DOTS (Anarchist Jurisdiction™ Edition)

"Steve in Manhattan" (blogenfreude01) 10/22/2020 at 22:40 • Filed to: Dots, DOTS NYC

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Saw this lovely clean example last night when I went out for staples (cigarettes, ice cream, an IPA, and milk):

phenotyp > Steve in Manhattan 10/22/2020 at 23:02

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I say this every time someone posts a  MKIII: I’ll regret having sold mine until my last breath. 

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Steve in Manhattan 10/22/2020 at 23:27

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That design looks better with every passing year. 

fintail > Steve in Manhattan 10/22/2020 at 23:37

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Where are the burning buildings and riotous mobs?

SmugAardvark > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 10/22/2020 at 23:37

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Yeah, it really has aged magnificently well.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > SmugAardvark 10/23/2020 at 00:06

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Curiously I thought they were pretty ugly up until around 5 y ears ago. Then I saw the light. 

onlytwowheels > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 10/23/2020 at 09:39

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I would throw a body kit on one in a heartbeat.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > onlytwowheels 10/23/2020 at 09:47

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Eh those look too much like a Porsche wannabe. 

onlytwowheels > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 10/23/2020 at 11:02

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Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > onlytwowheels 10/23/2020 at 11:06

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Is it cool? Yes. Do I like it more than stock? No.

onlytwowheels > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 10/23/2020 at 12:40

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Never liked the stock MR2 Spyder, very bland styling wise.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > onlytwowheels 10/23/2020 at 12:45

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I agree there, but it is looking better with every passing year. I thought it was at its worst when brand new. Especially since so many of them are boring colors.

onlytwowheels > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 10/23/2020 at 15:44

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When the MR2 Spyder came out, I was al ready an NB Miata owner. I went down to the local Toyota dealer to check one out. I was not impressed by anything in particular from my initial walk around. I spoke with the finance manager, who had once worked at our shop when he was in college. I ask ed him what he thought about the MR2 and how it drove, and he simply said “You’re much better off with what you have”. At that point my interest went from dim to extinguished. Not long after that, I remember se eing one with a widebody kit, hardtop and wing. I thought it look so much better like this, which rekindle some intere st in the little roadster.  I don’t think I could own one without giving it some pop, the original styling still puts me to sleep.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > onlytwowheels 10/23/2020 at 15:50

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Agreed. It looks like someone stretched an ill fitting car cover a little too tightly across a pre-production wood model and though, “that’s it, let’s just paint on some taillights and call it a day!” It just kind of feels like they forgot to finish it so they stole the front of a Mazda3 and styled the rear after a very bad picture of a Porsche Boxter. I don’t think it’s bad but only nostalgia will make it look good. 

Steve in Manhattan > phenotyp 10/27/2020 at 01:11

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Same as me with my ‘91 CRX Si - should have figured out a way to hold on to it.