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Old 11-15-2008, 10:04 PM
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Well, Here's My Story; I Was At The Gas Station Here At San Diego Naval Base And, This Old Man, Around 60ish, Asked Me What Kind Of CAR I Have And I Told Him, It's A Mazda Rx8; He Thought It Was A Viper, Lol..oh Well, I'm Glad I Have This Car
Old 11-15-2008, 10:06 PM
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I've had a number of older guys refer to mine as a german porcshe. Once, I started to point out the relationship between the wankel and renesis and about 20 minutes later wished I'd have just nodded and been on my way.
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Caps Locks Is Fun!
Old 11-15-2008, 11:59 PM
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Originally Posted by superglue
Caps Locks Is Fun!
lol it's not even caps lock... Capitalizing Every First Letter Of Every Word Is One Of My Biggest Pet Peeves...


seriously though, it is...
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Why Would Someone Capitalize The First Letter In Every Word?
Old 11-16-2008, 01:54 AM
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If you type all caps, the vb software makes it look like that.....

But you prolly knowed dat.

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A cop thought my old 3000gt was an Eclipse .. could have gotten away with a ticket.
Old 11-16-2008, 07:00 AM
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i had an old guy in WV of all places ask what it was and then proceeded to pronounce mazda "mazdee" repeatedly while chatting me up for 10 min wtf? I just wanted to drink my coffee while it was still hot.
Old 11-16-2008, 08:30 AM
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ha ha it is very crazy all the stories that we all get I"m sure some of them will b stirred up again with this thread
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When I take my car for car wash, it's sometimes amusing to see people's reactions when they open up the rear doors to clean inside. A few times people who are watching their car's get cleaned see them open those doors and they go "Whoaa!"
Old 11-16-2008, 04:24 PM
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Ive had numerous people ask if my 8 was a viper!!! Although I do consider it a complement, I just do not see the resemblence to a viper
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Originally Posted by Renesis07
Ive had numerous people ask if my 8 was a viper!!! Although I do consider it a complement, I just do not see the resemblence to a viper
I think it's the flared fenders and the gills. There's a slight resemblance in that regard and few other cars that you see on the road have that kind of look. It's a very minor resemblance, but most people don't see these cars very often.

I guess you can take it as a compliment in that the Viper costs several times more and is way faster. But I really don't like my car being mistaken for a Viper on looks because, well, the Viper is ugly.
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Me and whitesnowflakes8 got tickets last night from the campus security. It sounds stupid, but the campus semi driving training lot was the only place we could go( safety wise) without endangering some poor motorist on public roads. Anyways, apart from having 2 rx8s, the campus security wrote his ticket for a white mazda rx8 and mine for a red mazda se3p, just because i have the se3p badge on there. How the hell could he not notice they were the same make?
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reminds me of the time i had my mr2 at a weekly meetup and this guy is taken aback when he sees my car and says "whoa, somebody brought a supra!"

had people ask about my 8, but not confuse it for anything else. however last night at starbucks as i was putting stuff in the backseat, i shut the rear door and a cute girl passing by turned around to check me out highlight of my night.
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yes front does resemble viper a bit...
i have same problem, people think it is expensive sports car ... tiby is very rare around here and no one knows what it is ...

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Old 11-16-2008, 09:30 PM
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some people think my cars an S2000 because of the headlights and rear taillights especially at night, i also had one old guy in Mitsuwas Parking lot come up to me and give4 me hand shake telling me it was a beautiful car, I was Glad and felt good and drove off with a big smile and 30 mins later i got a ticket for passing the yield sign. lols, buzz killlaaaa~
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Originally Posted by tibyABv6
yes front does resemble viper a bit...
people think it is expansive sports car ... ...
Do you mean that its very very big? expansive? I do not think our cars are that big
ROFLMAO
Old 11-16-2008, 10:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Ross_Dawg
lol it's not even caps lock... Capitalizing Every First Letter Of Every Word Is One Of My Biggest Pet Peeves...


seriously though, it is...
Have You Met ZuMnRx8?
Old 11-16-2008, 10:54 PM
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also, an old man at a gas station once referred to it as a lotus.

...i don't think he's ever seen a lotus
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POOP!

so thats what it feels like.
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My brother used to own a viper, and side by side the cars look NOTHING a like.
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I will feel sad if anybody tells me my car look like a Viper.
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Originally Posted by nycgps
I will feel sad if anybody tells me my car look like a Viper.
Your car looks like a viper
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My favorite to date is being asked by a shuttle driver if my car was a Toyota, when I replied Mazda he asked if Mazda was Toyota's luxury brand.


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