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#3885 of 4340 by ateixeira Dec 28, 2004 (2:00 pm)
how many convertibles are sold in New England in the winter   0 or 1, depending upon whether you buy it or not.   :o)   -juice
#3886 of 4340 New to the Miata boards......................?? by jwb18t Dec 28, 2004 (2:33 pm)
Just got a 2003 Miata LS, Black w/Tan leather and top, 17K miles, 5sp, Dunlop tires, and alloy wheels. Bought it for my wife for Christmas morning!   1. How do I tell if the car I bought has the sport suspension? "Yellow Bilstein Struts" Thx locke2c 2. Can I somehow get the original window sticker from Mazda? 3. How can I get the key code number? 4. Should I use synthetic oil? 5. I will be storing car for 3 months, should I fill tank and add Sta-Bil? 6. Regular or Premium fuel?  Any help will be appreciated, Thx Jeff
#3887 of 4340 by locke2c Dec 28, 2004 (2:45 pm)
2. nope   3. key code... um, dealer should be able to look this up via the VIN.   4. yes absolutely in every car. the small premium every 4,000-7,5000 miles is certainly worth it. but IMO it's only "necessary" in a turbocharged engine.   5. yep that's exactly what you do!   6. regular. no need for more than 87 with the low compression, low output 1.8L.   ~Colin Replies to this message: jwb18t (Dec 28, 2004 3:20 pm)
#3888 of 4340 Re: [locke2c] by jwb18t Dec 28, 2004 (3:20 pm)
Replying to: locke2c (Dec 28, 2004 2:45 pm) Thanks very much for the information. Will change over to the synthetic on next oil change. Good to hear I did the right thing on the storage. Never have stored a car before but do store the rototiller. I did put about 3/4 of a tank of premium in though, in the habit from my 1.8t engine. Planning on changing the manual transmission oil and rear diff. oil in the spring. Can't wait till spring! Thanks again, Jeff
#3889 of 4340 jwb by thel Dec 29, 2004 (8:19 pm)
Mazda recommends 91 octane for maximum perfomrance in the 01-present. With the VVT, the Miatas run much better on premium.   Had you purchased a 90-00, 87 octane is all you'd need.   Won't it be kind of a bummer to buy a "new" Miata just to stick in some barn somewhere for 3 months? Replies to this message: jwb18t (Dec 30, 2004 6:09 pm)
#3890 of 4340 by ateixeira Dec 30, 2004 (10:16 am)
The '00 has clutch chatter though, right? Or was that the '99.   I won't be in the market for a while but it's good to know this stuff.   -juice
#3891 of 4340 Redesigned Miata by groovypippin Dec 30, 2004 (12:17 pm)
With a redesigned Miata set to debut in the fairly near future, I'm surprised by the almost total lack of interest in discussing it on this board.   Come on people! Tell me what you know about the upcoming Miata.
#3892 of 4340 NC Miata by thel Dec 30, 2004 (3:04 pm)
Not much talk about the NC b/c there isn't much good concrete info out there.   Car and Driver TV keeps showing one of the EARLY mules with an RX-8 front end and an NB rear and saying that a rotary option is in the works...all of that is pure Bravo Sierra.   Other rumors include power hartops, 2.0 / 2.3 L engines from the 3 and or 6, lower weight and warp drive with optional SUV seeking photon torpedos.   If I were in the market for a new Miata (which I'm not, my 90 A-package suitsw me just fine for now) I'd wait for the NC before buying a MSM...I wouldn't even consider a "regular" NB, been there, done that.
#3893 of 4340 Re: jwb [thel] by jwb18t Dec 30, 2004 (6:09 pm)
Replying to: thel (Dec 29, 2004 8:19 pm) It is a huge bummer to have it sitting there. We insured it for about 5 days so I could get it home, stash it at my neighbors, sneak over and get it into the garage on Christmas morning and them surprise my wife, then take it for test rides all Christmas day and the day after! Now the insurance is off. It snows quite a bit around here as well as there seems to be many areas that water comes across the road and freezes. Quite hazardous for a wee little Miata, My wife is driving her trusty CRV with Nokian Hakapplitta's on it for the winter! We cannot wait for April! Thx.
#3894 of 4340 by ateixeira Jan 02, 2005 (11:46 am)
optional SUV seeking photon torpedos   I'm holding out for that option. One more tall-mounted HID light on an SUV and I think I'd use it!   -juice

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