They look pretty neat in person, it's a very nicely designed car.
https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/mazda-mx5-miata-history/
still, those were super-cool. You could flip them up without turning on the lights, and one Miata driver would greet another one in the oncoming lane by doing that.
In the winter they could freeze shut due to ice, then unsuspecting people would attempt to operate them sometimes damaging the motor.
Another key thing to note is, unlike other luxury features if this breaks you absolutely have to get it repaired.