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Zoom, Zoom, Zoom: Our Mid-Life Crisis Toy the Mazda Miata
by jo.com | Jan 02 '05
Pros: Great car for a great price. Great reliability, beautiful, decent trunk.
Cons: Tight cabin, lack of pick up in the automatic.

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Product Rating: 4.0



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Re: I thought (Reply to this comment)
by jo.com
Yeah, and they are usually women half our age (sorry guys). I'm glad his toy is the car. I wanted a little one too but I was leaning more toward one with a tiny (non functional backseat) rather than a true 2 seater. But I love the car. Now if I could only drive it in the snow! jo
Jan 19 '05
3:32 am PST

I thought (Reply to this comment)
by pilarzmom
only men had mid-life crisis toys?!

Our garage looks too funny: mom car (van) and 350Z.

My husband is like you: automatic. He's fairly pleased with the Z's automatic shift.

Peggy
Jan 18 '05
8:53 am PST

Re: Very nice (Reply to this comment)
by jo.com
Thanks, Barbara. We got a cover for it so it won't get hurt in the snow:) Now if we lived in Florida we wouldn't have to worry about little things like a snowstorm on the top! Thanks for r/r/c. Have a good year. jo
Jan 04 '05
3:31 am PST

Re: My neighbor... (Reply to this comment)
by jo.com
Thanks Bob. Yes, the salesman did fit in. His head didn't touch the top. Close though and if you are heavy well - I guess you can imagine what it must feel like! Thanks for r/r/c. jo
Jan 04 '05
3:29 am PST

Very nice (Reply to this comment)
by ifif1938
here's to a happy New year and safe driving,

Cheers
Barbara
Jan 03 '05
12:31 pm PST

My neighbor... (Reply to this comment)
by pvreditor, pvreditor is an Advisor on Epinions in Cars & Motorsports
...is 6' 3" and had a 1993 Miata. He swears that he fit into it with no problem and even had headroom with the optional hardtop in place. He hated selling his Miata, even after he bought a much newer Corvette.

Nice review!

--Bob
Jan 03 '05
6:10 am PST

Re: Hi there... (Reply to this comment)
by jo.com
Well like I said this was the only one this dealer had so we would have had to travel farther for a red one and who knows what the deal there would be. I guess I rationalize (I think I wrote this or maybe I took it out cuz it was a personal sentence and who cares?) it by saying that black is sedate for us old folks! jo
Jan 02 '05
2:31 pm PST

Hi there... (Reply to this comment)
by Birdfeather
Jo,

Enjoy your cute little new car! I love black on cars/trucks/SUV's...my next will be black :) Hubby doesn't agree but oh well.

Great review!

Karen
Jan 02 '05
1:33 pm PST