Mazda Miata MX-5 comes equipped with a Dynamic Stability Control with Traction Control system (optional) that automatically applies one or more brakes and adjusts engine power output to reduce understeer (plowing) or oversteer (fishtailing). Whew! Real handy on slippery surfaces! Here&amp;#039;s something else we girls could use: a Tire Pressure Monitor System that lets us know when we need to hit the gas station to air up our tires. And speaking of gas\u202620 city, 27 highway\u2026not bad. Oops\u2026I almost forgot the Retractable Hardtop with a 12-second retract time\u2014a cinch to use, albeit in my driveway, it was bitter cold!!! All in all, I had a ball!\u2014Ruth Manuel-Logan Prices start at $21,220; mazdausa.com Tell me all about your thrill rides! Do you have a lil&amp;#039; ole sportscar in your past? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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