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Re: 99 miata

To: "otmc@bc1.com" <otmc@bc1.com>
Subject: Re: 99 miata
From: Rod Randle <randle@concentric.net>
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 1998 18:51:50 -0800
Cc: triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
References: <3.0.2.32.19980326151305.00949c30@bc1.com>
I could use the roof as a drip pan under my spitfire!

otmc@bc1.com wrote:

> Sawing the roof off of a Subaru isn't a bad idea. This would give you the
> fun element that Honda & Suzuki are pushing with their little SUV's, as
> well as some real 4WD handling. You'd have to shore the body up to keep it
> from folding. Actually the route to go would be to carve the roof a la
> Stag. I was going to do this with my '67 Mercedes, but instead I parted the
> fine old gal out.
>
> Fondly dreaming,
>
> Mark Milotay
>
> At 04:47 PM 26/03/98 -0600, Jerry Baty wrote:
> >
> >     Whoa, I think I doth heard enough of this.  I can not believe anyone
> >     on this list would even begin to consider buying a miata rather than a
> >     Triumph, given the decision presented itself.  Being a person
> >     currently in this situation, I would not get a miata at even a
> >     fraction of the cost.  This purchase is not just about carting my ass
> >     over smooth rocks, as the Romans might have said, but it is about the
> >     whole driving experience.  I am certain the folks on the Healey list
> >     would lynch the first maroon to mention a miata in the same sentence
> >     as a Healey.  Personally, I would rather saw off the top of a subaru
> >     than drive a miata.
> >
> >     One man's opinion, yep....I got one of those too.
> >
> >     JB
> >



--
Rod Randle
'78 Spit
I don't remember forgetting anything!



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