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Old February 15th 12, 06:06 PM posted to rec.autos.makers.mazda.miata
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charlie > wrote:

> Anyway, I'm not happy with the current Miatas at all. They are
> going the same way that the Nissan/Datsun "Fair Lady" did. (From a
> decent sports car to a relatively expensive plushy sporty car.)


I see from the responses here that my original thought that the "C"
type is a nice car but not one about which people can be passionate
seems to be the common thread.

> Bring on a redesigned Miata, with good factory turbocharging, and
> eliminate the unnecessary frills and foo foo.


Turbocharging isn't necessary, Miata's were never about performance,
they were/are about balance, fun, etc. They were the car I 'want' vs
the car I 'need' (ie, mini-van.)


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