I have ascended to Peak Hairdresser Status

Lol damn, that's worse than the ticket itself!

I got mad in the parking lot and then started laughing 10 seconds later after looking at the ticket.  

Don't pay it. It's notta Miata.

Vehicle type "PA" - for "passenger"

Funny.

All things considered, they got the make wrong and don't have the VIN.  If I were to avoid paying it the license plate is still enough to get me?

Yeah the plate along is enough from what I've heard. 

How rude!

I fight it with that much misinfo. A while back I found a "grey area" free parking spot near my work and one officer in particular used to write me tons of tickets while I used it. I beat every single one. I learned to contest by mail since that cost me $0.50 for a stamp rather than $4 to park at the courthouse (not to mention the time to go). 

Just pay it.  

$58.00 is barely enough to cover sales tax on a can of Coke in Los Angeles, and it's definitely not worth the hassle of getting your car out of impound.

Seems like you were the victim of homophobic hate by the officer. You should complain. 

I say that as a joke but hell, it just might work in CA. 

Normally, i am the type to roll over and pay it since it doesnt affect insurance premuim, but this is just one lazy-ass cop.

Cant read VIN? Didnt even try, obviously.

Is your car badged? If so, it says TOYOTA not 20" from the rear plate, or coyboy hat even closer to the front plate. No excuse, but this cop could be a mazda boi messin with ya, who knows. If so, then LOL, actually. Good one!

No dates. No time marked.

Yo, METER MAID, quota much? The rest of the info would have taken 15 seconds, tops.

I agree with @MarsRock7, if you can contest by mail in CA, do it.

@nottamiata

I paid it.  This parking lot has a history of screwing over the people who park there, mostly people going to work.  There was one day when the entire lot got tickets, and the meter maid giving them didn't have the brain to think "hmm... What are the odds that 51 people decided not to pay for parking today?".  There are 2 pay machines in the lot, where one will give information different than the other.  False negatives etc.

The day I got the ticket, one machine was out of order.  The other one wouldn't accept card payment.  Meanwhile there is a coin shortage and nobody is giving out change.  Go Figure.

Ah, well, the advantage is that its over.  Certainly not a bad outcome.

Dude, this is NOT a hairdresser's car. Driving one is enough proof.

Was driving my lovely bride to the mountains today, and a passenger dude in a convertible BMr nearly broke his neck giving Le Frog a long stare. Le Frog was filthy, too, but he still turns heads.

The more time passes, the more unique and atttactive/interesting these cars become.

Hairdresser, schmerdresser...