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Hello All,
I just purchased a 2009 Miata MX-5 with retractable hardtop. This is the first roadster I have had since the 70's when I had an Austin Healy 3000. I have been a member of the Chev Tracker group for many years, but as soon as I sell that little gem I will be dropping out of the group. I hope I can get as much useful information from this group. TRCSr |
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"TRCSr" > wrote in message ... > Hello All, > > I just purchased a 2009 Miata MX-5 with retractable hardtop. This is > the first roadster I have had since the 70's when I had an Austin > Healy 3000. I have been a member of the Chev Tracker group for many > years, but as soon as I sell that little gem I will be dropping out of > the group. I hope I can get as much useful information from this > group. > > TRCSr Welcome. You might want to check out forum.miata.net also. Some good info there, but be forewarned. While the forums for the older generations of Miatas are quite nice and well structured with sub-forums, the forum for the newest generation (NC) is inhabited by a very vocal group of hardcore modders. You're likely to get attacked and flamed there for showing any love for the stock vehicle. Unless you're into hardcore modding, it may not be your cup of tea, but some information can still be gleaned from there. George |
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Wow, I hadn't heard that about the Miata.net forums on the NC, interesting.
Hopefully that will change with time. I know there are allot of us 'middle aged' guys purchasing the NC, some of whom surely are quite happy with it in stock form. Myself, I like all of the miatas in stock form, I just think they are the near perfect compromise and part of the beauty is that with a bit of thoughtful modification they can easily be fine tuned to where there's very little compromise from your individual tastes. Flaming anyone for their appreciation for the stock car is simply immature. On the other hand if someone came on there all excited with their new sports car and said it was the best handling sports car out there, that person might get ....... corrected. Chris 99BBB "George Jetson" > wrote in message ... > > > > "TRCSr" > wrote in message > ... >> Hello All, >> >> I just purchased a 2009 Miata MX-5 with retractable hardtop. This is >> the first roadster I have had since the 70's when I had an Austin >> Healy 3000. I have been a member of the Chev Tracker group for many >> years, but as soon as I sell that little gem I will be dropping out of >> the group. I hope I can get as much useful information from this >> group. >> >> TRCSr > > Welcome. You might want to check out forum.miata.net also. Some good info > there, but be forewarned. > > While the forums for the older generations of Miatas are quite nice and > well structured with sub-forums, the forum for the newest generation (NC) > is inhabited by a very vocal group of hardcore modders. You're likely to > get attacked and flamed there for showing any love for the stock vehicle. > > Unless you're into hardcore modding, it may not be your cup of tea, but > some information can still be gleaned from there. > > George > > |
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You'll find no shortage of affection for your car here. Many of us old
soft-toppers and hard-topers, clearly see the beauty (functionally) of your cars set up! The looks of the NC and the PRHT are subject of some debate but each new generation of Miata has rattled allot of the cages of the previous owners. In retrospect, I think Mazda has excellent vision for the little roadster. I hope they do another 'Mazdaspeed' version and they might have my perfect car ;-) The ratio of NA / NB / NC cars is hard to say but it is safe to say that the NC portion is likely to be the fastest growing segment here in sheer numbers. We really need new (ACTIVE) blood here so, jump in and don't be afraid to ask anything! Congrats on the car purchase, I'm sure you're going to love it. Tell us about your old Healey 3000 if you get a chance. Allot of us are classic sports car folks. Personally, if I could afford to, I'd own a Miata AND an old classic sports car! Welcome, Chris 99BBB prev 92BB&T "TRCSr" > wrote in message ... > Hello All, > > I just purchased a 2009 Miata MX-5 with retractable hardtop. This is > the first roadster I have had since the 70's when I had an Austin > Healy 3000. I have been a member of the Chev Tracker group for many > years, but as soon as I sell that little gem I will be dropping out of > the group. I hope I can get as much useful information from this > group. > > TRCSr |
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TRCSr wrote:
> the group. I hope I can get as much useful information from this > group. kudos! well since it's brand spanking new there's only 1 thing you need to know: 1) top down (and don't forget to put in some gas once in a while) happy motoring! |
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Domagoj Bagaric > wrote:
> TRCSr wrote: > >> the group. I hope I can get as much useful information from this >> group. > > kudos! > > well since it's brand spanking new there's only 1 thing you need > to know: > > 1) top down (and don't forget to put in some gas once in a while) Plus change the oil every now and then, check the tires often and don't race those Ferraris. -- XS11E, Killing all posts from Google Groups The Usenet Improvement Project: http://improve-usenet.org |
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XS11E:
> Plus change the oil every now and then, check the tires often and don't > race those Ferraris. Ferraris, Porsches, and other over-powered cars are very useful--as radar chaff. I've owned sports cars that were a bit quicker than your average Ferrari (of the same vintage) and (more often) sports cars that were a _lot_ slower. In either instance, it seems that people have some deep need to prove that their exotic is faster than my exotic (or even not-so-exotic). I can't tell you how many times I have given one of those guys a mock race, then "lost" and let him tear on, because I knew that over the hill or around that bend was a favorite police radar hangout. Don't you know those dudes were lock-jawed as I breezed past at the speed limit--as if I had /made/ them speed. Me? Got a ticket in Texas in the 60's for an alleged 105 mph in a 35 zone (beat it in court--or, rather, got an attorney to keep getting continuances until the docket was cleared and case dismissed) and another in Israel in the mid 70's for an alleged 190 kph in a 100 kph zone. Ignored it. Put it on the wall in my embassy office with all the parking tickets and miscellaneous fines I was ignoring. Davoud -- usenet *at* davidillig dawt cawm |
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On 2009-07-27, Davoud > wrote:
> Me? Got a ticket in Texas in the 60's for an alleged 105 mph > in a 35 zone (beat it in court--or, rather, got an attorney to > keep getting continuances until the docket was cleared and > case dismissed) and another in Israel in the mid 70's for an > alleged 190 kph in a 100 kph zone. Ignored it. Put it on the > wall in my embassy office with all the parking tickets and > miscellaneous fines I was ignoring. I hope you weren't representing my country while behaving like such a jerk. -- Grant |
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Davoud:
> > Me? Got a ticket in Texas... and another in Israel in the mid 70's for an > > alleged 190 kph in a 100 kph zone. Ignored it. Put it on the > > wall in my embassy office with all the parking tickets and > > miscellaneous fines I was ignoring. Grant Edwards > I hope you weren't representing my country while behaving like > such a jerk. Now that is funny! May I take it that you don't have a great deal of experience in the U.S. Foreign Service, and in the finer points of conducting foreign affairs in general? Davoud -- usenet *at* davidillig dawt cawm |
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>> I hope you weren't representing my country while behaving like
>> such a jerk. > > Now that is funny! May I take it that you don't have a great deal of > experience in the U.S. Foreign Service, and in the finer points of > conducting foreign affairs in general? Naw, I think he just knows a jerk when he sees one. miker |
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