what have people called your car?

[Sr240sx]

I get it all the time "that a mitsu... for.... subaru? never seem one of 'dem..."

what have people thought your svx was mistakenly?

my step dad calls my car ugly, so i look at him and tell him his new 'stang GT isn't nearly as comfortable... and he shuts up

[1320boy]

Most people in my area dont even know what it is.
I pretty much always get "What kind of car is that."

I had one guy at a starbucks ask if it was a lambo I think it came from the windows.
Mainly cause of my age people say "Wow... You must have a real good job or rich parents."

[L.O.R.D. SVX]

I get, " what kind of a car is that?", "is it european?". The fact is, no matter what the question is, our cars induce the curiousity of others not familiar with it.

[mikecg]

early Ford Probe

[RSVX]

Ferarri 890

[DarknessofDeath]

i know we had a thread like this i think a couple months ago.i think the thread name was "what has people mistaken your car for" or something like that.

but either way, my mother says within translation "garbage car"
...and i guess that's it since i dont talk to anybody. i just know that once in a while people stare at it because they either dont know what it is or haven't seen it before...or something within those degrees

[DanSVX94]

It's funny because everyone thinks it's expensive. My daughter calls it a mid-life crisis car, which gets me mad because my only mid-life crisis is that I don't make much money -- a real mid-life crisis is a new Ferarri or something -- not a 12-year old car with 80K. I'm glad that many people don't know what it is, that way the prices are affordable.

[shelfy]

my mom called it a stinkbug.

[SVX PlayBoy]

Mine has been mistaken for a Porsche, Lambo, and an Audi
Lots of people think that its an older BMW. I guess because I dont have and bagdes anywhere on my car that hint its make. I rather enjoy the gas station pump chit chat

[1320boy]

The older 650 and 850 sireies kinda has simular lines, but not to be mistaken with a bimmer.
I remember one of my friends from work said i was stuck in the 80's or i couldnt affrord the full window to go down. Dont talk to him much anymore since i told him "Well... you drive a mustang".

Originally Posted by SVX PlayBoy

Mine has been mistaken for a Porsche, Lambo, and an Audi
Lots of people think that its an older BMW. I guess because I dont have and bagdes anywhere on my car that hint its make. I rather enjoy the gas station pump chit chat

[Mr. Pockets]

Somebody at the DMV had difficulty, not with my SVX, but with our old Legacy.

'Now it says here it's a Subaru. What is that?'

'It's a Subaru.'

'Yeah, but what is that, like a Ford or a Chevy?'

When a few of us went to Autofest in 2001, I had a nice old lady come up and ask me, 'who makes the Subaru?'

[L.O.R.D. SVX]

Originally Posted by mikecg

early Ford Probe

HEHE, hey now I do own two first gen probes, both GT turbos, and they are fast. They actually have alot more torque (14psi) , and does cruise about the same speed as the SVX. Well I don't actually know how fast they go because the speedometer only goes up to 120mph. But if I judge the spacing between the 10's mph, I can guesstamate I'm going 150ish (needle actually on zero again). When I bought my SVX, I thought it was cool looking because it looked like my probes but better (more exotic) and the fact it was only $2700 .

[Speedklix]

I'm never really quite sure what most people think it is but the first question is "how'd you do that?!?!?" (pointing at the windows).

I have had the occasional is it a ferrari/lambo/tvr... but my favorite used to be "ooh a skyline!!!" Funny Shtuff, no more of that decieving mess though. I've caught SOOOO many looks in this thing, and even in its ugly state I still get girls checking it out with something to shout to me.

[b3lha]

I've had "It looks like something out of Thunderbirds" on two separate occasions.

[Sr240sx]

first gen 240sx's (89-90, 91-94) look like older ford probes... which is more of an insult than anything else.