Miata Mailing List: October 1993, Message #62
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   From: robert@caliban.ucsd.edu (Robert Holland)
Subject: Re: Speaking of the '94s
   Date: Wed, 6 Oct 1993 11:51:32 -0400

>$23,000. Package C, leather interior. I didn't pay much attention
>to the other options. Hardtop was deleted. Only one '94 on the lot.  

>The bar across the back deck looks like it will be an irritation. 
>The trunk didn't look redesigned at all. Just more of the felt/carpet
>to cover more area. I think Mazda should have located the spare the
>way they did in the 1st gen. RX-7. Make a spot for the spare in an
>indentation and have a cover over it. Then you would have a nice
>clean, flat, and uncluttered trunk. Dashboard looked silly with the
>big SRS logos at the airbag locations. 

>Kris Eckols
>'92 Sunburst Yellow.

I was with our club in Irvine, CA, for a promotional test drive of the '94. I wasn't 
too wild about the bar either, but it does stiffen the chassis a little. The trunk 
actually looked a little larger to me, but still is small. I liked the sound system. 
They put bass speakers in the seats and the surround sound circuitry was decent. You 
also notice a little more torque in the low end with the 1.8l. The one thing I 
didn't like was the suspension. It seemed a little weaker than mine. Maybe they've 
tried to soften the ride a little?! Overall, the car is still fun!

'92 Deja Vu Red.
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Robert Holland (JTBob)
Southwest Fisheries Science Center
Internet: robert@caliban.ucsd.edu

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