I agree, lets hope that Mazda can redeem themselves on the next gen Miata. They doing alright with the CX-5 and the new Mazda 6.

the only real problems are the chirping and the taillight condensation. the chirping seems to go away with Shell gas but even if it doesn't its not damaging at all, possibly annoying at idle speeds at best. Taillight condensation isn't really an issue in the bay area imo, maybe in snowy areas.

like others said orders start for MY14 in june and wont be arriviing till way after that. Even then you will be waiting in a long line to get one that you like. I would say wait for more information on MY14 probably in June (additional features or change in engine) then decide.

Buy now and enjoy. You just never know what the future holds. Hell, at my age and with the way things are today I don't even buy unripe bananas!

I don't know exactly what life plan OP has. if you could afford and handle $$$ and save rest for your life, then i would say get it now. if you wait, something new will be there again. it's like buying new computer that depreciate in a month.