Miata Mailing List: September 1999, Message #336

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Matt, I'll be recording that of course, at the same time, I'll be poking
around in one, friends took delivery yesterday, pity he won't be home for
Fathers Day on Sunday, he's in Belgium but we'll enjoy it for him! I'll need
some convincing that it's worth $30k more than an MX5.
  Now all I need is for some Moron to come back and say that it isn't
Fathers Day, it IS HERE!
 BTW, Through the Gears on Foxtel was supposed to be testing the MX5
yesterday, it's held over until next week, all part of the MOTOR Magazine
"Bang for your Bucks" article.

Jeff Gehrig
MX5 Club NSW #169
'99 Grace Green
Oz TeamVoodoo
Team Grandpa
http://mx5.com.au/nsw


----- Original Message -----
From: Apsilon <apsilon@weitech.com.au>
To: Multiple recipients of list <miata@list.miata.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 1999 6:20 PM
Subject: Re: R&T Reviews a Japanese Spec. S2000


I saw a picture of an SLK in Sydney with the top down once. Does that count?

Didn't the original press release in Japan have an MX-5, Z3 and Boxster all
at the same track for the journos to drive before they got a chance to drive
the S2000? Honda at least recognise the MX-5 to some extent.

For any Australians on the list (or at least Sydney siders, others check
your local guides as they say) Drive Time on 10 will have an S2000 review
this weekend.

Matt.
'94 Laguna Blue Clubman
T28BB Turbo Terror
MX5 CLUB of NSW #582 Australia
http://apsilon.weitech.com.au


> Johan, I'd take the Honda ($70k) and have $35k left to play with, almost
> enough for a '99 MX5! The SLK does nothing for me, they seem to have lost
> the plot, the A Class looks like it should have privacy screens and a
toilet
> paper dispenser, not to mention Moose Radar and at the top end is the low
> flying Webber model of Le Mans fame. I still can't believe that Mark was
the
> driver of both cars that took off.
>   Honda see the S2000 as a Z3/Boxster competitor I would think, I doubt
> whether any manufacturer would consider the SLK as a competitor for
> anything, it's just there and sells to a very limited clientele, now
there's
> a car that I have never seen with the roof down, in our climate? Even Z3s
> here have their roof down. Boxsters on the other hand, never have them up!
>
> Jeff Gehrig
> MX5 Club NSW #169
> '99 Grace Green
> Oz TeamVoodoo
> Team Grandpa
> http://mx5.com.au/nsw
>
>