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Old 09-11-2007, 05:03 PM
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Only the curature of the flares, nothing else to me.
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The curatures are rather curious in that they look like cured ham. Oh, I would like to take a scuba trip to Curacao. Is curling an olympic sport? Please don't curse at me, I'm just curious.

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Originally Posted by MazdaspeedFeras
and all of a sudden you're an expert in the field now, holy crap. Now im gonna get my doctorate in looking at pictures so that i may engage in discussion.
Do I detect a little animosity towards Bruce Van? I bet you don't have 2 first names. Why don't you go ahead and get your doctorate in looking at pictures and then come back and look at some pictures, then engage in discussion?
Old 09-11-2007, 05:22 PM
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I kinda like the look of that Merc. Hmm, how much are they going to retail for?
Old 09-11-2007, 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Phil_Hendrie_is_back
Do I detect a little animosity towards Bruce Van? I bet you don't have 2 first names. Why don't you go ahead and get your doctorate in looking at pictures and then come back and look at some pictures, then engage in discussion?
Exactly. Thanks Phil_Hendrie. Just wanted to start a friendly discussion. I figured we're all car enthusiasts and just wanted to see what everyone thought.
Old 09-11-2007, 11:49 PM
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Originally Posted by bruce_van
Exactly. Thanks Phil_Hendrie. Just wanted to start a friendly discussion. I figured we're all car enthusiasts and just wanted to see what everyone thought.

Everyone thinks you're insane.


I could say, ZOMG they totally ripped off the Eclipse and it would probably have more validity.

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it looks like a car, the rx8 is a car, therefore it looks like the rx8. simple
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the only thing it looks like is teh suq.
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I believe the SC430 was designed by a French company for Lexus. I really don't care for the looks myself, but I love the timeless original SC, which was what I drove before the RX8.
Yeah the original SC400 coupe was bad ****. Good looking car with performance and luxury to match. My brother-in-law had one until about 2 years ago when he wrecked in on highway 17 going to Santa Cruz.
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That Merc is hideous.
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imho, the recent mercedes designs have been getting worse...i can't stand the look of the new S class...fugly is the only word that can describe that
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The only reason it resembles the RX-8 to some people is because of the front fender flares. Not many cars on the market today sport that extreme curvature as the RX-8 does. However, as many have said it is more certainly not exclusive to the RX-8 nor did it originate on it.

Very little else resembles the 8 at all. The grill, head lights, hood, side fenders, tail lights, trunk, bumper, wheels, etc, all are distinctly different.

There was one Hyundai concept a while back that looked remarkably like an 8. Other than that I think the 8 is a pretty unique combination of styling cues.
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