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"andy-k" <no.email@address> wrote in message ... > Oh right... sarcasm. Sorry to be so slow Chris, but I'm not very good at > sarcasm. You prompted me to look up 'miata' only to find that I'm posting > on the wrong group. Apologies all round. > I was not being sarcastic! I was serious, please let us know what you figure out. We're most all Miata folks first but Mazda folks second (or third ;-) Chris 99BBB |
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On 2010-05-03, Chris D'Agnolo > wrote:
> > "andy-k" <no.email@address> wrote in message > ... >> Oh right... sarcasm. Sorry to be so slow Chris, but I'm not very good at >> sarcasm. You prompted me to look up 'miata' only to find that I'm posting >> on the wrong group. Apologies all round. > > I was not being sarcastic! I was serious, please let us know what you > figure out. We're most all Miata folks first but Mazda folks second > (or third ;-) I was always rather fond of the Mazda 3 (as far as FWD hardtops go), but this last year it looks like they beat it with the same ugly stick that they first used on the RX8. I guess I understand the desire for a "corporate identity", but couldn't they have come up with a classier identity? Are they trying to target the same customers as alienware PCs? Next thing you know Mazdas will all come the plexiglas hoods, transparent light-up fan-blades, and CCFL UV lamps illuminating florescent cabling and hoses. Maybe I'm just getting old... -- Grant |
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Grant Edwards > wrote: > I was always rather fond of the Mazda 3 (as far as FWD hardtops go), > but this last year it looks like they beat it with the same ugly stick > that they first used on the RX8. From personal experience, you can't see the silly bodywork from the driver's seat. What other folks see is *their* problem! Our dark gray 3 is a 2007, so the front end isn't quite as goofy. My wife calls it "our baby hippo." -- Lanny Chambers St. Louis, MO '94C |
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On 2010-05-03, Lanny Chambers > wrote:
> In article >, > Grant Edwards > wrote: > >> I was always rather fond of the Mazda 3 (as far as FWD hardtops go), >> but this last year it looks like they beat it with the same ugly stick >> that they first used on the RX8. > > From personal experience, you can't see the silly bodywork from the > driver's seat. What other folks see is *their* problem! But I'll still know it's there, and I'm too vain to bear the constant nagging thought that passers by are saying to themselves: "look at that 50 year old guy on his way to buy some decals, yello wiper blades, and a 6" exhaust tip." > Our dark gray 3 is a 2007, so the front end isn't quite as goofy. Yea, I just can't get past the new front end. It reminds me of something out of a bad 1970's science fiction movie. The rest of it isn't bad. At least they seem to have resisted the urge to add hood-vents and gill-slits. > My wife calls it "our baby hippo." -- Grant Edwards grant.b.edwards Yow! The entire CHINESE at WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL TEAM all gmail.com share ONE personality -- and have since BIRTH!! |
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"Grant Edwards" > wrote in message .. At least they seem to have resisted the urge to add > hood-vents and gill-slits. > -- > Grant Edwards Maybe you haven't seen the newest version Grant ;-) Ya, Mazda has pulled a 'Cadilac' here with picking a corporate snout and sticking with it no matter what! It is quite embarrasing and yes, relative to the balance of the cars designs, which I'm pretty happy with, the nose (which I describe as the Joker's smiling face from the modern Batman movies) is inexcusably bad! Chris 99BBB |
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Chris D'Agnolo wrote:
> I was not being sarcastic! I was serious, please let us know what you > figure out. We're most all Miata folks first but Mazda folks second > (or third ;-) On the off-chance that you're being sincere, I've been told that it's just the ABS activating and nothing tobe concerned about. |
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andy-k wrote:
> Chris D'Agnolo wrote: >> I was not being sarcastic! I was serious, please let us know what you >> figure out. We're most all Miata folks first but Mazda folks second >> (or third ;-) > > On the off-chance that you're being sincere, I've been told that it's just > the ABS activating and nothing tobe concerned about. Having known Chris for a number of years now, I can guarantee you that he is being sincere. Hell, that man even thinks that the RX-8 looks nice! ;-) Pat |
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On 2010-05-04, pws > wrote:
> andy-k wrote: >> Chris D'Agnolo wrote: >>> I was not being sarcastic! I was serious, please let us know what you >>> figure out. We're most all Miata folks first but Mazda folks second >>> (or third ;-) >> >> On the off-chance that you're being sincere, I've been told that it's just >> the ABS activating and nothing tobe concerned about. > > Having known Chris for a number of years now, I can guarantee you that > he is being sincere. > > Hell, that man even thinks that the RX-8 looks nice! ;-) It's nothing some bondo and a grinder couldn't cure. Fill some of those holes, smooth out some of the wrinkles in the sheet-metal, and you've got a half-way decent looking car. The interior, OTOH, is pretty much hopeless. -- Grant Edwards grant.b.edwards Yow! I want to dress you at up as TALLULAH BANKHEAD and gmail.com cover you with VASELINE and WHEAT THINS ... |
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pws wrote:
> Having known Chris for a number of years now, I can guarantee you that he > is being sincere. Dang! I hate having to apologize ;-) Sorry Chris -- my bad. |
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Grant Edwards wrote:
> On 2010-05-04, pws > wrote: >> andy-k wrote: >>> Chris D'Agnolo wrote: >>>> I was not being sarcastic! I was serious, please let us know what you >>>> figure out. We're most all Miata folks first but Mazda folks second >>>> (or third ;-) >>> On the off-chance that you're being sincere, I've been told that it's just >>> the ABS activating and nothing tobe concerned about. >> Having known Chris for a number of years now, I can guarantee you that >> he is being sincere. >> >> Hell, that man even thinks that the RX-8 looks nice! ;-) > > It's nothing some bondo and a grinder couldn't cure. Fill some of > those holes, smooth out some of the wrinkles in the sheet-metal, and > you've got a half-way decent looking car. > > The interior, OTOH, is pretty much hopeless. Yeah, the RX-8 is not a favorite of mine. Most of my favorite-looking cars are from the 1990's, well after the "lead sled" era and before they reached the "Bubble-Pokemon" look that so many cars have today. From this era, the Acura NSX, the last RX-7 design and, of course, the Miata all come to mind immediately. Pat |
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