Miata Mailing List: March 1993, Message #103
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   From: (none)
Subject: Speaking of rattles...
   Date: (none)

With all this talk of rattles, I thought I might mention another.  I'm the
proud owner of a new '93 and, with 2.2k miles so far, I've just a couple of
questions:

  1) In any gear, there is a faint whirring/rattling noise that seems to
     orginate near the back of the car.  The catch is, it's only present at
     *light* throttle settings.  It disappears at heavy or coast settings.
     Is this just normal rear-end noise or should I be looking for metal
     shavings?  This being my first rear-wheel drive machine, I'm not quite
     used to the ideosynracies yet.

  2) In a month, I'm relocating to that wholly amazing town, Austin, TX, from
     the armpit of WA (Pullman).  I'd like to double my cargo hold by 
     purchasing rear-deck luggage, but I'm unsure about which brand to buy.  
     Have there been any reviews of the available makes.  Has anyone tried a 
     particular brand and been dissatisfied?

Thanks,

Russ Croman
Design Engineer -- Crystal Semiconductor
(well, almost, I've just got to graduate first!)