Miata Mailing List: August 1996, Message #210
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   From: Dennis Wynne 
Subject: Re: Help - My Friend BOUGHT a Z3!
   Date: Fri, 2 Aug 1996 19:44:29 -0400

mboyer wrote:
> 
> We better start getting used to this. My friend is about a Z3 as well, although
> I'm urging to wait for the V6 if he has to have the car.
> 
> The fact is that the Z3 has cachet both because it's new and because it is a
> BMW. But I remain comfortable with the fact that I'm driving in a great
> handling and great looking roadster and can still afford to drive it all over
> and stop in lots of nice restaurants.

  A bunch of us from work went to lunch together a few weeks ago and sitting 
in the parking lot (actually parked right in front at the curb) was a new ZZZ.
Most of the employees "ooh'ed" and "aah'd" over it.  One female employee said 
that it was "sex, on wheels".  When my brother pulled up in front of work in 
his bright red Miata complete with white "racing" stripes about all that was 
said was "that's cute" or "that's small".

  For the price and the current 4 cyl in the ZZZ, I would rather have a Miata.  
But for the ATTENTION and LOOKS you will get - the ZZZ is by far the way to go.
Even if you find the car ugly (a lot do), it is still "new".  Face it, a lot 
of the people who buy Miatas don't do it for the reasons the "select few" on 
miata.net do.  For those folks (with deep pockets), the ZZZ is probably a fine 
car.

  By the way, we saw out the window of the restaurant when the ZZZ pulled
away.  A grey haired retiree and his grey haired wife !  They really "putted"
away - driving out of sight at no more than 20-30mph.  I would hate to think
of a Miata being "misused" by him like that :-) !

  Dennis