I suppose you guys are right. It's economy is not why i bought the car. I got carried away with that a bit too much, since it's usuallyi n the back of my head since i dont really have a stable source of income. :D
Speaking of the drivability, I really did not expect the Miata to corner so effortlessly. Hell, after the Golf, the interior just felt way more comfortable, everything's within reach, the seats are confortable yet they keep you in your place extremely well as opposed to the MK IV where taking a turn a bit harder made me cling to the steering wheel :D
Obviously the 1.6 does not make the car go particularly fast (still quicker than the Golf), and, frankly, going on motorways is not what the car is about. So every now and then i go out for a thrash in a windy forestish road. That is very refreshing after using the same car for daily driving, I can tell you that.
So far it's 11/10, would buy again. :D