by pws <pwshelton@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Feb 13, 2008 at 06:00 PM
Lanny Chambers wrote:
> In article <Xns9A438763AB505xs11emailinatorcom@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> XS11E <xs11e@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>>> http://www.leftlanenews.com/mazda-planning-mx-5-coupe-for-the-us.html
>> Maybe for someone else but to me it's as desireable as genital
>> herpes... :-(
>
> Right, what's the point? I imagine the US market for a slow, 2-seat
> coupe was saturated by the defunct (and ironically named) Insight. The
> PRHT is a hit; a fixed-head coupe would be a dud.
I am actually glad that Mazda did not have a coupe version of the Miata
in 1999, as I would have probably bought it.
The PITA factor and the additional maintenance/replacement cost of a
convertible top compared to a coupe did not seem to make up for the fun
factor of dropping the top to me until I had driven it for some time.
The initial reasons that I bought the Miata were almost entirely based
on the price, handling and reported reliability of the car.
Pat
