How many years in a Miata?

Just curious -- The Miata has been on the US market since the summer of 1989 as a 1990 model. In theory, one could have owned a Miata of one sort or another for almost 28 years now. I missed out on several of those years because life does that sometimes. However, I got my first '92 Sunburst in 1995, my second in 2000, and a Vivid in 2009. Even when I didn't have one, I've been plugged in to the Miata community. Overall, I've owned one Miata or another over a total of 16 years now and I don't plan to be without one any time soon.

How about you? How many years have you been a Miata owner?

To clarify, I'm not asking how many Miata-years you've stacked up. No fair saying, "I'm Mad Merv and I have had 18 Miatas for 3 years so that's 54 Miata years." I'm just asking how long you've been in the game.

Got my first in 1999 and have had at least one ever since.

I'm not sure if that is good or not. ;-)

I got my first and only in 2006 and I still have it. So, eleven years of Miata ownership.

2001 New. Still drive it every chance I get.

9/1989 - 6/2006 (Red package A with LSD, AC, HT)
9/2011- present (95M, 97STO, 95LB, 15NC25AE, 92SBY, 17RFLE).

SBY and RFLE are in the garage.

B.

I have my first 99 NB since 2000. So far I have two 99s and one 06. ... and a RF in 201X! :-)

Bought my first one in 2001 (1992 A-package), after I gave up motorcycles. Have had one ever since, except for a few short lapses.

Bought my first in November 2014. Now I have two! Both NCs.

My dad got his first one in 94', he still has "Baby". I drove it as often as I could.

I got mine in Sept. '99. I still have it.

(Curtis, sorry I missed talking to you at Karen's Art Council. I saw you talking to Kuhn and then I couldn't find you.)

Dang! I wish I'd known you were there.

Started driving my dad's 1991 Smurf in 2007, bought it from him in 2012. Sold that one in 2014, spent a sad year without a Miata and bought my 97M in 2015. Only about 5 Miata years for me, but I don't plan on getting rid of my 97M.

Since 98.

Bought my 96M in 2001 and sold it in Nov of 15. Bought a 2010 last summer so a total 16 years.

Bought my 1990 in 1999 (within the week), so 18 years. (Side note: car was born on 4/89, so almost 28!)