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Midwinter drive by
Me[_12_]
Went for a midwinter drive today in the old '98 NB 6spd.
Hood down, one of those calm winter days where the sun shines, probably
only 5-10 deg C. Beanie on, heater on, stereo on full. I must have been
going a little bit too slow - my wife didn't complain once...
About 350km round trip, through...
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Got Smoke by
KWS
My '90 developed a problem today that occurred once before (approx 3
months ago) but "fixed itself" before I could troubleshoot it. The
symptoms are huge amounts of white smoke blowing out the tailpipe and
very rough running. Smells like raw gas. The gas gage moved considerably
as I was trying...
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NYT says Miata "gay by design"? by
my_two_cent
Folks;
See http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/12/fashion/12cars.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
for the whole story, but the gist of it is that some cars are seen as
"gay" and the Miata is one of them. Other gay cars are the Volkswagen
Beetle, Mini Cooper, and Subaru Outback. Does it make sense to you to
say...
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April 23rd 07 04:14 AM
by Carbon
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Where should worn tires go, fornt or back? by
~Mike Hollywood
Hi,
Somewhere along the line somebody told me to always put the best tires on
the back because in case of a blow out, you have some control of the frount
through the steering, but on the back you have none. So that's what I
alwasy did. Today, at a tire store, in conversation, the salesman told...
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A new way to spot Miata owners by
Bruno
It's amazing what you can do with Google Earth:
56°10'57.19"N, 10°11'48.55"E
Time to play "Spot the Miata"
Kind regards
Bruno
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Time for New Tires on the NC. Ideas? by
John McGaw
Well, the second set of Michelins on the '06 Sport has come to the end of
its useful life at less than 28K miles. Obviously pretty bad tread life. It
seems providential that the government wants to give me $600 so that I will
feel stimulated. A free new set of tires would be stimulating enough...
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A few NA car parts - taking offers by
pws[_1_]
The engine/turbo/computer from the running Miata will probably be sold
as one unit, though I may part the power-train out as well.
I have removed many of the parts from the Silverstone with 128,000
miles, the parts from the red car will take longer, possibly the
beginning of October.
Located...
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clutch / transmission question by
Chris D'Agnolo[_2_]
I've copied and pasted my email question that I just sent to the Mazda
dealer in Tucson but I'd love input from those of you (most here) who have a
better understanding of the clutch and tranny than I do. One thing I didn't
mention in the letter (because I didn't want to hand them an 'easy...
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Westco dead again. by
Frank Berger
Battery a month or two old. Car sat for 3 weeks while we were on vacation.
Won't crank. Thoughts? Just a bad battery?
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Clutch questions by
[email protected]
In the last two weeks my 95 Miata (153K miles) becomes extremely
difficult to get in gear. Reverse being so impossible that I generally
will just push it myself so I don't have to "deal with it". Once it
gets warmed up it gets easier but R is still hard. There is very
little resistance in the...
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June 27th 06 05:37 AM
by XS11E
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2006 MX-5 by
laocmo
I've read reviews of the 2006 Miata, woops MX-5 that talk, maybe
exaggerated, of it being new from the ground up, nuts and bolts
included. My question is, has anyone read the reasons behind such a
drastic redesign? Why would the designers mess with a great car with a
reliability record that is so...
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Premium Fuel? by
[email protected]
Is it possible to run Miata's on regular fuel with no negative
consequences?
I'm in the market for a used Miata, but am concerned about having to
pay premium gas prices.
Thanks.
fritzel67
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Turning of the engine at traffic lights by
[email protected]
I recently read that many Europeans shutdown their engines at traffic
lights to save gas. Am I missing something?
If I do the math right my Miata gets 30 mpg on the highway cruising at
say 70 mph at about 3000 rpm. So I'm using 2.3 gph or .04 gpm. If I
idle at 1000 rpm say I use 1/3 as much gas...
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Wheel weight? by
Christopher Muto
I am looking for a new set of wheels and tires for my '95 and can't find any
OEM one locally for a reasonable price. I don't really care if they are 14"
or 15" and am planning on putting Falken Ziex's on them or perhaps
Bridgestone Traction TA's... Meaning that I am not looking to the ultimate
in...
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2006 MX-5 price gouging by
DJA
Sorry if this has been asked before...
I remember the original "Additional Dealer Markup" issues with the 1st
gen Miata. Since the '06 will be an all new car, does anyone expect a
repeat of this practice? Do current buyers still pay a premium, or at
least something close to MSRP?
I guess demand...
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July 9th 05 02:44 PM
by Dave
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best tyres on front or rear? by
miata
hi,
i had to replace 2 tyres due to road hazard and the remaining tyres a
still very serviceable. so where should the new tyres go? front or
rear?
thanks,
peter
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Intermittent engine stalling, v 2 by
Leon van Dommelen
I have been having intermittent stalling of the engine for a long time now.
At fairly random times the engine completely cuts out for a brief moment
after which it picks up again normally. This is typically immediately
followed by one or two similar stumbles, and then problemless driving.
It...
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September 21st 05 03:16 PM
by peter
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New owner - misfire by
miker
Hi all,
Just bought a '96 with 45M on it. Fun car! (And that's at 10 degrees...
can't wait for summer. :)
After about 20 min of driving I get a misfire on accelleration... the car
idles fine, runs a steady speed fine, but when I push on the gas
(moderately) it "stutters" for a bit, mostly in the...
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How many have a trailer? by
[email protected]
I own a 2000 Mazda Protege ES..... not a Miata.
Keep thinking abt a Miata tho
But one things Im trying to figure out is how I would haul "stuff"
with a Miata as my only car.
Even with my Protege its damn near useless for hauling anything more
than a sack of groceries. Example I bought some of...
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