i was pondering on the subject of miatas always having the hood up..ran by
one this morning on my way to the v.a. hosp in tampa.75f,clear sky,yes,
the hood was up. i wonder if the "put the hood" instructions are in
japanese?or maybe the hood is a simulated rag top?
hmmmm ..must check that out next time i'm driving the lucas refrigerator.
dick
48mgtc
62tr3b
"if it aint steel, it aint real"
On Tue, 18 Mar 1997, ckr wrote:
> Richard Fontaine (ENG) wrote:
> >
> > paul:
> > blew a miata-appliance in the weeds this a.m. with the trusty tr3..sort of
> > like closing the refrigerator door...sayonara, bubba!
> > dick fontaine
> > 62tr3b
> > 48mgtc
> > "if it aint steel, it aint real"
> >
> > On Mon, 17 Mar 1997, TJ Noto wrote:
> >
> > > Paul D Kile wrote:
> > >
> > > <Mazda tale deleted>
> > >
> > > > Here I am, back in the LBC fold, with grease under my fingernails.
> > > > British sports cars never become appliances.
> > >
> > > Ha! This is great....I can't resist! Bite tongue bite tongue...ARGGH!!
> > > I must say it....
> > >
> > > "That's because appliances are RELIABLE! (pangs of laughter!)
> > >
> > > Sorry....
> > > --
> > > TJ Noto Palo Alto CA USA
>
> Teej: Don't buy a Lucas fridge. You'll be drinking warm beer like the
> rest of the Brits. ;)
>
> I think Miata's are wonderful little LBC wannabees. Perfect for the
> yuppie look alike crowd that wants a Z3 but can't afford it. How nice
> for them to have a car available to them.
>
> The only problem I can see with them is they seem to have some
> difficulty in getting the hood down. One almost never sees them
> without the hood up, and I can but imagine it's a technical difficulty.
> Who'd buy a convertible just to leave the hood up all the time? ;)
>
> Corey
> 75 MGB 'Rags'
>
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