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Originally Posted by strat61caster

More 86s' have been sold in the last year than Miata's in the past 4 years combined or any 3 year stretch of the S2000:

http://www.goodcarbadcar.net/2011/01...s-figures.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_S...and_production
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10766


The 86 could very well be considered a "dime a dozen" car at this point. Yeah there were double and quadruple the number of Integras sold per year than the 86 but who can mistake those four circular headlights? There's no such feature on the 86, I maintain that in terms of timelessness and staying power the 86 is above average at best. When's the last time you mistook an RX8 or Miata or Mustang for anything other than what they are?

For the most part, I agree with you, but with one exception: the Miata to me seems like a very generic small 2 seat convertible. Yes, I can recognize them, but I don't think they have near the uniqueness for the general public that a Viper, Mustang, or Porsche 911 (or, hell, a VW Beetle for that matter) has.

And dem00n: that looks like a pretty darn generic older small car to me (yes, I do know what it is, but that's not the point).