AE Overrated?
03-01-04, 01:12 PM
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Originally posted by Rpeck
AE's should have come in black
AE's should have come in black
Black is considered a death color here in the states, as white is the death color in Japan.
03-01-04, 01:23 PM
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Originally posted by CompuBob
True, if I was to get one I would change the color to black despite what anoyne says.
True, if I was to get one I would change the color to black despite what anoyne says.
Death color? Hmm, why make a car a death color? Never thought of Black that way myself.
03-01-04, 05:14 PM
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This thread sucks....that's all there is to it.
If you don't like AEs, don't buy one. Leave them available to those of us with full appreciation.
My two will never be owned by anyone else again as long as I'm alive and kicking. And yes, I feel special to own 2 of 1500 cars. And yes, they'll be kept quite close to stock.
If you don't like AEs, don't buy one. Leave them available to those of us with full appreciation.
My two will never be owned by anyone else again as long as I'm alive and kicking. And yes, I feel special to own 2 of 1500 cars. And yes, they'll be kept quite close to stock.
03-01-04, 06:54 PM
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Originally posted by stickgoat
This thread sucks....that's all there is to it.
If you don't like AEs, don't buy one. Leave them available to those of us with full appreciation.
My two will never be owned by anyone else again as long as I'm alive and kicking. And yes, I feel special to own 2 of 1500 cars. And yes, they'll be kept quite close to stock.
This thread sucks....that's all there is to it.
If you don't like AEs, don't buy one. Leave them available to those of us with full appreciation.
My two will never be owned by anyone else again as long as I'm alive and kicking. And yes, I feel special to own 2 of 1500 cars. And yes, they'll be kept quite close to stock.
03-01-04, 07:49 PM
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Definitely overrated. They don't perform any better than any other S4 TII, and the only two significant visual differences (colour-coded wheels and taillights) are pretty minor, easily replicated and now look very 80's. While they may have looked that part back then, they certainly don't look any better than a regular TII any more.
You guys need to realise this was nothing more than a marketing exercise done to generate public awareness and shift more cars, something every car manufacturer does on a regular basis. It should take more than just a splash of extra paint and a few badges to make a "special edition", but unfortunately the marketing departments realise how gullible the public are.
AE owners just need to appreciate their car for what it really is (a mildly tarted-up 1988 RX-7 Turbo), and not attach some imagined extra value.
You guys need to realise this was nothing more than a marketing exercise done to generate public awareness and shift more cars, something every car manufacturer does on a regular basis. It should take more than just a splash of extra paint and a few badges to make a "special edition", but unfortunately the marketing departments realise how gullible the public are.
AE owners just need to appreciate their car for what it really is (a mildly tarted-up 1988 RX-7 Turbo), and not attach some imagined extra value.
03-01-04, 08:30 PM
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Originally posted by NZConvertible
Definitely overrated. They don't perform any better than any other S4 TII, and the only two significant visual differences (colour-coded wheels and taillights) are pretty minor, easily replicated and now look very 80's. While they may have looked that part back then, they certainly don't look any better than a regular TII any more.
You guys need to realise this was nothing more than a marketing exercise done to generate public awareness and shift more cars, something every car manufacturer does on a regular basis. It should take more than just a splash of extra paint and a few badges to make a "special edition", but unfortunately the marketing departments realise how gullible the public are.
AE owners just need to appreciate their car for what it really is (a mildly tarted-up 1988 RX-7 Turbo), and not attach some imagined extra value.
Definitely overrated. They don't perform any better than any other S4 TII, and the only two significant visual differences (colour-coded wheels and taillights) are pretty minor, easily replicated and now look very 80's. While they may have looked that part back then, they certainly don't look any better than a regular TII any more.
You guys need to realise this was nothing more than a marketing exercise done to generate public awareness and shift more cars, something every car manufacturer does on a regular basis. It should take more than just a splash of extra paint and a few badges to make a "special edition", but unfortunately the marketing departments realise how gullible the public are.
AE owners just need to appreciate their car for what it really is (a mildly tarted-up 1988 RX-7 Turbo), and not attach some imagined extra value.
03-01-04, 09:23 PM
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Originally posted by NZConvertible
AE owners just need to appreciate their car for what it really is (a mildly tarted-up 1988 RX-7 Turbo), and not attach some imagined extra value.
AE owners just need to appreciate their car for what it really is (a mildly tarted-up 1988 RX-7 Turbo), and not attach some imagined extra value.
03-02-04, 12:41 AM
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Originally posted by n4ji
...their jaws drop realize that they're seeing a car they're likely never to see in their life again.
...their jaws drop realize that they're seeing a car they're likely never to see in their life again.
As has probably already been mentioned, to 99.99% of motorists an AE is nothing more than a white RX-7. The only people who will realise what it is are hardcore RX enthusiasts like you and I, and it would certainly take a lot more than a cosmetic package, no matter how rare, to make my jaw drop.
03-02-04, 09:47 AM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by stickgoat
[B]This thread sucks....that's all there is to it.
If you don't like AEs, don't buy one. Leave them available to those of us with full appreciation.
[B]This thread sucks....that's all there is to it.
If you don't like AEs, don't buy one. Leave them available to those of us with full appreciation.
03-02-04, 10:06 AM
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Originally posted by Icemark
White in Japan, is what Black is here in the States.
Black is considered a death color here in the states, as white is the death color in Japan.
White in Japan, is what Black is here in the States.
Black is considered a death color here in the states, as white is the death color in Japan.
03-07-04, 07:22 AM
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"heheh, that is the first post by nz that i TOTALY agree with 100%"
"Then you are wrong the rest of the time."
sorry if i offended u. didnt realize u were nz's bitch.
"Then you are wrong the rest of the time."
sorry if i offended u. didnt realize u were nz's bitch.
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