John McGaw wrote:
> On 5/3/2010 6:39 PM, pws wrote:
>> John McGaw wrote:
>>> On 5/2/2010 9:49 PM, Don Q wrote:
>>>> On 2010-05-02 16:51:48 -0400, John McGaw > said:
>>>>
>>>>> When I bought my '91 I paid the extra for the hard top. When I traded
>>>>> it in on a new MX-5 in 2006 I figure that it had probably been on the
>>>>> car for 30 days total.
>>>>
>>>> Interesting!
>>>>
>>>> Is it because the soft top is adequate for your needs, or is it because
>>>> you are top down 90% of the time?
>>>>
>>>> (I used to know an Alfa guy who pretended he didn't know there was a
>>>> top
>>>> under the tonneau. LOL)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> The soft top was more than sufficient. And because I garaged the car
>>> almost all the time it was never exposed to the intense sunlight which
>>> seems to be the main factor which kills tops in the long run. I gave
>>> it no special care rather than washing. After fifteen years the top
>>> looked as though it would be good for at least five more. As for
>>> keeping the top down, the best I ever managed was about thirty days
>>> straight (I lived in Alaska at the time so this is a rather amazing
>>> run).
>>
>> John, do you have the link for your Miata trip around the United States?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Pat
>
> http://johnmcgaw.com/trip_intro.html
> http://johnmcgaw.com/trip_redux.html

Thank you sir.

This is great reading, (and pics!), for anyone who has not seen it before.

Pat