Miata Mailing List: August 1999, Message #477

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"In Quest of Too Much Fun!"

 Morris Friedman
"The Vagabond"
96 M edition
TeamSEG, Club Peachtree
www.geocities.com/Baja/Cliffs/7251
----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Rockoff <BillR@isescorp.com>
To: Multiple recipients of list <miata@realbig.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 1999 8:20 AM
Subject: RE: potential miata owner seeks advice.


> Welcome Becky,
>
> My name is Bill and I've been a Miataholic for 8-1/2 years.....
>
>
> >>Miata looks like a lot more fun.
>
> Yes, it is.... remember the SAT's?  "87 Accord" is to "Miata" as "brushing
> teeth" is to "soul kiss."
>
>
> >>But is it "practical."
>
> Yes.  It's not always CONVENIENT (you may have to put some thought into
> loading a week's groceries) but it is practical.  It will run and run and
> run - that's practical.  It will also carry a huge amount of stuff - you
> just might have to make some accomodations in loading it.  Like, if you're
> hosting a New Year's Eve party (don't forget to invite us) you'll have to
> put the keg on the passenger's seat.
>
> My Miata is my only car.  I have a motorcycle as well, and I use them each
> for commuting (28 miles of highway each way) as well as grocery-getting
and
> ferrying my 5-year-old to and from school.  He and I went cross-country
> (north to south, not east to west) on vacation in it.  We drove from
Atlanta
> to NY one weekend (approx. 1,000 miles) and came back the following
weekend.
> No problem, took plenty of stuff, and he didn't get too antsy, although
> Baltimore to Atlanta with traffic the last day was a bit of a strain for
my
> son.  Had to put a bit of thought into packing it, but it's worth it.
With
> a $45 bike rack on the back, it carries our bicycles just fine as well.
>
> You should be fine driving yours to Virginia.  Sounds more like a vacation
> than a chore to most of us on the List, I'm sure....
>
>
> >>I would like to hear opinions,
>
> BUY IT.  I don't think you'll regret it.
>
>
> >>pros and cons of owning a Miata as your only car, trade-offs,
>
> Pro - fun to drive, hard to break, easy to fix, inexpensive to run.  Con -
> not much space inside, so you have to carry big things (25" TV, bookcases,
> lumber from the lumber yard) with the top down and something sticking out
> the back.  Trade-offs - You won't be quite so up-to-date on "Suddenly
Susan"
> or "Melrose," but you'll soon know ALL the fun roads around where you
live.
>
>
> >>things I might not have thought of
>
> The idea of driving your car on a race track will come to seem less
absurd.
> Get together with a bunch of Miata folks, and I bet at least one of them
has
> done it in their car.
>
>
> >>Also, what should I offer my colleague for his car? ....blue book
> >>price (avg between dealer price and private seller price is
> >>$12,000. I am seeing used Miata's advertised in LA for a lot less
>
> Offer wholesale, then.  (Dealer price.)
>
> Good luck.
>
> - Bill
>
>