Miata Mailing List: September 1996, Message #0153
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   From: scannon@earthnet.net (Skip Cannon)

Subject: '97 & '98 Miata Info

   Date: Mon, 2 Sep 1996 15:43:37 -0500



Hi All,



I talked with sales manager of Longmont Mazda today.  He has recently

returned from a Mazda dealer meeting in Las Vegas.



BTW, if you are looking for a new Miata, this dealership doesn't do the

usual dealer added profit and handling charges.  They sold the first ones

for MSRP.  They keep it simple and cut the BS.  His name is Brian McNulty

at 303-443-1200.  He is a Miata nut and supports our local Peak to Peak

Miata Club.



(I have no affiliation with his dealership and receive nothing for this

shameless plug, I just like to give mention of a good dealer, a rare and

valuable resource.)



He is the info he passed along:



There will be a very short run of '97 Miatas, about 40% of normal,

available in mid-October.  He is taking orders for '97s now.



The '97 M edition will be Marina Green, sort of a metallic BRG.  The color

is already available on Mazda vans for '96, so you can check it out at your

local dealer.  No info on what new special equipment will be on the M.



No changes for the rest of the '97s.  Colors for non-M editions will be

Red, White, Black and Montego.



The '98 Miata is scheduled to be at dealers in the USA on 1 March 1997 for

an early model year launch.  It is a "major change" which means none of the

sheet metal will be the same.  It will be roomier, heavier and more

powerful.  He said that they were told that no outsider knows what the car

looks like, it is not the two shown in the car mags recently.



The engine will be more powerful to offset the increased weight.  He heard

rumors of a V6 option, but doesn't think it likely.



As we were discussing the changes, and I said I hoped they didn't ruin the

car, he commented "all good things must change".



Skip Cannon



















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