rob300zx Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Evening guys, Gave the missus a lift into town for a night out just now and thought id go to the local mcdonalds for a bite to eat as i was rather peckish, went through the drive through and got parked up and everything.. Then along came the local boy racers (Well i say boy racers, they actually had FTO's and Subarus).Anyway, I was sat munching away and they pulled up along side me, with their windows down, talking to their friends. I could hear them talking about my car and I over heard one of them say "Its a Micra..." and then Laughed with his mate! I felt like saying if your really into your japanese cars then you'd know what car this was and that it would blow the tits off your fto... Ok well maybe not blow the tits off it but give it a good run.Has anyone else been called a Micra owner? Rob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cheezeitthedog Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 How the hell could someone confuse that for a Micra? Are you sure they werent of the species 'Retardus Chavvus'? Sounds like it to me Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Starletraje Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 its an easy mistake to make. how many people have heard of a starlet compared to the number of people who know micra's. and they sound like knobs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ste91 Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Mitsubishi FTO; also known as the wannabe Supra. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BenV Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 i had grief from all my mates for ages because they said it looked like a micra, they soon changed thier mind when i took them out though! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nanglebadger Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 aye some wanker at a show in Ballymena once called my car a micra til his mate corrected him...knobPhil. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jules-B Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Mitsubishi FTO; also known as the wannabe Supra. Also known more famously as FT-Slow Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scutch0 Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 yeah, heard it before...is pisses me off sometimes... but normally i just laugh and let them believe what they want, afterall if they were into jap cars they'd have an idea what it was.this is also another reason my i dont like de-badgeing, im not ashamed of what my car is, and i want people to know what it is! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Glanza_Ragger Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 I have to be honest, the glanza looks like a cross between a micra and a corsa.im the first one to say it, glanzas are butt ugly.i much prefer the looks of a facelift gt. fosho Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JAG Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 I can kinda see the micra comment a lil but not in the case of glanza's they look much to angular with the rear bumper n the spoiler ;) N/A's however when i first got my car i used to get micra's not confused but mistook them for starlets sumtimes i think its just the similar looking rear ;) Gotta agree with craig about the cross between micra's n corsa's tho Starlets seem a lot more elitist in comparison to all local pikeys in their corsa's tho Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Callan Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 haha whats wrong with that?i call my micra a micra all the time.....i like it....micra gt turbo,sounds better than Starlet and people actually think its a micra.....even when it has STARLET on the back but gt turbo is on the doors and back too so its all good.....haha MICRA FTW'z Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 You should have said to him, " My Micra will smoke your FT-Slow" And then blitzed him because they are shitThen he wouldnt laugh at your car ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tayyib Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 i heard someone call my old starlet a mirca, he was in a corsa sri himself, i turned to him and said lets race and see what you call a micra, after the race he said that aint no micra lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
59bhp Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 i dont see this massive hostility towards micras,ive owned and taken apart both my starlet and a 3 or 4 micras and mechanically they are very similar, same engine configuration, same suspension layout, similar styling, similar brake layout. its actually quite interesting how much the starlets have in common with micras which isnt a bad thing i have to say. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ryno Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 they were probably pulling your pisser the back end does look like a Micra, if you get so touchy on peoples comments about your micra then i suggest you try -> Here <- ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
montanajr Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Who cares what numptys think anyway ?! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bourkey Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 @59bhp - Yes i owned a L plate Micra as my first car. They are very alike the cars. Both very easy to take apart. The gearbox linkage is slightly different as the micra uses mechnical linkages whereas the starlet has a hydraulic clutch and cable links. Everything else though is pretty much the same. Both also share the same light weightness as i think they are lighter than Starlets but don't quote me. The thing i loved about my micra 1.0L is that i could get 400miles from a tank with sensible driving. I don't care if people call it a Micra to be honest. I've only been out a few times since i got my engine in and it aint no micra!!! Bourkey Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Starletraje Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 yeah bourkey your right, they are lighter. i'm the same as you the first car i ever drove was my mums 01 micra (not new style thank god) and they were good on fuel and good to drive. but have REAAAAALLY loose suspension. and the fact that im like 6'5 made it a tad uncomfortable Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cheezeitthedog Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 I think this topic simply comes down to if someone wants to think its a Micra let them have a go and then see whether they still think its a Micra lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rich Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 I think this topic simply comes down to if someone wants to think its a Micra let them have a go and then see whether they still think its a Micra lol.Lol yeah agree with ya there, I don't really care myself, people in the know (the people that matter) know the difference."Your car looks like a micra""So, yours looks like a corsa - Oh it is... Unluckeeeeee!" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spoonz Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 i call my car a micra with a bodykit hahaha.You shudda turned around and said this 1.3 micra would make your FTO look stupid actually saying that your doing that just sitting there and then i wudda drove of HAHA Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rob300zx Posted May 9, 2008 Author Share Posted May 9, 2008 Its nice to know im not the only one lol.. When he actually said "its a micra.. hahaha" I actually turned away and laughed. 'I' know it isnt a micra but like most of you say, i should of let them see for theirselves and showed them whos car really is boss and whos car performs more like a Micra.. Then lets see who laughs.. Rob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ryno Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 ...but your car does look like a micra Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Glanza-Love Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 lol FTO what a joke haha! i would of put the window down and said here buddy my little micra would blow your arse cheeks a new colour.. wna try me.. get em on the by pass and leave em for dead lol.. mate in the work has one.. there not all that! hahalol no harm in sayn you have a kitted micra with a tubby ... hell id be proud of a micra tubby... just think about the skyline micra laugh all they like but there cars just dont stand a chance lmao Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rich Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Seen a couple turbo'd Micras, and I can tell ya they do shift... but so do 1.8 vvc(?) metros Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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