Mazda Miatas are beloved by real auto enthusiasts and car magazines as one of the great balanced roadsters of all time, and ridiculed by manly men as effeminate. Nothing I can do about that. This one is an automatic, though, for the ladies*.  If I could fit in one I might own one. Here’s a 10 year old one with stupid low miles at a budget price. Throw in the MaxCare warranty  if you really want to never have a repair bill, but with a low-mileage Mazda that’s like unnecessary like a belt and suspenders. It’s a one-owner car Virginia car, and it looks like that one-owner rear ended someone in the first year of ownership. Perhaps that matters to you. Find it here at Dulles, Virginia for $15,998. If the link is dead it’s sold/on hold, or being transferred.
*Kidding. My 911 is automatic.
Not often does CarMax add a brand. Last one was Genesis as a Hyundai spin-off. Before that Fiat. And no Alfa Romeos yet (waiting for a cut-rate Giulia Quadrifoglio!). But today I spotted a new one, the first Tesla, and now a second one on the CarMax website – both in Irvine, California and non-transferable. Did a Google search and the Tesla owner forum is a buzz – they misunderstood that CarMax has a partnership with Tesla to sell new ones. Not so. Just another used car. They’re not happy. Will be interesting to see what the 
CarMax doesn’t carry Cadillac XLR’s very often, and this is the only one I’ve seen in the fleet nationwide since I’ve been blogging. At 67,000 miles it’s higher mileage than I would normally include as a 
I started tracking this car last fall – I still have an affection for Jaguar XK’s and rue the XKR I rejected. This XK has been neglected so long it has dropped $3,000 since I found it. It’s a pretty basic 11 year old, three-owner, low mileage, California car. YEs, it only has the 4.2 liter 300hp V8, but it’s plenty perky. I I am starting to think about flipping a car – drive something for six months and enjoy it, put it on the market back east, and drive it until it sells? think it’s beautiful and with 
