I'll throw my unwarranted and uncalled for two bits in right here...
I love my MGB. Nobody will argue that.
But, I'd buy a Miata to drive around. I'd beat the piss out of it for
100,000 miles, then sell it. With my 'B, I'd beat it for 100,000 miles,
then rebuild it. And keep it.
Michael S. Lishego
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Speedway/3706/
>Also, in the early 90's there were lots of Miatas on the roads here in
>So. Cal., but now, where are they all? When I bought my B new in 74 it
>was said that they last great for the first 36,000 miles, then fall
>apart. That was true, but falling apart on a B didn't mean much. I'll
>give the Miata 100k for the same, but because the consequences are so
>much greater for their deterioration (and more expensive), I doubt
>we'll have very many high mileage examples in 30 years. I found the
>Miata a very uncomfortable car to drive. It maneuvers deftly, but so
>does a Mini; I'm curious just what part of "British Roadster" its
>designers were emulating, or how many they had driven.
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>Jim
>74B
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