Miata Mailing List: March 1993, Message #132
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   From: (none)
Subject: a few questions
   Date: (none)

Hi.  I've just joined the mailing list after having purchased a new
base-model miata about ten days ago.  I have a couple of random
questions.

1. At what speed do you usually cruise on the highway?  I've been
driving RX/7s (an '81 and an '86) for almost ten years now.  I'm used
to having to pay attention to keep from going too fast ("too fast"
means "too fast to keep your license if you get caught").  But the
little four-banger in the miata seems to be winding out at relatively
slow speeds, and I feel like I have to push it to get up to 70.  I'm
know the gear ratios are closer, and the rotary engine is unusually
quiet, so I'm not used to getting the auditory feedback.  I just
wonder how fast is too fast for cruising, and I don't believe the redline.

2. I had a recommendation to use spray silicone for dressing the top
and rear window.  Has anyone done this?

3. Cd changer in the trunk.  Is there power readily available in the
trunk?  I know that Mazda offers a changer, so I thought there might
be a wire already there.  Is the hard suspension too much for a cd,
does it skip a lot?

4. Weight limit on the luggage rack 22 lbs?  Has anybody exceeded that
without damage?

OK, so that's more than a couple.  I'll stop now.

    Guy Hillyer
    guy@odi.com