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Old July 24th 10, 12:16 AM posted to rec.autos.makers.mazda.miata
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Default Miata Poll - What would you do if your Miata were gone today?

On 7/23/2010 3:37 PM, NetMax wrote:
> On Jul 23, 4:12 pm, John > wrote:
>> On 7/23/2010 3:23 PM, pws wrote:
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>>> If you were to lose your current Miata today, be it totaled, stolen,
>>> whatever, and received enough money to cover a replacement, all the way
>>> up to an optioned-out brand-new one, (say $30,000 to be safe), what
>>> would you do:

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>>> buy an older miata and keep the larger money difference?
>>> get a brand-new new one and keep the smaller money difference?
>>> get a different vehicle altogether?
>>> if older, would it be stock or modified? What year?
>>> do something not on my list?

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>>> I am not in this situation, no money anyway. Just curious, and it's even
>>> on-topic! :-)

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>>> For those with multiple miatas, just pick one to be missing.

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>>> Pat

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>> It is difficult to say for certain what I will do in the next minute but,
>> hypothetically, under the circumstances stated I would probably buy a new
>> PRHT MX-5 (red...always red!). Certainly not the most practical choice
>> since I really could use some amount of money too but I've not been without
>> a Miata since 1991 and I have a general distrust of used cars except in the
>> most desperate circumstances.
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>> In my situation the most realistic thing to do would be to forget the car,
>> use the money to finish up the remodeling and landscaping, and drive the
>> Subie but nobody every accused me of being a realist...- Hide quoted text -
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> Currently, the best Miata (imo) is the most current '2010' so I'd go&
> buy a new GT PRHT MX5, however they cost $40,000 in Canada!


Ouch! Well, I just increased that amount to $3,000,000.00 U.S. dollars,
so you are safe now. ;-)

Take your pick!

Pat
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