Re: Is the six speed manual tranny better than the five speed on

Lanny Chambers wrote:

> Around here, there are hills on the Interstates that my '94 couldn't 
> pull if 5th were much taller. Maybe your '99 is different, but my cruise

> control can't seem to manage down****fts on its own.  :-)

Cruise control? Oh yeah, I remember that feature. :-)

> Oh, wait, I see the BBB in your signature. Perhaps you've lost a certain

> amount of perspective regarding unboosted Miatas.

Unless Chris has been keeping a secret, his Miata is not boosted. One 
"B" is for black exterior, one is for black interior, not sure what the 
other one is for unless that is also the package letter.

You are correct, however, that driving a boosted Miata can make a person 
lose perspective.
With all of that extra power and our lack of mountains or even some 
really steep hills, I don't think that I ever need to down****ft except 
to slow down or to have fun.

Pat