A bit of a run-on, but...
When I got my TR-3A, my father said how unreliable these sports cars were
supposed to be, and how expensive they were to repair. Why didn't I get a
few-year-old Ford or something. He drove a fairly new Buick. We compared
maintenance records over the next few years, and on almost every point,
from gas milage to parts costs, the TR was cheaper. The one main
difference was in the transmissions. The Dreaded PO had trashed first in
my car, so it would not stay in first, and that cost a pretty penny, but
pay-back came when a few years later the Buick's trans went South, and it
cost about 20% more to be repaired than the TR's had cost! I might point
out, the TR's trans never needed to be fixed again, either! My father
sold the Buick a few years later.....
On Wed, 18 Oct 2000, Rich Scotti wrote:
>
> I couldnt resist. A guy in the office tells me his Miata is everything my TR
> was supposed to be. I shared the previous thread with him and heres what he
> came up with.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Peter Quinn
> >To: Rich Scotti
> >Date: Tuesday, October 17, 2000 9:54 PM
> >Subject: RE: Rationalization
> >
> >One miata owner's reply.
> >
> >1) My total cost over the last ten years is less than the cost of new parts
> for a TR4 during that period.
> >a. Tires, oil, belts, convertible top (an idiot who broke into my car, but
> didn't steal anything.
> >2) A/C?? In a convertible?? Who in their right mind would do something like
> that?
> >3) I expect to be driving my Miata when it is as old as the TR4, and then
> some.
> >4) +- 30 mpg with excellent emissions.
> >
> >
> >Peter Quinn
> >
>
> Side note: I've met a few Miata owners that bought them new and plan to keep
> them fresh. The Miata guys are not so different from us in reality. Its
> the disposable Ford Excursion guys that make the case. After all that I
> still can't convince my wife that the TR is practical.
>
> Scotti
> BRG '66 TR4A IRS
>
>
>
James A. Ruffner
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