Originally Posted by SubTexel

It's supposed to instill a sense of happiness into the driver, a car that smiles at you makes your driving experience more pleasurable.

...Or whatever other hippie **** you can think of. I hate cars with smiley face looking front ends, my damn Denali looks like it has a stupid goofy chrome grin too (But at least it has some *****... The Mazda 3 base model is a neutered bastard child of a car). Honestly it looks like they knocked off Acuras new retarded grin grill, god only knows why though. I like the old Mazda 3s (MS3 specifically...) I'm just not digging the new style.

Originally Posted by Riptide

Christ that mazda 3 front end looks terrible. WTF.

Originally Posted by Morbid Intentions

I'm going to make a car that changes it's front end to how I'm feeling... it will make people sh*t bricks

for instance...



^^ listening to some jams on the highway... no cares at all



^^ obviously upset, stay away from me

Originally Posted by Morbid Intentions

I'm going to make a car that changes it's front end to how I'm feeling... it will make people sh*t bricks

for instance...



^^ listening to some jams on the highway... no cares at all



^^ obviously upset, stay away from me

Originally Posted by blackmustangv6

I was driving down hwy 121 (it has stop lights) and got passed by a Mini. I pull up to it at a red light and notice it is a Mini Cooper S. The S means it's supercharged I think. The light turns green and he takes off so I do too. It was close but I was well over a car length ahead of him when I slowed down at about 80 mph. Is this good? I have a few mods: dual exhaust, Brenspeed tune and CAI, 3.73 and t-lok, and a hurst sts. Just curious if I can brag any?

Originally Posted by Cusp

Followed one on to the freeway. Let it run out ahead on the ramp some because for this to be the most effective you need some "catching up" room. Check the lanes behind for traffic. If it there is traffic, game over and forget you ever saw it. But if the lanes are open....
Start your run timed so that you catch him about a little after you get to the open lanes. By then you should have at least 20 MPH on him. Swing around blowing by in 2nd with the revs up there and catch 3rd ahead a ways depending. Maybe in the middle of 3rd. What ever works. After having blown his doors off. Just back off. Set the cruise control and enjoy the cruise. Point made. Most likely the little euro car will respond by speeding and driving crazy. So easy those guys.

Originally Posted by hy8us

I had a guy in one of the new "Smiley Face" mazda 3's catch me laughing my *** off at the front of his car the other day. I didnt mean to laugh I just couldnt help it, it looked like a big grinning rabbit lol. Anyway he tried to fly by me and I floored it leaving him behind fliping me off in my mirror. not the best story, I just think those cars look silly as hell

Originally Posted by staggolee

Lol similar thing happened to me but I was telling my friend the front of a Nissan Cube looked like a Storm Trooper. And he didn't try to race me

Originally Posted by bluebeastsrt

Originally Posted by 83gtragtop

Mazdaspeed MX-5 > Mini Cooper S > Scion TC.



Def. Ricer Flyby




I really don't know, I had plans to sell my car and get the 2010+ MS3 but when the designs came out I just thought .

Originally Posted by fazm

even the turbocharged models arent crazy quick or anything. probably 14 flat or so, not sure

plus, turbos are weak.....

Originally Posted by MCxQubed

around me theres a miata that this guy put white pieces in the grill to make it look like its smiling, its pretty funny. As for the mini cooper s i just drove one last weekend and man was it different. Pretty nice tho in my opinion great matchup for the V6