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Where are you and your Miata?
On Nov 13, 8:22 pm, "Chris D'Agnolo" > wrote:
> Well, Pat (PWS) has mentioned a couple of times that only a small handful of > folks hang out on this group these days. While I'm not usually inclined to > try to prove him wrong, on this particular issue, I would love to. Would > everyone who see's this message, please reply with CITY, STATE (and COUNTRY > / PROVINCE if outside the USofA)? I'd like to compile the info and post it > here for everyone to see. Hopefully the high volume posters (you know who > you are!) along with the occasional posters and even the "just lurking > around" crowd will reply. I'm thinking this could be not only fun but > educational in some way (could it make some of us American actually look at > the globe ;-) It could happen! > > I'll start it by throwing Sugar Land, TX (sw Houston) into the ring. Come > on, let's see how far and wide our conversations go! > > Chris > 99BBB Sugar Land, TX |
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Where are you and your Miata?
"Chris D'Agnolo" > wrote in message ... > Well, Pat (PWS) has mentioned a couple of times that only a small handful > of folks hang out on this group these days. While I'm not usually inclined > to try to prove him wrong, on this particular issue, I would love to. > Would everyone who see's this message, please reply with CITY, STATE (and > COUNTRY / PROVINCE if outside the USofA)? Trent Woods, North Carolina, USA (wife owns the 1997 Miata) |
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Where are you and your Miata?
"Chris D'Agnolo" > wrote in message ... > Well, Pat (PWS) has mentioned a couple of times that only a small handful > of folks hang out on this group these days. While I'm not usually inclined > to try to prove him wrong, on this particular issue, I would love to. > Would everyone who see's this message, please reply with CITY, STATE (and > COUNTRY / PROVINCE if outside the USofA)? Trent Woods, North Carolina, USA (wife owns the 1997 Miata) |
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Where are you and your Miata?
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania here.
Iva & Vixen 2004 Classic Red No more winkin' Miata |
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Where are you and your Miata?
On Nov 13, 6:22 pm, "Chris D'Agnolo" > wrote:
> Well, Pat (PWS) has mentioned a couple of times that only a small handful of > folks hang out on this group these days. While I'm not usually inclined to > try to prove him wrong, on this particular issue, I would love to. Would > everyone who see's this message, please reply with CITY, STATE (and COUNTRY > / PROVINCE if outside the USofA)? I'd like to compile the info and post it > here for everyone to see. Hopefully the high volume posters (you know who > you are!) along with the occasional posters and even the "just lurking > around" crowd will reply. I'm thinking this could be not only fun but > educational in some way (could it make some of us American actually look at > the globe ;-) It could happen! > > I'll start it by throwing Sugar Land, TX (sw Houston) into the ring. Come > on, let's see how far and wide our conversations go! > > Chris > 99BBB Beaverton, Oregon 2003 Garnet Red Mica with detachable hardtop |
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Where are you and your Miata?
In article >,
"Richard Phillips" > wrote: > Is stick-shift the norm for sports cars over there, or just Miatas in > particular? I'm just judging by what I hear in traffic, but my guess is that Miatas, Porsches, and Z3/4s are overwhelmingly manuals, while domestics (Corvette, Solstice, Sky) tend to be automatics. The sedans that some call "sports cars" (Mustang, etc.) are almost invariably automatics. Many U.S. and Japanese models are not even available with manual transmissions. We now have two generations of drivers who never learned to use a clutch. |
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Where are you and your Miata?
Minneapolis MN... just getting first flurries <sigh>
'96, 65k miker |
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Where are you and your Miata?
Auburn, MA USA Silver 2000 though I'll probably sell it in the Spring and get something bigger. -- |
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Where are you and your Miata?
"Richard Phillips" > writes:
> Lanny Chambers wrote: > > In article >, > > "Richard Phillips" > wrote: > > > >> are you mainly driving autos > >> in the US?! > > > > No, even here automatic Miatas are quite rare. > > Is stick-shift the norm for sports cars over there, or just Miatas in > particular? All the cars I've driven over there have been autos. > > R. > > Standards are much harder to find but they are out there. I've been looking at used cars (mostly sport sedans, 3-series, A4s, G35s). Far and few but they are out there with nice options. -- |
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Where are you and your Miata?
On Nov 14, 8:58 am, "Richard Phillips" >
wrote: > Lanny Chambers wrote: > > In article >, > > "Richard Phillips" > wrote: > > >> are you mainly driving autos > >> in the US?! > > > No, even here automatic Miatas are quite rare. > > Is stick-shift the norm for sports cars over there, or just Miatas in > particular? All the cars I've driven over there have been autos. > > R. I'm pretty sure autos are more common in the U.S. among all cars, including the majority of non-sporty sedans, most SUVs and probably all minivans. But the sportier cars - ranging from hot hatches to sports sedans to pure sports cars and roadsters - still are often stick. One major difference between here and say Europe is, almost all rental cars in the U.S. are automatics, whereas I gather in Europe autos are more the exception than the rule. |
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