Article Comments - 2010 Mazda MX-5 Miata First Drive

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#5 of 10 interesting car by dyzio Feb 01, 2009 (7:49 am)
I prefer Honda 2000 , more exciting , high reving engine, and better design, Mazda design is cotrovertial..some people may like it, but I'm not ..although: new one looks better than preious generation Replies to this message: mugwomp (Feb 03, 2009 7:35 am) ateixeira (Feb 05, 2009 12:42 pm)
#6 of 10 Re: interesting car [dyzio] by mugwomp Feb 03, 2009 (7:35 am)
Replying to: dyzio (Feb 01, 2009 7:49 am) I dunno; the Honda looked dated the day it came out and that was 10 years ago. The bin-part interior and buzzy engine didn't' help. And $30k+ for a Honda? I'll take the Mazda any day...
#7 of 10 Re: interesting car [dyzio] by ateixeira Feb 05, 2009 (12:42 pm)
Replying to: dyzio (Feb 01, 2009 7:49 am) Doesn't matter, there weren't enough of you and Honda already announced it will kill the S2000. I said this a long, long time ago - it was too expensive for a toy. A roadster like this is best used as a 3rd vehicle, i.e. not a primary car. In those cases it's hard to justify spending $35k on a toy. I'm shopping for new hardtop Miatas at $22k (no kidding) freight included. That's more like a realistic price tag on a toy. Hence the Miata lives on, and yet another roadster goes to the grave. RIP S2000. Your price tag killed you.
#8 of 10 My impressions.... by ateixeira Feb 05, 2009 (12:56 pm)
This may be the best part for me: there's a new cupholder within the door pocket that doesn't foul your knees The old one really annoyed me. I like the headlights better, no longer the old pill shape, now more cats' eye. Dunno about the grille, though, I feel mixed about that. The interior is a bit warmer, minus the piano black trim (too dark with the current black interior). Love that raspberry chocolate leather interior color. Gorgeous. I'm not even looking at the Recaros.
#9 of 10 2010 or 2009? by tshooter Mar 12, 2009 (11:54 am)
Can someone clarify if the updates mentioned in this article apply to the model that is soon to be released in the US, or to a model being released next year? One reason I ask is the late release of the models in the US has led many to believe this will be marketed as a 2010 car. Plus the "facelift" and most other changes mentioned in this article were also mentioned in the October article referencing this years car. So, I'm just a bit confused... I like the updated version of this car VERY much, especially the tuned suspension. If those changes aren't on the soon-to-be-released version, I would probably order different options... Will the improvements mentioned be in this years model or next? Replies to this message: ateixeira (Mar 12, 2009 12:18 pm)
#10 of 10 Re: 2010 or 2009? [tshooter] by ateixeira Mar 12, 2009 (12:18 pm)
Replying to: tshooter (Mar 12, 2009 11:54 am) These appear on the 2009 model. The 2009 came out sort of late, in fact dealers have plenty of 2008s left, and they are being discounted heavily. I may buy one of those left over 2008s tonight. The discount was too hard to resist. A year ago the hard tops were $25k and up, I'm looking at under $21k! Swee-eeeet! I'll have to deal with that bottle holder in the door, maybe pad it somehow if it keeps bothering me.