jimuntch wrote:
> Last January, I bought a beautiful green 99 Miata for $7800, from a
> wholesale house in Texas (ebay). It's been one of the best cars I've owned.
> I've been on 3 thousand mile trips, with no problems. I did have a bad
> ignition coil, which I replaced with an upgraded part. It cost me $183 from
> Trussvill Mazda, and a couple hours worth of work. When the coil went bad,
> it took out the cat converter, which was replaced for free by Mazda, under
> the 8 year/80K mile warranty. Before buying the 99, I drove two 97s. The
> trunk is a lot smaller in the 97s, and I don't like the pop-up headlights,
> and a PLASTIC rear window! Good Luck...jim


I like the pop-up headlights because I have never seen a car with the
headlights exposed that looked as smooth and finished as a M1 miata,
imho, when the headlights are down. The Acura NSX is another example of
the aesthetics of having no headlight glass exposed on the exterior.

Does anyone have numbers on the trunk cubic foot capacity for both
models? The trunk space in my car is incredibly small, but I leave the
spare out for any trips under a hundred miles or so. Takig the spare out
made a huge difference in how many groceries I can carry.

I completely agree that the plastic rear window sucks. Luckily, this
can be fixed by putting an M2 top or other aftermarket glass top on the
car, though it can also be quite expensive.

The main thing that I have envied in the M2 over the M1 was the steering
wheel. Until recently, M1 owners have had the option as an ugly-as-hell
airbag-equipped steering wheel or swapping it for a momo-style wheel and
losing the airbag. There is now a very nice looking airbag-equipped
steering wheel for the M1, I hope to see installed pics and a review by
Leon before too long.

Pat
'96M