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12-19-2012, 03:00 AM | #15 |
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I can see the FR-S/Supra confusion for somebody who only knows the names of cars but isn't in the know, how anyone would confuse a Supra for a DMC... maybe because only drug dealers drive Supras these days?
Last week one of our vendors at work stopped by the office and says "Wow, I saw your new Jag out there". |
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Yesterday I got flagged down by an SUV and the lady asked me "How much was that car?" I said it was like 25k.
She replied with "oh, I thought it would be a lot more, I thought it was a Ferrari." |
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Most people that I've talked to that have seen / heard of the car since it came out generally say "oh, you mean that scion that looks like a porsche? Yeah, that's nice." Took a picture next to a Cayman S the other day, it really does share some of the lines of the car. Especially on the windows on the side, definitely more 2000 gt for the rear fender bulge though it also somewhat shares that with the cayman.
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I would definitely say your massive wing definitely adds to the Supra misnomer.
That being said, I remember back when the second generation MR-2 came out and for about a month and a half, my step-dad had the only one in a three-state region. We were regularly asked if it was a Porsche or Ferrari. I'd say it has everything to do with the idea of it being a car that is still uncommon and looks more expensive than it is. |
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i've been told my car looks like a 370z twice.
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Thanks for all your answers, good to see I'm not the only one to face this "issue" :-)
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okeeeeyyy... thats really strange, cant see anything from a 370z on the FRS/GT86.
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A female friend was talking about wanting a sports car for her next car so I asked if she saw the pictures I had posted on facebook and she responded by asking if it was a 350 or a 370. >_>
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Exactly. Anyone who would confuse these cars with a Supra obviously isn't a car person. It does seem surprising that a non-car person would even think of a Supra though. Hmm...maybe the guy was just an idiot. Or legally blind.
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hehe, yeah, love the show aswell, my girlfriend has the soft kitty t-shirt and is getting also the soft kitty blanked with sleves for x-mas
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Wow, remember the days when America built quality engineered masterpieces. When other countries desired to have American designed and built products because we were at the top of the technological and economic food chain. Now what do we poop out on the world? Snuggies?! Please don't tell me that you also have the magic bullet... As an American, I'd like to formally apologize to the world for the recent retail terrorism we have unleashed on you.
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