Miata Mailing List: August 1994, Message #121
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   From: das@mda.ca (Darcy Semeniuk)
Subject: Care and Feeding of my new baby
   Date: Thu, 4 Aug 1994 14:02:04 -0400

Hi All,

I'm picking up my (as yet unnamed) new BRG miata this afternoon and I 
have a few questions that I'm hoping someone can answer:

1)  I've heard that you should change a new car's oil after ~750 miles
    to get rid of the junk (engine lube) & metal filings that are left 
    over from the manufacturing process and occur during the break-in
    period.  How true/useful is this?  

2)  How long is the break-in period and what should I limit the RPMs to
    during this period?

3)  I've got a hard top (In Canada, if you want ABS/LSD/SRS you have to
    either get a hard top or the leather package) that I plan on storing
    most of the time.  Do I need to do anything special, or can I just
    cover it up with a blanket and leave it in a corner in the garage?

4)  How long should I wait 'till I wax it?

5)  Any other new car (or just miata in general) care tips that I should
    know about?

6)  Anybody else in Vancouver, BC on this list?


I know that I could ask the dealer all of these questions, but I'm too 
excited to wait.

Thanks,
Darcy