First, you have to understand who buys Miata's. Pretty little
early 20's college girls who buy the car for its cuteness and semi
status symbol. Unless they're california Beach girls, they refuse to
muss their hair in the wind. I have yelled at people on the road on
perfect days like today (Clear blue sky, Sunny and 78 degree's), who are
driving ANY convertable with the top up. I tell them "Give the car
away...You don't deserve it ! That top should be Down on a day like
today". Normally, they just flip me off, of course. But I'm taking a
stand damit !!
It should be a new federal law. When driving a
removable/articulated top vehicle under 10,000 lbs when the weather is
clear blue sky and the temprature is 70 to 95 degrees F, the top shal be
placed in the lowered or removed position for the duration of the trip.
Three strikes and you lose the car. If the driver receives three
tickets for failing to follow this order, he/she shall be deemed
"Unworthy" to own such a vehicle, and will be forced to sell the vehicle
at the next police auction.
Rich
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> From: Paul Burr[SMTP:tigerpb@ids.net]
> Sent: Sunday, May 11, 1997 12:03 PM
> To: tiger club
> Subject: Phonies, Fakers, and gold chains!
>
> Wow! I recant my nomination of the Merc. 450SL as the droptop that's
> never seen with the topdown. My new nominee? The Mazda Miata!
> Let me explain. Today, we finally got a spectacular spring afternoon,
> sunny, temps in the high 60's. Me and the Mrs. went for a tour of the
> beaches in our area.(Rhode Island) From Charlestown to Narranganset we
> enjoyed a perfect top down day. Thing is, we must've seen at least a
> dozen, if not more, Miata's. And guess what-only ONE had the top down!
> I don't get it. For me, this is perfect top down weather, not the
> broiling mid summer days that melt your butt into the vinyl.
> So what's up with the Mazda crowd? I've been driving droptop's of all
> makes for 23 years now, and I've never seen a bigger bunch of fakers!
> Excepting, maybe, the gold neck chain Corvette guys of the Disco Era!
> I'd swear several of them had the windows rolled up and the A/C on!
> Is
> this the car of choice for people who want the sports car image, but
> can't stand to get their hair messed up?
> Or, maybe the toupee needs a reglue? I hate to group people, but the
> word "poser" surely seem to fit!
>
> Well thanks for letting me rant! I just can't figure why you'd buy a
> drop top and then never use it's best feature.
>
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