My dictionary actually has a picture of a Lotus Elan
under "Sports Car". I'm serious.
--- Jim Rowan <jimrowan@uic.edu> wrote:
> At 11:05 PM 6/8/99 -0400, you wrote:
> >Roadster: vehicle where the hood (top) can be
> removed and can be stowed away.
> >
> >Sell the Miata, it's a convertable, not a roadster!
> >
> >Cheers,
> >Martyn
>
> And where did you find this definition?
> I would hate to hear your definition of a sportscar.
> Car lingo elitism... it's ugly.
> According to Merriam-Webster's WWWebster Dictionary
> -(indexed Oct 10 1997)
>
>
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=roadster
> Main Entry: road·ster
> Pronunciation: 'rOd-st&r
> Function: noun
> Date: 1818
> 1 a : a horse for riding or driving on roads b : a
> utility saddle horse of
> the hackney type
> 2 a : a light carriage : BUGGY b : an automobile
> with an open body that
> seats two and has a folding
> fabric top and a luggage compartment in the rear
>
> Hmmm... definition 2b sound suspiciously like my
> Miata no?
> The only criteria it doesn't fit is the fabric top
> part (vinyl). Darn.
> Wait a minute,
> the Sprite doesn't have a fabric top either (vinyl
> also)... guess it's not
> a roadster.
> Lets see now, the BMW Z3 has a cloth top so it IS a
> roadster I guess.
> See how silly trying to define car types is? It's
> all semantics.
> As for selling my Miata I need something for that
> days the fuel pump acts up.
> Hmm...what's the definition of the car type
> "Spyder"?
>
> Cheers,
> Jim
> 99 Miata
> 60 Sprite
> "If it's not a roadster, I don't wanna drive it"
>
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