Even though I'm a girl, I get a lot of comments from girls at my salon than guys. They love the way it looks. I was trying to decide when car shopping between the 350 or the 8 and I picked the 8. There are so many 350s on the road around here that people don't think as much of them as they used to. Now the 8, that's extremely rare in my area

 

dead on, i was gonna say that.

the rx8 is way sexier looking(totally unbiased opinion b/c i like honda and nissan too) but the s2k's convertability really evens it out because *most* girls love that.

 

Yeah, my friend who has an S2000 always gets a lot of girls asking him for rides because they want to ride around in a convertible. When I get asked to take them for rides, they always seem to oogle over the styling. They seem pretty even in the amount of interest generated. Z's don't seem to get a whole lot of attention around here. I suppose it's because they've got a bit of Mustang syndrome (too many on the road).

 

I agree with what was said before. I can impress 3 girls in my 8, not just one like the other two...

 

I just heard that a couple of young ladies were told I had an RX-8 and they said, all excited, "Oh my God, that's my favorite car!"

I wonder why I never had that with an Oldsmobile.

 

Yea da 8 gets some heads turnin especially at night... the 350z is hott but it does have mustang syndrome wayy to many around. The s2000 is hott and girls have told me that from the front it kinda looks like my 8 so ither way the 8!!!

 

I'm not sure since with my eight I get girls who are attracted to my car but they are ether older (ex rotary owners) or high schoolers (they like the lines). Girls my age look at the s2k more, my friend and I parked our cars together just to test it out one day and we noticed more girls our age were checking out his car.

 

well, the fact of the matter is neither cars are real head turners anyway, its not like these are porsches, lambos, or ferraris

 

What's funny is on the area I live I get more compliments & notice people looking at my car now (RX8) than I had when I was driving around my Porsche 911. Of course I'm in Mercedes, BMW, Porsche heaven here in Glendale/LA.

 

lol i now that i think about it you're right, i live in west la(between bel air, beverly hills, pacific palisades, and malibu) and people are sick of seeing porsches, ferraris, bimmers, and mercedes benzes. also, i didnt know theres a lot of rich people in glendale

 

Update--had two girls honk the horn and wave when I went to lunch today while in the RX8. I rest my case.

 

I've had people mistake my car for an exotic.

 

Probably not as much as west LA. I remember once I was driving down to Beverly Hills BMW from Westwood & all at once there were 2 other Porsches driving next to me going down the street. I just chuckled, only in LA. Out here people don't even look sideways at the 911 Turbo. In Glendale there is a disprportianate amount of wealthy Armenians, and for them the status symbol of cars is MBZ. I laugh when I see s class Mercedes. Here you have a $100K car, and you might as well have a Ford Taurus. BMW, Porsche, MBZ all plentiful here. I got to know some Armenian kids that were in their early 20's & they were driving around in Porsches. I was amazed until i went to their houses and they were all living with their parents. It's not the fact that they were making a lot of money (some were), but that they had no living expenses other than the car. Porsches in LA are a dime a dozen (hate to say that as I really liked mine). Too much money out here. On the positive note I am lucky to see 1 or 2 RX8's in a given day vs. 10 305 Z's, & 10 Infiniti G35's.

 

Out of the three discussed here, I think the 8 is best, often garnering favorable comments from the ladies. However, the absolute best chick magnet I ever drove is a Hummer H2! A friend of mine asked me to drive his for a few weeks to put mileage on it (another story). Man, it was a POS to drive and I hated it, but, everywhere I went chicks really dug it! Absolute strangers asked for rides and jumped in! They loved the "hunky" looks and the DVD in the headrests didn't hurt either. So, the Hummer is a bummer, but if you want to score you can't ask for more!

 

On the road in traffic the other day, I pulled to a stoplight. I was about 3 feet away from the civic to the right lane. It was bumpin' music so it attracted attention. When it goes green I pull up and see them speeding up with me. Nothiing but chicks right there. Five chicks all waving at me... or my car actually.

oh yea...
I'm gunna say I didn't read that. And pray she doesn't read this. :o

 

my wife loved the 8 so much she bought me one

Of course now i have to drive her everywhere but no complaints from me!

 

[QUOTE=BlueEyes]I have noticed chicks dig me irregardless of what type of car I am in. so I would have to say...
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Chicks dig you cause you were on t.v. and drove a motorcycle. Here you are with your buddy John.

 

This is so true in Southern California. I see Porsches EVERYWHERE. BMWs and Benz' are even more common. They turn heads... kinda. I swear does everyone have a Cayenne down here? :-/ You need a Lambo or Ferrari to really have someone ooh-ahh and crane their necks.

As for the 8 in so cal... driving the 10 miles to work today, I saw 2 other RX-8s on the way. Getting quite common.

 

last time i checked most girls like guys not cars.

 

Can either of those cars fit 3 CHICKS in them? I don't think so. End of discussion.

 

The RX-8 is a really good looking car. It's a great design. But compared with a Z or an S2K, I'd say it would take 3rd place in the view of most girls.

I only say this because while the front end of the 8 is amazing, the side-view and C-pillars make the car look a bit odd. To me, the oddity is what makes it cool. But girls (and the general public) are looking for the slick profile of a sportscar.

The Z and the S2K have that wedge-shaped profile, and overall have that low, flat appearance.

As far as my Spyder, since it's so rare and resembles a Boxster or maybe even an exotic, it turns many heads and girls always tell me they love the car. People are always shocked that it's "just" a Toyota.

 

Being a female and an 8 owner, I strongly disagree. I think the Z looks like an egg and the S2K has a huge unattractive front end. The 8 has incredibly sexy curves and is always grabbing my attention

On a side note, I had a boo-boo with my 8 so I'm borrowing my mom's Spyder and I hate it. It's too small, very ugly in the front, and not enough power for me. :D

 

Sorry you crashed your 8. That sucks.

But the Spyder isn't ugly! I admit, the huge headlights are pretty dumb-looking, but I've grown to like them.

Unless you're a huge girl, the car shouldn't be too small for you. Try taking some curves- the mid-engine layout combined with it's 2,150 lb weight will make you like the car more. It is definitely underpowered, but that's its only drawback.

 

Know what takes 4th place? The MR2 Spyder. Guys know it's about as ugly as Michael Jackson's face. Girls sometimes like it, but only when they're driving it. It's a chick car...

And it still can't fit 3 ladies inside with me...
(Which I have done on several occasion and it's fun... )

 

To me, the front end of the s-2k and the 8 are very similar.