Miata Mailing List: June 1993, Message #80
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   From: djo@gremlin.newport.sgi.com (Dennis Ordiway)
Subject: Re: CRX "Sportscar Envy
   Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1993 14:48:46 -0400


> As a former CRX owner, I would say that it is jealousy. I think that this
> is called sportscar envy.
> I owned a Red '89 CRX Si before I got my Miata in February. It was my
> new car and I dearly loved it. The CRX is a great little car, but it is
> front wheel drive and has a roof. It is not a true sports car and the
> is. The CRX handles great and it very fast. Never had any problems and I
> put 65K on it in four years, and I drove it really hard.  However the
> handles better and is alot more fun.

True CRX Si fans are also perterbed.  If you knew a CRX, and a
CRX was a good friend of yours, then a Del Sol is no CRX.  I suspect
Mazda is picking up CRX business from many buyers like Joe.  Are
there any others on this list?

> I saw a ~'67 E Type and a 63 Elan yesterday, and they really made me
> realize what a great decision it was to sell my CRX. It is fun to have a
> real sportscar!!! Seeing those two classics, which greatly influenced the
> Miata design, made me feel really good.

I have seen convertible CRXs and remember thinking that a rear-drive
CRX convertible would be perfect.  When the Miata was introduced,
I viewed it like that, from a sort of Japenese perspective.
The Miata is much more than that though.  It is more than just
a convertible RWD econocar, it has an international pedigree.


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Dennis Ordiway                 Systems Engineer     Silicon Graphics
18201 Von Karman, Irvine, CA   djo@sgi.com          Vmail: 8537

"...if sports car to you means wiring the tire contact patches directly
to your brain synapses - then we call your attention to the top platform
of the winners podium."   Car&Driver, May 1993, re: Mazda Miata