Be Proud of Your Miata, Dude.

At my office, there is a fella whose car claims to be a Mercedes-Benz SLK 230, which is a pretty nice car. In fact, let me quote from CarTalk.com:

This is a fun little car. If Mercedes set out to build its own Mazda Miata, this is what they’d end up with. The SLK 230 is a fun-to-drive, sporty convertible that’s about the same size as a Miata. Of course, it’s several steps up in quality in just about every respect–which had better be the case if you’re going to be shelling out an additional $22,000.

There you have it. Stated by the pros – Mercedes-Benz’ own upscale Miata. However, this car parked in the parking lot is hiding a dirty little secret. I am here today to spill those proverbial beans to all my loyal readers. Hahaha! I made a blogger joke. Loyal readers. Ha.

Without further ado (click photos to enlarge)…

So what is the deal here? Did someone get screwed thinking he was buying a Mercedes-Benz, or is this person just cleverly concealing the Mazda Miata hidden beneath all the fancy Mercedes-Benz insignia? The world may never know. I never see who drives this car.

But… should the owner of this vehicle ever happen to stumble along this blog post… you are driving a Miata, man. Be proud of your Asian engineering! Seriously. Being a Mazda owner myself, I can happily say that my Protegé5 has never been unkind to me.

And…what if my girlfriend made me wear big fake muscles all the time, so people would think I’m way more buff than I actually am? That would be so demoralizing. your car deserves so much more.