Miata Mailing List: October 1997, Message #28
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From: 	"campbell" <campbell@pc02a.augustanet.de>

Subject: Re: SUV Flamers

Date: 	Wed, 1 Oct 1997 02:39:25 +0000



Greetings,

  New to the list here.  Just purchased the wife a used 92 Miata.  

I am afraid I am a bit lost on the A model, B model, M model etc.

Since we have only had the car 24 hours, one complete clean and 

wax job operation, are an oil change, air filter change, and spark 

plug change shy of a full load.. I will have to look more indepth to 

figure out what model  little Red Beastie is.  Suffice it to say, that 

the smile on my wife's face as she cruised at 100 mph down the 

German Autobahn with the top down was worth the purchase price.



  I jumped in here only to say.. I too am 6' tall and find the leg room 

no problem.  However I drive a 94 Mustang GT and it is shorter

in the leg room department than the Miata.  Vision is a little tough

for me in the Miata (the five minutes my wife let me drive it) as the 

top edge of the windshield seems annoyingly low for me.



  The 94 Mustang is stock with 2.73 rear gears.  The Miata in 5th 

gear pulls just as well as the Mustang in 5th gear.  To out accelerate

my wife at 80 MPH I must down shift.  She wasn't stirring the stick at 

all so don't know what we would find.  I couldn't imagine at 100MPH 

she would have much options tho as she is over 5 grand.  



   The cars matched up almost exactly for fuel use at 100 mph, getting

21.4 and 21.9 (Miata on top).



   Nice little car the Miata... and it makes the wife "smile" so what else

is important! <G>



   I will be troubling you guys from time to time with tech questions as I 

try to get "smart" on this Miata thing.



SOUP in Augsburg Germany



> 

> Those of us of <ahem> normal stature--i.e., 6 feet tall--have no trouble 

> seeing traffic signals. At least not in the summer...  :-)

> 

> When we started shopping for a Miata, I'll admit I was a tad dubious 

> about fitting. My driving style had been straight arms and legs, but no 

> way in this little car. So I adapted. Big deal. Now the Accord seems too 

> big!