Miata Mailing List: June 1994, Message #37
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   From: Stephen_Lasky@Brown.EDU
Subject: Re: Nailed Miata responses
   Date: Fri, 3 Jun 1994 12:51:33 -0400

Thanks for getting back to me so quickly on my nailed miata.

About 50% of you suggested that it would be better to total it.  You may be
right from a performance standpoint, but I have just about paid it off
(that means I am now paying principle and not interest) and finally painted
it the color that I wanted: Yellow.  It was silver, which is fine for the
family stationwagon, but not for a sports car like a Miata. (No offense to
those of you out there with silver miata's, this is just a matter of taste
and sentimentality as my first sports car, a TR3, was yellow).  

I checked and probably would be able to get about $13,000 for it if it is
totaled.  I guess I could replace it for about that, but if I'm going to
get another miata, I'd probably want to get a new one, and I was really
looking forward to not having any car payments for a while.

I still don't know what the damage is to the suspension.  My body shop is
going to throw it up onto the rack when the insurance adjuster gets there. 
I hope the pick up points aren't bent but I don't know how you can twist a
wheel 20 degree's or so without torquing the pickup points.  

For those of you who suggested shopping around for a body shop, I have in
the past, and that's how I ended up at this one.  The place that I use does
really nice work, but I have only had experience with them on body work,
like little dings and paint jobs, not major stuff like this.  I have also
seen some of the classic cars that they have restored and they are
pristine.

Is there anyway that I can insist that only new parts be used for the rear
quarter and door?  They definitely have to be replaced.  The front quarter
is only scrapped so it will just need paint.

Thanks again for the support and I hope you all have a great weekend out
there driving.

SRL


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Stephen R. Lasky Ph.D.  Brown University/Roger Williams Medical Center
LandLine: 401-456-6572          	       	e-mail: Stephen_Lasky@brown.edu
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