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serious question: why did Mazda drop the "Miata" name?
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Oct 17, 2023 19:17
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Scratch Monkey posted:serious question: why did Mazda drop the "Miata" name? It was only called that in North America, so might just be so that it has the same name everywhere.
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Oct 17, 2023 19:30
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It's called the 'Mazda Roadster' in Japan still. They've fairly recently dropped the other Japanese model names though (Demio, Axela, Atenza)
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Oct 17, 2023 20:37
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Iirc, when they dropped the protege name to go with just 3, it was said to be something to do with the Mazda name not being as recognized as the names of the cars themselves. Or something like that
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Oct 17, 2023 21:10
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It always annoyed me when car companies would drop evocative nameplates like Miata and Viper in favor of anonymous strings of letter-number codes. MX-5. SRT-10. YAWN-4 I guess I don't really care as much anymore, maybe because I recognize that the well of good car names is not infinitely deep and you end up with companies coming up with names like "Millenia" 
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Oct 18, 2023 12:56
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Data Graham posted:It always annoyed me when car companies would drop evocative nameplates like Miata and Viper in favor of anonymous strings of letter-number codes. MX-5. SRT-10. YAWN-4 It's always been an MX-5 though. MX-3, MX-6 have all existed since forever.
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Oct 18, 2023 13:15
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Yeah but not in the us.
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Oct 18, 2023 14:17
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Data Graham posted:Yeah but not in the us. Everyone knows the venerable Ford Probe
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Oct 18, 2023 14:19
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TBH I think they changed from Miata to MX-5 because it sounds more masculine. Lots of weird stereotyping about Miata drivers in the US.
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Oct 18, 2023 14:32
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Disgruntled Bovine posted:TBH I think they changed from Miata to MX-5 because it sounds more masculine. Lots of weird stereotyping about Miata drivers in the US. The only reason people hate on Miata drivers is they're compensating for having a micropenis. They're a loving blast to drive. Sure absolutely not the fastest car out there stock but the ND is actually pretty rapid for what it is, and it is probably one of the nimblest cars I've ever driven.
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Oct 18, 2023 14:42
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Disgruntled Bovine posted:TBH I think they changed from Miata to MX-5 because it sounds more masculine. Lots of weird stereotyping about Miata drivers in the US. I remember when the Land Rover Discovery 3 was branded just as the 'LR3' in North America, LR's press release at the time stated that it was because the US market preferred alphanumeric model names. At the time I thought that sounded screwy, since loads of cars (especially Japanese ones) that had alphanumeric names in the UK and/or Europe had 'proper' names in the USA. But perhaps that applied to the 4x4/SUV market rather the small accessible two-seat roadster market. In reality it was far more likely to be because of the dogshit reliability reputation the Discos 1 and 2 had earned themselves on the American market.
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Oct 18, 2023 15:31
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The thing that blows my mind about the Miata is that you'd think/assume it's gotten bigger and bigger over the years just like the Mini and the Fiat 500 and the Civic and everything else that started out tiny and then with every iteration they listened to the market research that said "it's great, I just wish there was a little more legroom" But I went and looked up the dimensions of every Miata generation and they're within millimeters of each other, going back all the way to 1989. The current one is like three inches wider than the first-gen one but it's actually a tiny bit shorter overall
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Oct 18, 2023 15:42
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orange juche posted:The only reason people hate on Miata drivers is they're compensating for having a micropenis. They're a loving blast to drive. Sure absolutely not the fastest car out there stock but the ND is actually pretty rapid for what it is, and it is probably one of the nimblest cars I've ever driven. Or the opposite, their penis is too big to fit in a Miata so they're sad they'll never be able to enjoy owning one.
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Oct 18, 2023 15:44
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bird with big dick posted:Or the opposite, their penis is too big to fit in a Miata so they're sad they'll never be able to enjoy owning one. Wow UN/post combo "Miatas are for the birds..."
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Oct 18, 2023 15:51
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bird with big dick posted:Or the opposite, their penis is too big to fit in a Miata so they're sad they'll never be able to enjoy owning one. That's my story except instead of "penis is too big" it's "legs are too long"
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Oct 18, 2023 18:45
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Data Graham posted:The thing that blows my mind about the Miata is that you'd think/assume it's gotten bigger and bigger over the years just like the Mini and the Fiat 500 and the Civic and everything else that started out tiny and then with every iteration they listened to the market research that said "it's great, I just wish there was a little more legroom" The ND with the 1.5 litre weighs virtually the same as an NA which was wild to find out about considering all the safety upgrades between them.
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Oct 18, 2023 19:06
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Scratch Monkey posted:That's my story except instead of "penis is too big" it's "legs are too long" For me it's both
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Oct 18, 2023 20:45
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I simply drape my oversize penis, legs and wallet into the passenger seat and tell admirers "tough luck" when they ask for a ride
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Oct 18, 2023 20:51
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OBAMNA PHONE posted:For me it's both My penis is the exact perfect size.
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Oct 18, 2023 21:17
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Scratch Monkey posted:My penis is the exact perfect size. For me to poop on??
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Oct 18, 2023 22:20
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Not my thing, honestly, but call me anyway
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Oct 19, 2023 12:09
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Nah, she had an LS460 before that and she loved it, problem was it started needing (expensive) repairs and used way too much premium gas. That’s fair. Imperador do Brasil posted:Why are modern trucks SO BIG? Because most pickup owners are insecure about the size of something else, or otherwise impotent in their own lives. Scratch Monkey posted:That's my story except instead of "penis is too big" it's "legs are too long" Same. I can barely drive an NA, can drive an NB with a little discomfort, NC is still too small but better than the NB. ND went back the other way. The RF would decapitate me with the retractable hardtop. All or them I’m basically staring at the bar across the top of the windshield, and probably couldn’t put the top up. At least, not without installing a Kirkey seat and/or floor drop.
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Oct 19, 2023 15:31
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I'm so happy I'm like 5'11" so I can fit in it just fine, hauling rear end through twisty bits in a Miata is a blast.
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Oct 20, 2023 02:22
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Right leg in the passenger seat so you can spread out, left leg gas, use your penis for the clutch. E: Hi, Cat.
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Oct 20, 2023 03:09
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Data Graham posted:It always annoyed me when car companies would drop evocative nameplates like Miata and Viper in favor of anonymous strings of letter-number codes. MX-5. SRT-10. YAWN-4 Toyota is having a great time with that C-HR/Koba transformer poo poo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfF8uRvJVIo Humphreys fucked around with this message at 05:19 on Oct 22, 2023 |
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Oct 20, 2023 09:02
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I mean this is an incredible window into the mind of an American driver because from the posting in here sometimes I know this disease isn't uncommon. https://twitter.com/Teslaconomics/status/1715621137156309068?t=klNhYkBjaGt-4Yu8wFRBGw&s=19
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Oct 22, 2023 19:13
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That was posted in TFR a day or so ago and most of them agree that it was a hammer doing that and not any actual bullets. They should post close ups. Then we can tell if it was for sure as there would be lead residue in the depressions. Note how they didn't seem to shoot the windows. Wonder why? wesleywillis fucked around with this message at 19:44 on Oct 22, 2023 |
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Oct 22, 2023 19:42
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Probably an elon musk temper tantrum
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Oct 22, 2023 20:00
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Olympic Mathlete posted:I mean this is an incredible window into the mind of an American driver because from the posting in here sometimes I know this disease isn't uncommon. Resulted from QC worker after three hours of trying to align the panels.
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Oct 22, 2023 20:04
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Ambassadorofsodomy posted:That was posted in TFR a day or so ago and most of them agree that it was a hammer doing that and not any actual bullets. I'm not a gun expert by any stretch but I did wonder if the dents were too uniform for bullets.
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Oct 22, 2023 20:42
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Imperador do Brasil posted:Why are modern trucks SO BIG? i took this picture at ikea a while back. my zx2's roof is about an inch below the bottom of the GMC's mirror. my car seats 4 and i have carried a 4x8 sheet of plywood home on roof racks. it even has a tow hitch and i've used it to tow a 5x8 u-haul trailer across the country.  american car culture has gone deeply wrong in the last 20 years. Sagebrush fucked around with this message at 21:08 on Oct 22, 2023 |
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Oct 22, 2023 21:03
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Olympic Mathlete posted:I'm not a gun expert by any stretch but I did wonder if the dents were too uniform for bullets. There's no spalling or any such scarring. If it's stopping the bullet, the bullet still has to go somewhere
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Oct 22, 2023 22:34
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Sagebrush posted:i took this picture at ikea a while back. my zx2's roof is about an inch below the bottom of the GMC's mirror. my car seats 4 and i have carried a 4x8 sheet of plywood home on roof racks. it even has a tow hitch and i've used it to tow a 5x8 u-haul trailer across the country. But what if you need to tow offroad? https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/...ingawful.com%2F
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Oct 22, 2023 23:09
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Olympic Mathlete posted:I'm not a gun expert by any stretch but I did wonder if the dents were too uniform for bullets. I'm a gun weirdo, but not a gun expert either, and I don't know for sure but you're probably right about that. Someone should challenge him to post the video of it, because who wouldn't have taken some video of that if it was real. Every fuckin redneck that does a sweet coal roll or shoots this or shoots that videos that poo poo. If you're the richest guy in the world and want to show how awesome your third grade art project is, why wouldn't you take a video of that?
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Oct 22, 2023 23:29
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This is what it looks like when metal stops bullets Note that the holes are uneven, and there is lead smeared everywhere. That Tesla looks like someone took a ball peen hammer to it. Every dent is uniform and looks like they came from the same direction with no bullet bits to be seen anywhere. Edit: this gif shows the lead spashing away and the base of the bullet sticking to the surface metal. 
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Oct 22, 2023 23:37
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That's what happens when you hire 20 year old engineers in california who have never shot a gun before to test how "bullet proof" your car is. Because setting up a private gun range in los angeles is no small feat. You take the energy imparted on a surface using a 5.95mm bullet, then using the pneumatic cannon you have on hand, figure out what size stainless steel ball bearing and at what velocity you need to fire it at to "simulate" a gun shot. Gives you a highly repeatable test with no permits needed, but.. also you could have just driven it to Nevada and done it that way.
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Oct 23, 2023 00:01
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Olympic Mathlete posted:I mean this is an incredible window into the mind of an American driver because from the posting in here sometimes I know this disease isn't uncommon. Tesla: Ready for the angry-gnome-with-a-framing-hammer apocalypse Deteriorata posted:Resulted from QC worker after three hours of trying to align the panels. ¿Por Qué No Los Dos?
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Oct 23, 2023 00:32
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Maybe it was shot with a BB gun. Actually, most of the BBs that use in mine seem to be copper coated or plated. So there would be little bits of copper.
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Oct 23, 2023 01:24
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Ambassadorofsodomy posted:That was posted in TFR a day or so ago and most of them agree that it was a hammer doing that and not any actual bullets. I'm trying to figure out why we'd want them to be bulletproof anyways.
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Oct 23, 2023 03:37
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elon musk is personally constantly terrified that people are going to assassinate him.
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