Just for Fun

"Stephen Toth" > wrote in message
...
> In article >, Chris D'Agnolo
> > wrote:
>
>> Just to stir the pot a little, I'd love to hear how many Miatas folks
>> have
>> owned and approximately how many miles they have put on those Miatas.
>
> I took the '93 from new in Aug. ' 93 to Jan. 2008 for about 194k miles.
> As stated in the sig, it is with one of the kids and now has 220K and
> just got its first clutch replacement.
>
> Got the '06 in Jan. 2008 with 13,905 mi. Now has 27,050 mi.
>
> --
> -------
> Stephen Toth
> white '93 220k mi. with the kids
> '06 Galaxy Grey GT 6AT

Fantastic! Hey, what's your take on the paddle shifting auto? I know
everyone loves to rag on automatic owners but I like to know if the good
things I hear about it are true. What rpm are you running at a 70 mph
cruise? Inquiring minds want to know!

cd
99BBB

"T.J. Higgins" > wrote in message
news
>
> First of all, I'm a lurker in Alabama. My car is a '99 base
> model, triple black. I bought it in '03 with 72k miles, it
> now has 166k. The only significant repairs have been a clutch,
> a radiator, and a new top. The driver seat cloth upholstery
> finally wore through. I got a leather slipcover and all is
> well.
>
Good color choice!

cd
99BBB (base model too)

Chris D'Agnolo wrote:

> I remember now, I think you sent me some pictures of a group of Miatas
> (a club?) in Croatia. I remember them being quite cool and quite a bit
> like crazy Miataphiles all over the world (what a surprise ;-) with
> everyone all backed in to a nice row for picture taking.


yup! that was us

one pic was on the coast line, other one in capital (1-2h inland)

"Jim" > wrote in message
...
>
> One, a 1993 'B' bought new in August 1993. Somewhere north of 121K
> miles (its under a cover in the garage for the winter).
>
> Jim

I've a 1999 Mazda Roadster 1.8 - gray importfrom Japan into the UK 2002
when I bought it
16k miles on import and now nearing 70k miles

In article >, Chris D'Agnolo
> wrote:

> "Stephen Toth" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In article >, Chris D'Agnolo
> > > wrote:
> >

<snip>

> > Got the '06 in Jan. 2008 with 13,905 mi. Now has 27,050 mi.
<snip>

> Fantastic! Hey, what's your take on the paddle shifting auto? I know
> everyone loves to rag on automatic owners but I like to know if the good
> things I hear about it are true. What rpm are you running at a 70 mph
> cruise? Inquiring minds want to know!
>
> cd
> 99BBB
>

I am enjoying the paddle shift. It is a great tranny, and controls well
once you get used to it.
I was a die hard manual driver before this, but took it for a test
drive, and it was a much better choice than a second gen SE that was
there at the time. ( Don't remember if that was a '03 or '04).

You really have to test drive one to see if it works for you.

I would have to go back and watch the tach at 70 again to give you a
good answer. I think it is around 3200, but don't hold me to that.

The only thing I don't like about the car is no LSD rear for the auto.
There are times I really miss that, even though the LSD in the '93 was
only the viscous LSD, but it has held up well. Don't have full snows
for the '06 - was looking for some decent 16" rims to put them on - so
running decent all seasons tires. It gets hairy with a little slippery
stuff out there. The rear will kick out very easily if you hit a patch
with unbalanced grip in the rear. So that is a consideration if you are
in snowy land, and use it year round.

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Stephen Toth
white '93 220k mi. with the kids
'06 Galaxy Grey GT 6AT

Chris D'Agnolo wrote:
> Just to stir the pot a little, I'd love to hear how many
> Miatas folks have owned and approximately how many miles
> they have put on those Miatas.

I bought a white 1993 B model with 50,000 miles on it in May 2000. I
drove it another 90,000 miles over the next six years until it got
rear-ended and totalled in May 2006. When I bought it I decided to keep
a log of how much gas it used so I recorded every fill-up; it averaged
28.3 MPG.

Even though it was all beat up and I was looking at expensive repairs in
the near-future I was really unhappy to lose it and not particularly
willing to drive a "normal" car where my line of sight was so far above
the pavement.

Plus the rental car had an automatic. It's pretty hard to find any new
car besides a Miata that doesn't come with a mandatory automatic. I
suppose it's just what you're used to, but I actually find it more work
to drive an automatic in traffic than a manual. With a manual it is
easy to keep your position in traffic without a lot of braking and
accelerating by modulating the pressure on the gas pedal.

So I went out and bought another white Miata, a '99 "base" model (i.e.
crank windows, no cruise control, but it does have air conditioning) the
next week. Since then I have put 95,000 miles on it. This time I also
wrote down all my car payments, insurance fees, repairs and maintenance
costs, etc. in the log book and I come up with 27.9 MPG and 32 cents per
mile.

32 cents per mile is really cheap plus I get to ride around in a sports
car!

Yours WDK

In article >,
pws > wrote:

> > There's one small dent where it was butted by a ****ed-off
> > bison.
>
> Where did that happen?

In a county park.

--
Lanny Chambers
St. Louis, MO
'94C

Chris D'Agnolo wrote:
>
> "MikemanX" > wrote in message
> ...
>>>
>> Only one: 1990 A, bought new, has 'bout 127k on it.
>>
>> Mike (the lurker)
>
> Sweeeet! 20 years! How many wives have you gone thru in that period of
> time?
>
> lol Chris
> 99BBB

Just one. When I find something I like I tend to hang on to it.

SWMBO has been with me 52 years, a lot longer than the Miata. However, I
also have a 1952 Jaguar which kind of evens the score.

Mike (the lurker)

On 2010-03-06 09:08:34 -0600, "johnny p." > said:

> Chris D'Agnolo wrote:
>> Just to stir the pot a little, I'd love to hear how many
>> Miatas folks have owned and approximately how many miles
>> they have put on those Miatas.
>
> I bought a white 1993 B model with 50,000 miles on it in May 2000. I
> drove it another 90,000 miles over the next six years until it got
> rear-ended and totalled in May 2006. When I bought it I decided to keep
> a log of how much gas it used so I recorded every fill-up; it averaged
> 28.3 MPG.
>
> Even though it was all beat up and I was looking at expensive repairs in
> the near-future I was really unhappy to lose it and not particularly
> willing to drive a "normal" car where my line of sight was so far above
> the pavement.
>
> Plus the rental car had an automatic. It's pretty hard to find any new
> car besides a Miata that doesn't come with a mandatory automatic. I
> suppose it's just what you're used to, but I actually find it more work
> to drive an automatic in traffic than a manual. With a manual it is
> easy to keep your position in traffic without a lot of braking and
> accelerating by modulating the pressure on the gas pedal.
>
> So I went out and bought another white Miata, a '99 "base" model (i.e.
> crank windows, no cruise control, but it does have air conditioning) the
> next week. Since then I have put 95,000 miles on it. This time I also
> wrote down all my car payments, insurance fees, repairs and maintenance
> costs, etc. in the log book and I come up with 27.9 MPG and 32 cents per
> mile.
>
> 32 cents per mile is really cheap plus I get to ride around in a sports
> car!
>
> Yours WDK

I bought a 2006 two years ago and now have 48k on it.

Chris D'Agnolo wrote:
> Just to stir the pot a little, I'd love to hear how many Miatas
> folks have owned and approximately how many miles they have put
> on those Miatas.
>
> To start it off I can say that I've owned 2.
> - 1992 SE Black and Tan (put ~75k on it over ~5 yrs) and
> currently
> - 1999 Base model Black / Black / Black (so far have put about
> 72k over about 5 yrs)
>
> I'd love for everybody to chime in whether it's one Miata and
> the first thousand miles or 10 Miatas and many hundreds of
> thousands of miles (maybe 928k miles on the odo ;-) Let me
> know!
>

Only two - both Classic Red - the 1990 had around 113,000 on her
when she was killed, the '04 has just under 31k now.

I sure do miss the '90. ;-(

Iva & Vixen
2004 Classic Red
No more winkin' Miata