Say Hello Gracie

Is what this post would have been called were Gracie, my modified 2006 Honda Civic, still mine.  Alas she is not (but I wanted to make the Burns and Allen reference anyway), we having parted ways several years ago when I parted her out and traded her for a rough but mechanically-sound Miata.  Enter Saphira, or "'Phira" for short.

'Phira is a 1997 Mazda Miata STO Edition.  What "STO" actually stands for is a moderately-debated topic, with one side claiming "Still The One" and the other "Special Touring Option".  Regardless, she's a numbered edition wearing dash plaque #596, and also currently being a bit of an old bag.

She's my main mode of conveyance at the moment but she's doing her best MGB impression, with little glitches popping up here and there.  Her most recent little surprise is a glitchy temperature sensor (or a stuck thermostat).  

So I'll be posting her life and times moments here for the world to see along with plenty of photos and videos as I restore this modern classic.  Stay tuned!  (Heheh "tuned")

TS