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#42 of 93 Re: Greetings from Orlando [dwb8] by secondcity May 10, 2005 (3:58 pm)
Replying to: dwb8 (Mar 05, 2005 9:16 pm) Bought my pearl white 05 RX8 on april 29. I opted for the Touring package. I did not want the navigation system because I would prefer to get lost in this car. It is so damn fun to drive!  After owning a 93 Toyota MR2 turbo back in college (12 short years ago) and a "03 Celica GTS, I finally realized that those 2 cars were "pretenders." The Celica lacked "cahonas" under 6000 RPMs and it took a lifetime to hit 60mph (7 sec+). The MR2 Turbo was fun but impractical, and it lacked the horsepower of the X. The Rx8 is a thrill to drive. It handles like a sports car should. People complain about lack of torque-but the X is still quick -and it gets you to what ever speed you want to - in a hurry. Gas hog? Yes -there are better gas mileage cars, but the thrill of the ride puts your concerns to rest. You don't buy this car for the gas mileage-you buy it because you have always wanted something special and something different from anything else you have owned. You will laugh your rear end off as you take corners at 55mph when most cars wipe out at 40mph. It handles and corners like no other car I have driven- and it drives very smooth at speeds of 90+. Yeah, I know, I haven't driven too many exotic sports cars. Lambo and Ferrari were "just a tad" out of my range, but my BMW buddies agree that the car handles and performs just as good as their 3's and 5's (excluding the 545i).   Finally-there is the cool factor involving the "looks and style" of the car. People notice it. Best of all-there are not too many RX8's on the road -so your car does stand out. I love it. Treat it right,-warm it up,-check the oil,-and it won't bite you back. Rev on!
#43 of 93 newbee from Philly by tjjjr2 May 10, 2005 (4:54 pm)
About 2 months ago I had an urge to get a toy. Just coming out of winter so I wanted to hit Spring running. After many driving experiences with many 2 seat sports cars from all makes I fell in love with a 2004 Titanium metalic grey GT package 8 with 9600 miles. It was an impulse and I did zero research other than a 2 hour test drive on every highway, back road, curve that I could find. Worked the tach to the max, took her to 130 and tried to break her loose on many a tight curve. Filled it up to check the MPG and took it home. Since then I only had her out a few times. Stays in the garage until I get home and the sun is up. I feel 140 mile round trips to work each day will wear her out. Of course the few nice weekends we had, we were together all day. It did not come with any service papers or stickers for TSB's. With a build date of July 03 I will probably take it in and have all things checked or need to run the VIN to see whats in the database.
#44 of 93 Welcome secondcity and tjjjr2! by KarenS HOST May 11, 2005 (6:55 am)
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#46 of 93 hydroman19 by hydroman19 Jun 12, 2005 (3:50 am)
I WAS SOME WHAT RELUTANT TO PURCHASE THIS CAR BUT AFTER READING THESE REVIEWS ABOUT THE 8 MT I AM GOING FOR IT WHAT THE HELL YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE....
#47 of 93 gas info by aj3 Jun 28, 2005 (5:54 am)
Hello, I just bought a RX8. Its a great car. It is the Shinka automatic. I am looking to see if anyone also bought this model and how is your experience. Thank you and looking forward to hearing from you. AJ Replies to this message: murfbear (Jun 08, 2006 8:08 pm) pathstar1 (Jun 09, 2006 6:48 am) trispec (Jun 11, 2006 4:53 am)
#48 of 93 Welcome to the Forum by cheezeboy Jun 28, 2005 (3:14 pm)
AJ Welcome!!   As a fellow AT owner (not the Shinka), I am interested in how yours goes! Update us when you can!   The cheeze Replies to this message: aj3 (Jul 11, 2005 8:12 am)
#49 of 93 Thank you cheeze by aj3 Jun 29, 2005 (11:50 am)
Cheeze, Thank u for the reply. I am enjoying the car. It is so smooth to drive. I am getting good MPH as I am driving it very consertively. I have yet to test the actula MPG. Be careful of the lowness of the car u are parking in Mall and also the curb. The rims are so low and it can damage the rim. I had already has such an experienece. What is your experience with MPG( miles per gallon) in your car. AJ Replies to this message: yellowrx8 (Jun 30, 2005 4:44 am) aj3 (Jan 19, 2006 10:49 am)
#50 of 93 Re: Thank you cheeze [aj3] by yellowrx8 Jun 30, 2005 (4:44 am)
Replying to: aj3 (Jun 29, 2005 11:50 am) I am also an AT owner, have a lightning yellow version, and just love it. Have just over 6,000 miles on it. Get roughly 20mpg, which is up from when I first bought it.   Some prior posts here (not necessarily this chat room), have people discussing how they scratched their rims. Be careful with them. Also, some posts lately describe not being so gentle in your driving, but to "blow out the crap" each day. Might hurt the gas mileage, but fun to do. Have to put to manual shift mode to be effective with the AT. Replies to this message: aj3 (Jan 19, 2006 10:49 am)
#51 of 93 Re: Welcome to the Forum [cheezeboy] by aj3 Jul 11, 2005 (8:12 am)
Replying to: cheezeboy (Jun 28, 2005 3:14 pm) Hi there Cheeze, What color did u get. And how is your MPG. I did measure my MPG yet. I am waiting to go a long trip. So far all is good. Enjoy your summer. AJ

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