Bakit hindi binalik sa pinas yung miata?

[suv]

Bakit wala ng miata?

Sa lahat ng mazda sedan ito lang nagustuhan ko.....

Hanggang ngayon mahal pa rin 2nd hand....pareha sila ng CIVIC SiR.....

May plano ba ibalik ng Mazda Phils? at magkano kaya price pag dito na?

[Dr.Kamiya]

Far as I know mazda did consider bringing it in, but with current tax setup the car will cost about 1M or more and they figured there might not be too much of a market for it at that price point.

[suv]

^

Dahil maliit at good for 2 persons lang?

Pero di ba yung price ng top of the line civic and focus eh 1million na?

Tapos yung bagong labas na subaru eh the same din...

Kasi for a top-down, panalong panalo yun

[Si 06]

Babalik o pinagaaralan pa kasi more or less 1.5-1.8 M daw aabutin. Automatic na ung hardtop parang SLK.

[KnightRider07PH]

Babalik o pinagaaralan pa kasi more or less 1.5-1.8 M daw aabutin. Automatic na ung hardtop parang SLK.

Tama ang price range. Last quarter nung 2007 nakakita ako ng display nito sa MGH.

[mazingerZ]

Actually Mazda imported several units of the Maza Miata convertible in the mid 1990s. Hindi naging saleable dito sa pinas. The units which were unsold were shipped to europe na lang.

[niky]

*suv: What Dr. Kamiya meant is that it would cost 1 million more than they're comfortable with... 1.5 to 1.8 is the planned price... but there's no word on official importation yet... Gray market should cost around 2 - 2.5 million for the basic car... but if Mazda can't get the official import down to 1.5 m, people aren't going to buy very many of them... especially with the much faster WRX coming in at just 1.7.

[suv]

^

Thanks sir niky

Sana ang price range nasa 1.3-1.4 million.....

Kasi yung CRV sa states, price starts at $20,700.......Dito sa pinas price start at 1.230 million

Yung Miata, starts at $21,030, Sana sa pinas, ka-price range ng CRV....

[hungryalien]

test drove the new miata last 2007 in the ford plant.. was told there are plans for mid/end of 2007. its already 2008 and no sign of the new miata yet.

[blitzmage_89]

i doubt na ilalabas yan dito. 1.8M for two seater? Hindi na cya worth it unlike dati nung 90s ang mura ng miata. Tsaka pansinin mo ang liit tlga ng market dito compared sa US. Umaasa na lang ako sa Mazda na i-release nila yung Mazda 2 para may something new naman for the philippine market. Sawang sawa na kami sa mazda 3!

[hungryalien]

actually may market naman.. very small nga lang. i know some people are waiting to get a unit.. the power roof is one of the fastest in the market. although i find it a bit under-powered and over-priced

then again, some of those buyers are buying the looks.

[MAXBUWAYA]

I think because of the tropical climate

and the tens of thousands surplus diesel engines

[niky]

Underpowered is relative. People pay between 1.8 to 2 million bucks for European cars with puny little engines and no interior space...

Ford/Mazda should put its cajones where its mouth is... Nissan brought in the 350Z and the Murano, despite the extreme lack of market for these vehicles, purely as a marketing exercise.

Mazda, which prides itself as a "sporty" car maker, could use that kind of mojo... the kind they'd get from having halo cars that scream "sporty" and "upmarket".

[Type 100]

People pay between 1.8 to 2 million bucks for European cars with puny little engines and no interior space...

BWAHAHAHAHAHA! In some cases they pay more than double that amount, dude ;)

As for the Miata/MX-5...anyone who calls it underpowered really doesn't get the point of the car. The MX-5 was and never will be about power. It's about balance---adequate engine meets FR chassis and neutral handling any driver of any skill level can enjoy.

Let's face it, compared to 90% of the cars on sale in the Philippines, it's essentially a toy.

Nissan brought its 350Z and Murano, Honda brought a few S2000s...I'd like to see the third-generation MX-5 brought in here also. "Zoom-zoom" feels like an empty promise without the roadster everyone likes.

[Jun aka Pekto]

The Miata is perceived as mostly a convertible which is why Mazda probably thought it isn't well-suited to the Philippine climate with her tropical rains and heat.

It is very popular here in the dry dry desert climate with over 300 days of rain-free sunshine, along with great roads to drive them in. There's big numbers of Miatas here along with the Pontiac Solstice and Mustang convertibles.

They do have to share roads with huge SUV's and pickups. After seeing that blue Miata get its rear side flattened by a raised pickup truck (failure to see?), I don't know if I want to be in one. I felt sorry for that Miata driver.

[Jun aka Pekto]

Here, the Murano is perceived nothing more than a crossover SUV in the same class as the Santa Fe and Outlander. Nissan's premium crossover is an Infiniti.

Here, the Murano seems to be the most popular of the crossovers both domestic and imported.*

This place crawls with Muranos and Altimas. It's almost sickening.

*I take that back. The Ford Edge seems to be doing quite well too.

[KBR]

coz Miata's are gay! hehehe, JK!!! (I know Miata's are good cars (platform) for Auto-X!!.. but I still think that they are gay!! hehe)

anywayz, I think that Miata's looks good on Women.


aite, peace.

[wilcats]

minsan mo lng nmn mgagamit top down.. sa tindi na polusyon dito.. sa out of town trips lng ok sya.

[MAXBUWAYA]

I think because of the tropical climate

and the tens of thousands surplus diesel engines

What i meannt was NEGLECTED diesel engines. lalo na sa mga bus. hehehehe


And yup if the Miata is available here

It would be the choice of gay office workers

(Not that theres anything wrong with it)

[mazingerZ]

nyahahaha. Pero seriously, 1 thing i noticed is that both miatas here in Iloilo City are owned by the third ***.

Imagine driving your miata then a sudden downpour happens, di panaman masyadong user friendly ang canvas top magkabit.Basa ka pa rin.