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    Image of scroggzilla raids again scroggzilla raids again
    11/12/09

    In reply to Mazda To Join Tommy LaSorda On Ultra Slim-Fast Diet
    So, they're not selling cars to fatties? #mazda
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    Image of quayzar quayzar
    11/13/09

    @scroggzilla raids again: Well every other car is sold to fatties so it's time non-obease people get a car. #mazda
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    Image of YankBoffin YankBoffin
    11/12/09

    In reply to Mazda To Join Tommy LaSorda On Ultra Slim-Fast Diet
    I heartily endorse this trend or idea. #mazda
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    Image of Paul Y. don't drive too fast. Paul Y. don't drive too fast.
    11/12/09

    In reply to Mazda To Join Tommy LaSorda On Ultra Slim-Fast Diet
    This is excellent news. There is no downside to smaller, lighter, better-engineered cars. #mazda
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    Image of slysolstice07 slysolstice07
    11/12/09

    @Paul Y. don't drive too fast.: Except for the higher insurance cost because of more expensive (aluminum) replacement parts, higher death rate from paper-thin materials. Other then that.........it's all good! #mazda
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    Image of YankBoffin YankBoffin
    11/12/09

    @slysolstice07: This could be more than offset by resultant shorter braking distances and faster emergency-lane-change speeds. #mazda
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    Image of Paul Y. don't drive too fast. Paul Y. don't drive too fast.
    11/12/09

    @slysolstice07: You missed the "higher strength steel and new engineering processes" phrase, presumably because, like most people, you assume that mass and inertia are safety features.

    The fact that there is even talk of giving up the car-bloat arms race is great news.

    ...and again, nimbler handling and braking also improve safety. #mazda
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    Image of slysolstice07 slysolstice07
    11/12/09

    @YankBoffin: All things the average driver can't master. Way to hard to apply brakes and change lanes when you can't find your cupholders. #mazda
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    11/12/09

    In reply to Mazda To Join Tommy LaSorda On Ultra Slim-Fast Diet
    This is great - I hope the competition is paying attention. #mazda
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    Image of LuciferV8 LuciferV8
    11/10/09

    In reply to Automaker Future "Youthmobile" Concepts Are Wacky
    I call BS on this one. We all know that cars "aimed at the young" end up being bought by old people trying to look hip. All of those cars look way too hard to climb into for the real target demographic. #conceptcars
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    Image of oddfish oddfish
    11/10/09

    @LuciferV8: Ugh, the slew of women in their 40s driving Scion xBs was funny in a sad sort of way. #conceptcars
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    11/10/09

    In reply to Automaker Future "Youthmobile" Concepts Are Wacky
    Once again Audi and Mazda are the only noteworthy examples of clear design direction. While the other manufacturer's run nillywilly with their nonsensical unfocused designs, Audi and Mazda have instantly recognizable elements that hopefully survive to 2030. #conceptcars
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    Image of snapoversteer 'bout to get told snapoversteer 'bout to get told
    11/10/09

    In reply to Automaker Future "Youthmobile" Concepts Are Wacky
    I'm having an irresistable urge to denigrate both the designs and the hare-brained ideas on which they're based. I must be getting old. #conceptcars
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    Image of bzr bzr
    11/10/09

    In reply to Automaker Future "Youthmobile" Concepts Are Wacky
    Once you enter your destination into the navi app on your smart phone, you can play against the vehicle to "win" complete control over the system and gain access to increasingly outrageous driving scenarios.

    I love the sound of this. I think it'll be hilarious to see kids being forced to square off against a War Games computer every time they want to go somewhere. Didn't make the high score? The car's taking you to Boise! Wanna go to Starbucks? Fat chance, gotta beat the Parnelli Jones boss at his own game! Why didn't you go to school today, Junior? I was driving there, but I couldn't get the Star Power 4x multiplier at 48,375 points and the car sent me the wrong way down an on-ramp! #conceptcars
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    Image of Racin_G73 - dirt track legend (some day ... maybe) Racin_G73 - dirt track legend (some day ... maybe)
    11/10/09

    @bzr: "Dangit... I can't remember how to parallel park."

    "Oh, that's simple! Left, Right, Left, Right, A, B, Up and then Down. Easy!" #conceptcars
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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    11/10/09

    In reply to Automaker Future "Youthmobile" Concepts Are Wacky
    Crackpipe. #conceptcars
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    Image of SpdstrME07001 SpdstrME07001
    11/05/09

    In reply to Miata RX Makes Rotary Fetishists Dreams Come True
    Thats definitely a 2nd-gen (FC) RX-7 turbo engine (13b-t), not a Renesis. It is positively identified by the crank-angle sensor, the coils, throttle body, oil pressure sender, stock oil feed line for the turbo, mounts for the power steering/AC bracket and oil fill tube and dipstick.
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    Image of Ben Wojdyla Ben Wojdyla
    11/06/09

    @SpdstrME07001: Well there you go. We were told wrong. #miata
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    Image of Jeb_Hoge Jeb_Hoge
    11/05/09

    In reply to Miata RX Makes Rotary Fetishists Dreams Come True
    That's an interesting prospect, but I was thinking the other day how much more interested I'd be in an RX8-esque car if it came with the turbo mill from the Mazdaspeeds. #miata
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    Image of brandegee brandegee
    11/05/09

    In reply to Miata RX Makes Rotary Fetishists Dreams Come True
    The absence of an Rx-5? Mazda doesn't want to get stung by the MGA Twin Cam effect. Namely, unsuspecting Miata customers that give the rotary a try find out to their dismay that their gas mileage has been destroyed, they have to shift the gears more, the car constantly needs oil, and visits to the dealer go up. Most Miata owners/drivers are not responsible, patient, or passionate enough to be a rotary owner. #miata
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    Image of Mobius Mobius
    11/04/09

    In reply to Miata RX Makes Rotary Fetishists Dreams Come True
    Wankel Fetishists. #miata
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    Image of Maymar Maymar
    11/04/09

    In reply to Miata RX Makes Rotary Fetishists Dreams Come True
    I walked by this yesterday (and hey, after a day of too many 2010 Camaros and Challengers, it was a nice change), but missed out on the rotary bit. I've gone from wanting to get to know it better, into full on lust. #miata
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    Image of Skunky Skunky
    11/04/09

    In reply to Miata RX Makes Rotary Fetishists Dreams Come True
    I want that top. O_O #miata
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    Image of LS1RX7owen LS1RX7owen
    11/05/09

    @Skunky: yes! the fastback makes the whole thing work out so much better... did he use the Spoon S2000 hardtop as inspiration? looks great! #miata
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