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wreckerboy’s 2004 Ford E350 XLT, "The Econoguzzler"

7200 lbs. of V10 gut busting torque goodness. It was bought when it was six months old to drag the primary Miata to the track, but also is an excellent homeowner support vehicle. Need 1500 lbs. of bricks for the new patio taken home? No …

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wreckerboy’s 2010 Mazda 2

2011 Mazda 2. Replacement for the Speed 3. You’ve got to love any modern 1.5 liter car that weighs what a decently optioned NA Miata weighs - 2305 lbs. This thing drives like a taller early Miata and gets 40 MPG to boot.

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wreckerboy’s 2007 Mazda Mazdaspeed 3

2007 Mazdaspeed 3, purchased in January 2010 with 9000 miles on it from the original owner (a friend whom I helped purchase it on the Mazda S plan when it was new). Stupid, giggly fun. It would hit the speed limiter very gently at 153 …

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wreckerboy’s 1990 Mazda Miata, of course

The spare car, known as Rita. My wife refuses to allow me to get a license plate that says “PRTSCAR” for it. Daily driver until the snow comes.

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wreckerboy’s 1990 Mazda Miata

SSM racecar, built from 250K mile donor that I’ve owned for 12 years. It was my only transportation for five years and 150K of those miles. The “Mistress In The Garage” and she still brings a smile to my face every time we get to …

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