"Is that one of em' hot rods" ..... eh?

 

They make any colour porsches!! ugh some people!! I guess we all can't be automobile enthusiasts, someone has to subscribe to crochet magazine :o

 

At this point I woulda told her I was alot more like James Bond than she thinks, and told HER to get on the table. :D

 

While purchasing some stuff for my motorcycle the guy behind the counter asked me if it was a VW. I was like your joking right.

 

I got asked "what's that Lambourghini looking thing?" once

 

My Titanium Grey .. ah .. they said 'the new James Bond car???" .. Yeah, the Ashton Martin that appeared in the last Bond movie ... that's why I didn't get the rear spoiler. Just my personal preference. I want to be Bond .. and not fast and furious ... ahha :D

 

My neighbour calls it a Mazdarati. :D

I call him Batman since all his cars are black, and he has a yellow bat sticker on them.

 

In addition to some of those listed above, my 8 has also been mistaken for a 350Z. -_-;;; Probably just because most of them around here are also grey.

 

I think anyone who says this is either stupid or jealous. How does the car you drive have any correlation between the size of your *****? People buy the cars you like, and when you got money you can afford the more expensive cars you like. If you were a millionaire and you liked the Lamborghini Gallardo and could afford to buy it no worries you probably would go buy one, and that makes your ***** small how??? A lot of wealthy people I know don't buy expensive cars to show off or look cool they buy them because they like them, just like you bought an RX-8 because you liked it.

 

Hmm...I love my RX-8 but if I had the cash a black Viper SRT-10 would be sitting in my garage for sure. 500bhp, 525 lb. ft. of torque, and my girlfriend isn't complaining about my size.

 

Hey, don't look at me. I'm not the one who came up with it, nor am I the one who even mentioned it first. I don't think anyone really believes it anyways. It's just a stereotype that's obviously not going to be true if the person is rich. It's mostly sour grapes though there *MIGHT* be some truth in it if someone who can barely afford a big *** expensive truck/suv or expensive sports car gets one.

I bet most people here would be getting a different car if they had a lot more money to spare.

 

I for one know that the 1.3L engine allows for more space for my **** to rest in the engine bay. It starts getting tighter with anything bigger that a 3.5L... .

To answer the topic at hand. I was stopped at a light one day and a woman did ask me if I had the car custom made. I told her there was a Mazda dealership down the street with a few more if she wanted to check the car out!

 

lol people say it looks like a mini viper. I get maddd looks and everyone wants to be my friend, lol if i was a loser i wouldnt be now with this car. My friends say its like becoming an overnight celebrity, lol. I love it its a look that everyone loves and glares at.

 

Mazda must design all the cars since every Mazda looks like a "mini viper". Turbo IIs, 3rd gen RX-7s, Miatas all look like mini vipers. I don't think the RX-8 could even come close to looking like a viper but so many people in this thread have called it "the mini viper".

 

hey im a loser and the car didnt change that lol.

 

Unless you equate expensive to exotic, the RX8 is very exotic. It is the only production car in the world with a rotary engine.

 

That depends. Ferrari owners around here have em strictly for image purposes. They know squat.

 

I was filling up a gas can at the diesel pumps and a guy says"Wow, is that lexus a diesel?"

 

someone thought it was a mazda

 

A Z350 I think the guy just related to whatever new cool car came out lately (and I think the Z got way more publicity than the 8)
and yea a "new ferrari"

but I always tell ppl I just drive a mazda

 

Several times this has been the start to a conversation about the 8:
What model Ferrari is that? :p It's a Mazda RX-8. (see license plate) really? must be expensive 40-50k?

 

I was on a date a couple of months ago with a girl. I picked her up in the 8, she jumped in and said....nice corvette !! Then she proceeded to remove her shoes, cross her legs and put her feet on the seat!!!

First and last date with her!! I can't even remember her name!! Nice!!

- Irish

 

"Is that the new Viper?".

 

Here's the worst one yet...my boss' secretary thought it was an Alero! Not frigging kidding. She must be on crack!

 

i've gotten the viper remarks... some guy said it look like the s2000. Otherwise my friend calls it the mini viper :D