Miata Mailing List: August 1996, Message #88
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   From: cwoida@animated.com (Craig Woida)
Subject: Re: Hearsay on '98
   Date: Thu, 1 Aug 1996 20:29:37 -0400

Steve Davis wrote:
> 
> > 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


No! not Sunfire headlights!

Check out Road & Track about an issue or two ago.  Along w/ info on the 
M Coupe they had some info on the next MX-5.  There were two concept 
drawings: one like described above w/ the ugly Sunfire headlights, the 
other was a much better solution.  The flip-ups were totally gone and 
the headlights were where the turn signals are now.  If any Mazda folks 
who have a say in this matter read this, Please don't go w/ the Sunfire 
headlights!  Then again, if Mazda does %$#$%^ up the Miata, then I won't 
be tempted to trade up from my '94.  I can find a lot more uses for my 
dollars...both of 'em.

God save the Miata.