Well Tom... I am not sure Vlad jinxed it
This morning Vlad went to do a shake down run before a drive with @wemtd which went swimmingly! I received a call within 20 minutes asking me to unhook the battery out of the Miata because he was indeed broken down... Again! So needless to say, the car is still not fixed.
Lucky for Vlad instead of the support sedan, his friend notices him on the side of the road and towed him safely 2 miles to home.
-Paige, the supportive wife