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#575 of 4340 Bridgestone RE 730: maxdriver by lateralg Aug 22, 2000 (9:19 am)
What price --- where?
#576 of 4340 tires by karl1973 Aug 22, 2000 (2:47 pm)
Check tirerack for prices and sizes www.tirerack.com
#577 of 4340 Bridgestone .... by jwilson1 Aug 23, 2000 (1:28 am)
as I understand it, the RE71 (before it was discontinued for the 730) was the choice of us cheapos (about $60/wheel). hard to beat. As above, Tire Rack carries the Bridgestones. But Dealer Alternative (accessible by Miata.net) is a Tire Rack distributor and also handles Toyos (unlike Tire Rack). Over the years, I've found Dlr Alt (espec the owner, Bill Cardell) to be extremely product knowlegeable and able to advise based on the kind of use you plan to give your car -- competition, street, autoX, etc. Highly recommended. No, I'm not affiliated. Take care. Joe W>
#578 of 4340 Good Deal?? by db36 Aug 23, 2000 (3:58 am)
I see on an earlier post someone said they have seen new 2000's advertised starting at $16995. Has anyone else seen pricing like that, especially around the OH or MI area?
#579 of 4340 Miata Gasoline? by dutch9 Aug 23, 2000 (6:29 am)
Close to buying a '99 Miata, my first Miata, and wondering if anyone has suggestions about what type of fuel is okay...does a premium grade make a difference or does plain unleaded regular work just as well? Thanks for the help.
#580 of 4340 Gas by zaq Aug 23, 2000 (3:25 pm)
The engine in the miata is of rather low compression, and 87 octane is all that is recomended in the users manual. Some people run higher octane but, unless you've modified the engine and it runs higher compression the higher octane fuel really isn't necessary. As for anecdotal information, I got no significant difference in mileage between 3 tanks of 93 and 3 tanks of 87 octane...
#581 of 4340 by locke2c Aug 23, 2000 (3:36 pm)
Start with standard grade, which is 87 octane in most places. If during hot weather or hard driving you hear any knocking-- or feel a hesistation and it's NOT the rev limiter-- increase your octane. -Colin
#582 of 4340 octane by jwilson1 Aug 23, 2000 (5:31 pm)
dutch9, true for all cars, not just Miata, that an increase in octane over that recommended by the mfgr. will either render no effect or even diminish performance. I've never heard of an up-grade being needed in a stock Miata, except when you decide to advance the timing to 14 degrees btdc or more, as some do for performance, and even then it's not always required. Forced induction is another issue. The short answer is: regular. Take care. Joe W>
#583 of 4340 exception by freddy_k Aug 23, 2000 (6:38 pm)
except where regular is 85 octane. then I would go with whatever is 87.
#584 of 4340 GOLF by postoak Aug 24, 2000 (4:21 pm)
I'm new to Edwmunds. I've just finished reading all the entries in this topic and noticed that 2 or 3 people asked about putting golf bags in the trunk. I can tell you there is NO WAY a full size golf bag will fit in the Miata trunk. At least mine won't. I put it over on the passenger side of the car. My trunk holds my shoes, straw hat, and my pull cart. But I don't think all pull carts will fit in the trunk either. This might be something you'd have to test before you purchased one (a pull cart I mean). I know the top of the line Bagboy fits. The Bagboy has a button that doesn't appear to do anything, I had to call and ask them what it was for. If you press it after you have already folded the unit up, it compresses the legs together a little more and then it will fit in the trunk.

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