Miata Mailing List: August 1996, Message #22
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   From: Steve Davis 
Subject: Re: Hearsay on '98
   Date: Thu, 1 Aug 1996 10:32:17 -0400

> The front lights were described as being plastic covers where the covers are
> now, and going further down into the front bumper.

Let's see, updated Miata styling inspired by... the Pontiac Sunfire?  Oh,
please say it isn't so!  I'd rather see a Miata with a corporate-mandated
Taurus-style front end than that, or maybe something like the MX-3.

Am I the only one on the list that really LIKES the stock Miata headlights?
Sure, they're big, but they look so cool!  All of the headlight mods I've
seen advertised really turn me off.

-=-

On an unrelated note, I finally got my baby back from the body shop.  They
did the collision work on the front end, and also painted the hood and rear-
end plastic, which were all faded to different shades from the rest of the
car.  It's not perfect, but for the money I can't complain.  (The dealer
did the extra work at no charge-- three cheers for Boniface Mazda in
Melbourne, FL.)

I'm sure the new paint will eventually fade differently from the rest of the
car, but it at least puts off by a couple of years the day when I'll have to
break down and get the whole car repainted. 

Isn't it amazing how much better a newly-painted car runs?

Regards,

Steve Davis
'93 Classic Red 'A'
Cocoa, FL