Miata Mailing List: September 1994, Message #30
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   From: Bob Kenyon 
Subject: Re: California convertible rentals - Mustang vs. Miata
   Date: Thu, 1 Sep 1994 20:33:45 -0400

On Thu, 1 Sep 1994 geoff@dna.neusc.bcm.tmc.edu wrote:

> So I chose the Mustang.  A powerful car, but boy am I glad I don't own one. 
> The interior styling is just plain bizarre: the car looks like it's retaining
> water.  The top totally sucks: it's motorized but our's didn't close properly
> (luckily it didn't rain).  And worst of all is the handling: it feels like a 
> giant (I mean large American sedan) car.

I rented one of these in Honolulu last October. Power was one thing it 
didn't have. I think it was a 4 cylinder. Anyway, there was absolutely no 
travel in the rear "suspension." Any kind of a dip would bottom the thing 
out with a huge thump. The top uses really cheap hook things to attach to 
the windshield. Not nearly as nice as the Miata's.

The top doesn't work very well in the rain if it's down either. I found 
out when I assumed, California style, that if it's not raining now, it's 
not going to rain for a while. Went into a show, and came out to a 
completely soaked car. Good thing it was a rental!

Bob
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Bob Kenyon                           | "Pilots take no special joy
Beautiful Downtown San Jose, CA      |  in walking. Pilots like
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