More plastics for the Miata

I just submitted an order for $400 worth of underbody plastics and associated plastic clips for the Miata. It occurred to me that for all the bellyaching I did this morning when looking at tire prices, I’m spending close to three grand on non-essential things like bumper covers, wheel well liners, trunk plastics, and tail lights. I could put money into the best tires if I don’t instead spend that money on new interior carpet. It makes no sense, as I can make the car look nice again and that state won’t last long for the simple reason that I’m its driver, but for some reason I’m willing to fight the Second Law of Thermodynamics for this car when I wasn’t willing to do the same for, say, my old Corvette Z06…