Miata Mailing List: December 1998, Message #286

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I had a Ford Probe ('94 GT) that ran great,  but the interior trim quality
really was poor.  The Miata and my wife's Altima have much higher build
qualities for the interiors.

/Lou

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> From: 	BHotaling@aol.com[SMTP:BHotaling@aol.com]
> Sent: 	Wednesday, December 02, 1998 3:02 PM
> To: 	Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: 	Re: Mazda news item (LMC)
> 
> In a message dated 12/2/98 2:50:15 PM SA Pacific Standard Time,
> schale@nts-
> online.net writes:
> 
> << They said they have been "forced" to give up the
>  Mazda line by Ford because all of the area Ford dealers will be selling
>  Mazdas.  The owner told me he had to "take their offer or be forced out".
> >>
> 
> Shades of how Chysler was it sold the Alfas?   How GM dealers sold Lotus?
> Yes, bummer!
> 
> But on the brighter side, IF Ford just gets rid of the duplication as
> suggested.. .what's that the SUV and maybe a pickup and sedan that are
> already
> built in the same factories, maybe it's not such an impact?  I dunno, just
> thinking.
> 
> We've had two fords over the years and each went 200K with no probs other
> than
> they were wagons and drove like a truck after 100K :)    And I got a '99
> F-250
> now and have no complaints about it whatsoever.   Maybe I should not have
> said
> that.
> 
> Didn't we read someplace that Ford was planning a Miata like car in their
> future?  :)
> 
> bob
>