Miata Mailing List: January 1998, Message #46
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From: 	csl@snt.bellsouth.com (Paul Lu)

Subject: Re: Top Ten Faults of Miata

Date: 	Thu, 1 Jan 1998 14:49:38 +0000



> 1. Use your side mirrors wisely. The convertible top creates a blind spot

> large enough to hide a semi.



Solution 1: buy a Mercedes style top.



Solution 2(the one I took): what blind spot you are talking about when there

           is no top?



> 3. Handling is very balanced and the car's steering gives a lot of feedback,

> but the handling is not as awe inspiring as the car magazines would leave you

> to believe. The sheer grip just isn't there compared to other sports cars.

> Don't even bother trying to steer the rear end with the throttle (see #2).

> Nevertheless it is good for beginners who might otherwise get in trouble.



Keep it just between you, the insurance company and me. Most people

here still want to believe miata is true sports car. They call the true

sports car "Grand Tour".



> 6. You can't keep the rear window from scratching no matter how religious

> you are about unzipping it when putting the top down or how careful you are

> when you clean it.



Same as 1. Solution 2.