Miata Mailing List: January 1996, Message #138
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   From: HEDavey@aol.com
Subject: Bought my first Miata yesterday
   Date: Wed, 3 Jan 1996 15:42:25 -0500

Hi everyone,

I finally got my first Miata! I was still having a hard time finding an
M-Edition around the San Francisco area, so I sent e-mail to all of the main
members of SAMOA--Sacramento  Area Miata Owners Assoc.--that were listed on
Miata.net. One nice guy (Steve) happened to see an ad in the Sacramento
newspaper for a 94 M and sent me e-mail. I went to Sacramento yesterday and
bought a very nice M-Edition with 10,000 miles, a factory hardtop, factory
cup holder tray, and an ignition-kill security system for a decent price.

I was late finishing up with him and the dealer (leased car), so I cruised
all the way back to the Berkeley area (90 min.) at high speed. Very smooth. I
like the way the 1.8 revs as opposed to the 1.6, it feeels a little smoother,
more powerful, and more stable.

I'm going to be buying factory mud flaps, a roll bar (my wife's idea. . . I
think I'll get the chrome kind that looks like twin inverted U's), a Mazda
bra, and a factory wood dash kit. Let me know if any of you have any
suggestions or ideas. I do have one question. The manual says not to leave
the soft top folded down for extended periods of time. However, it really
isn't convenient to constantly remove the hardtop, so I can put up the
softie. I was planning on leaving the hardtop on for about 3-4 months during
each winter. Will this really have a bad effect on a vinyl top? (Cloth top I
could understand.)

Thanks to all of the kind people that responded to my past posts asking for
help in finding an M-Edition (especially Skip). I think I'm going to have a
lot of fun with this car.

Have a Happy New Year.

Hugh
94 M-Edition