Slant six in a Miata ? Why ???

Generally, I like the guy. THIS just screams of a dare or a stupid, drug induced challenge.
I knew a guy from High School that painted his house 4 times in a weekend. He didn't just paint ONE wall then decide he didn't like the color, he painted the whole 1200 square ft exterior....THEN decided that he didn't like the color. After deciding for the 4th time that he didn't like the color, he figured that maybe it was the stucco that he didn't like so he rented a mixer and smeared a layer of mortar over the stucco and had to paint the house a 5th time. He denied the use of drugs.
Really I don't dislike him, and I think I get what he's doing, trying to be different and marketable, but it creates monsters. Take the guys on American pickers, now everyone is trying to lowball on everything. There will probably be a resurgence of junk cars on the road...:)