Miata Mailing List: September 1999, Message #188

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>At 2:05 AM -0400 9/2/99, Debbie French Conners wrote:
>First bonehead move: I left a disposable lighter in my ashtray. 
>It's been there
>for months and the weather has been pretty hot--much hotter than 
>today was--with
>no problem.
>
>However, when I got into my car this afternoon there was my ashtray 
>missing its
>top--and ashtray/lighter "smithereens" all over the place!  Apparently the
>lighter exploded!  Fortunately the ashtray was clean at the time and 
>by whatever
>luck nothing else was damaged or destroyed.  (Phew!)
 

Debbie,

Glad no one was injured!  It's not clear to me if you smoke or not 
but if not, my suggestion would be to go to the local Mazda dealer 
and purchase the factory cupholder unit that replaces the ashtray. 
Only costs about $15-$20 (depending on any club discounts, etc.). 
Much more functional than an ashtray/explosives holding device.  :-)

Heck... now that I think about it, even if you do smoke, the 
cupholder isn't a bad idea.  Sucking on a Big Gulp has gotta be 
better for ya than those coffin nails.  :-(

Otherwise, you might try Miata.net classifieds, eBay or your local 
junkyard for ashtray replacements.

Good luck!


Mark Booth
1992 "B" Classic Red
Team Voodoo Titanium!
Age & Treachery Racing
Membership Dude / San Diego Miata Club
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