Any RX-8 owners out there from Colorado, or am I the first to get one?

There are a few here from what I can gather. Picked mine up last week and love it! Saw another one on the road for the first time Saturday morning.

Ordered in Jan, picked it up in July, first allotment.

Bolder8, you might have seen me Saturday as I was down Denver way to get my car detailed. Mine's Titanium... is that the color you saw?

So where did you both get your cars? I got mine at Mazda of Lakewood and have been really happy with them.

How about New Mexico.....I'm in Albuquerque. I've only seen one other RX8 around town, but surely there are more.

I got mine in early Sept. I was trying to figure out the best license plates (color) for my car, and settled for the old personalized blue plates that I had on my Miata. I didn't want green or white ones.

2004 Titanium Gray 6 speed sport with Navigation. Black cloth seats. I'm in Castle Rock.

Hey dude, I live in Socorro, (70 miles south). I saw a red RX-8 on I-25 approaching the Big I (I have the driver a thunbs up showing my approval). I also saw a yellow one in Los Alamos and a green one here in Socorro.

By the way, at what dealer did you get your car?

Hi all -
I'm just curious if anyone would be interested in setting up a meet in Ft. Collins some weekend soon, assuming the weather is good.
-Doc

I've been drooling over the 8 since like January of this year. I haven't bought one yet (almost did in july, then my wife told me she was pregnant...:D ), but my heart is set on one. I should have one within a year, so it is good to hear there are other colorado people on here as well. We will all have to get together for a drive.

Mountain people coming out of the woodwork, nice :)

haha...nice. where you at digisan? I'm in denver. out by the airport

Originally posted by doccable
Hi all -
I'm just curious if anyone would be interested in setting up a meet in Ft. Collins some weekend soon, assuming the weather is good.
-Doc
I'm up for that! I'm in Longmont. PM me if you want to talk more and set this up.

Originally posted by serff
haha...nice. where you at digisan? I'm in denver. out by the airport

I'm located in Colorado Springs, just down the block :)

Hi, all,

I'm new to posting --just joined but frequent lurker. Love the vehicle, will probably buy before year end. Don't know if you'd want me to join a meet (I'm in Denver) but I'd love to check out what you think of your 8s.

BTW, now that it has snowed, anybody gone out? How is the car in snow? I'm spoiled by 4wd, but wonder if the 8 does ok in winter driving. Do you feel the need to buy snow tires? Thanks...

Originally posted by Icanrel-8
Hi, all,

I'm new to posting --just joined but frequent lurker. Love the vehicle, will probably buy before year end. Don't know if you'd want me to join a meet (I'm in Denver) but I'd love to check out what you think of your 8s.

BTW, now that it has snowed, anybody gone out? How is the car in snow? I'm spoiled by 4wd, but wonder if the 8 does ok in winter driving. Do you feel the need to buy snow tires? Thanks...

Welcome to the forum (or at least to posting)! ;) I'm in the same boat as you, don't own one yet, but really want one. Any way, about your question about the snow. There are a ton of posts from people in Canada saying that IF you have snow tires, the 8 drives great. Almost everyone that I have read says don't even try to drive it in the snow with the stock performance tires. you won't get any where except into a curb or someone elses car. I'm planning on buying either just snow tires, or probably 17" wheels and some blizzacks or something like that. The new wheels and tires might be cheaper in the long run, don't know though. haven't looked into it that much. I've just heard that 18" winter tires can run from like $800-1500.

Hope that helps. What kind of 8 are you lookin to get?

serff

Hey, thanks for the welcome! I already like it here.

I'm close enough to a decision on all the options, etc., to say that I'm going to buy a 6spd, probably a GT, with nav ( I work in real estate, so I can excuse it as a work requirement...), color Titanium or silver. Haven't chosen an interior color, so I'll probably see what's on the way in on the truck. Probably prefer black...

So if folks in Canada are dealing with snow, I can. Besides, there is only snow on the ground for a few actual days here, and I own a 1965 Land Rover for days when it may be too deep for Mazda.

Or, maybe I can just swap over my Rover's studded snows in the winter... give the car about 14 inches of clearance... the Rocky Mountain Edition RX-8! :D

LOL!!!!!! :D :D :D I can just see an RX-8 with them big 'ol SUV meats on it!!! ROTFLMAO!!!! :D :D :D

Welcome, Icanrel-8. Glad to have you here.

Serff and Icanrel-8, as far as I'm concerned, you guys are BOTH welcome at a meet if and when we have one, regardless of whether or not you have an 8 of your own yet. If you think you'd like to come, please come over to the "Meet in Colorado?" thread one level up, here http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=14603 and put your name on unofficial list of interested parties.

I made the mistake of pricing snow tires, found out that pretty much no one makes tires that will fit the 18" wheels, at least of reasonable cost, that will fit into the wheel wells. I was told that I could buy a set of 17" wheels and snow tires starting around $1500... and that's before messing around with the tire pressure sensors... I think my RX will stay in the garage when it snows. :(

does anyone know if it has been discovered that the 16" stock rims from the non-GT model will fit over the breaks of the GT? This might bring cost down too...

Good idea Serff, but I have not looked into it. I drive my GC whenever the roads get crappy... not only because it has mass, traction, and 4 wheel drive, but also because it won't break my heart if someone hits me. If somebody did that to my '8, the way I feel aout it right now I'd prolly break down and cry on the spot. :)

Doc, I'm interested in snow tires too, and/or alternate wheels that'll work with the TPMS. I paid attention for a while in the wheel and tire forum, and came to the conclusion that I could either (a) spend a bunch of money to get wheels now that will accept the TPMS transmitters (like $500/wheel and up) or I could (b) get a set of replacement wheels from Mazda, same as what's on the car now, for about $400 each, including sensors, or (c) wait a year or so till more 18" rims are on the market.

I chose (c) because TPMS is becoming required by law in '05, so I figure pretty much all aftermarket wheels will be made to take the sensors by end of next year. Also this'll mean prices will come down. And finally, I need to force myself to drive my GC anyway or it'll just rot away. :D

BTW, there is a good deal on 18" snow tires on eBay... check this out: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33745&item=2446406089 .

So Mazda factory wheels, $1600 + Dunlop M2 $400 = $2000. A set of used wheels in the "for sale" forum here seem to go for around $600 for a set of 4. Tire pressure sensors are $75-$100 each.

I've been watching the board for awhile. Just registered. Bought my car at Mazda of Lakewood in July. Winning Blue, everything except Nav. 6,200 miles, no issues. Previous Mazdas: '82 RX-7, '73 REPU, '90 Miata.

nice, welcome to the board! How are you liking hte car so far?

Originally posted by gpsvorndb
I've been watching the board for awhile. Just registered. Bought my car at Mazda of Lakewood in July. Winning Blue, everything except Nav. 6,200 miles, no issues. Previous Mazdas: '82 RX-7, '73 REPU, '90 Miata. Hey, welcome! And Mazda of Lakewood is where I bought MY car. :D

So you interested in joining us for a meet, sometime in the spring?

Sorry for the late reply. I've been offline for awhile.

A meet next spring would be fun. Or, anytime sooner providing the roads are in decent shape.

Excellent! Keep an eye on the "Meet" thread in this forum for more info.

I'd be interested in the meet, too....however, I'm in Utah. I'm assuming Fort Collins is in Colorado?

I bought the sport velocity Red, put custom aftermarket red/black leather interior, an upgraded sunroof (scary, I know), plus I've put on some 20" lexani roma wheels. I'm running S0-3 tires, which have the AQII technology, so I'm doing wonderful in the snow. Haven't had any serious snow as of yet.

I'm planning on piggybacking the ECU, possibly with Canzoomer's unit, throwing on the K&N intake, and exhaust by spring.

--L

Hey Landon, welcome, and congrats on the car!

I got your PM, and will be in touch about the meet. Fort Collins is indeed in Colorado, just North of Denver. Feel like making a road trip out here in the spring? :D

Hi there. I'm from Loveland and just picked up my lightening yellow 8 on 12.28

Originally posted by blacksheep
Hi there. I'm from Loveland and just picked up my lightening yellow 8 on 12.28
Nice! Welcome to the club. How do you like the car so far?

Originally posted by blacksheep
Hi there. I'm from Loveland and just picked up my lightening yellow 8 on 12.28

Hello there!

Congrats on the car! Even more so, congrats on finding the RX-8 Club.com site! I've only been here a couple of months, and have found a vast wealth of information available from the other 6600+ users on this board. I would also like to extend to you an invite to join in with us on this thread: http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=14603
We are working on a local club, and on there's more info about it here.
Again, welcome to the forum, I'm sure you're going to love the car, if you don't already! :D

-Doccable :cool:

I checked out the "Colorado" page here to see if I recognized anyone that I knew from my old RX-7 days. I grew up in Fort Collins where I had two 1st gen RX-7's. Colorado was such a great state to own a rotary in! So many interesting places and roads to drive. During May of '95, I followed two brand new Corvettes down from Estes Park before the tourist season. They were racing each other and I stayed on their back ends all the way down in my '84 GSL-SE. Now I'm out in the midwest trying to decide if I should get an RX-8 while I'm here? You are all very lucky to live in Colorado... Indiana just does not have any interesting roads to drive.

Hey Doc, have you ever been on the road between Encampment and Baggs, WY? When I was a kid it was a dirt road (my grandparents had a ranch near there), but in '94 it was paved. Every time that I would drive it after it was paved, there were hardly any cars, lot of curves... great for a RX. Just watch out since it's open range.

Originally posted by grogiefrog
I checked out the "Colorado" page here to see if I recognized anyone that I knew from my old RX-7 days. I grew up in Fort Collins where I had two 1st gen RX-7's. Colorado was such a great state to own a rotary in!
Now I'm out in the midwest trying to decide if I should get an RX-8 while I'm here? You are all very lucky to live in Colorado... Indiana just does not have any interesting roads to drive.

Hey Doc, have you ever been on the road between Encampment and Baggs, WY? When I was a kid it was a dirt road (my grandparents had a ranch near there), but in '94 it was paved. Every time that I would drive it after it was paved, there were hardly any cars, lot of curves... great for a RX. Just watch out since it's open range.

I plan on taking numerous trips all over the place when the weather decides to cooperate. Including from Laramie to Walden, then to Saratoga, and make the big (130 mile or so), "scenic trip" through the Snowys... Obviously, I can't do it right now, with the 30-mile stretch from Centennial Westbound being closed for the season. :( I haven't made too many trips yet, (having just got my 8 in October), aside from Laramie to Cheyenne on Happy Jack Rd., and of course, Laramie to Ft. Collins on US 287. Just did that today, that road is fantastic, even with the increased amount of traffic...
I've driven a whole lot of "open range" road since moving here five years ago... I've had a couple of close calls with both cattle, and antelope!
I think you need to buy yourself an 8, take some vacation time, and head out here for one of our "mini-meets", or the big meet we are planning. (No date set, we will be discussing this at our first mini-meet, visit our website link is on my signature!) We will be announcing possible future dates and locales soon!
If I may, why, DEAR GOD, MAN - why Indiana? :)

Originally posted by blacksheep
Hi there. I'm from Loveland and just picked up my lightening yellow 8 on 12.28 Hiya Blacksheep, WELCOME, and Congrats!!! on your '8. You're gonna love it!

I'm just down the road from you in Longmont, so I bet your '8 will be the first one I see on the road besides mine. I've had mine since 10/7 and have YET to see another one except at the dealership, and Doccable's car when we've gotten together. It's cool having such a unique, hot, and unusual car. What do you think of all the attention you get in your car?

Originally posted by grogiefrog
I checked out the "Colorado" page here to see if I recognized anyone that I knew from my old RX-7 days. I grew up in Fort Collins where I had two 1st gen RX-7's. Colorado was such a great state to own a rotary in! So many interesting places and roads to drive. During May of '95, I followed two brand new Corvettes down from Estes Park before the tourist season. They were racing each other and I stayed on their back ends all the way down in my '84 GSL-SE. Now I'm out in the midwest trying to decide if I should get an RX-8 while I'm here? You are all very lucky to live in Colorado... Indiana just does not have any interesting roads to drive.Nice ta see ya here Grogie... I agree with Doc, you need to buy an '8 and take a road trip out here! :D

Doc, I met my wife at CSU. She's a bio-chemist here with Dow AgroSciences. We're here until she retires in 24 years. We want to retire in Wyoming... somewhere around Laramie.

In Indiana they salt the roads so much in the winter. It just breaks up the roads and causes major rocks flying around, not to mention that there is a rock quarry that I go by on the way to work with a lot of uncovered dump trucks. Then being the "crossroads of the nation" we have A LOT of truck traffic. You can imagine the rock chips that my wife and I have on our cars. The country roads here are narrow, straight, and crowded... a bit boring. This just makes it hard to have a nice car. I loved my RX-7's, and I always wished that I could have bought one that was brand new to baby from the start. In '94 I bought a '84 GSL-SE, and it was so much fun. I can see that the RX-8 is everything that I wished that my '84 was. I do want an RX-8, but if I wait until Spring of 2005 it can be a weekend car that I can selectively drive (my current car will be paid off by then). Believe me, I am looking forward to road trips back to CO/WY. Currently each year we do drive back to see our families. My father-in-law owns an auto body shop in Denver and I tend to have him repaint a hood/fender on one our cars.

I use to love driving the roads that you mentioned. Great wide open roads. Do check out the road from Encampment to Baggs during the summer. One of the best roads that I have been on. Beautiful twisty road! Next time that you go through Saratoga, check out the Saratoga Inn. http://www.saratogainn.com

Plus, is there a Mazda dealer in Laramie, or did you buy from Fort Collins?

grogie,
Thanks for the link! Waaaay to cool! :cool:
I'm sure there are worse places to end up than Indiana... although, I can't think of too many, :D (Aside from most of the tornado alley states).
As far as dealerships go... no, there isn't a Mazda dealer here, and no, I didn't buy from Ft. Collins, I actually bought from a dealer in Colorado Springs; who delivered it to me, and gave me about 3k off the sticker!
Good idea on waiting until spring for buying an 8... mine is a weekend car only.
Just a suggestion; why not join the Rocky Mountain RX-8 club? We'd be happy to have you as a member! Just click on the link in red in my signature and follow the links on the site. What's you summer schedule looking like? We can probably schedule one of our mini-meets to coincide with one of your visits back this way!
-Doccable

Hey Blacksheep.

I beat you by one day (12/27 from Gateway Mazda). I am SW of Loveland & cruise to Longmont down CR23. Nice to know there are two in Loveland. This one is Silver. It's my second rotary with the first being an R-100...... and that is a story for another post.

Great Colorado postings... I'll be watching.... and waiting for dry mountain roads :-)

Hi rstrieby!
Have you had a chance to check out the Rocky Mountain RX-8 Club? If not please do so by clicking on the red link in my signature line. We are planning a meet in a couple of weeks, and since Longmont isn't too far from Loveland...:D We'd love to see you!
-Doc

hmmm just thought i'd drop by and see whats up. I sighned up here it hink when the site first went up, havn't been on in ages. I'll probally get an RX8 eventually, but i'm in no hurry i'll be living for the Navy around august at the earliest, so i dont really need a car payment. hehe which is why i havn't gotten an rx7 yet either. Maybe by the time i'm ready to get it they'll have a turbo version LOL.

well, if you're not too busy on Sunday, Feb 1st, (yea, I know, I know...Super Bowl), why not find you're way down to the Longmont Sonic around 2:30? We're having a mini-meet there... we'd love to have ya join us!:D

oh hell ya, i'll drag my buddy down there.....look for a sandstone grey 3000GT vr4 lol dont worry he knows he drives a boat :D.

Excellent! So now we're up to 5 attendees (below), and one "maybe," PetersonPeleRx8.

Doccable Omicron Serff gpsvorndb
AIPEX


Anyone else? :D

Originally posted by AIPEX
oh hell ya, i'll drag my buddy down there.....look for a sandstone grey 3000GT vr4 lol dont worry he knows he drives a boat :D.

Still a fast boat...;) See ya there!

Hey Guys,

Long time lurker, got my 8 at mazda of lakewood on 10-26
Love to join the club

Originally posted by Chirrack
Hey Guys,

Long time lurker, got my 8 at mazda of lakewood on 10-26
Love to join the club

Great! We'd love to see you at the meet on the 1st if you can come. What color/options did you get on your car? Glad you spoke up and stopped being a lurker...;)

serff

Originally posted by Chirrack
Hey Guys,

Long time lurker, got my 8 at mazda of lakewood on 10-26
Love to join the club Welcome Chirrak! And congrats, you're now in the club. (Boy, that was hard, wasn't it? :D) Please drop me a PM with your name, email address, and phone numbers so we can get directly in touch with you about club events. Also be sure to come by our website (Link in my sig block) and you'll find your screen name there.

So you gonna join us for the mini-meet on Sunday 2/1/04?

Oh, and BTW, I bought my '8 from Mazda of Lakewood too! who was your salesperson? Mine was Jason, with Peter backing him up.

I am from south Aurora!
I don't have an RX8 :( but I love it :)

Originally posted by Doc Gyneco
I am from south Aurora!
I don't have an RX8 :( but I love it :)

Hehehe. me too. I'm from Aurora as well. Where did you go to high school? I went to Overland. Graduated 1997. I don't have an 8 yet either, but i'm still a member of the club, so don't be shy! come to the meet on the 1st. should be fun! hope to see ya there!

Yessir, there is no need to own an '8 to be in the club... we'd be happy to have you! Hope you can make it to our mini-meet too!

Oh, and BTW, I don't suppose you're a Gynecologist by trade? :D

Originally posted by Omicron
Yessir, there is no need to own an '8 to be in the club... we'd be happy to have you! Hope you can make it to our mini-meet too!

Oh, and BTW, I don't suppose you're a Gynecologist by trade? :D

Why are you in the market for a new OB?? :p j/king....had to say it...

Nah, but I was gonna make some crack about club offerings for any female members we may get.... :D

Originally posted by serff
Hehehe. me too. I'm from Aurora as well. Where did you go to high school? I went to Overland. Graduated 1997. I don't have an 8 yet either, but i'm still a member of the club, so don't be shy! come to the meet on the 1st. should be fun! hope to see ya there!

I came here from New Caledonia (French Island near by Australia) in 2000 I think, did a semester at Overland and then graduated from Smoky Hill.

Driving a '98 GS-R at the moment.

And no, I am no Doc, but I like the title :)

Well, welcome. Guess you can't offer up your services... :D

So, would you like to become a member of the Rocky Mountain RX-8 Club? If so... you're IN... and there is no requirement to own an '8, just be thinking about it or just generally like them, and provide us with your name, email address, and phone number so we can keep in touch with you about club events. Please PM me the info.

So do you think you can join us for our mini-meet 2/1/04?

Hey were any of you driving a titanium grey 8 up on 6th and simms/union on friday?




Chirrack


6MT, Sunlight Silver, Massive Smile

Welcome (again) Chirrack, great to have you here!

I did get your contact info, and have added you to the Club's roster.

Do you think you're going to be able to join us for the mini-meet in Longmont on 2/1/04? Be great to see you there - especially since you're car is NOT titanium... I think all 3 or 4 '8s that are coming thus far are Ti. :)

As for last Friday at 6th/Simms-Union, twasn't me. If you find yourself up Longmont way and see a Ti '8, chances are it IS me though, as I think I've got the only '8 in town. How cool is that? :D

I will be able to attend the mini-meet, don't know yet if I will have a ride-along.

Man, we are gonna have a party at Sonic! hehe. Hopefully the weather isn't like today......

Also, along the lines of seeing peoples cars, I see a silver 8 out by 48th and Tower every so often. I don't think they live out here though cause i've only seen it like 3 times....would think i would see it more if they lived out here. That any of y'all? I also see another 8 driving on Airport Blvd too. Maybe we should all post the areas of where we are (at least those of you with 8s...:) ) if you can't tell...I'm out by the Airport...

See ya all on the 1st!
serff

Too cool! So now we're up to 6 attendees (below), and one "maybe," PetersonPeleRx8.

Doccable Omicron Serff gpsvorndb
AIPEX ChirrackSeems like I'm missing someone though... ?

Anyone else? :D

This was from the last email:

WAY cool, we're now up to 6 definites, 1 maybe! :-) Here's the current people planning on attending:

Omicron
Doccable
Serff
gpsvorndb
AIPEX
Buger
PetersonPeleRX8 <== Maybe


so you left out buger

Whoops!So now we're up to 7 attendees (below), and one "maybe," PetersonPeleRx8.

Doccable Omicron Serff gpsvorndb
Buger AIPEX Chirrack

Hey guys, don't know if you saw, but the Mazda Rev It Up tour is starting again and they AREN'T coming to colorado! SO that sucks. I sent an email to them asking why not, so we'll see what they say. But maybe we need to send an offical letter from the Rocky Mountain RX8 club maybe backed by a dealership to get them to think about it. Any way, here is the link to the contacts:

http://www.mazdarevitup.com/f_contactus.asp

P.S. I haven't had time to reply to the email yet...i'll get to it as soon as i can.

Count me in fellas =)
I'll probably make it for next sunday.

BTW, I saw a black RX8 at the Shamrock gas station on Quincy & Chambers on Thusdays or Wednesday last week I think... Could it be Burger? Only RX8 owner that seems to live in Aurora...

Great! See you then!

Too cool... so now we're up to 9 attendees (below), and one "maybe," PetersonPeleRx8.

Doccable Omicron Serff gpsvorndb
Buger AIPEX Chirrack Doc Gyneco Icanrel-8

Hey all!

Haven't been on the Mountain Forum for some time. Picked up my black RX-8 From Spradley Barr Autoplex in Fort Collins back in mid July. Dealership said I was the first in Colorado to take delivery. I'd like to see about joining the club. Won't be able to meet on Sunday, but interested in future events.

rotordog - I sent you a private message!

Hey guys, might drop buy before i fly home to Atlanta. I am in town this weekend skiing, and would love to meet some forum members from my old college state. Getting excited thinking about it.

Nice man, where did you go to school? I graduated from CU Boulder in '01.

regarding the mini-meet this sunday and the weather

Unless roads are clean and sun shiny, I rather push it back.

So pray for a nice weather.

Originally posted by Doc Gyneco
regarding the mini-meet this sunday and the weather

Unless roads are clean and sun shiny, I rather push it back.

So pray for a nice weather. That's exactly what we're doing. It still stands as scheduled for now, but if it gets lousy out I'll send out an email to all club members. Fingers crossed!

ok... so where and when are we exactly meeting?

I am aware it will at the Sonic fast food restaurant in Longmont... but I've no clue where it's located.

Anyone has a full address I can run in mapquest?

Also, is there anyone living in Aurora? We can meet at intersection and make the trip to Longmont together.

Well... we'll see how the weather goes...

2339 NORTH MAIN STREET LONGMONT, CO 80501. Google search.:)
Driving Directions (http://www.mapquest.com/directions/main.adp?go=1&do=nw&cl=EN&un=m&ct=NA&1y=US&1a=14500+E+Alameda+Ave&1c=Aurora&1s=CO&1z=&1ah=&2y=US&2a=2339+Main+St&2c=LONGMONT&2s=CO&2z=&2ah=&formtype1=address&formtype2=address&idx=0&id=401c03c5-00033-02a0f-400c252c&aid=401c03c5-00034-02a0f-400c252c) from the Aurora Mall, Sable & Alameda. Maybe we'll see you tomorrow? :)

Sonic is located on the SW corner of Hwy 287 and Hwy 66. Take I25 to the Longmont/Lyons/Hwy 66 exit (North side of Longmont) and head West toward the mountains. About 3-4 miles along Hwy 66 you'll come to a stoplight for Hwy 287. Turn left (South) and Sonic will be almost immediately on your right.

Snow is falling now, and although it wasn't sticking before, it now looks like it's going to. :( If it does, we'll have to postpone the meet a week or so. Keep your fingers crossed!

Ya, it is snowing down here too now. It isn't too bad, but I hear it is a lot worse up north. So i guess it isn't lookin too good for tomorrow...but it is Colorado! It could be 70 degrees tomorrow and all the snow will be gone by 2!

I'm in Denver, but on the outskits of Aurora. I'm up on 48th and tower basically. About 15 minutes from A-Town mall. Where are you at?

serff

Well, pray for a very very warm day and clear road :D

Live in Aspen and Littleton.

Malcom

Hey folks, good morning.

So, ah, go or no go on the meet? Is there an official decision?

Originally posted by Icanrel-8
Hey folks, good morning.

So, ah, go or no go on the meet? Is there an official decision?

I believe that's a negative, no go for this weekend. We will try again next weekend. Although the forecast is snow for then too, but that is still a week away, so we won't put too much credit in that forecast. :)

I'm about to go out in the snow now, so I'll let you guys know how the snow is down here when I get back. Later!

serff

Hi RX_999, and welcome to the Mountain Forum!

We've just formed the Rocky Mountain RX-8 Club for folks who live in the area, and will be having meets and such. We'd love to have you join us! Check out our website (in my sig block) and drops us an email at the club's address (also in my sig) if you'd like to become a member.

So tell us about your '8! Color, where you bought it, how you like it, etc... :D

Originally posted by RX_999
Live in Aspen and Littleton.

Malcom

Originally posted by Icanrel-8
Hey folks, good morning.

So, ah, go or no go on the meet? Is there an official decision? Yup, it's a no go unless we have a miracle and the roads clear...

OK, I'll be counting rotary beads...

Dunno, starting to look pretty good. Roads are melting, and my be just wet. Do you think we should do it???

Well, I don't wanna be known as the "waffle guy", but we ARE going to do this thing after all. I just spoke to Omicron, and there are enough out there who are going to show up. Anyone who is interested, we'll see you there! I posted driving directions on the last page from Aurora, in cluding a link to mapquest.
See you all in Longmont!
-Doc

So far we've got 5 coming for sure:

Omicron
Doccable
Serff
Buger
Chirrack

Umm I thought this meeting was reported for next week. Or is it done already?

Oh well.

Sorry DG, I tried to call you to tell you it was on. :(

Sorry I am just replying I got my RX8 in May. Love this car so much, best car I have ever owned. I currently live in Colorado Springs.

Very cool, another Colorado owner... welcome! Where did you buy your car, and what color/option package is it?

And even more importantly, have you been to our Rocky Mountain RX-8 Club website yet? :D

Nice to see ya here.

Another new RX-9 owner in Colorado! I just bought my RX-8 last Friday.

Red exterior with Red/Black leather, G/T, Appearance, Rotary emblems, Nav system. I bought the whole package at a dealer in the Springs and drove it back to my home near Boulder!

Nice man. You bought the car i want. :) Be sure to come on over to http://rockymountainrx8.com and sign up there as well. See ya soon!

Hey. WELCOME CUE2! Nice to see ya here! Have you checked out our local club's website yet? And FYI, I'm near Boulder too... actually in Longmont. You?

Another new RX-9 owner in Colorado! I just bought my RX-8 last Friday.

Red exterior with Red/Black leather, G/T, Appearance, Rotary emblems, Nav system. I bought the whole package at a dealer in the Springs and drove it back to my home near Boulder!

I live next to Stanley Lake (near the old Rocky Flats Plutonium Processing Plant) and JeffCo Airport. Let's just say, the trace plutonium in the water really makes my car "glow"! ;-)

I live next to Stanley Lake (near the old Rocky Flats Plutonium Processing Plant) and JeffCo Airport. Let's just say, the trace plutonium in the water really makes my car "glow"! ;-)LOL, I'll bet! :D

I bought my RX-8 in early May. It's Titanium Grey, all black leather, 6 speed manual, grand touring package, nav system, all the available upgrades (no spare tire kit or spoiler). She's an absolute dream! I live in Littleton and bought her at McDonald. As a side note - the rim around my moon roof has some cracks - have any of you experienced the same? LMK, and great to know there's so many other locals who have this wonderful vehicle!

John

I haven't noticed any cracks around my moon roof. Do you mean the actual trim ring around the moon roof is cracked? Does the moon roof leak?

yes, the rubber exterior rim around the roof has some cracks in it. :mad: About four small tears all the way around. I'm not too worried about it, it should be covered under warranty work. :) The roof does not leak fortunately.

Hmmm . . . I wonder if I should start putting something on that strip to preserve the rubber.

Any RX-8 owners out there from Colorado, or am I the first to get one?



well I could be added to this list soon...I get mine Saturday I hopes :p

Wow, that's an old post. :)

Welcome to the Mountain forum jessCO, and to soon being an RX-8 owner. It's a wonderful car with a real following. You're gonna love it! :D

Be sure to come by and get yourself signed up over at The Rocky Mountain RX-8 Club (http://rockymountainrx8.com) too.

Hey guys. Hope you don't mind me posting here. I signed up a few months back when I was doing some research on the RX8. I've actually been lurking on the board here for awhile, but signed up just for fun.

Anyway, I own a '93 RX7 R1. I'm going to be moving to Colorado probably in the spring of '05. Somewhere near Denver. I've been looking at the NW side of Denver (Longmont, Boulder), and the Fort Collins/Loveland area as well.

I've been on your sister site www.rx7club.com for years now, but recently while looking for a local (to Colorado/Denver) Rotary Car club, I've been having trouble locating one. I see that you guys have an RX8 club, but didn't know if you knew of a generic Rotary club local to you.

Any help would be fantastic. Thanks. I can't wait to move out there (been a life long dream of mine). Also, if anyone has any tips on where exactly to live (Longmont is at the top of my list at the present time), feel free to PM me. :) Thanks again.

Hey zmarko,

You should deffinately come check out the Rocky Mountain RX8 club website. There is info there about our meet.

As for a local RX7/general Rotary club, there used to be an RX7 club in Denver, but they seem to have died off. We threw around the idea of making the Rocky Mountain RX8 club a general rotary club, however, we already have a lot of members and for our first year, we didn't want to over burden ourselfs. In any case, you are always welcome to come to any of the meets/get togethers, etc. Please come sign up at our website and join in the discussions there as well.

http://rockymountainrx8.com

serff

Hi everyone! I'm new to the forums I live in Thornton/Brighton area I've had my 8 for a couple months and I love it! No mods yet its silver with the mazdaspeed bodykit. I'm still learnig a lot of things about cars and the race world! I'm really into drifting!!

Hey zmarko,

You should deffinately come check out the Rocky Mountain RX8 club website. There is info there about our meet.

As for a local RX7/general Rotary club, there used to be an RX7 club in Denver, but they seem to have died off. We threw around the idea of making the Rocky Mountain RX8 club a general rotary club, however, we already have a lot of members and for our first year, we didn't want to over burden ourselfs. In any case, you are always welcome to come to any of the meets/get togethers, etc. Please come sign up at our website and join in the discussions there as well.

http://rockymountainrx8.com

serffWelcome, zmarko!

As Serff points out, we have not yet looked into setting up an RX-7 branch of our club, but we would LOVE to. All we gotta do is find some dynamic individual to make it happen. Know anyone? :D

I am a new owner too and obtained the car in late in September 2004. The car was built in June 04 so it should have all the recall stuff done. Had Burt Mazda order one out of Texas. Was worth the wait. Will not let this baby see the snow here in Colorado for sure. Not sure it will handle the white stuff anyway. Ours is an Auto and we are pleased with the car. I think this car is a keeper for sure. So for the end of September lets see what will happen in the Spring!!! Want to get fender strakes for this red beauty.

Not sure it will handle the white stuff anyway....

You're right to a point, it really depends on the rubber you have under the four corners. If you have the Potenzas, leave it in the garage when the snow flies, otherwise you'll be learning how to reset the CEL. (Trust me on this one!)
-Doccable :cool:

No,mine has the Bridgestones. Not much better I gather. Better tires later when these run down some. Hey, what's this is hear we might have a car meet in October possibly?

Oh Yah! There's a thread started on this here (http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=41877). And also on the Rocky Mountain Forum (http://rockymountainrx8.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=128). Omicron has sent out a mass e-mailing about this to the registered members.

Hey all! Just got a shiny new toy. I haven't brought it out to Colorado yet because I'm a cadet at the Air Force Academy and I'm not allowed to have a car out here yet. I spend three tanks of gas in three days of Thanksgiving break... I love this car. I look forward to being active in the forums here. I've been surfing through them for about the past 6 months and just joined now that I have my car. Thanks!

Welcome USAF Tyrant. Glad you enjoy the car.

[QUOTE=zmarko]Hey guys. Hope you don't mind me posting here. I signed up a few months back when I was doing some research on the RX8. I've actually been lurking on the board here for awhile, but signed up just for fun.

Anyway, I own a '93 RX7 R1. I'm going to be moving to Colorado probably in the spring of '05. Somewhere near Denver. I've been looking at the NW side of Denver (Longmont, Boulder), and the Fort Collins/Loveland area as well.

Did you ever end up moving to Denver? Do you still have your FD?

By the way, is there anyone on here that has most of the phone numbers for the RX-8 owners in Colorado? I would like to get as many rotary guys to our meet this summer. We don't have an exact date yet, but it will probably be on a Sunday in June. Parastie on the boards has all of the 2nd gen members, and I all of the 3rd Gen members phone numbers. We are still looking for someone that has 1st Gen and RX8 members contact info. We also would like to get other rotary vehicles to show as well. If you would like to be contacted...please email me at MichaelB145@aol.com and I will complile everyones name and number.


Mike B
303-929-1998

By the way, is there anyone on here that has most of the phone numbers for the RX-8 owners in Colorado? I would like to get as many rotary guys to our meet this summer. We don't have an exact date yet, but it will probably be on a Sunday in June. Parastie on the boards has all of the 2nd gen members, and I all of the 3rd Gen members phone numbers. We are still looking for someone that has 1st Gen and RX8 members contact info. We also would like to get other rotary vehicles to show as well. If you would like to be contacted...please email me at MichaelB145@aol.com and I will complile everyones name and number.


Mike B
303-929-1998
Hey mike, come over to http://rockymountainrx8.com and join the forums there. Either Omicron, Doc, or I could probably get you the info you want. I think you may want to come check out what we did last year though for our meet. We are again planning a meet for this June that may conflict with what ever you are planning. So please come on over to our webiste and post there about what you are planning and see if you get any takers there or not.

See ya there!

Hey mike, come over to http://rockymountainrx8.com and join the forums there. Either Omicron, Doc, or I could probably get you the info you want. I think you may want to come check out what we did last year though for our meet. We are again planning a meet for this June that may conflict with what ever you are planning. So please come on over to our webiste and post there about what you are planning and see if you get any takers there or not.

See ya there!

Or you can PM me, but definately be sure to check out the Rocky Mountain Club site!
-Doccable

Hey mike, come over to http://rockymountainrx8.com and join the forums there. Either Omicron, Doc, or I could probably get you the info you want. I think you may want to come check out what we did last year though for our meet. We are again planning a meet for this June that may conflict with what ever you are planning. So please come on over to our webiste and post there about what you are planning and see if you get any takers there or not.

See ya there!Bet these guys might want to join us as Second Creek, too. The more we get, the cheaper it is for all of us... :D

What's up guys...I'm wondering if you guys got anything set up yet. Most of us 3rd Gen guys are into drag racing, but would still like to meet up with all of the RX-8 guys. We are also thinking of getting a caravan together to drive out to the Rotory Revolution. If you have not been, its a freaking blast! It's the 3rd week of April. I will put out more info out later on it.

Mike B

I went to SevenStock last year, does that count? :D

We're still working on the main meet and track day though. Keep an eye on the local club's website (click on the logo in my sig to get there) for updates.

Hey Guys -

I bought my RX-8 in March of 04. It's black, 6spd, and has the sport package on it. I bought it from Sil Ter Har Motors in broomfield, by the Target off of 120th. I love this car! I can't wait for racing season to start this year at bandimere, so i can see what times i can get this car to do. I'm very interested in joining a local colorado rx-8 club too, so i'll be sure to check out the Rocky Mountain RX-8 Club web site! I live in both Westminster and Morrison, and i've seen quite a few out there on the trip back and forth. I remember when i first bought the car I didn't see one on the road until i owned it for a good couple months! Good to see that more people are buying this great car and loving it!

I'm looking forward to joining your local club and meeting all of you! Until then, let the power of the rotory be with you :)

Welcome to the madness...er... the club :D If you'd like to PM me, I can help you get set up with the Rocky Mountain Club!
-Doc

Hey Guys -

I bought my RX-8 in March of 04. It's black, 6spd, and has the sport package on it. I bought it from Sil Ter Har Motors in broomfield, by the Target off of 120th. I love this car! <snip>




I too purchased mine at Sil Ter Har, but I found a used one. I work in Westminister, so you might see me around - silver GT with Kazera wheels ( for the winter). Unfortunately I do most of my (stop-and-go) driving on 287 between Westminister and Erie (home).

Hope to see you at the next RMRX8 Club meeting.

Ya! Me thinks spring is a-coming, and we need to set up a mini meet. Gotta bad case of cabin fever brewing here.... Whaddya think, Omi? :D

On my way back to Morrison today (Feb. 25) heading from Westminster I spotted a Red 8 in Arvada around the area of Wadsworth and Ralston at around 4:30pm. Was that any of you guys? I was driving mine at the time too - it's a black 8. I was just curious.

On my way back to Morrison today (Feb. 25) heading from Westminster I spotted a Red 8 in Arvada around the area of Wadsworth and Ralston at around 4:30pm. Was that any of you guys? I was driving mine at the time too - it's a black 8. I was just curious.


Might have been me. Can't remember exactly where I was on Fri., but I know I was driving around all day. I live in Superior. I just got my 8 last Tues (and love it, of course). Velocity Red, GT, appearance pkg, rear spoiler, accents, stock wheels... Is that what you saw?

I didn't really get a good look at it, but it could've been you. I'm pretty sure it had the appearence package on it, but i'm not really sure. It deffinatly had the stock rims though. I didn't even notice it was there until i passed it. (i was going south on wadsworth, and the RX-8 that i saw turned south onto wadsworth from the west side, somewhere around 62nd, i believe). There was a car dividing me from it, in the right lane. The red 8 turned a few blocks down and headed back west again. If that sounds like a familiar situation, and you remember seeing a stock black rx-8 with the sport package on it going south down wadsworth, one car in front of you, then it had to be you :) I don't know what it is about the car, but i still get excited every time i see one driving down the road, even though i own one myself :D

hi guys, i've been a member here for a little while. im located in colorado springs . I've owned my Rx-8 since i got back from Iraq back in april 04. it's black- all options ( except the Gps). i recently added the MS front bumper and my own custom ram air. Im planning on buying the greddy turbo kit in about 3 months. im not sure yet whether to put it on myself or to have some shop around here do it. has anyone else bought the kit? or heard any good/bad news about it ? i'll try to add some pics of mine when i get a chance...do you guys ever get together for meets or anything?
-Max

Hey guys, over on the RX7club.com forum we decided to get a Rotary meet later this month. It will be held at Hamburger Stand on 3rd and Union at 6pm weather permitting. Afterwards everyone is going to cruise down to Denver Motorsports to meet up with the rest of the import crowd. We have a ton of 3rd Gen RX-7's and 2nd Gen RX-7's. Does anyone know all of the 1st gen guys or older rotarys (RX-3's, cosmo's, ect).

Mike B

The rotary meet is scheduled for Sunday 3-27-05 at Hamburger Stand at 6pm. If weather is bad...plan on the following Sunday same time ect.

Hey guys, what happened to www.rockymountainrx7.com? It won't let me post anything. Any of you RX8 guys planning on comming by next Sunday?

Hi Everyone,

New Lightning on the highway! Looking forward to meeting many of you.

I think all the RX-8 guys died. lol....maybe they are hiding. We had 20 rotarys at the meet last week but no RX-8's. :([QUOTE]

Well, I know there a bunch of us in the Denver area; I keep tripping over 8's. Anyone getting together to compare mods?
BTW, I've heard that our area of the web site has the lowest posts! Here's a vain attempt to keep that number above zero. Are we all just enjoying our toys and not sitting in front of the computer? (unless it's your laptop in the driver's seat of your 8 in the garage!)

Hey guys. Dunno where everyone has been, but we are in the planning stages of our 2nd Annual Rocky Mountain RX8 Club meet! So keep checking back to http://rockymountainrx8.com (The Colorado forum may not have a lot of posts, but we have our own website for that...;) ). If you haven't registered with the club, please do as soon as you can so we can keep in contact with you about the meet. See you all soon!

There's been a little activity over on the RMRX8Club site (http://rockymountainrx8.com). If you're new to the forums here, or are going to be in the Denver area the weekend of June 4th/5th, be sure to keep checking our site for updates!
See everyone then!

Still can't use any other browser than IE to get into the rockymountainrx8.com web site. Does anyone but me care?

Still can't use any other browser than IE to get into the rockymountainrx8.com web site. Does anyone but me care?Yep - this is the first I've heard that it won't work with anything but IE. We'll look into it. :)

I can get to it using Firefox, Mozilla, Safari, etc. What I can't do it use the admin pages in anything but IE. What is happening when you try to use another browser? Are you sure you don't have a proxy set in IE that you don't have set in your other browser? let me know.

I am running ZoneAlarm Pro and have it tightened down a bit. Interesting that the same through the same ZA (ZoneAlarm) I can't load any other pages than the main page via Mozilla Firefox, but I can using IE. Could just be me!
When I click on the "forums" link (or others) I get the following errors:

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Ooohhhh, wait a minute! What I'm seeing now is a bit different. I used to (weeks ago) just see the 3 lines as copied above on a white background; no header, footer, banner, etc of the RMRX8 club site. Now I still see the 'error' messages, but it just looks like some part of the banner failed. I can now actually read the topics and see the site's pages....
Hey, sorry for any panic or confusion! I've been off surfing the site for a while (RMRX8C); just got back to this post! Sure looks fine (except for the pesky banner error, but who really cares about that?!)

Hold the phone! I'm not done yet! Now I remember: I have an account, but when I try to log in all I get is:

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/rockymou/public_html/config.php:3) in /home/rockymou/public_html/mainfile.php on line 188

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/rockymou/public_html/config.php:3) in /home/rockymou/public_html/modules/Your_Account/index.php on line 700

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Like literally! No title, no banner, background, nothing else. I can view the site (with the pesky banner error) but just in a 'read-only' mode. Maybe my RMRX8C account is dorked.

Howdy all. I'm working down in the Springs for the next few weeks. I'm looking for a good road to kill and hour or two on in the evenings. Something twisty and not too much traffic. Anyone know of a good road in the area?

Thanks in advance.

Hey, kreuznach - ya gonna make the meet? I'm planning a caravan if ya wanna join! (From Laramie/Ft. Collins) :D
I was just down in the Springs a month ago, and we went up to Cripple Creek on hiway 24, it wasn't bad, especially on Monday morning, there wasn't any traffic at all on the way down.

Hey all just found this site a couple of weeks ago and decided to post, first forum i have been on but founds lots of useful information. I live in the North Denver area have had my 8 since September. Oh and despite what anyone says I think they are GREAT cars! :D

Hi there, igotanocho! There is an absolute wealth of info on this site -- use it. :) Also, have you had a chance to check out the RMRX8Club site (http://rockymountainrx8.com/)?
If you want, you can PM me for more info!
Welcome to the forums!:D

Thanks for the welcome and I checked out the site and have the same name doesnt seem to be as busy as these forums though. And you are right too much stuff to read on these forums. I dont have anything done to mine yet, gotta save up but i think the first things from what i read that i am going to do is the REVi Intake, Hymee exhaust and a lightweight flywheel. Let me know if there are other things that i should consider or search for on the forums. Oh yeah any place in the Denver area that might be able to get these for me or a perfomance shop that is recommended for rotaries, I went to Sil-Terhar and didnt like the attitude that I got from the service people there. Thanks :)

I was just seeing how active this forum is and also wanted to see how many other Shinka owners are in CO. I hope to get involved in some of the events around the area!

hey guys, im from the Springs....i was wondering if anybody knows a good shop around colorado who would be able to install the Greddy Turbo kit. That's the only reason i have'nt bought it yet, the places around the springs don't seem to be to trust worthy. thanks
-Max

Are there any RX8 events happening in Colorado anytime soon? I have seen 2 other RX-8s in Loveland since I got mine. One was a Titanium grey and one was a Yellow. They were both on 287

Anyway, let me know as I really want to meet more 8 owners

Hey Zur I think the last one they had was at the beginning of June I had to work that weekend or I probably would have showed. By any chance do you live in the Broomfield area? Thats the only place I have seen a Shinka around north denver, my buddy has a blue 8 as well he just isnt into the forum thing i guess so i let him know of all the stuff I find on here. I also wouldnt mind if people were getting together at some time sounds like it would be a good time.

Hey Zur I think the last one they had was at the beginning of June I had to work that weekend or I probably would have showed. By any chance do you live in the Broomfield area? Thats the only place I have seen a Shinka around north denver, my buddy has a blue 8 as well he just isnt into the forum thing i guess so i let him know of all the stuff I find on here. I also wouldnt mind if people were getting together at some time sounds like it would be a good time.

I got my car in Broomfield, but I live up in Loveland...like 25 minutes north. I really want to see a bunch of 8's together, would be fun as hell. Glad to see someone else on the Colorado forum, was beginning to wonder!

SwedishMax: Nice car . . . too bad I can't help you with the Greddy turbo install info.

Zuhalter & igotnocho: I live in Broomfield and work in Boulder. I know Omicron is up here (Boulder area) too. There are at least of few of us in this area. Welcome!

Well I am from Aurora, as soon as I return from Iraq (next march) my first purchase will be a White GT :) Looking forward to that!

Heyas all.

LONG time lurker here.

I and my Nordic Green GT live in Westminster, almost Broomfield. Have only seen one Shinka, and it was southbound on Wadsworth Blvd about 3 weeks ago, between 88th and 80th Aves.

As far as a mechanic is concerned, the only place I know of that I would readily trust is Rotary Specialists in Denver. Their shop as I recall is off Santa Fe and Evans or Dartmouth. I had some work done on my '88 RX-7 a few years back and they where great.

Anyway, I just wanted to say hello finally and drop that on y'all since there were questions about a mechanic.

Heyas all.

LONG time lurker here.

I and my Nordic Green GT live in Westminster, almost Broomfield. Have only seen one Shinka, and it was southbound on Wadsworth Blvd about 3 weeks ago, between 88th and 80th Aves.

As far as a mechanic is concerned, the only place I know of that I would readily trust is Rotary Specialists in Denver. Their shop as I recall is off Santa Fe and Evans or Dartmouth. I had some work done on my '88 RX-7 a few years back and they where great.

Anyway, I just wanted to say hello finally and drop that on y'all since there were questions about a mechanic.

Yeah the Shinka was quite possibly mine. I bought it about that time. (July 4th) and have been to the dealer once. The Dealer is right off of Wads and HWY 36. Were you in your 8? I always keep an eye out and must have missed you if you were.

Welcome Jumah and congrats on the Green GT. You should see me driving around, as I live next to Standley Lake and always cruise down Wadsworth.

Enjoy the ride!

Yeah the Shinka was quite possibly mine. I bought it about that time. (July 4th) and have been to the dealer once. The Dealer is right off of Wads and HWY 36. Were you in your 8? I always keep an eye out and must have missed you if you were.


It's pretty much all I drive. I usually wave at other 8's when I see them. there are 2 or 3 that regularly run C-470 about the same time I do on weekdays, I think they all are under the impression I am insane for waving at them every time I see them :)

Standly Lake uh? Is that the black one that buried me on 104th Ave a few months ago at like 5am? I freaking ground 2nd that morning. How embarrassing is that? (And here I am admitting it. lol) I don't mind being out driven by another 8 owner though, was laughing my @$$ off the rest of the way to work that day.

Anyway, thanks for the welcome all. I am sure we will be seeing eachother on the roads!!

Yeah i get that too sometimes. I at least try to honk if I don't see the 8 until it's too late. I get the same weird looks, like I am stupid or something. I dont really care though i would give a wave to any fellow 8er. :D

Jumah, it wasn't me that burned you on 104th. I have a red RX-8, and that's too early in the morning for me to race. :D

Jumah, it wasn't me that burned you on 104th. I have a red RX-8, and that's too early in the morning for me to race. :D

It's the only time I would do it on 104th. And then only in the summer. Would never do that during th eschool year. I have a vested interest in that. School zones are like, the one place I can manage to keep it under the posted limit.

Oh BTW, I spoke with Navteq today about map updates. The disc will be available this month for around $199, and Mazda is supposed to send out a firmware update for those of us with early model '04's So be on the look out for that disc, and if you don't get it by the end of the month, call the dealership, as the new maps won't work on your navi without the update.

I don't know about spending $200 on the new disc. They would need to remove that (darn) Caution startup screen, and fill it with some cooler, 3D graphics before I would consider it.

Overall, I'm very happy with my current NavTeq disc, so I'll wait until I see the final product offering.

Hi Jumah, keep an eye out for the hot yellow in your neck of the woods and don't stop waving. You might see me as I zip around from school to school in the Adams 12 area. Mostly anywhere from 136th to 104th and Lowell to Colorado Blvd.

Hi Jumah, keep an eye out for the hot yellow in your neck of the woods and don't stop waving. You might see me as I zip around from school to school in the Adams 12 area. Mostly anywhere from 136th to 104th and Lowell to Colorado Blvd.

Hey my kids go to school in adams 12. (Charter school). Small world. I doubt I could stop waving even if i wanted to. I used to be a field tech for TCI (Then AT&T Broadband, then Comcast.... Next?!) And we had a standing unwritten policy of waving to one another as we passed on the streets between jobs..... I still wave at them from my personal vehicle out of habbit. Talk about getting crazy looks, You can see it on their faces, "Who is this fool in the nice car waving at me for no aparent reason....."

*sigh*

And such is my life.......................

I'm down in Colorado Springs. Owner as of late July :cool: .

Heyas Silver Shot! Gratz on your new 8 and welcome to the forums!

Finally got my baby, (ok I got it on 8-20 but I've been too busy driving to post :)
Nordica Green GT with Chapparal interior. And just in time for winter. WOOHOO!! Time to start lookin for a beater of a 4x4 for the snow days.
:)

Why is Colorado so damn quite? :D

Getting ready for PPIR Saturday (open to all cars/marques) and Sunday (Ferrari of Denver Customer Appreciation event, .... well it is a red car.) Just had Mike Mowry, Precission Imports on 4444 S Federal put in a Tien "Flex" coil over kit; along with a full, new set of Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 265/35's and order in a set of (? I think these will be) the "93c" compound Performance Friction brake pads.

If you want some Rocky Mountain division noise Zuhalter, you should get your self and your car down to PPIR for at least Saturday's event. I don't think it's not too late to contact QuickChicks (Leslie Howard) and get signed up.

Cheers

Hey, it's supposed to be nice next weekend. Anyone interested in one last meet before the weather turns completely sour?

I would love to this weekend, but I am going to be driving my 8 down to New Mexico. I would be down for anytime after that though.

Well, I deploy fairly soon, so just wanted to get in some cruisin before I go. What's goin on down in New Mexico?

Just have family stuff down there. I plan on being back in Colorado next week and would love to get the colorado people together.

We are having the final Rotary meet of the year Sunday Nov 6th at Hamburger Stand (3rd and Union) at 12pm. Hope to see a bunch of you guys there!


Will a moderator please send this message out to everyones email for those who rarely check the board?

Mike B w/ 3rd Gen RX-7
Mile High Rotary President

Yes...I will finally have my finished FD there.....heres some pics
http://photobucket.com/albums/y34/MichaelB145/


I tried to post on RockymountainRX8 but it came up with an error....can someone please post on there for me?

Mike, Where? Denver? Colorado Springs?
Omnicron may be able to help you post it on RockymountainRX8.
I won't be able to go as I'm finishing up the year's Motorcycle Trials State Championship circut on the 6th but it's good to know that we're still around.
Cheers! -Joz-

I'll be there for sure.

Joz, that is in Lakewood. 3rd and Union. It is just off of Alameda and Union and near 6th and Sims. BTW do you drive a titanium grey with strakes?

Also, I believe the Rockymountain forum is no longer working. I may be wrong, but at the last meet we discussed removing it for lack of traffic and most people come here.

Mine is Silver w/ strakes. I'm mostly on the east side of Centennial with regular trips to Erie. I've removed my badges too (but still haven't filled in the holes!). I've been driving with just the holes since Feburary. I REALLY need to get them filled and painted!
Sorry for the confusion about Lakewood.
I may be one of the only ones keeping the hit counter working on the Rockymountain site (if there is one). I have it as my home page in IE. 98% of the time I use Firefox, but have to do my timecard in IE. If you think there's traffic it may just be me hitting the site. I don't think it's been updated for quite a while and this site is quite good as long as us Coloradans keep checking in on our forum. I keep loading the site just in case something is going on and to help keep it alive if we need it.

Maybe it was a silver I saw driving down University. I only caught a glimpse.

I saw a Blue and a Yellow on NB I25 today, why don't I ever see any when I am actually in my 8 damnit!

Well, I just had to pay a visit to Second Creek (just East of Commerce City) today. Apparently they're closing. The place was packed with all kinds of machinery! Just in case anyone has forgotten how much fun an 8 is on the track: IT ROCKS!!!!
Much nicer to spend 4 hours with friends at the track than at work!
All I can say is that I'm looking forward to our next track day!
Cheers,
-Joz-

Any SCCA or other car club members in the Denver area? I'm planning on doing one of the free days at Second Creek this week.

I didn't know they had free days this week...is there a way to become an SCCA member on short notice? Also, does Rocky Mountain RX8 club count? I dunno

Go to the SCCA.com website and call them up. I mean I doubt people will be checking for ID or anything, so I'd just show up and see what happens. It's worth it to join SCCA though for $65 a year, especially if you want to autocross.

Want to take advantage of the nice weather before it snows?

Or maybe you missed the Rotary meet last weekend (shame on you). If
my car is going to attempt this drive...surely your rotary will make
it. So bring it out! This cruise is for anyone with a nice car!
If you want to go, let me know and we will meet up ahead of time so
all of the Rotarys will pull in together.

When: Sunday, November 13

What: Import meet and drive

What time: Meet around 10am

Where: Meet at 9 second racing (6900 w. 117th ave, 80020, 303-499-
7223) to hwy 93, and head south to hwy 72, which parallels Golden
gate Canyon, Take hwy 72 West, hwy 72 is an awesome drive, come back
down through nederland and boulder canyon and then stop somewhere in
Boulder to Eat. The guys from Evolutionm.net and AWDpirates.net
reserved the roof of a restaurant there to eat at, but depending on
how many people show up, we may not have room for everyone.

Well, shame on me for not checking. Looks like I missed all the RX meetings this year. The first time I got an email at home about a meet last year. Will try to check back on here in the Spring then. The days are starting to get colder now but I'll take the 60s all week anytime. The weekend looks to be cold.

I have had my 8 since August, and i live in the outskirts of Denver.

You should frequent here more often, we need more Colorado people.

Colorado Springs here.

'04 Winning Blue

I'm in Springs too. Black 2004 probably dirty as hell right now. :wavey:

Hope to see all of you at the March 06 meet....heres the details........

It's that time again.....Colorado's 1st Rotary meet of the year will be held at Hamburger Stand again at 3rd and Union (Lakewood/Golden) at 1pm. At around 4pm we will take a short cruise up to Red Rocks and take some more pictures with all the cars with a killer backround!


I need help spreading the word to make this our biggest meet yet! Our prior meets we ended up with about 6 RX-8's, 12 FD's, 8 FC's, and 1 FB, but expect to have as many as double that this time. We are expecting a total of about 40 Rotary cars total or more.

I had Omicron email everyone on RockyMountainRX8 and let them know about the meet March 26th. I will see everyone there!

Thinking of moving to denver. I love the snow and i am sick and tired fo south Fl with the really hot summers and hurricanes. I also love to snowboard

Welcome!

I am very pleased to be driving a brand new 2005 RX8. Silver, no spoiler purchased at Mazda dealership on havana. I live about 5 minutes away from cherry creek (15 from down town denver) So yea, I'm patrick just wanting to say HI and let you guys know I'm here :ylsuper:

Heading out to denver Friday night. Anyone want to recomend(or urge against) and mexican food joints around there. I only have dinner plans for Rasta Pasta one night and i have another 7 that i need to fill my time with.

Thanks

Bennys on 7th and um like by penncylvaina or so. Really good restaurant, and of course theres always chipotle. Mm hmm. :)

thanks. Anybody ride breck regularly enough to know where the secret stashes are? I havent been there in about 4 years and im looking for the areas where most tourists dont ride. Best glades and bowls. Help in that area would be cool too.

Not CASA BONITA. The place is kid friendly, but also a tourist venue and overpriced. And the food is not the best.

So they dented your car ey? thats terrible to hear, did they do anything about it or are you just stuck with it? Im taking it in for the first time tomorrow, and seeing as how i just hit 1000 miles I dont want anything bad to happen to it.

Just got my 04 rx8 used from burt mazda. (the place i just so happen to work for haha) its silver no spoiler but that will change when i get some more time. I cant wait for the meet, traded in my eclipse for this so a completly different type of car and so much more fun! :ylsuper:

Figured this is as good a place as any for my first post...
just bought my '04 RX8 last friday, so far so awesome, definitely loving this car. Reminds me of my turbocharged Miata in all the right ways.
Anyway, I'm also trying to figure out a dealer to take it to for the fuel tank recall, as well as trying to push and have the starter/plugs/battery replaced in the "cold weather service" thing I've read about on here. It's my daily driver, so I want to get it together now while it's warm rather than wait for potential problems next winter. Has anyone had that service done, and if so, where did you go? I'm in lakewood, but I'm willing to drive if the dealer doesn't suck. As far as that goes, how is the car in the cold? I'll get some snow tires next fall for sure, but they won't do anything if the car won't even run.
Hopefully I'll get some pictures this weekend, and it's good to see several CO owners here. I'm sure I'll be spending a lot of time here...

Welcome to the board and what not.. We love you, unless u say the wrong thing like handicab or really anything that's wrong. But i still love you

Hi all,

Been on the board for a little while now, and am just getting around to listing here.

I''m running an '05 BB w/Aero package, no wing, and tinted windows.
I'm down in the Springs, so if you see a BB waving at ya, it's probably me, (or my best friend in his...Kyodai)
Hope to see you all around town, or at meets!

Cheers!

Darksyde

Gateway Mazda presents the 1st annual Mazda Owners Show and Shine

Location 90 S. Havana Aurora Colorado 80010 at Gateway Mazda
Time 11am - 7pm
Date June 10th 2006


All Makes, Models, and Years Welcome!
Stock, or Tricked Out.....It doesn't matter.



For more information call 303-344-5800


Sponsors include
Gateway Mazda
Coast2Coast6.com
5280Autosports
Jazzitup Auto Accessories
Street Concepts
FinishLine Lube

Since our big Rotary meet won't be until August.....I would like to hold a mini meet at this event. So all gens please show up.....It specifically states that this is for all models tricked out or not......Do not think of this as a Car Show! Just show up! I will have more details for you later!

Just spotted a very pretty ( I may be biased) Titanium Gray on Stout at 17th in Denver.

Just moved to Golden from Austin Tx, I have a 2 week old 05' BB and was looking for some good roads to go exploring on. I would also be interested in any mini-meets over the summer.

Any of the mountain passes will be good roads for you. Try heading up I-70 and taking the Hwy 40 exit, Berthoud Pass is very twisty and a nice drive. You will end up going through Winter Park, Granby to Kremmling. Then you can follow Hwy 9 back to Silverthorne and take I-70 back to Denver. It will be an all day event for you but some nice places to see and stop to eat. There are factory stored in Silverthorne also (if you need to coax the misses into spending the day driving around the mountains!)

I made the mistake of pricing snow tires, found out that pretty much no one makes tires that will fit the 18" wheels, at least of reasonable cost, that will fit into the wheel wells. I was told that I could buy a set of 17" wheels and snow tires starting around $1500... and that's before messing around with the tire pressure sensors... I think my RX will stay in the garage when it snows. :(

Try checking out this site.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Compare1.jsp?startIndex=0&vehicleSearch=true&width=225/&ratio=45&diameter=18&sortcode=53700&performance=W&minLoad=S&search=true

Yes I know this was from WAY back in the day but I have not really seen any real info on this so far here. I have to really start looking into this soon since it looks like I may be moving out that way towards sept time frame. I registered in the website to get the ball going early still have not gotten the activation email yet but hey it has only been a few minutes :P.

Seems like the Dunlops asre the better choice. I'm a little suprised. I have heard good things on the Blizzaks.

I guess one would have to check out which has longer life. I have not been in the snow yet with my 8 so have lived with stock so far. Will have to get a second set when I get up there. Has the club died or something? I have not seen any real activity in a while and I sent my info to join the club website but still no action :(

The website has had no activity. Most of the 8 owners aren't on very much, and it is VERY hard to get us together. For the most part, I am up for things on weekends, unfortunately things have worked out in such a way that I have an 8 to 5 job. The 7 owners do a lot of things, and they are a good group, but sometimes it seems we are the step kids, and I mean no offense to the 7 owners.
If anyone wants some help organizing I will do what I can.

When I do get up there I will be in the Grand Junction area, but I will still be up for doing almost anything with the group. I am not sure what my schedule will look like but will do what I can.

Wow! That is an old post! I eventually went with a set of Pirelli P-Zero Neros. And love 'em! There was a loooong discussion on them here. (http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=21980&highlight=p-zero+nero)
I've had the set I bought 18 months ago, and am still very pleased with the overall performance. I hated the Potenzas, simply because they were just unpredictable on the snow... no, I take that back; they were predictable. They simply sucked. Haven't heard too much on the Dunlops. But a quick check of the tire forum might be in order.

I have started a list of Known Rotary Owners on RX7club.com and would like to get RX-8 owners on it! Please post Real name, screenname, location, Model of car, color, and any mods and I will update the list!

http://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?p=5703650#post5703650



We are also getting close to announcing a Rotary Meet here in late August / Early Sept! Stand by for more details!

Hey All

NooB here, just bought my first rotary vehicle 2004 Red RX8, I use to own a 2001 Prelude SH so it is a big change for me. I do love my new RX8 do mini meets ever happen in the Colorado area?

Windows have been tinted, picked her up on Tuesday with 16K miles. I'll get better pics up later next week.

so when are we going to have a meetup guys? I really want to get out and meet up on either a Saturday or Sunday in the next couple months before the dreaded Colorado winter hits. Let me know if anything is happening.

We should try to make a run up to Cripple Creek when the Aspen trees start changing color.
Nice curvey road, could be fun.

Im from NM but will drive up to CO if anyone picks a meeting party. There is one down in new mexico on the 27th. PM me and I shall join you all.

(psst... or is that not allowed ;) )

Lets agree for a Estes Park meet on September 30, 2006.

Hi all -
I'm just curious if anyone would be interested in setting up a meet in Ft. Collins some weekend soon, assuming the weather is good.
-Doc


i live in cheyenne i go to ft collins alot....i just bought my rx-8, i dont know much bout working with them it would be cool to get with someone else to see what i can do to mine...

Our last Rotary meet of the year will be Saturday 9-23-06 at 1pm at Sill-terhar Mazda at 120th and Wadsworth. We have the entire parking lot across the street from the dealership which will hold about 100 cars.


At 3pm we will be taking a cruise to Central City / Blackhawk to take some pictures and take the Super hwy (4 lanes and very curvy) back to 1-70 to head home!


Like before....I will need some help with printing out flyers to take to all the Mazda dealerships in Colorado. Can someone make a flyer for this meet that looks cool! Make sure it has at least a picture of an RX-8 and has my Name and number (303-929-1998) at the bottom for any questions.


I need someone who will visit the dealerships in the following area's

Colorado Springs
Fort Collins / Greely
Boulder
Aurora
Northglenn / Westminster
I will do the Denver Metro area



Since our Spring meet had bad weather (very windy) and we skipped the Summer meet.....let's make this fall meet the largest one to date. Our Spring meet even with the wind we had 30 cars total (11 FD's, 11 FB/FC's, and 8 RX-8's). Our previous Spring meet of 04 was our previous record with 20 cars total.

Mike B

Well hopefully I will have time to take mine into the shop and get the door ding fixed...long story...Hope to see you all then

I am looking for a roomate around the lakewood/denver area. Lookiing to move in november/december. Hit me up if you think you might be interested. Thanks,
Will

How much are you looking to spend for rent? I did the loan for a friend of mine that moved to Florida almost a year ago and still hasn't sold his condo yet. The condo is close to Hampeden and Sheridan and is trying to sell it for about 120K or rent it out. If you interested, I can give you his number. Email me at MichaelB145@aol.com

Or if your interested in buying a house I can do the loan for you as well.

Mike B

Emailed. :)

MichaelB145,
Are we still on for the meet this Saturday? If we're on, emailing all Colorado/Wyoming club members would be a good idea. I don't know how do do it, but its been done before.
Let us know,
-Joz-

The meet is still on for this Saturday......I have posted everywhere including.....

Mile High Rotary Club yahoo group
RX7club.com
RX8club.com
RX8web.com
RockyMountainRX8.com
ColoradoRacing.net
COSR.com
HighAltitudeimports.com

Plus Silterhar Mazda will have every RX-8 from there inventory in the lot across from thier dealership where we will be located. I will try to contact Omicron to see if he has a way to email all the RX8club users with Wyoming and Colorado listed for location.


Please spread the word....if the weather is decent it should be our biggest meet ever....Last spring we had 12 FD's, 12 FB and FC's combined, and 8 RX-8's.

Mike B 303-929-1998

Call me if you need directions

I'll be there.

I hate to reschedule this meet for those who could have made it on the 23rd but can't make it on the 30th but today I looked up the weather on www.weather.com and it easily made up my decision showing the 30th is supposed to be 71% vs 56% and raining on the 23rd.


Very few meets do I actually call every person in my phone and I will be doing this to create a huge turnout. Even though this is an official Rotary meet....I opened the meet up to "all Mazda's" as well. I will be parking them in a different area. Please spread the word!


What: Mazda Meet
When: Sept 30th 2006
Where: Sil-terhar Mazda at 120th and Wadsworth
Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm Then cruise to Blackhawk/Central city for pic's
Who to contact: Mike B 303-929-1998 or Adam 303-469-1801

aw, too bad this wasn't on oct 30th!! I am visiting the denver area for about a week towards the end of this month before I move up there in Dec. If anything's going on/anyone wants to meet up let me know. I am planning on going out drinking with a friend of mine a couple nights but other than that, looking at apartments, and schools in the area, I will have a lot of free time to do whatever. Can't wait to get up there,
Will

Oct 30th will most likely be cold! And nothing goes on during the week. If you get out here on the 29th....there should be some people meeting at Sonic in Littleton.

Hehe, I bet so... I will be getting there about the 25th and will be there through the end of the month. I will let you know when it gets closer as I'd like to meet some car fiends before I move up there. Thanks for the response,
Will

You will really have to check out Sonic at 96th and Federal in Westminster Colorado. We have had about 300 cars there every Friday night.....that would be the biggest meet you will find while out here!

i will be going to Denver the 1st week of jan to go snowboarding in veil an dother parks....

Ok, who else is tired of all this snow, my baby has been out of the garage all of 4 times in the last 4 weeks. :mad:

Yes! I am so tired of the snow! I tryed to bring her out once before christmas to get a christmas present, and well 400 dollars later I had to replace my oxygen sensor due to the car being scrapped on the icey ground :-(. Today will be the first day I try taking it out since. I am very excited to drive it again, hopefully my side street isn't that bad.

The bright side of all this snow and not driving the 8, is it kept my miles below 15000 for the new year. but thats all.

So yesterday I tried to start up the 8 but it wouldn't start. My first thoughts were the battery because it had been sitting not driven in the cold for 4 weeks. However, the lights worked and radio and all that stuff. So second thought was that it flooded, well I was right. Turns out my dad had started her up so he could move it to dig out snow but he didn't know about the warm up and yep, flooded engine :-(. The good thing is, I used the instructions given by Mazda to fix the engine flood, and it worked! So all is well again, alright.

My girl has been out for two days now, just in time for more snow. :crying:

Well atleast I've been doing some snowboarding and the 6 is much better for hauling gear anyway.

I just got mine this weekend after havin a dsm for nearly 4 years and im glad i made the switch :mdrmed:

Heading out to Colorado Springs, Ft. Carson area by early April. I'm comming from Ft. Hood,Tx. Hoping to see more people out in that area with 8s. See my profile for pics. Colorado springs, get ready!!!!!-

I live in dallas but I go to vail everytime i have a break. I saw a red 8 with a sticker (cant remember where or what the sticker was) in the vail village garage. was this ne1?
-BigRed

Heading out to Colorado Springs, Ft. Carson area by early April. I'm comming from Ft. Hood,Tx. Hoping to see more people out in that area with 8s. See my profile for pics. Colorado springs, get ready!!!!!-

4 ID huh..im at carson in 3 BCT. i've got a black 8...you can see pics on cardomain...or videos on youtube( youtube.com/swedishmax ). there are a couple of other 8's here...the big problem here is the altitude...it seems to affect the renesis a bit more than other engines... the power loss is terrible. hope to see ya on the roads.
-Max

Brand new owner here. Just bought my 2006 (10k miles) Silver 8 last week. I love driving it so far. I am in the Denver area. Can anyone give me their 2 cents on where they like to take their 8's for service? Mine doesn't need anything yet, but I want to be prepared when I do. Thanks!

Im finally at Colorado Springs. Where are good places to hang out. Whats up with the Import scene here. I don 't see much. But some are cool. Let me know.

Everyone, please sign up for www.MileHighRotaryClub.com and go to Events section to get details on the 2007 Annual Spring Rotary Meet!


Sign up now and spread the word!

Im finally at Colorado Springs. Where are good places to hang out. Whats up with the Import scene here. I don 't see much. But some are cool. Let me know.
most of us in the springs hang out at the shell gas station on the corner of acadamy and briargate or the sams club on south academy near fort carson. There are quite a few 8 around here but i havent had a chance to speak to many of them and the import scene is auctually pretty big. everyone mainly comes put to play on friday and saturday nights

I updated the list of Known RX-8's with your name. If you run into anyone else with an RX-8, send them to www.milehighrotaryclub.com and have them add their info!

Brand new owner here. Just bought my 2006 (10k miles) Silver 8 last week. I love driving it so far. I am in the Denver area. Can anyone give me their 2 cents on where they like to take their 8's for service? Mine doesn't need anything yet, but I want to be prepared when I do. Thanks!


How do youl like the car. I bought mine 3 years ago. maybe you've seen me around. I bought my car from gateway mazda but take it for service at mazda of lakewood. much better servic over there.

How do youl like the car. I bought mine 3 years ago. maybe you've seen me around. I bought my car from gateway mazda but take it for service at mazda of lakewood. much better servic over there.

So far I absolutely love my car. I don't think I have seen you around. So you like the service center at Mazda of Lakewood? I bought mine from Centennial Leasing and Sales, and they don't do service so I need to know where to take mine.

^ Ya. It's a great car to drive. From my experience Lakewood had great servic until they got a new service manager. He's probably just learning how everything works around there though. It's still better service than out in aroura.

If you want, I'm going to Bandimere this wednesday, come on up. I"m trying to get other 8 owners form the colorado forums to go and run their cars. I never see any 8's up there.

I started a new thread about our next Rotary meet but heres the info....we will be meeting in the far North East corner lot of Colorado Mills Mall from 1 - 4pm. Then for those who want....we will be taking a cruise up to Hog Heaven BBQ in Conifer. Should be a fun time! Hope to see you all there!



Mike B

I live in dallas but I go to vail everytime i have a break. I saw a red 8 with a sticker (cant remember where or what the sticker was) in the vail village garage. was this ne1?
-BigRed

Yooo man...

I'm from College Station, TX. I moved to vail in november. But, my 8 is two toned silver/dark grey. And I am actually selling it :((( It makes me so sad, but I cannot afford the payment and am getting a Jeep so I can get around better during the winter. Hit me up when you're coming to Vail, we'll shred it up during the day and get crunk & drunk at night. I'll miss my 8 so much.... my favorite car I've owned definately. And a lady trapper ;)

Reminder...Rotary meet this Sunday! I know of a couple 8's coming but looking for more!

hey anybody here from junction im up here for buisness/work for a couple more days if anybody is from around here give me a call 1-505-947-1158 or mikemccln@hotmail.com

New RX-8 owner here. 2004 Titanium Gray 6spd Touring. I've had it about a month so far. I traded in a Mazda6i, so I've been in the Mazda family at least for a little bit. This is my first rotary, though. Hope y'all will also check out www.coloradomazdaclub.com too. Lots of Denver and Co Springs folks. We just started up.

How does everyones 8 handle in the mountains, like going up them? Im moving to colorado january of '09 and would like to know everyones opinion on the "climbing" part.

I took my 8 through Tahoe on the way to Reno and it was some what struggling to get up there but handled like a dream.

How is it at high altitude?

I haven't really had much of a prob in the mountains but i don't go up there much but when i do its a blast in the 8 :) in the snow I'm sure it wouldn't be fun lol