Randy Stocker wrote:
>A. IMO, the 1992 is the best year to have. It has
the one rear chassis brace that the 90-91 does not
have and the 93 has the slightly heavier doors with
the one door beam added and the slighty taller springs
(same rate just taller free length).
FWIW I found the following curb weights listed in
Miata brochures:
1992 2216 lb (MT)
1993 2222 lb (AT)
I don't know if any decontenting occurred in '93, so
that may be neither here nor there. I think these are
typically measured with the spare in the car and 1/2
tank of fuel (+65 lb or so).
A friend and I recently weighed a bunch of Miatas and
found remarkably little variance among '90-92 models,
with the exception of a Canadian '90 w/o airbag (those
things are *hefty*).
>A: Base is best. The LE will have the weight of the
leather, PS, and AC, about 100 lbs worth.
PS and AC account for about 80# between them. Of
course, in a TX summer the A/C (aka "driver
asphyxiation preventer") is not exactly an option...
:)
If you want PS & A/C anyway the '92 or '93 LE might be
worth a look. The Bilstein shocks on the '93 do allow
an incrementally lower ride height.
Craig Blome
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