818 Project Updates From Dave

[Niburu]

My thoughts exactly. I'm all for exotic and exciting. Not something that could be confused for mazda.

For the vast majority of the non-car people out there anything that small will immediatly get confused for a Miata.
I've overheard Elises and Boxsters both being called Miatas, of course I've also heard RX-7's being called Porsches.
And what praytell is exactly wrong with Mazda?

[kach22i]

I've overheard Elises and Boxsters both being called Miatas, of course I've also heard RX-7's being called Porsches.

Don't you guys call any sweetened carbonated beverage a "Coke"?

Just saying, it must be a cultural thing.

Funny stuff, I swear several Boxster owners I've been near on the streets had no clues as to what make, model or year my 1977 911s targa is. I get this; what is that? look from them.

Edit: Now that I look at it more closely, it's probably the roadster.

Looks like a Miata with a modest kit on it. A larger rear intake rake vent on the side, and lowering the nose will make this look more like a mid-engined car.

EDIT: Did a quick mark-up, came out a little Spyker-ish in the nose, some Elise or Boxster-ish headlights, and a Audi TT like tail. Moved it away from the Miata look, not that it was bad, just fooling around - can't help myself.

http://s184.photobucket.com/albums/x...rial%20Design/

[Niburu]

Don't you guys call any sweetened carbonated beverage a "Coke"?

Just saying, it must be a cultural thing..

first off I'm from NY - originally
secondly that's a deep south thing, not up here in the Mid-Atlantic region
thirdly it would be prefferable to calling a soda something stupid like "pop"

Funny stuff, I swear several Boxster owners I've been near on the streets had no clues as to what make, model or year my 1977 911s targa is. I get this; what is that? look from them..

I'm pretty sure many Boxster owners don't even know what the name of the car is derived from.
Have you looked one of them oper, you can't even get to the engine unless you put it up on a lift.

[kach22i]

thirdly it would be prefferable to calling a soda something stupid like "pop"

Well I call it "pop" as in Soda Pop, definitely a cultural thing.