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Yep, 2005 NC with Bose system. Bloody awful speakers between the headrests...why did they bother!? OzOne of the three twins I welcome you to Crackerbox Palace. |
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On Jun 4, 5:54*pm, wrote:
> Yep, 2005 NC with Bose system. > Bloody awful speakers between the headrests...why did they bother!? > > OzOne of the three twins > > I welcome you to Crackerbox Palace. My only complaint are the prople that complain about the car! If you don't like the car, sell it and see if you can find one that is just "perfect" for you. :-) No one made you buy this car, did they? NAW, just kidding. I love mine and I have had Vetts to Olds, Vegas to a Monte Carlo. They all have something that will bug you. With the Corvette it wasn't the car so much, it was the people that went toooooo slow. Bruce |
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XS11E wrote:
<SNIP> > > I'd have to say the only real peeve is the top mechanism, it's > difficult for me to raise w/o getting out of the car. NB's are a > little better, NC's are fine. > > I wish that close examination of the '63-'67 (don't know about later > ones) Corvette top mechanism was required for anyone designing a > convertible.... No tonneau needed, effortless up and down from driver's > seat, no rain drains to clog, no rain rail to worry about. > Additionally it was light weight, very simple, little to go wrong. > Every 50 years or so Chevrolet will do something right but I'm always > surprised when they do. > Please remember the top was designed by Mazda UK. At least it does not leak, but we wouldn't want to make things too easy! Compared to the tops on my previous English sports cars, the Miata one is heaven! Stuart H. |
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On Jun 5, 7:22*am, Grant Edwards > wrote:
> On 2009-06-04, > wrote: > > > Small peeves > > - Horn > > - Cup holder location (can live with it by now, though) > > - Sun visors unscrew themselves (oh, and they barely do anything) > > > Medium > > - Would be nice if I could beat a Camry in a straight line > > > Large > > - noise, vibration & ride harshness, especially on textured interstate > > (if not for this, I might not ever think about getting another fun > > car) > > > Hidden like > > - Trip odometer works in reverse > > It seems your complaints can be summed up as "the Miata isn't a > Toyota Camry, and I wanted a Toyota Camry". > > The solution to that is easy: buy a Toyata Camry instead of a > Miata. D'oh!! |
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On Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:09:42 -0700, XS11E > wrote:
>I'd have to say the only real peeve is the top mechanism, it's >difficult for me to raise w/o getting out of the car. NB's are a >little better, NC's are fine. > >I wish that close examination of the '63-'67 (don't know about later >ones) Corvette top mechanism was required for anyone designing a >convertible.... No tonneau needed, effortless up and down from driver's >seat.... ....or the S2000 -- just push the button on the dashboard. Of course, my solution is to just take the hard top off. No soft top, no worries. -- Larry |
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> On Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:09:42 -0700, XS11E > > wrote: > >>I'd have to say the only real peeve is the top mechanism, it's >>difficult for me to raise w/o getting out of the car. NB's are a >>little better, NC's are fine. >> >>I wish that close examination of the '63-'67 (don't know about >>later ones) Corvette top mechanism was required for anyone >>designing a convertible.... No tonneau needed, effortless up and >>down from driver's seat.... > > ...or the S2000 -- just push the button on the dashboard. Power tops add weight and cost a bit of space, the Corvette top mentioned completely eliminated the need or desire for a power top as far as I can see, the NC top also comes very close IMHO. The mechanisms aren't adaptable to anything other than a two seater but for a two seater a power soft top is overkill. -- XS11E, Killing all posts from Google Groups The Usenet Improvement Project: http://improve-usenet.org |
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XS11E wrote:
> wrote: > >> So, we all know the Miata has driving fun covered. In a big >> way! >> But what about things that are not so great? Or things you >> like >> that are less talked-about. > > MAJOR PEEVE! Want gorgeous young bikini clad girl for passenger > seat, > must like old, cranky, bald, homely guys! Heh - I'd like a gorgeous, young, speedo clad boy toy for the passenger seat in my Miata. Must like aging, graying older women! > I wouldn't mind a bit more foot room but it's not really a > peeve. Not for me - the leg room is perfect. Of course, I'm vertically challenged. <g> > I could ask for more legroom but there's only one car I've ever > owned > that had adequate legroom for me, that was a 1950 Mercury Club > Coupe, > with the driver's seat all the way back I couldn't hold the > clutch all > the way down by about 1/4". > > I wouldn't mind another 250 horse power but then I'd just get > more > tickets, the stock 1.6L will exceed the legal speed anywhere > I've > driven. Amen, brother. Particularly since mine is "ticket me officer" red. > I'd have to say the only real peeve is the top mechanism, it's > difficult for me to raise w/o getting out of the car. NB's are > a > little better, NC's are fine. With a roll bar, the NB is not so great - I still have to get out to put up the top. > I wish that close examination of the '63-'67 (don't know about > later > ones) Corvette top mechanism was required for anyone designing > a > convertible.... No tonneau needed, effortless up and down from > driver's > seat, no rain drains to clog, no rain rail to worry about. > Additionally it was light weight, very simple, little to go > wrong. > Every 50 years or so Chevrolet will do something right but I'm > always > surprised when they do. Compared to my 1968 MGB, putting the top up on the Miata is a breeze. Or rather, a lack thereof. <G> Iva & Vixen 2004 Classic Red No more winkin' Miata |
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