[Miata] [SPAM] hate to ask: suggestions for OTM

[Ken C]

I am amazed the police said that. The Miata has a good record with 
crashes according to the DOT.  We also hear from folks that have 
accidents and the Miata protects them really well.  Don't wear the seat 
belts and you could certainly can be ejected, but only dummies don't 
wear their belts in a convertible.  Hope whoever gets your 2000 
appreciates it, you certainly don't seem to.

Ken Cloud
on my 4th

redtent at comcast.net wrote:
> We've had almost all the brands you asked about.  We had an older 
> model Toyota Camry.  Those cars are amazing... you don't get all the 
> little things breaking here and there - super reliable.  Don't 
> remember the gas mileage. 
> Our OTM right now is a Honda CRV.  It has incredible storage room, 
> great in snow, very reliable - at 122K we're just about to replace the 
> timing belt and I think this is the first thing we've done except 
> routine maintenence.  The down side is we only get about 16 mpg and 
> the uphill acceleration is all but nonexistent.
> We had a Saturn SL2 when our three kids were learning to drive (read, 
> it was driven pretty hard).  It got great gas mileage, had pretty good 
> storage capacity, and three teenagers learned to drive stick shift 
> with it.  We did have the clutch replaced once, but if you don't have 
> a wild 17 year old boy doing "pop stands" with it, you should be 
> okay.  They are all still mad we sold it, and we would all definitely 
> have another.
> My husband works for Volvo now, and that's a car not to be 
> overlooked.  We just got a used one for a nephew and it's beautiful, 
> safe, lots of storage, and reasonably priced.
> Just FYI, we no longer recommend a Miata for just any member of the 
> family - namely young adults.  Our son was lucky to be alive early 
> yesterday morning as he drove my Miata off the road into a telephone 
> pole.  The entire car was crushed except where he was sitting.  The 
> police officer on the scene said that they don't usually see live 
> people when a Miata is in an accident.  They're normally ejected out 
> and killed or killed in the car.  If he'd had a passenger, they would 
> be dead.  We're about to sell our other one - anyone looking for a 
> Mica Mahogany 2000 Special Edition?
> Take care ~ Lydia (no longer with Mia  '96 Montego Blue)
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