On 2010-04-30 7:33 AM, pws wrote:

> I have always wondered what the "true" weight limit of the NA Miata is.
>
> I have gone to at least 550 pounds in my previous 1996 miata, that with
> a friend who was almost 300 pounds, my super thin self, (at the time),
> and some heavy items in the trunk.
>
> The car really let me know the weight was there, in reduced
> acceleration, and I assume, in worse handling, but I did not push it at
> all that day.
>
> Poll time: What is the maximum (estimated) weight that you have carried
> in your Miata, and if you have towed with it, what is the maximum weight
> there as well?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Pat

5,000 km camping trip 15 years ago or so with our then '90 NA bone
stock, 500 lbs passengers and luggage, and about 600 lbs CombiCamp tent
trailer and camping gear. 3 Canadian provinces and all the way down to
the Black Hills of South Dakota. Not one single problem. Entering the
US, the officer at the small border crossing couldn't believe that we
were towing all that with a mere 1.6 litre engine!

Stuart H.
'91 JDM Eunos Roadster (Our 3rd NA over the years)