Guest Kitskaboodle Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 On the Fiero Forum there are occasional threads about people who mistake them for other kinds of cars such as Ferrari's, MR2's, Eclipse's, etc...So, I was just wondering, Has anyone mistook your Reatta for something else? (and what did they think it was?)Thanks, Kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gryfan Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 i had someone try to convince me that my 1990 red coupe was a mercedes benz.he was quite adamint. cheers from canada, gryfanSouthern Ontario Reatta Owners, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushwack Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 A gentlemen at the car wash thought the car was a Fiat 124 Spider.He drove a very clean gold 1970 Cadillac Sedan de Ville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCReatta Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 most see the headlights and think it's just a '80s Accord.. or some other Japanese make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Richard D Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 a couple times a month I get asked by younger drivers if it's really a Buick and is it going to be a production car, plus a few folks say they had one and wish they had kept it. I get a few oh yeah, that is the same car as the Allante but with Buick badges. Depending on my mood I will say gee, Thank's I did not know that or I will explain the differences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 89Reatta Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 (edited) Clerk at the gas station thinks mine is an Alfa Romeo. Edited February 17, 2011 by 89Reatta (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDirk Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 I had the proprietor of a local Italian restaurant (1st generation immigrant, still has the accent) ask me if it was a Fiat. I don't know much about Fiat (I assume he did, being from Italy) so I have no idea if they made a model that looks similar. I do know that there is no other American made car that looks anything like a Reatta as far as I am concerned. Ok, maybe from the rear an untrained eye might think of a Cadillac Catera, but I think that is a stretch. Most often, I get people who can't believe it is a 20 year old car. I tell them you wouldn't believe what I spent to make it look like it isn't. Some cannot believe it is a Buick, like there is any doubt with the tail lamp badging.KDirk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgett Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Ford Probe and 4th gen RX-7 have similar lines particularly from the front quarter to someone who does not know what they are looking at. May have been an 80's thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booreatta Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 I won a trophy for a first place MOPAR. I was insulted and gave it back to experts running the car show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 I find the car on the left to be quite similar to the Reatta. There is one like it down the street that always grabs my attention when he has the top down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDirk Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Ronnie,Ok, I'll admit that a drop top LeBaron does look a _bit_ like a Reatta from that angle with the top down. I note that the black belt molding and black side mirrors contribute to that perception. And of course I wasn't thinking about the Chrysler/Maserati TC when I made my previous post, but like the LeBaron from which it was spawned, it looses much of it's similarity when the top is off. Especially the TC's hard top with the porthole opera window makes it look much different. The Ford Probe and Mazda RX-7 have some very vague resemblance, but I have a hard time seeing that. Then again, I know cars and am detail oriented. Those who aren't would be more apt to not notice the differences I suppose.KDirk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Richard D Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 The LeBaron does have some similarities but the burgundy Charger next to it is really nice. (for a mopar) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjfranken Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 "Is that Italian?""That's a Buick?""Nice car." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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