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Ken Lyons - 28 Oct 2004 02:19 GMT

All these years of pestering people about the Miata virtues, pointing out
$3,000 examples in the Sunday paper, letting them drive mine while hoping to
drum up some company in Miata-hood among my friends it has finally happened.
I got an e-mail from a friend in New Jersey telling me he is picking up his
MazdaSpeed Miata this week. Over a year ago a bunch of us went to North
Carolina to mountain bike Tsali and drive US 129. We had my Miata, an RSX
and an Audi TT. Some flew in and arrived in a Chevy Tahoe, but nobody is
rushing out to buy one of those.

So Steve remembered the outstanding Miata drives on the Dragon and decided
to enter the Brotherhood. The only problem is I'm green with envy.

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Lanny Chambers - 28 Oct 2004 05:42 GMT

> So Steve remembered the outstanding Miata drives on the Dragon and decided
> to enter the Brotherhood.

We returned from a Colorado vacation last year and saw a pristine white
'90 in our next door neighbor's driveway. He said he'd been watching us
for years, returning from drives with big grins, and he wanted a piece
of the action (he's about 65). He's not really an enthusiast, but he
certainly seems to be having fun--so far he's added FM Duals, Altezza
taillights, and Moss lo-pros. A Robbins cloth/glass top is still waiting
to be.installed.

Guess I need to talk the two widowed sisters on the other side into
getting a smurf...

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Chris D'Agnolo - 29 Oct 2004 03:49 GMT

That's awesome when somebody 'gets it', I'd be green with envy too about him
getting the hot rod version especially! Well, you let him drive yours
right?......... I'd expect him to return the favor! At the dragon would be
good / fair!

Chris
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Stephen Jensen - 11 Nov 2004 11:56 GMT

> All these years of pestering people about the Miata virtues, pointing out
> $3,000 examples in the Sunday paper, letting them drive mine while hoping to
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> So Steve remembered the outstanding Miata drives on the Dragon and decided
> to enter the Brotherhood. The only problem is I'm green with envy.

Hi Ken
Just checking out mx5 sites and came across your post. So I just
dropped in to say thanks. Wish I had purchase a Mazda sooner. The
Speed is one fine car and to my surprise milage is well above what I
expected. Last weed on a trip to lancaster, Pa. all highway she got
32.7 mpg. Not much less then the Sentra that I traded.
Steve

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Chris D'Agnolo - 13 Nov 2004 05:38 GMT

WOW, great gas mileage too! Stop, you're killing me!

Chris
92BB&T

> > All these years of pestering people about the Miata virtues, pointing out
> > $3,000 examples in the Sunday paper, letting them drive mine while hoping to
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> 32.7 mpg. Not much less then the Sentra that I traded.
> Steve

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