I can't fit in a Miata - I'm too tall. Dan
Sent from my iPad > On Dec 24, 2013, at 5:33 PM, OK Don <okd...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Yup, IIRC, the Alfa and possibly the Fiat 124 Spyder had one handed tops. > The British roadsters were more of a pain to operate, at least up through > the TR4, MGB. > Having owned and worked on MGs and Triumphs in the '60s and early '70s, and > my son having borrowed a mid-series Miata this summer, I can say that the > Miata is both more fun to drive, and a much more refined automobile. An > older MG is more like a stripped down 240D (with no AC or power anything) > that you have to tune every weekend and repair frequently. Don't even count > on the elecrtical system working! > > Wilton, there is a big difference between a hole in the roof, and having no > roof at all! Much better without a roof than having a hole in one - BTDT. > >> On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 3:59 PM, <dsereta...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> The Alfa spider has a very easy top to put up and down. Can be done while >> driving. Also a blast to drive. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Dec 24, 2013, at 2:55 PM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: >>> >>> I'll never forgive my friend Dave for selling his Miata without letting >> me have a crack at it. His was black on black, early car with the flip up >> headlights. I just barely fit although my head did rub the roof >> occasionally. What a fun car to drive. >>> >>> Want the top up? Reach back and grab it and put it up. Want it down? >> Release two latches and put it down. I love that. >>> >>> Someday I want an early Miata. Actually I'd really like an MG but I >> think the Miata would be better to live with. >>> >>> -Curt > > > -- > OK Don > "They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary > safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin 1775 > "in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." > - Benjamin Franklin 1789 > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
