Traction Inc.

Hi, I'm Ian. I'm preoccupied with cars and driving them to the limit.

I keep a photo blog of my favorite car images at motomania.tumblr.com »

Listen to some of my favorite driving music at stopthedisco.tumblr.com »

My wife keeps a fun food blog at bentobloggy.blogspot.com »

See the fun cars I've hooned »

In My Garage:
1999 Mazda MX-5 turbo (NB)
1999 BMW M3 (E36)
2001 BMW 530i (E39)

Past Project Cars:
1994 Mazda MX-5 (NA)
1988 BMW 325is (E30)
1987 BMW 325is (E30)
1987 BMW 325is (E30)
1985 BMW 535i (E28)

Shopping List:
Honda S2000 (AP1)
Mazda RX-7 (FD)
Porsche 911 (993)


Viva Grassroots Motorsports! »
$500 race cars? We're not kidding »
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I’m pretty sure I could fall in love with a mid-engine Ferrari. But that’s the stuff of daydreams and crack pipes.

I’m 22 years old and have owned 10 cars and a handful of motorcycles… and I still don’t feel like I have owned a car that I would never want to give up.

I am on the quest for the car that speaks to me on the lowest, most primal levels… but 10 cars later and I’m still not there.

Is this a disease that I must learn to live with? Does one eventually find “that car?” Am I going to have a series of failed marriages? Why are 240zs so hard to find for a reasonable price? What is the meaning of life?

Of the 12 cars I’ve owned, only one has hit me in that mushy spot which leaves me unable to let it go. I’ve owned five BMW’s and a first generation Mazda Miata—and I’ve enjoyed them all—but none of them moves me the way my turbocharged second generation Miata does. It’s a keeper.

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May 19, 2011, 9:33pm  Permalink  

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