Miata Mailing List: February 1998, Message #140
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From: 	EScheidl@aol.com

Subject: Portland Auto Show Miata

Date: 	Mon, 2 Feb 1998 02:37:21 +0000



I went to the Portland Auto Show Saturday night and got to see the 99 Miata.

They really did do a nice job on it and it does look much better in person.  A

little more shapely, a little smoother and cleaner in appearance.  They did a

nice job on the headlights but I personally will still miss the Barn Doors.

But that's OK, because it gives all of us who choose to keep our M 1's a

little something different that you can't get anymore.  And all of those that

don't like the Barn Doors something to look forward to.  I can't see myself

running out to buy one for quite a while though.  Maybe not even until the M

3s are offered. (Hoping for an improved projection light version of the Barn

Doors to be introduced =))  I just like my 93 too much.  But if I do some day,

it's nice to see that the 2nd generation Miata is carrying the torch in much

the same manner as the 1st generation has.



They had a Hard Top for it there stuck in the back of a Mazda pick-up truck.

I checked it out pretty carefully and I couldn't see ANY difference in it

what-so-ever despite the fact that it's supposed to be much more re-inforced

compared to the current one.  If it is, the re-inforcements are completely

invisible from what I could see.  It looked exactly like my 93 Hard Top

inside.



I did pay special attention to the oil guage and it was a fake.  As much as we

don't like the fake oil guage, I guess we should't complain too much.  When I

looked at the Z-3, it didn't even HAVE one!!!   At least we have something to

work with that can be fixed with a simple guage face replacement!



Ernie Scheidl

93 Base Phredd