If you'll notice my post count and history on this board you'll see I'm mostly a lurker/dream owner. Well my wife changed that designation this morning. I slept in and was woken by her saying she wanted to give me an early Dad's Day present before we go out. I'm usually dead set against early presents for birthdays or Christmas and what have you, but she was pretty insistent. So I opened the hand made card she lovingly created which spoke of our last 8 years together which happened to fall close to Father's Day. Then I opened the book-sized present to find a mazda symbol on a neoprene binder. At first I thought it was a collector's edition RX-8 book or something I wasn't aware of. Eventually it sunk in that this was actually the real owner's manual! We went outside to find a Sport Package Titanium Gray 05 8 in the driveway. She had spent weeks if not months planning this surprise and even went without sleep last night so as to ensure her ability to get up at 6-am in preparation of picking it up. Gone is my 98 Civic sedan, and in its place is the car of my dreams. My wife is without a doubt the best wife in the entire world. WOW!
Check it out;
http://homepage.mac.com/tramahound/8/

 

Congrats on the great ride! Kudos to your wife for pulling this off so smoothly. Awesome present.

Now, you owe her next Mother's Day!

 

Gonna be hard to trump that next Mother's Day :D

Congrats!

 

you are a very lucky man. congrats!

 

Man! She's definitely a keeper. It should be pretty easy to talk her into a set of strakes for your bithday. Enjoy your ride!

Joe

 

That's cool.... but.... who's actually paying for it?

 

That's an awesome present. Very thoughtful and PERFECT! Damn, now when I'm looking for a wife, that has to be one of the criteria --> will potentially buy RX-8 for Father's day

 

Fantastic story. I can only imagine how long it took for her to plan this and how much effort went into it. Nicest thing I've heard in a long while...

Zelig

 

Holy hell, I envy you, man. Guess you'll have to let her drive it, right?

 

You mind if I borrow her? J/K, congrats on the car and the thoughtful wife. Thats one hell of a combo.

 

WHOA ! Awesome - CONGRATS

 

LOL

No kidding........

 

AWESOME! I love good stories like this. I hereby award tramahound's wife the first "Rotor Medal of Honor".

Does she have a sister?

 

congrates!!!!
where did you find a wife like that......?

 

This story just made my day...congrats and happy fathers day :D

 

Wow, excellent present and you have a wonderful wife. Good luck next year on Mother's Day!

 

Wtg!

 

Congrats , and you have a year to plan and top her for Mother's Day ! Enjoy this wonderful car !

 

Congtrats....Now you have the best looking (8) and the worst looking (element) cars on the road.

 

we're both paying for it. she handles the finances though, that's the only reason we can afford it. she is quite a wiz with numbers. we'd still be living with my mom and I'd be driving my old tercel if I were handling things!
she admits it's not likely to be topped so I think I have that going for me come next mother's day. her birthday is coming in a month too and I was already stressing over what to get her and do. ugh.
is it normal to constantly think about driving it the first few days?

 

oh, and winter tires were mentioned for my bday in December.

 

You must not be married?? :D

If he's been bugging the wife to get one, then they can afford it, but she wouldn't allow the purchase. Now she allowed which = every husbands favorite words "Ok"

 

Great pics of the car, but how about some pics of the person that made it happen! Congrats on the car, and more so on your wife!!

 

Awesome story.
Welcome to the club, your now official =)

 

Congrats tramahound!
The next generation Miata will be out this Fall... it'll probably be easy to find decent deals on it by next Spring