as i pulled up and got out of my car, i was asked by one of the moving guys helping my neighbors move out their house this exact question

it's nice that people are intrigued by the car and many still have no idea what it is. although a friend of mine did ask me, "how come you bought a beetle?" after i sent her pictures of the car online. i wanted to punch her in the face

 

thats harsh.

 

I have the same thing happen when I tell my family what I bought....None of them can picture what one looks like....But, thats one of the big reasons I bought one last week. UNIQUE!!!!

 

About three people already called my car a a Mazda 6... atleast they knew it was a Mazda. I still say that the 8 looks very diffrent from most cars. I gues people just say things without thinking.

 

I got a porshe once

 

I had someone ask if it was a Jag once.

 

2 days ago someone thought it ws a lexus, some people think its a viper, and i get a lot of what is that from people too...

 

I was at a gas station the other day and a guy on a motorcycle obviously had never seen one ask, "Wow, that's nice, does she run?" about that time a dodge viper pulled in and stole my thunder.
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E-cigarette store

 

Is that a Viper? ...Is what the guy in the Carls Jr. drive thru asked if my 8 was. :p

 

I've Gotten Viper once and Porche a couple times. Mustang today I almost threw up when he said that though. The problem is are looks semi like a lot of other cars but is very different from everything else on the market at the moment.

Oh well.

 

I have also gotten Viper.... and alot of "all mazdas look the same". But thats just called brand identity.

 

Haha, I've gotten Aston Martin

 

Getting out at the Post Office, I hear the old guy on the sidewalk telling his grandson "See the 'T' on the front? That must be the new Toyota Celica."

I say "No, that's an 'M', it's a Mazda, an RX-8"

Granpa gets a little miffed at this and says "No, that's a 'T' for Toyota, it's a Celica!!" :D :D

whaatEVERRR!

S

 

Someone once asked me,"is that paid for". Whats a Paidfor?

 

I am still amazed by how few of the 8s I see on the road. People are constantly looking at mine like they have never seen one before, and I have seen only 2 around town in the last year, which is pretty weird since this is a fairly big area.

 

I've had Aston Martin and Porsche. If I drove an Aston Martin, would I really be plowing through the snow?

I guess people are trying to associate what they see with a brand they know.

 

One of my co-workers, thought it was the replacement for her MX-6.

 

I've gotten the "is that a lexus" a few times with shinka. Heheheheee...... The answer is "no, it's better than a crapy lexus!"

 

One of my neighbors walked by the other day while I was washing the car, and asked "Is that the new Nissan?" I told him "No, it's a Mazda." He nodded like he understood as he walked away, and I could hear him mutter "Oh, a Miata." I just went back to washing my car....

Bill

 

it was the replacement for MY mx-6 :D

 

I'm amazed that after 2 years of being on the road, people STILL don't know what it is.

 

^...I have noticed, that the general population neither notices, nor cares about cars. Most only drive one becasue they have to. Only a select few of us actual care, and we are the fortunate ones.

 

i was asked if it was a Mustang too, i was insulted to such a degree that i considered taking the car back the next day

 

That's the one I got too.

 

someone came up to me and asked if it was a ferrari ....

i assumed they knew nothing about cars