Miata Mailing List: August 1996, Message #224
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   From: skirkham@mail.1stresource.com (Scott Kirkham and Woody)
Subject: Re: Help - My Friend BOUGHT a Z3!
   Date: Fri, 2 Aug 1996 22:18:21 -0400


>  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.
>
Finally it comes out. The Miata is to many of us a "driver's" car. It is not
necessarily a car to see and be seen in. What the Miata excells at most is the
twisty roads that comprise the back way home. It is not a boulevard cruiser,
though Woody likes to think everybody is looking at her when I drive in all her
topless glory.  ;^)  The ZZZ is merely a four-cylinder BMW that is new to the
market. Now, the 6 will be a wonderful driver's car, but the micro Z is meant to
see and be seen in. It *is* a boulevard cruiser.

BTW, after looking at Cobras I decided on the Miata. I have a ZZZ/Prowler
2-sided poster on my wall amongst my many Mustang posters. The Prowler side is
the one showing. I like the ZZZ. I like it a lot. But I *adore* my Miata, and
for the extra 15 grand I saved, I can make her into a car that screams on the
back roads *and* screams to be looked at. BTW, I also considered waiting for the
Prowler to come out. Nope. I wanted a car now and I wanted one I could afford.
The Miata was a choice I didn't even have to *think* about. The Prowler would
have been an expensive proposition (20" tires on the rear, 18" on the front,
and no spare) The Miata is a classic that people will want 25 years from now
so that they can fix them up and *drive* them, much like MGs. The Z and
 the Prowler will not be the same. If people fix them up they will drive them
in parades. That's it. I like my little fun car, and she likes me.

Scott and Woody, who feels so *loved*

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