Miata Mailing List: April 1995, Message #23
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   From: IO20017@MAINE.maine.edu
Subject: Wood for Interior
   Date: Sun, 2 Apr 1995 00:45:35 -0500

    There was a recent thread about aftermarket wood accesories for
the Miata interior (shift knob, center console, etc.) and I thought
someone might find this interesting.  Below are some of the prices
for factory wood accesories on '95 Porsche models:

For 911:       Dash - $4356 (yes, no typo, it's thousand...)
               Door Trim - $1445
               Shift Knob - $360 or $423
               Parking Brake - $535

Also listed:   Pearl White Metallic Paint - $12,249
                 (Must be one hell of a paint job, should include
                  free repaints for life at that price!  =)

The moral is:  while I personally don't like wood trim, the price for the
             Miata stuff available doesn't really seem that bad after
             all!

(BTW  A rough calculation show that ordering all the wood and leather
    extras (ex. leather fuel tank pull knob, etc.) will raise the price
    on a 911 almost $31,000 (50% over base price)...add the pearl white
    paint and it's $43,000 (71% over base)!!!  Ouch!!!  How the hell is
    Porsche going to make the Boxster affordable?  Looks like the Miata,
    even pushing $25,000,will still be the bargain of the litter.)

                                                   -Mike
                                    (Still looing in New England...)