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#3474 of 3616 ... by plekto Mar 14, 2007 (8:45 am)
A 2006? That's going to be two years old next fall. I'd pass on it and get a 2007 with the sport package. Not a huge amount of difference between the 2006 and a new 2007, since they made the packages/trim levels more unified.(kind of how Honda does - less options, but a bit more in each level that you pay for) Manual without a doubt is the way to go.
#3475 of 3616 Re: A new '06 Shinka [rhester] by acuratl2 Mar 14, 2007 (10:30 pm)
Replying to: rhester (Mar 12, 2007 10:25 pm) You should be able to negotiate down between $1,500 to $2,000 off carsdirect price. The less desperation you show the better the likelihood of getting a deal. Good luck.
#3476 of 3616 My height in an RX-8 by doofus2008 Mar 15, 2007 (10:06 am)
I've done some searching to try and find an answer for this but nothing really answered it. I'm 6'4" and I was looking into getting an RX-8 to replace my truck. Does anyone know, from experience, if I am too tall for one? Replies to this message: trispec (Mar 15, 2007 11:10 am) doofus2008 (Mar 16, 2007 1:40 pm) trispec (Mar 16, 2007 4:26 pm) pathstar1 (Mar 17, 2007 7:47 am) and 1 more...
#3477 of 3616 Re: My height in an RX-8 [doofus2008] by trispec Mar 15, 2007 (11:10 am)
Replying to: doofus2008 (Mar 15, 2007 10:06 am) I'm 6.1 and 230LB and I'm very comfortable getting in and out with no head hits. At 6.4 You'd need to angle the seat back one or two clicks more, but then you might need to duck a bit more on taking the seat, but your arm will make up the reach I'm sure. The door way on the RX-8 (not even using the suicide door) is probably the largest entry of any sports car out there. My ex-Marine uncle is 6.4 and he got right into the driver seat with no problems. Of course he has a Mini-cooper that he loves to drive. If you get the sun roof however, all this advice goes out the window. Replies to this message: doofus2008 (Mar 16, 2007 1:40 pm) trispec (Mar 16, 2007 4:26 pm) pathstar1 (Mar 17, 2007 7:47 am) 4_my_8 (Mar 19, 2007 10:54 am)
#3478 of 3616 Re: My height in an RX-8 [trispec] by doofus2008 Mar 16, 2007 (1:40 pm)
Replying to: trispec (Mar 15, 2007 11:10 am) I don't understand. Is the sunroof version smaller or something? And if so, does that include the moonroof too? Replies to this message: trispec (Mar 16, 2007 4:26 pm) pathstar1 (Mar 17, 2007 7:47 am) 4_my_8 (Mar 19, 2007 10:54 am)
#3479 of 3616 Re: My height in an RX-8 [doofus2008] by trispec Mar 16, 2007 (4:26 pm)
Replying to: doofus2008 (Mar 16, 2007 1:40 pm) The RX-8 looses two huge inches of head with the sun roof front and back. I can site in the back of my RX-8 with half an inch of head room, but in the sun room equipped I have to bend over in the seat Sorry. Also, the sun roof is mounted so far back, that it's probably of no use unless you angle the seat way back.
#3480 of 3616 Re: My height in an RX-8 [doofus2008] by pathstar1 Mar 17, 2007 (7:47 am)
Replying to: doofus2008 (Mar 16, 2007 1:40 pm) All cars I've compared loose 1" to 2" to the sunroof/moonroof. They need the room for the mechanism. The ones that open on the outside of the car usually loose less, but not always. Check the specs. Replies to this message: 4_my_8 (Mar 19, 2007 10:54 am)
#3481 of 3616 Re: My height in an RX-8 [pathstar1] by 4_my_8 Mar 19, 2007 (10:54 am)
Replying to: pathstar1 (Mar 17, 2007 7:47 am) i'm 6'3" and have no problem getting in and out of my sunroof equipped 8. i've sat in a few sports cars... (350Z, G35 to name a few) and the 8 is by far the roomiest of the bunch. i haven't taken a long trip yet but i compare the cabin space to that of a honda accord up front. i hope this helps.
#3482 of 3616 VOD (car podcast) is posting a rotary engine special next week by trispec Mar 27, 2007 (11:29 am)
Everyone jump onto iTunes and subscribe to the VOD podcast next week. These guy post awesome muscle, sports and super car video podcasts. Some of the stuff is really funny and some of it is really serious racing grit. But VOD's going to do a rotary engine podcast next week. Let's all jump on it. Let's show'm that rotor heads are still out here in large numbers! Replies to this message: trispec (Apr 03, 2007 1:58 pm) ukjim (Apr 09, 2007 4:25 pm) trispec (Apr 10, 2007 4:38 am)
#3483 of 3616 VOD Cars podcast has posted a rotary engine special next week [trispec by trispec Apr 03, 2007 (1:58 pm)
Replying to: trispec (Mar 27, 2007 11:29 am) Just jump into iTunes podcasts and download the episode. Looks like someone's build a Quad Rotary. They had a shot of the CAT under the car while the Quad Rotary was revving. The CAT was glowing red hot! Then the video showed a formula one rotary racer, kind of poor video quality. 14K revving was cool. Wasn't as good a VOD Car podcast as I had hoped though. Stupid synthetic oil adds got spliced into video. Ugh! Replies to this message: ukjim (Apr 09, 2007 4:25 pm) trispec (Apr 10, 2007 4:38 am)

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