Mistaken identity

[mikeyr]

Slightly inspired by the Ssangyong/BMW thread...when driving what cars do you mistake for other (better) motors?

Whenever I catch a glimpse of these style Corolla's heading towards me I always think "ooh, an Impreza!"



And these coming down a road have often got me all excited by thinking I'm about to spot a GTR



Any other lookalikeys?

Edited by mikeyr on Monday 31st May 20:07

[MGZRod]

Who's turbocharged that micra?!

[mikeyr]

MGZRod said:

Who's turbocharged that micra?!

Is a Micra a step up from a Starlet?

[ArtVandelay]

Look similar to me from the front at least.

[sebhaque]

mikeyr said:

Whenever I catch a glimpse of these style Corolla's heading towards me I always think "ooh, an Impreza!"

I do this a lot. Annoying especially when I've already waved to the Toyota and the driver's looking at me like I have some sort of disease.

I may have to hang up my PH card for this, but several times I've seen one of the latter come past and thought "meh... a Peugeot", or seen the former come past and thing "wow, a Maserati."



Is that a Corve-oh...



Probably worth mentioning that these are mostly at a distance - obviously when they get a bit closer I can distinguish... normally I'm okay with cars but these two always get me out. Well, sometimes I can't tell an E39 M5 from afar

[Xenocide]

A white MX3 (err or is that MX6??) looks very similar to a Japanese import Integra Type R from a distance.

[mikeyr]

Good shout on the Probe/Corvette.

Glad it wasn't just me that used to wave at bemused 70 year old's in Toyota's when I had my Scooby!

[Dan_1981]

Passat CC & Merc CLS

[ben922]

I think its this Kia anyway, dont think its the ceed that I see

Edited by ben922 on Monday 31st May 20:19

[Dracoro]

Agree with the Impreza/Corolla thing.

I've seen some Impreza fanboys in denial but c'mon...

Impreza:


Corolla:

[Fordo]

Whenever I see a grey scirocco



i always start quoting back to the future:




in fact, im sure one year a le mans, when stuck in traffic on the way home, that there was a scirocco that had be kitted out in back to the future garb - good work that man

Edited by Fordo on Monday 31st May 20:26

[mikeyr]

ever seen one of these and thought it was a really far away Dodge Viper?

[sebhaque]

These two annoy me too:

[MGZRod]

mikeyr said:

MGZRod said:

Who's turbocharged that micra?!

Is a Micra a step up from a Starlet?

Oops, wrong way round

[marshalla]

[Cock Womble 7]

It's just me, isn't it?

[MGZRod]

Have I got the hang of this thread yet?

[Fleckers]

OH DEAR GOD !!!!

[Cock Womble 7]

Fordo said:

Whenever I see a grey scirocco

Erm, that's white, not grey.

[anonymous-user]

marshalla said:

No surprises there; both designed by the same person! Oliver Winterbottom worked with Lotus and TVR, designing the Lotus Elite/Eclat and TVR Tasmin/350i.