Starting to think if I can afford to sell my aging Honda, I want to look seriously at a Miata. Was wondering if the recent NB models have glass rear windows, or is that strictly aftermarket?
Also, what tips for soft top preservation (other than a car cover, which I would consider). I don't have covered parking and would hate to accelerate top wear.
My experience is that the sun does more damage than any other weather element to soft tops and especially ones with vinyl rear windows. Tree sap and bird droppings are also bad. Keep it covered and clean, if the cover gets wet u must remove it to let the cover and top breath and dry, very important.
I have a '99 (first year of the glass-window top) and have used it as a daily driver for five years, with a hardtop on roughly from Thanksgiving to April each year. The car is garaged at home, but in open parking at all other stopping places. The only deterioration of my top at this time is slight fading of the forward inner surface (which faces up when folded). This is likely due to the fact that I virtually never use the clumsy boot cover, so the folded top is always exposed to sunlight. The exterior of the top is fine, with only periodic washing using the same "car cleaners" I use for the rest of the vehicle.
I might add that the glass-window top (factory and aftermarket) may fit the 1990-1997 cars in most cases, but installing wiring for the defroster would be a considerable pain.
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