Miata Mailing List: September 1992, Message #63
sponsored by



     


   From: (none)
Subject: Re: top boot
   Date: (none)

> Is it worth $490 to buy a
> new one from the dealer? 

 490 DOLLARS FOR A BOOT?   Man, am I glad mine came with one (I also 
bought a used 1991).

>It seems like it would be a pain to put it on and 
> take it off. I am often afraid of rain, so that what I usually do is to
> lower the roof, drive somewhere, then raise the roof again. I can't see
> dealing with the top boot everytime.
> 

It is a pain, but it looks nice.  For the first month I alternated between
the normal boot and the tonneau that came with it.  After the aggravation
of constantly futzing with the boot at every stop, I gave up and took a 
clue from the other 70 or so miatas that seem to work at the same place I 
do -- just put the top up if it looks like rain, or put the cover on if
it looks sunny and the car is still clean.  Here in sunny, drought-stricken
California the two worst miata enemies are the hot, upholstery-fading sun,
and the automatic sprinklers that ALWAYS soak my interior if I work late.
Another reason to put up the top when you stop...

Brad