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Replying to: blueguydotcom (Sep 13, 2005 11:44 am) Besides, Honda and Toyota have deeper pockets, so if they went head-to-head for the fuel economy awards they'd end up losing anyway. They might end up in doom-doom.  Plus, if you want peak economy shouldn't you be going a little slower? 55 maybe? -juice |
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Uh, you can have both. Nobody says BMW isn't fun to drive. Their 6th gear is a legit cruising gear. Gears 1-4 (or 5) can be ratioed for performance and make the top gear really tall for relaxed freeway cruising. Remember if someone buys a manual, he's probably inclined to shift. I'm still livid over news that Mazdaspeed6 was delayed so they could make the final drive shorter. As if a turbo 4 cylinder isn't already inclined to get bad mileage! |
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Replying to: logic1 (Sep 13, 2005 10:08 am) I almost never put the top up. I only rarely did better than 20 mpgs in mine. " :::::::::::END QUOTE:::::::::::::::: Top up or top down, is was not all that different. Most of the runs recording around 27 MPG were with top down. The 30 MPG was freeway, with mostly top up. If you got only 20 MPG, there was something wrong with the engine. May be in the sensors. It was really using too much gas. I don't think I could ever get it to go less than 24 to 23. Loren
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Replying to: logic1 (Sep 13, 2005 11:37 am) Oh yeah, easier questions coming my way. - answers - 1) Keep rain out of car 2) Keep wind out of car 3) Keep heat on the outside of car - cool inside car. 4) Keep heat inside car 5) Keep dust out of car 6) Better gas mileage on freeway - especially when windy 7) Keep sun from burning self 8) Keep items inside car out of sun. 9) P.O. other members in your club when driving that believe it is a top down only car. 10) When washing car, keep in closed position. 11) Keeps cats out of car. 12) Keeps kids out of car. 13) Keeps bird crap out of car. 14) Keeps tree dropping out of car. 15) As requested by passenger, with the long hair. 16) Suggests the car was bought for its handling characteristics, and not drop top. 17) Gives you arm exercise putting it up and down. 18) Just too lazy to put it down this morning  19) Sign at beach said, " topless not allowed " Loren
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Replying to: m1miata (Sep 13, 2005 5:26 pm) 1. Don't drive the Miata when it is raining. 2. If you can't stand the wind, by a coupe. 3. Wear a parka. 4. See 3. 5. Oh for heaven's sake. 6. Yeah. But then, coupes handle better anyway. If you are not happy with top down character, buy a coupe. 7. Sun screen really works. Vitamen D is necessary for healthy bones. 8. Huh? 9. Somewhat juvenile. 10. Speed keeps cats out of car. 11. See 10. 12. See 10. 13. See 10. 14. See 10. 15. Passenger either cuts hair, puts it up, or walks. 16. Top up does not make much difference with ride and handling. Rigidity does. 17. Bally's. 18. Garage the car and do not put the top up in the first place. 19. Silly. |
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Replying to: m1miata (Sep 13, 2005 5:07 pm) Given the sucky local Mazda service, I would not be surprised if they missed a sensor problem. But I brought the car in several times to separate dealers, all of whom gave it clean bill of health. From Miatanet and other buff sites, I gather my NB 1.8 mileage was not out of the norm. I don't drive often. When I do, I drive all out. |
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Mazda should make a Miata Coupe for USA market, but sadly they don't. Miata.net is a good source for info. and the forums a place to chat about this n' that. I think you will find on a search there, that MPG seems to fall into the 27 to 30 MPG range for most people with the 1.8 engine. If memory serves me right, the 1.6 gets about that too. I take it the new 2.0 liter will get a wider range of MPG when mostly around town, or back roads? In first tests compared to Solstice it can out better in MPG. I think it is the Car and Driver mag? Loren |
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MPG just isn't a priority for them. Besides, what was the rating again? 19/28? That's not half bad given the performance. If they'd geared it taller the car mags would whine about turbo lag. If you want fuel effiency, you'd get the Mazda6 with the 2.3l engine anyway. For Loren I suggest a hard top, plain and simple. They seal better, offer some rigidity, and probably less aerodynamic drag than a soft top. The 1.6l was rated at 25/30 mpg by the EPA. That dropped with the 1.8l, but oddly enough with the 2.0l it's back up to 25/30 again. Maybe they could offer a de-tuned version of the 2.0l with more fuel efficiency, but I'm not sure anyone that wants an MX-5 would not want the extra HP. -juice
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Replying to: ateixeira (Sep 14, 2005 6:22 am) Nobody complains about that setup with the Vette or the 330i, so I can't see it being an issue with a Mazdaspeed6. Sorry not buying decent, intelligent gearing would hurt the car's image or sales. Bad mpg figures do hurt the car. Why blow 33k on a Mazdaspeed6 that scampers to 60 in a startlingly bad 7 seconds when one can spend less than that on a 325i and get a more nimble chassis and better mpgs?
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Replying to: blueguydotcom (Sep 14, 2005 7:59 am) The MazdaSpeed6 will have just 2.3l, and low compression ratio at that. So off boost it will perform more or less like a 2.0l. They don't want the press too hit the gas and see zero results. Those guys go out of their way to look for turbo lag. -juice |
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