Miata Mailing List: December 1997, Message #11
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From: 	Jim Smithbauer <jsmithba@ford.com>

Subject: Miata & Boxster -- Side-by-Side

Date: 	Mon, 1 Dec 1997 07:40:54 +0000



Eric Schwarzentraub wrote:

>We opened the trunk(s) and I watched in horror as the top was 

>lowered.  The plastic rear window going through the same tortures the 

>Miata window follows if you don't zip it out.  Probably won't last 

>long.



I just checked out our studio Boxster pool car (which is hibernating

inside the studio for the winter), and after a full season of frequent

top raising and lowering, the window still appears fine.  No folds,

creases, or excessively scratced areas.  In fact, though this window has

been run through many automatic car washes, never polished, and

frequently parked outside, it still looks as good as Jade's year-old

window!  And I never use automatic washes, frequently polish, and use a

window protecter.  I guess for double the cash there actually IS

something better about the Boxster: a better engineered plastic rear

window.  'Course, that'll change with the '99 Miata.



Jim and Jade

97M