This is what my problem is. I live in an apartment complex and really can't have more than one car. The Miata is not a very practical "only" car. I can barely go grocery shopping with it! It's horrible on the highway because of the gearing...hell, I used to get up to 38 MPG in my Neon on the highway...I think I've broken 30 MPG in the Miata once, maybe twice, and on top of that, the Neon was a whole lot faster, too. Out on the highway, the windnoise sucks pretty bad in the Miata, too.
Don't get me wrong, I like driving the Miata, it's nice and small, it handles well, it looks "cute" but it is so friggin' slow, and that's coming from an ex-Neon owner!
I'm probably not going to get a Neon again, though, because as much as I love them, they're FWD.
I need something that's RWD/AWD and has an acceptable amount of power to begin with, has potential to make more power relatively easy (which pretty much means it has to be turbo) does well on the highway (going over a 100mph in a Miata really isn't very fun...it's kinda spooky)
However, I'm kinda SOL anyways because after all the bills are paid, I'm left with very little money, and I probably can't get too much for my Miata, either...