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>Maybe Miata's success will force the bean counters to reconsider.
>I think the biggest problem with the mainstream cars is boredom.
>Despite all the flashy ads, sitting in a Buick has all the excitement
>of sitting in your favorite TV chair. Maybe Americas ready to have
>fun again.
>
> - Dale
I agree with this. But I also think that most people who have purchased
the Miata want the fun without the burden of having to go tweek the carbs
on weekly basis and put up with strange electric systems to boot. Most
people I know would love to have an old convertible fun machine but they
are afraid of having to work on them. Sadly, I think that if the Miata
had to have the oil changed every 2500 miles and started life wiht a reputation
of being finicky(sp?) (That is, it was produced by a lesser manufacturer)
it would not have done so well. But, I also think things are changing.
Maybe enough people will realize the fun quotient and such cars will
become more common.
Also, I was looking at one of the car mags, don't remember wich one, and
saw something interesting. Back in the fall when they put out the issue
on the new cars and concepts of the future there were two models shown that
may be a step in the right direction. One was by Pontiac and I can't
remember who did the other, I seem to think it was Japanese. Both the
cars were small recreational vehicles that were convertible. One of them
could even have all the glass removed as well as all the seats etc.
The idea was you could just hose the sucker out when it got dirty. It
was a Fluorescent Green color. Don't much care for the color but the
idea sounds fun.
Ed Hand
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