Adrian wrote:
>
> Ron Soave wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Does adding convenience features such as power windows mean the car is a
> > > Miata? I wonder if that's all I have to do to make my Midget worth
> > > $10k?
> >
> > You can always try.
> >
> > Price and worth can be two different things, though. I sold a Miata to get
> > a Bugeye, my sixth LBC (well, 4 LBC's, 2 not so little BC's). I'll never
> > own another Miata, but there will be more Bugeyes!
>
> I dunno...I am of the opinion that if a Datsun 5-speed conversion
> doens't make people think "Miata" then two things that don't really
> require any car alterations such as power windows and air conditioning
> sure as heck don't mean "miata." I mean, which parts can we and can't
> we change?
>
> adrian
I feel this way about my Spridget. It's my damn car and I'll do anything
to it that I want. The purists can just deal with it. If they want to
drive a totally stock car, that's fine. I'm not going to criticize them.
It's their damn car and they can NOT do anything to it that they want.
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