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2006 Miata
I am SERIOUSLY considering purchasing a new 2006 Grand Touring MX-5. Would
be interested in hearing feedback about the car, int/ext colors and options. THANK YOU! |
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2006 Miata
chance wrote:
> I am SERIOUSLY considering purchasing a new 2006 Grand Touring MX-5. Would > be interested in hearing feedback about the car, int/ext colors and options. > THANK YOU! > > After looking at the Honda S2000 (which frightened my wife), Mini Cooper, and 350 Z (didn't consider a Z4 because I think that it's too damned ugly), I bought a 2006 MX-5. I didn't consider the Solstice because of no storage space with the top down and when I see one, the first word that pops in my head is "Fiero" (synonymous with "bucket of bolts"). In my opinion, the MX-5 has the best bang for the buck. Mine is a Sport model with the handling package, galaxy gray with black cloth interior and black top, 6-speed. It does not have the Bose stereo. At first, I wanted blue, but all my other cars are blue. Both shades of red look good. White kind of hides the lines of the car. If I had to do it differently, I might have bought the run-flat tires with the tire pressure monitor (there's no spare, which is kind of scary except for the roadside service included with the car). I believe with the GT you get the keyless ignition system and an alarm system, which may discourage theft. You also get leather seats, which I am not convinced is better than cloth for a convertible. You also get electronic nannies that prevent slides and such, but I don't think it's worth it to have them. The chrome windshield frame doesn't (I think) add anything to the car for me. I rarely play the radio in my car, so the upgraded audio makes little difference to me, but you might prefer the better sound quality. There's some metal trim in the GT interior that kind of spruces it up a bit, but that's not really necessary. It is, after all, a sports car/driving tool, not a boulevard cruiser. Many malign the door cup holders. I use it for my sunglasses and it doesn't bother me. Except for automatic transmission (which defeats the purpose of the car, in my opinion), the rest of the options are cosmetic and you can add them later through the after market if you want to. By the way, don't get discouraged if you think the shifter it balky at first. Mine loosened up quite nicely after about 1500 miles and now it is a joy. Good luck, and I am sure that you will enjoy whatever MX-5 you purchase. It's the most fun car to drive that I've ever owned. |
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2006 Miata
Fabiano > wrote in
news:5OQ9g.4940$Sh3.4507@trnddc05: > Many malign the door cup holders. I use it for my sunglasses and > it doesn't bother me. Come back when you've got a permanent ulcer in your leg just below the knee where the damned thing cuts it open. I found the new MX-5 to be the only car I've ever driven that was actually painful, I cut short the test drive so I could get out of the thing. |
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2006 Miata
"XS11E" > wrote in message ... > Fabiano > wrote in > news:5OQ9g.4940$Sh3.4507@trnddc05: > >> Many malign the door cup holders. I use it for my sunglasses and >> it doesn't bother me. > > Come back when you've got a permanent ulcer in your leg just below the > knee where the damned thing cuts it open. I found the new MX-5 to be > the only car I've ever driven that was actually painful, I cut short > the test drive so I could get out of the thing. > Can't the cup holder be removed? Alternatively, you could have your left leg removed at the knee and buy an automatic. |
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2006 Miata
"Frank Berger" > wrote
> Can't the cup holder be removed? It's molded into the entire door panel. If ever an aftermarket product is needed, this is the one - a clean door panel for the NC. I figure about the same time they start coming off of the recently offered two-year leases, there will be stuff like that available. -- Ken Lyons '97 Brilliant Black/'90 Classic Red - waiting to buy his NC Inside the Beltway [Remove the first two digits to reply] |
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2006 Miata
"Frank Berger" > wrote in
: > > "XS11E" > wrote in message > ... >> Fabiano > wrote in >> news:5OQ9g.4940$Sh3.4507@trnddc05: >> >>> Many malign the door cup holders. I use it for my sunglasses and >>> it doesn't bother me. >> >> Come back when you've got a permanent ulcer in your leg just >> below the knee where the damned thing cuts it open. I found the >> new MX-5 to be the only car I've ever driven that was actually >> painful, I cut short the test drive so I could get out of the >> thing. >> > > Can't the cup holder be removed? No, but the effects are reduced by having a tall bottle that's the same diameter as the holder, that extends the thing high enough to move your leg off of the sharp edge and helps a little. > Alternatively, you could have your left leg removed at the knee > and buy an automatic. Hey! I can't walk much now, I'd not be able to walk at all if I did that. Of course I could get an artificial leg and let the bottle holder wreck it or.... WOW, GREAT IDEA! I could keep my 1992 which fits me perfectly, won't cost me any money to buy and is cheaper to insure and license. |
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2006 Miata
I'm intrigued now by all this talk about the cup holders in the door. Are
these on all models, even non-US ones? (I haven't had a chance to sit in one yet here in the UK). I can't imagine them taking off anywhere but the US (and even there by the sounds of it most of you don't seem to like them!) Can anyone put a photo on the web somewhere and post the link here? Thanks. Eric |
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2006 Miata
Not going to happen - the cup holder doesn't interfere with my knee. Try
an 82 BMW 320i - the seats were so hard and poorly designed that trips over an hour induced sciatica! And they called it the ultimate driving machine... Changing the subject a bit, I find the cup holders in the console absolutely useless for drinks. They're better for change and other small odds and ends. XS11E wrote: > Fabiano > wrote in > news:5OQ9g.4940$Sh3.4507@trnddc05: > > >>Many malign the door cup holders. I use it for my sunglasses and >>it doesn't bother me. > > > Come back when you've got a permanent ulcer in your leg just below the > knee where the damned thing cuts it open. I found the new MX-5 to be > the only car I've ever driven that was actually painful, I cut short > the test drive so I could get out of the thing. > |
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2006 Miata
On Tue, 16 May 2006 01:22:26 GMT, Fabiano >
wrote: >Not going to happen - the cup holder doesn't interfere with my knee. Same here....after a week or two I didn't/don't even notice it. |
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2006 Miata
Tex > wrote:
>>Not going to happen - the cup holder doesn't interfere with my knee. > >Same here....after a week or two I didn't/don't even notice it. Me too. I use it to brace myself when cornering, but other than that I'm nowhere near it during normal driving. |
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