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#4133 of 4340 Re: I see [m1miata] by ateixeira Sep 20, 2005 (6:20 am)
Replying to: m1miata (Sep 19, 2005 6:52 pm) That works if the bumper is US-specific. Euro plates are shaped differently (wider and not as tall).   -juice
#4134 of 4340 long commute in a Miata by erics6 Sep 20, 2005 (4:14 pm)
I drove my old 90 about 4000 miles (in a week) with a buddy, on desert SW trip about 10 years ago. Lot's of interstate and back roads. Noise wasn't too bad, but I'm not sure how I'd deal with it now. A day of driving my 93 now is pretty exhausting. At least the 93 has cruise and air... getting soft in my old age.   I can hear fine with ear plugs. If I were doing a long trip, I'd wear them on the boring interstate sections. Probably not in the urban areas.
#4135 of 4340 Looking for 2006 Miata Hardtop by mic2074 Sep 22, 2005 (6:18 pm)
I'm looking for a 2006 Miata hard top. I recently purchased the 3rd Gen Limited edition which does not have an option for the hard top. Plus, I can't even buy it seperately as accessories or parts yet.   Therefore, if anyone is looking to buy a 2006 Miata and do not intend to purchase a hard top with it - if you option for the hard top and sell it to me, I will pay you $300 CAD on top of the option price.   I prefer if it's black, but will take any other colour. I live in Toronto Canada (that's why I need one for the winter). I prefer to deal locally, but will travel as far as 100 miles.
#4136 of 4340 Heads up... by claires HOST Sep 22, 2005 (10:04 pm)
2006 Pontiac Solstice vs. 2006 Mazda Miata MX-5
#4137 of 4340 Hard Top by ateixeira Sep 23, 2005 (7:22 am)
I haven't seen or even heard of one yet. They should have one soon, though, hoppefully by winter.   -juice
#4138 of 4340 What about the Miata in Snow? by davidg3 Sep 23, 2005 (7:48 pm)
Any thoughts about the safety and handling of this car in snow? Snow tires would be a must. The '06 has a traction control option. Any ideas?
#4139 of 4340 What they needed to do by m1miata Sep 25, 2005 (10:41 am)
They dropped the ball. Mazda badly needed a coupe version of the MX-5. They did not need to drop the Miata name. The new one just looks like a modified first year version. I like the first one better, looks wise. Solstice coming out will be punch one, and the hardtop next year the knock out punch.   As for a Miata for snow country, I would go with a Subaru Legacy.   Loren
#4140 of 4340 No such thing as universal appeal by thel Sep 26, 2005 (4:47 am)
Saying that Mazda "hit a home run" or "dropped the ball" or other cliches b/c the car doesn't jive with what one thinks Mazda should've done is kind of a waste of time IMO.   I can see comparing it to its competitors (Solstice, etc) to decide what is best for oneself, but blanket statements are pompous and not very helpful.   I got a chance to look at the NC this weekend up close. I didn't drive it since I have NO intention of dropping $27k for a brand new 2-seater with a second kid on the way, but I got to sit in it. I think Mazda addressed most of the drawbacks of the NBs and the NAs. The car has more leg room, a tilt wheel (if you need it), a nifty folding top, and in general it just makes even more of the limited space in the car.   My 90 has a tiny console and a glove box with two cupholders right behind the shifter. The NC isn't a ton bigger but has far more useful storage areas: door storage, two center consoles, storage cubbies behind the seats and map pockets behind the seats as well. Not to mention the windblocker and the 7-speakers they manage to cram in there.   Mazda also addressed peoples desire for more power. According to most reviews I've read, the NC has plenty of pep for the buck.   Are there things I don't like about it....sure. Gigantic wheels with the high-priced rubber and high moment of inertia that goes with them does not appeal to me at all. but I could probably replace them with some 15" Toyo T1-R's and Konig Heliums for about 80% of the price of replacing the 17" tires when they wear out.   The front end styling is going to have to grow on me as well...it hasn't yet.   Did Mazda make the perfect Miata for me? No.   Does that mean that Mazda failed with the NC? No.
#4141 of 4340 15"? by ateixeira Sep 26, 2005 (6:51 am)
Will the bigger brakes fit inside those smaller rims? They might not.   Even if you can drive around nicely in the snow, it's the other folks I'm worried about. Overconfident folks in 4WD vehicles slide around and I don't want to play bumper cars with them in my tiny Miata.   Mine stays parked, and I take the Forester. Get a beater used Subaru for winter, they're perfect.   -juice
#4142 of 4340 Juice by thel Sep 26, 2005 (7:32 pm)
I've heard of MSM owners ditching the 17" Racing Hart wheels for 15" rims with good results. I don't know if the NC has bigger brakes than the MSM, but I doubt it.

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