Lol. Right! It's a matter of perspective. The cars of today are annoying in their "sameness", my beloved Mazda included. It's styling is not very different from any other little car today, and the color selection I had was really limited, again, like most all other cars today: black, silver, grey, white, dark blue. Ho hum. I chose white, meh. I have wondered if this trend of "sameness" is because consumers are reluctant to be different from each other ("herd mentality"), or if designers are too afraid to take any risks away from what they already know will sell. It is probably both.
My Mazda 3 has, what at the time, was a distinctive, and very polarizing front grille that appears to be "smiling".
I always liked it, and still do. BUT, the car reviews SLAMMED it as "horrendous", "ruined the looks of the 3", etc., etc. because it differed from the norm of smaller, less obvious grilles on the older 3's and everything else. Now, all the new cars have huge gaping grille openings that are "frowning", "smiling", "threatening", whatever, and the older look of smaller and less obvious grilles is not popular anymore. Heaven forbid anything be different!
For what I use it for, my Mazda is perfect. It's quick, nimble, efficient, easy to park, and really fun to drive. It's great for a daily commuter. OY is perfect for what I use it for: cruising with no particular place to go, lazy rolling road trips, gets attention, has the ability to haul 5-6 people and a bunch of stuff if I want, revives good memories, and is an excellent hobby. If I tried to drive OY the way I drive the 3, I'd wind up in a ditch on my roof, BUT, of course it's also YELLOW! Yellow with plaid to be specific! And, a station wagon! Try to order something like that today! They are both fun in different ways, and they are not at all the same.