NorwegianMX-5
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- Ford Focus 1.8tddi Estate/ Pre owned Mazda MX-5 1.6 NB 1998
I have the first NB 98 model. Was the model on the american market that year?
You do remember correctlyCaptain KRM P5 said:in a similar fashion there was no 1984 corvette - it just went from 1983 to 1985 IIRC
kcbhiw said:Any pics? As rx7 stated, we weren't fortunate to get the "98" model.
kcbhiw said:How much do the European B6 DOHC powerplants differ from the US 90-93 US types? If you could provide any pictures of the engine bay, that would be good too.
rx7gslse said:Holy hell...
A) 39,000 USD? that's frikken nuts! they're about 22,000 her back then!
B) 1.6? We have not had a 1.6L Miata in the US since 93. All 94+ cars have been 1.8L (granted we don't get taxed on displacement)
C) what all in in the center colsole in those pictures? It isn't liek what we got here.. The HVAC looks the same, but the part below is different and teh part above the head unit is different as well..
D) As Far as why there was no MY98 Miata in the US? Not sure... Probably due to sticky US laws on model year designations and maybe extra delays on emissions or crash testing? The 1.8L cars started with 155hp here and then they had to withdrawl their specs back to 142hp.. maybe that had something to do with it? (although.. I think that was in 2000?)
rx7gslse said:this is what the US center stack looks like in my car
http://www.digitex.net/ecarter/msm/aMSM15.html
Top; 6-disc in dash CD player
Middle: HVAC (heater, a/c etc etc..)
Lowest: airbag switch on the left, 12V power/lighter right.
window switches are in the same location by the cupholders, although it looks like you've got an extra narrow pocket or sumthing between the switches and the shifter?
mine was 28K (crazy)rx7gslse said:Holy hell...
A) 39,000 USD? that's frikken nuts! they're about 22,000 her back then!
Orthonormal said:Oh, I see, you were starting from the rear of the center hump and working forwards... RX7GSLSE, the flap between the window switches and the shift lever is the ashtray, same as in the US 1999-2000 models.
In 2001+, the ashtray is a removable insert that fits in one of the cupholders.
I'm guessing that the stereo and the gizmo above the stereo on the Norwegian car are aftermarket components.