[Miata] Cold!

[the.jack]

-----Original Message-----
On Behalf Of Dillon
Subject: Re: [Miata] Cold!

I left my Miata parked at O'Hare for 3 weeks, picking it up in 10 degree weather on Thursday.  She started right up - no probs.  I
did notice this last weekend that even with Redline MT-90 and 75w90 freshly replaced in the tranny/diff, the car still felt like I
was shifting through mud once the temp dropped below 0F.  Powersteering was getting a little sticky too. 

The only thing I really don't like is that my hard-top has started to squeak like styrofoam now that the temps are extremely low.  I
just can't get that sound out of my head.

It's also gotten a lot easier to oversteer around corners even in my snow tires.  I probably left a dozen burnouts in my wake ;) 

Aside from the hard-top squeaking, I love driving my Miata in the winter time ...
-----Response-----

	I hear you, Dillon. Mine's a little twitchy with 1) the cold hardening the tires and 2) all the salt on the roads that make
for a "slick" ride besides. It's sort of fun, you just have to expect that your traction is less a head of time or you might end up
pointing the wrong way!

Chris C.
99 Mazda Miata 5-sp Emerald