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Re: Miata Bashing

To: "Gary McCormick" <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>,
Subject: Re: Miata Bashing
From: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2001 19:17:22 -0400
Yes I would as it's a great car. But it doesn't have the inherent rust
problems thankfully. My car is 11 years old and except for one ding from a
bicycle rider it still looks new.

Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary McCormick" <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
To: "Annette" <squishfish@home.com>
Cc: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 1:02 PM
Subject: Re: Miata Bashing


> Not bashing so much as button-pushing (see Paul Bauman's earlier post).
>
> The $64,000 question is: Would you go to as much trouble to resurrect a
Miata as you are
> doing for the Datsun?
>
> Food for thought...
>
> Gary McCormick
> San Jose, CA
> '70 2000 SRL311-13291 (garaged, non-op for 10 years  a lesser car would
have been towed
> out and sold as-is years ago... )
>
> Annette wrote:
>
> > My husband and I love our Miata - It's our "practical" car, and the
roadster
> > (when she is done) will be our fun car.
> >
> > On days when we're out working on Jezebel and nothing is going right, we
hop
> > in the Miata, cruise through the lovely wooded areas around here and
> > remember why we are spending our free time covered in grease and rust.
> >
> > I don't consider the Miata a roadster though, that particular affection
is
> > reserved for the Datsun =) The Miata is just a two seater =)
> >
> > But all the bashing!  Yeek.  What other car can you buy off a lot for so
> > cheaply and work on so easily?  These things are an absolute breeze to
> > modify and tweak!
> >
> > -Annette Rogers

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