Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2001 23:20:29 -0400 From: "Kenneth S." <nimrodnopsams.com> Subject: Re: 9-5?
Nutmegger wrote: > > Kenneth S. says... > > >> >> It reminds me, we've got this Miata thing going on around here, all this huge > >> >> men shoving themselves into the teeny tiny car and for what?! > >> >> I have to smile when I see that. > >> > > >> > Miata = overpowered golf cart. > >> > > In addition to my Saab 900, I have a Miata that I bought three years > >ago. All I can say is that, while I have some reservations about the > >Saab, which I bought six months ago, I would unhesitatingly recommend > >the Miata. > > Do you find it too small? > I tell you, I keep seeing so many that something must be going on with them, and > I always see men driving them, not women. > > >Mine is by no means new (1990), but it is tremendous fun to > >drive and is EXTREMELY reliable. Since I bought it, the only repair has > >been the replacement of the switch for the backup light. > > Hmmm... > It does look fun to drive, but it would take me a while to get used to sitting > so low (it looks low anyway) > That bothered me about the Vette, I felt like I was sitting on the road. > The Miata IS low to the ground, and I have some hesitation about driving it -- particularly at night -- on interstates where there are many big trucks. In addition, it has very little luggage space (although my son and I managed OK on a weekend trip to the beach last year). However, despite these drawbacks, everything about the Miata seems completely in balance. It has a wonderful gearbox, and the roadholding is excellent. It has -- to me -- a very agreeable retro feel to it. It reminds me of the MGs, Austin-Healeys, and Jaguars that I couldn't afford when I was a teenager and in my early twenties. In a way, the Miata is responsible for buying the Saab. After I got the Miata three years ago, I got addicted to its maneuverability, and I found that even a small four-cylinder engine could deliver good quantities of air conditioning. So about six months ago I traded in my Mercury Grand Marquis, which at that time was my "sensible" car. I still use the Miata more than the Saab. My daughter borrows the Saab without complaining that it is a big boat, which she used to say about the Mercury.