Anyone seen sales figures for the ND Miata Vs it's Italian cousin the Fiat a Spider?
Around me I see nearly no Miatas but I've seen three Spiders today, four if I included the demonstrator parked outside the Fiat dealer. This isn't uncommon.
What about other areas?
Pretty much the opposite here in the Cincinnati area. I see some Miatas, but I don't think I've seen a new Spider on the road. I'm assuming that has more to do with the Miata having been available longer, though.
In reply to Adrian_Thompson:
In metro Detroit, spider would qualify for FCA employee/supplier discount and executive cars.
Here in DE/Philly area, I have seen a handful of ND Mitae and zero Spiders, even though I work within a couple miles of a FIAT dealer.
I've not seen a Fiat in person yet, but I've only seen 3 or 4 NDs - including the GRM project car at the Challenge. The nearest Fiat dealer is 375mi away in Memphis though, so that's certainly part of the reason.
We've had 5 ND's at a single autocross. I've yet to see a Fiat124. I want to see a 124 in person.
JohnRW1621 wrote: In reply to Adrian_Thompson: In metro Detroit, spider would qualify for FCA employee/supplier discount and executive cars.
Doherty, obvious really. I should have thought of that.
I've seen one Fiat outside of the dealership, but only maybe 3-4 ND's in the Dayton OH area. (When I test drove one they had two, but at the road rally a month later one had been sold...)
I've seen a 12/1 ND/Fiat ration around me.
Today's total now 4 Fiats (5 if you include the demo car) and at last one ND.
We have 4 MX-5s in the MiMiata club and the 1st Fiat showed up last month. The Fiat owner works for FCA. I've seen 3 or 4 Fiats in the wild around Dexter, fewer Miatas though.
I only saw my first ND in the flesh this weekend in MD. So.. 1 Miata, 0 Fiats so far
Haven't seen a 124 in the flesh, but I have seen a 124 TV commercial. Have not seen an ND commercial.
Guy up the street from me owns the Fiat. Guy down the street has the Miata. I should invite them both to dinner. I can already see it...
"Do you know why I gathered you here today?..."
(servants lock all doors and close all blinds)
Would be interesting to see why they chose what they chose, and how they like it so far.
Desmond wrote: Would be interesting to see why they chose what they chose, and how they like it so far.
Even better, make them trade for a week.
I've seen a handful of NDs, but yet to see a Spider here in DC area. Which is odd since everyone here always feels compelled to go buy whatever new car is out there.......
I think that it's way too early to say. I remember posting that I thought the latest version Mazda 3 was a sales pig. Then they took off quite nicely. Currently MX-5s are moving at about 1k/month. In September Fiat sold 490 Spyders.
There are very few manual 124s available, and no Abarths. I suspect many buyers are waiting for one or both. I think we need to wait until those problems are rectified before we can get a better idea of how they're selling.
BTW, we had the big Miatas at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca event this past weekend. There were a LOT of NDs in attendance. I was amazed. The car has been adopted by the hard core enthusiasts very quickly.
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