This weekend I discovered a BBC show called Top Gear. My Tivo doesn't think it exists but there are plenty of clips on YouTube and Google Video. (I posted a link to a clip of this show yesterday.) The episode on the Ford GT is pretty fun. And the convertible mini-van.

Today the Miata is sporting a different top. A hard top. David # 31 has a hard top that he rarely uses and is considering parting with it. I decided to give it a test drive. First impressions (as compared to the vinyl top) : Better visibility out the rear window; the door seals better, no water "spray" when it is raining; and more head room. It also gives the car a somewhat different appearance, though one might say a Miata with the top up is a completely difference car than a Miata with the top down, at least from the inside.

The only real drawback is that the top is not as easy to drop, though I expect with a little practice, it could be dropped on one's foot.