Miata Mailing List: February 1998, Message #110
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From: 	Keith Tanner <keith@miata.net>

Subject: Canadian vs. US was: '99's at STL auto show

Date: 	Sun, 1 Feb 1998 22:36:49 +0000



While the Trillium club was ogling the two Miatas in Toronto, I was in

Montreal checking out the five Miatas there.  Silver base, red base (with

the body bits - ugly spoiler!), Twilight with leather, Grace Green with

leather (with hardtop in place) and black with leather.  



The Leather cars have the 3-spoke Nardi wheel in Canada.  The base model

doesn't.  Nice wheel.



The top (while a little tight) was very familiar in operation.  The top

boot is made out of much thinner material, and now uses snaps in place of

the four Tenax clips.  It also had the straps underneath as did most of the

M1s.



New font on the speedometer - holy cow, was it ever busy with all those

markings.  Not as easy to read at first glance, but I guess you'd learn

where the numbers were.



All cars had the rough tough paint on the lower panels.  It's very obvious

on the doors, actually.  The M1 was able to hide the transition between

textures in the crease, where the M2 doesn't have that option.  My father

commented on it.



It feels alien opening the door.  I had to pull a different direction!

Once in, though, everything felt very familiar.



Tires were Michelin Pilots on the 15" wheels (looked like all-season tread)

and Yokohama somethings on the 14".  Seemed to be the old pattern on the

Yokos.



For the same price as a base Miata, you can get an Impreza RS.  Oooohhhh......



Keith and Baby, who's not leaving the stable

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