Axela 

"Nauraushaun" (nauraushaun12) 09/16/2018 at 20:34 • Filed to: None

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Look closely. It says Axela. On the badge and in the third brake light and in the corner reflectors.

It’s almost definitely not an Axela.

daender > Nauraushaun 09/16/2018 at 20:43

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It sorta is?  It’s just another name for the Mazda3 sold elsewhere.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Nauraushaun 09/16/2018 at 20:46

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It most definitely is! Axela is the name used in JDM markets and elsewhere in the world for the Mazda 3.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Nauraushaun 09/16/2018 at 20:54

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My best friend in college got the axela badges for his 3. We autocrossed a few times a month and I have to agree with the others - Axela is a  correct name. 

Shoop > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 09/16/2018 at 21:07

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Thats so sad Axela play Despacito

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Nauraushaun 09/16/2018 at 21:21

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Now I have idea.

Nauraushaun > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 09/16/2018 at 21:55

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Is it? What does it mean? Axel - a. Alexa. The numeric naming we get on our Mazdas lacks soul, but it makes sense.

Nauraushaun > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 09/16/2018 at 21:55

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Also. I find this sort of pointless “modification” untrustworthy

Nauraushaun > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 09/16/2018 at 21:56

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Yes but pfft. This is a Mazda3. This is an Australian domestic market Mazda Mazda3. Lets not lie about it shall we.

Sidenote I do prefer the Fairlady name on the Nissan Zs. But I’d never fuck around trying to replace every fucking surface of the car with the name. And Fairlady is a good name, Axela is just a boring name. EXCEPT IT’S JDM

Nauraushaun > daender 09/16/2018 at 21:57

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This Mazda3 was not sold elsewhere ;)

for Michigan > Nauraushaun 09/16/2018 at 22:44

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I like mine better: https://oppositelock.kinja.com/finished-my-badge-thing-1741079436

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Nauraushaun 09/16/2018 at 23:07

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It is far more trustworthy than “M” badging on a BMW. 

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Nauraushaun 09/16/2018 at 23:10

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To put it another way - you know how the buick lacrosse was called the “allure” in C anada? Or how the saturn Vue was badged as the chevrolet Captiva in Canada? Nothing changed between the two besides the names . This is the case here. Mazda 3 = Mazda Axela.

If you’re so hung up on it then at least realize that people like you are why every company has gone away from actual names and wants a mishmash of letters and numbers for every vehicle now. 

Nauraushaun > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 09/16/2018 at 23:41

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I’ve never seen a Buick or a Saturn ;)

I think I’m just mad because he clearly thinks he’s being JDM. That’s the only reason this would be considered “cool”

Nauraushaun > for Michigan 09/16/2018 at 23:42

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Haha. This is cool. Dredging up an old name that nobody even really loved. I don’t fully get it, but it’s cool.

It’s also not trying to be JDM which is much better.

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > Nauraushaun 09/16/2018 at 23:52

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I mean there’s similarity and there’s identically the same—it’s a technicality.

This particular car, being an Aus model, is NOT an Axela. Sure, the car itself is the same, but different. But still the same. But different.

Plus, I’m sure the JDM Axela is not built with the exact same configuration. Markets and tastes  differ and options are assembled differently.

Nauraushaun > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 09/17/2018 at 02:55

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That’s why JDM models are so desirable, and JDMness is so cool.

Sticking on badges to pretend your cool. That’s not very cool.

But they are the same. But different. Those headlights you see are my actually JDM MR2. The difference is that my insurance company thinks it doesn’t exist and I’m not even sure if I’m covered. JDM yo