willy19592
willy19592 New Reader
2/13/09 2:04 p.m.

Friend of mine on another board posted this, priceless

John Brown
John Brown GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
2/13/09 2:08 p.m.

Umm.... WOWSERS!

EricM
EricM HalfDork
2/13/09 2:13 p.m.

LOLZ

Keith
Keith GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
2/13/09 2:14 p.m.

Wow, someone is in for a surprise when they let out the clutch.

93celicaGT2
93celicaGT2 HalfDork
2/13/09 2:15 p.m.

Pics of aftermath plz!

RandyS
RandyS New Reader
2/13/09 2:15 p.m.

OMG. Whats the story? I hope they didn't try to get the car rolling before they figured it out.

John Brown
John Brown GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
2/13/09 2:18 p.m.

"Wait, you got an AWD Miata?" "Dude, I think your transfer case is broken!" "Awww, maaan... I guess I will sell it to someone for $1000.00 and throw in this hardtop too..."

Keith
Keith GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
2/13/09 5:34 p.m.

If it was tied down properly, all that would have happened would have been a smelly clutch and/or a stalled engine. No carnage - but instant red faces all around.

willy19592
willy19592 New Reader
2/13/09 7:24 p.m.

Young guy I know, emailed me back, and said, its sad, he went to school there.

I guess he recognized the shop

And he runs a boosted yada in the 11's Guess he wasn't there for the pictorial LMAO

Jensenman
Jensenman SuperDork
2/14/09 7:14 a.m.

Now THAT shows a lack of basic research.

billy3esq
billy3esq Dork
2/14/09 7:51 a.m.

For some reason there are a lot of people out there that think Miatas are FWD. I've had two or three people say something to that effect to me in the last couple of months.

car39
car39 Reader
2/14/09 8:59 a.m.

The DMV did something similar with my Mustang convertible during emission testing. I got the manager before they could start the car with the front wheels on the rollers, and told him to start dialing his insurance company. He caught it before Dumb and Dumber could start the test.

kcbhiw
kcbhiw Reader
2/15/09 12:15 a.m.
billy3esq wrote: For some reason there are a lot of people out there that think Miatas are FWD. I've had two or three people say something to that effect to me in the last couple of months.

There are a lot of folks out there that think the Miata and the 90's vintage Mercury Capri are re-skinned cousins. Yikes.

Since that Miata has no license plate and due to the overall cleanliness, I bet it's a donor that belongs to a school shop.

Luke
Luke Dork
2/15/09 12:27 a.m.

Even with no knowledge of the Miata at all, you'd think something might have clicked when they saw the N-S engine layout.

joey48442
joey48442 Dork
2/15/09 12:31 a.m.
billy3esq wrote: For some reason there are a lot of people out there that think Miatas are FWD. I've had two or three people say something to that effect to me in the last couple of months.

Ive heard that often when mine is up on a hoist, one mechanic will call over another one and have to show all his buddies. I usually tell them that even though it is rear wheel drive, it still doesn't change the fact that its a girl car.

Joey

NONACK
NONACK New Reader
2/15/09 11:13 a.m.

This must have been done by the same guy who popped the frunk on my MR2 when I brought it in for inspection.

jrw1621
jrw1621 Reader
2/15/09 11:35 a.m.

I always anjoyed the, "OMG, my engine is missing!" trick when I oned my MR2

maroon92
maroon92 SuperDork
2/15/09 1:03 p.m.

someone asked me if my Mustang convertible was FWD 2 days ago.

I laughed...

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