Have To Look At Home I Think Around 190?

I think mine was around that figure.

Any details on this IE auto show? Date / location / website ?

http://www.insocalautoshow.com/

http://www.insocalautoshow.com/

Thanks. I couldn't find the price of entrance on the site. Do you happen to know it off hand?

Thanks. I couldn't find the price of entrance on the site. Do you happen to know it off hand?

no clue.

But give me $1100 and I'll get you 6 passes with your very own little space on the floor you can call your own. :)

no clue.

But give me $1100 and I'll get you 6 passes with your very own little space on the floor you can call your own. :)

Unless you'd accept extreme lowball offers, sorry :)

I got $11 ;)

Ya, the autoshow will be fun.

I am still trying to pitch them on having a judged car show and an auto-x outside in the parking lot.
We are supposed to have a ride and drive with a Mazda dealer. But it would be a Miata that people get to abuse. And that is still up in the air.



If YOU were to put together a car show . . . .. what would you want there?

you'd probably get a good turn out if you made it an oldies car show....that group tends to like autoshows as well so it would make sense. That whole Hot Import Nights type scene is overdone and too frequently seen everywhere.

I agree keith. I tried to tell them to do a car show with actual prizes. We are paying TONS of money for the show, we may as well put out a few cash prizes to bring in some sweet rides. . . right.

We do have a collector letting us borrow about $3,000,000 worth of his collection.

What Is In His Collection?

yup, old school and hotrods would draw a good crowd. PLUS, don't see too many of those shows these days.

What Is In His Collection?

Tons of classics, Bugatti Ferrari and Lambo's.

Plus he got his hands on a veyron, an enzo, and rumor has it that he is trying to get that Lambo renton . . venton . .. carbon fiber whatever you call it.


But we could only get $2,000,000 worth of insurance for him, so he is bringing a million dollar car, and a few others.

good am everyone...

i got to work a bit late this am, and as i rushed to get into the elevator in the lobby, a very beautiful, statuesque blonde politely asked which floor i was going to and pressed the button for me. then, a light bulb went on over my head inside- wow that's xxxxx! no way! she was dressed very ordinarily- just jeans and a jacket, but still smokin' hot. and, she kept smiling at me- which made me very self-conscious. (maybe i forgot to brush my hair this am? what the heck...) but, anyways.

ok, guess who i got to ride in the elevator with today?

:hint: a clue may not help the clueless... :)

Alicia???

She is SO hot

yup, I'm thinking Alicia

yes! :)

i'm going to miss working here... :P

I would have asked if I could take a picture of us making out. Or if she would pose naked on my car. Can you imagine having an Alicia ass print on your car? . . oh my oh my

detrich: when's the last day?

we don't know for sure yet. rumor is june 30th though...

oh, that's not too bad! Gives you some time to source a new job

right... after that you'll be- stephanie who? :lol: j/k

I would have asked if I could take a picture of us making out. Or if she would pose naked on my car. Can you imagine having an Alicia ass print on your car? . . oh my oh my

I would keep Steph. I wouldn't trade her for anybody!!!
But I dont need to start a relationship with Alicia . . . . just a couple pictures would be cool.

Seriously, I am not afraid to ask for that type of stuff..

"excuse me, can I get a picture of you standing next to my car?"
*Click - Click*
"Great, now turn around, put your hands here.
Nice, now take off your top and slip off those jeans.
Perfect. Lean in a little bit. . . . . . . . . . "

:lol:

you lucky dog gerry

i would love to be just standing around when these guys pass me, you recongnize the area?!
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/12/video-car-parazzi-kids-go-nuts-at-chp-run/

Alicia???

She is SO hot


Who is Alicia?? I have been away for awhile!!

Alicia Silverstone

http://www.superiorpics.com/alicia_silverstone/

got my calendar, you guys ROCK! Looks awesome!

Halla!

Calendar page updated....we only have one calendar left to collect on, and to deliver......GHOST

we blew our second LCD lamp in our tv last night.....Erica was playing some Tombraider on the Xbox and pop.....everything went dark. Thanks to Ebay, ordered a 300 bulb for 150 (even with overnight shipping)...so we should be back and running in a day or so.

Set the xbox up temporarily on the projector...so right now, unfortunately, we are only playing with a 90 inch screen ......ehehehhehehh.

how many bulbs is that now?

unfortunately, we are only playing with a 90 inch screen ......ehehehhehehh.
rough life, someone's gotta do it! ;)

how many bulbs is that now?
This will be number two. The first one was under warranty though - it went out before the TV was even a year old so i am not sure that one really counts.

rough life, someone's gotta do it! ;)

Tell me about it! Its HORRIBLE being home all day having to stare at this huge dining room wall to play TombRaider! I mean Lauras like 6 feet tall!!! Oh when will the nightmare end?!?:lol2:

that's the nice thing about DLP or LCD projection- ie just replace a bulb and you're back in business. it's weird why the tv industry is abandoning this technology altogether.

prices are really good on those tvs right now.

Lara croft at 6' tall


MMMMMMmmmmmm

^^^ yummy...

that's the nice thing about DLP or LCD projection- ie just replace a bulb and you're back in business. it's weird why the tv industry is abandoning this technology altogether.

prices are really good on those tvs right now.

Thats probably why - its too "nice". Panasonic is only getting $150 off of us for the next five years instead of $1500 for a new tv!

why am I here? i don't even own an 8!!!!!!

DOH :spank:

good point erica. :)

well, it's a steady income stream tho. i think u guys are lucky to have bought a panasonic. i'll be unhappy when i have to replace my bulb- cuz sony's are $400 each :(

If *knock on wood* you have to replace your bulb - really look into it first. The bulb through panasonic is actually around $300 but that is because they send a completely new housing AND bulb. You can replace only the bulb through outside vendors for $150.

I hope I dont' have to replace a bulb on either one of my LCD's any time soon.
**knock on wood**

oh wow, i didn't know that. where did u guys go to get the bulbs?

ebay baby....:) ebay solves all of the worlds problems (damn I wish I came up with that idea).

I actually have another idea related to computers and the web....if anyone knows some people in the industry or guys who like to invest in such things, send them my email.....It really is a good idea.

the only reason ebay worked is because of pay pal. but, pay pal is like a full-blown financial institution, which is why it required so much start-up capital and investment to get started.

friday is almost here i can feel it!

the only reason ebay worked is because of pay pal. but, pay pal is like a full-blown financial institution, which is why it required so much start-up capital and investment to get started.And now ebay own's PayPal.
So aside from the millions a day ebay makes, they have revenue from other PayPal services and purchases.

what a slow day in here...

yah. i actually had to do REAL work today! :lol:

yah. i actually had to do REAL work today! :lol:


ditto.
I am finally home

Pics from San Francisco. ;)

looks like you were running by when you took the shots...whats up with the blurry....is it just that overcaste there?

sitty sitty (yeah I said sitty) camera phone.

the rear shot of the Audi I was walking sideways, but the other shots were still. and yeah it was getting dark in all the pics but the building.

Saw a DB9 yesterday and a couple ferarris the other day.

the RX8 did not have the front bumper, and was very dirty.

sitty sitty (yeah I said sitty) camera phone.

the rear shot of the Audi I was walking sideways, but the other shots were still. and yeah it was getting dark in all the pics but the building.

Saw a DB9 yesterday and a couple ferarris the other day.

the RX8 did not have the front bumper, and was very dirty.

The DB9 is the best looking car, ever. I've never seen one in person except at car shows. Nice R8, I've yet to see one of those in person, period.

maybe i missed . . . .. what is speed doin in San Fran?
Work or play?

the db sport ain't too shabby either...

I couldnt beleive how big/wide the R8 was! it was much like a Ferrari or Lambo... very large. it was freakin sweet!


I am here for worm / training / school..... how ever you want to look at it.

I am looking forward to coming back tomorrow. I hate it here, I have been here since Sunday. I am not a big city kinda guy. bums on every street corner asking you for money, simple diner cost $15 at a diner, there is no such thing as driving yourself. IF you do, you dont simply park and get out. If you find a parking lot, it cost $24 to park there (someplaces more like $35 - $45.... I just dont see why anyone would want to come here. but then again, I am not a big city kinda guy.

I am more of a drive myself, park in a parking lot for free (go figure), eat diner for ~$7, and not get asked 15 times for change from one building to the next.


Anyone seen the price of Silver/Gold recently? Silver is over $20 an ounce, and Gold is $1,000. I like to collect silver (I even have a 1/10 ouce of gold (WOOO) )

If this means nothing to you, When I got into silver 3 years ago, I was paying $10 an ounce and I thought that was high, My dad used to pay $5 an ouce when I was paying attention to him buying it maybe 5 years before that.

Gold and Silver seem to go with the economy. the worse the economy, the more Gold, Silver, Platnum, Rhodium, even copper are worth.

Just a tid bit of useless information for the day. :)

I just wish I didnt sell off most of my silver a couple years back. :(

love the pics casey even if they are blurry/grainy got a sweet looing car and a nice building shot THNUMBS UP!

as for the city, i love it. get some where and then just walk. i have done that in Pittsburgh, chicago and new orleans. i want to go to san fran and new york and boston still at the least. funny thing is i love to go to the out doors and rough it as well and then look where i live suberbia, go figure.

TGIF, in the email world here at work we call this Van Damn Friday (and of course add a Van Dam break dancing gif)

TGIVDF (Thank God It's Van Damn Friday).....heheheeh

Cesar, got my tv working....but didn't stay up much later...so should be online now again.

Calendar update....actually saw ghost....so all has been completed with the calendar. Everyone has their calendar, and Loren has all his money. We'll just have to see if there is any interest come next year. I am glad that we made this one though...kinda a tribute to the cars we have seen come and go.

what kind of training are u in frisco for casey?

i would love to go to MacWorld Expo one of these days.

Rock Banders....you want quiet drums....check out this ebay product...

http://cgi.ebay.com/PREMIUM-Rock-Band-Drum-Covers-noise-reduction-covers_W0QQitemZ230229111537QQihZ013QQcategoryZ122 517QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

i am sure erica could make those with her scrap booking skills!

Rock Banders....you want quiet drums....check out this ebay product...

http://cgi.ebay.com/PREMIUM-Rock-Band-Drum-Covers-noise-reduction-covers_W0QQitemZ230229111537QQihZ013QQcategoryZ122 517QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem



Whole lot cheaper to use mouse pads.


. . . . yes, I was a bando commando, and that was our indoor practice trick.

the ebay guys were saying that mouse pads work on sound, but reduce the sensitivity of the drum pad.

the ebay guys were saying that mouse pads work on sound, but reduce the sensitivity of the drum pad.

When was the last time you saw someone being 'sensitive' on drums?

I play drums like animal from the muppets. You gotta bang'em hard.

Well getting back to the P5 tire rubbing issue. i took a picture with my cell phone and a blue light (didnt come out very well) and it doesnt look like it is rubbing but what just occured to me is if the strut is bad then it may rub only when the front need is bouncing (left front). you say again the only way to check it is to take it off and compare the two? Not to mention the right fornt is not holding air i pumped it up on monday night to 40 and it was at 20 again last night. the tire shopped fix a puncture once but i guess i have to go back there again tomorrow.

if you ever wanted to see an all white MS kit (excliding sides, copy of course) WITH ALL THE DARK PIECES PAINTED WHITE
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mazda-RX-8-PEARL-WHITE-PEARL-WHITE-AUTOMATIC-CUSTOM-RIMS-31-PICTURES-L-k_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ84160QQihZ017QQitemZ2 70217916198QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

not bad. he has water in the rear, left tail light though...

kelvin at the 626 meet has a really nice white water pearl MS w/ the infini badging. very cool.

lol... :)

http://i30.tinypic.com/25qc8br.png

Its friday . . .its friday!!!!

Work is over!!!


:bluesuit:

just got back!

I was there for a SUN Server hardware class. (1000/2000, 280R, 480, and 880)

loren... youll have to take the dust cap off the strut to see if it is leaking..... again... a cupped tire means a blown strut..... not rubbing on the perch, that wont cup a tire, that will gouge a tire, and would be quite noticable.... off balance tires will cause vibrations at high speeds...... but very little for tire wear..




well, im all set to go to boise idaho on monday:) i finally get to see my brothers (one i havnt seen for 10 years) woohoo!

I have a set of MazdaTrix plug wires with about 2 k miles on them.

For Sale.

headed your way today jedi.
going to tustin to check out
the G35 sedans..

^^^ seriously???

They are dealin on the G35's right now.

But are you lookin at getting rid of the 8?

well looked at g35
but the m35 looked better..

yes it does much better my boss has one and i love it, not that i would ever want to trade the 8 for it thought but it is a much better looking car then many out there. i wonder what the new maxima will look like should be revealed this week.

on another note if i do have to change the struts on the P5 i have to do both fornt right?

any help please. i am haivng a hard time finding vender online that carry 03 protege5 parts. tire rack is the cheapest, jesse did you ever get stuff for your P5?

Google it Loren

There are a ton of companies that sell the struts you need. Cheap too





So how is everyone on this fine morning. (shoot me now, its monday)

I am placing an offer on a house today. Making the official written offer with funding tonight.
So anyone with some extra good karma, please send it my way

oh i did, many of the companies do not provide me with the approiate info to assure me the parts are exaclty right. Tire rack has them for $59 each everyene else i look it is $70-100+.

(protege, preotege5, 1.5L or 2L)

good am everyone... :)

good luck jake.

don't mazda dealers carry and/or order parts for the protege?

Another frustrating day on the project Miata yesterday. We have the car running, which is the most important thing...but now we are focused on the suspension and tires.

As for tires, we bought a set of used Hoosiers, but had problem mounting two of them. One, was trashed...but the other mounted, but is not holding air real well. Found yesterday that there may be a third tire not holding air. We got two brand new tires...one mounted in place of the tire that was trashed (so that we had four tires on the vehicle)....and the other new tire is a backup.

As for suspension....we got the front alignment set (camber, caster, toe)....as well as the camber on the rear. But, when we went to adjust toe, we ran again into the problematic rust that we have been facing with each turn of a bolt on the car. Everything seems seized like crazy. I think we have snapped four camber bolts to this point, have snapped one of the rear sway bar brackets.

We had to stop last night, as we spent a good 2 hours trying to get one bolt out...with no luck. Casey is taking the car down to see if we can get some help on this. He order a set of bolts, as well as some new bushings....as we expect that these will snap in the process of getting the damn bolts out....so that we can than adjust the toe on the car.

A new set of bushings all around will do us well...but every bolt offers us the same problem of just trying to get it out.

Does anyone know an inexpensive place to get sand blasting done....there is just so much rust on the control arms, I was thinking that haveing them san blasted and then powder coated would give us parts that we could actually work with and make adjustments on.

Does anyone know an inexpensive place to get sand blasting done....there is just so much rust on the control arms, I was thinking that haveing them san blasted and then powder coated would give us parts that we could actually work with and make adjustments on.I almost had my brakes done here.
http://www.inlandpowder.com/
They are local, and they do sandblasting.

Also, the place I had my stuff done in Long Beach is awesome.
Worco Powdercoating
2109 E. Cherry Industrial Cir.
Long Beach, CA 90805
Phone(562) 602-0477

wow, you're really set on the g35 then michael?

well. if you're "seriously" looking at a g35, then i strongly recommend that u at least go take a look and test drive the BMW 335i as well. the 335i is far superior to the g35 in almost every aspect. and, the only down side is that after u drive a german car, you'll find that "sugar-coated japanese luxury cars" just won't cut it anymore- esp when it comes to the driving experience (ie road-to-car-to-driver).

AND, after you've adjusted to the sweetness of the german "horses" and "luxury performance," you'll then appreciate why the RX-8 is such a stand out car from the rest of the japanese entourage. it's truly, one-of-a-kind and in my opinion, the closest to german "fun factor" without the german price tag.

:)

headed your way today jedi.
going to tustin to check out
the G35 sedans..

p.s. i test drove my co-workers new bmw Z4 3.0 last friday. and, 3 years later, i still know that i made the right choice in picking the rx-8 over the z4. :)

don't get me wrong- the z4 is a very nice car, and i definitely like it a lot. the "fit & finish" on it are top notch and much higher quality than the 8 all-around. the soft-top convertible is really nice, and the german driving "feel" and handling are great too.

still, the 8 has a lot of things that the z4 lacks. the 8 has noticeably more power, revs much smoother, and is just more "fun" to drive overall. toss in the fact that the z4's are a dime-a-dozen on the road and can only seat 2 people, and then it's an easy win for the 8. (not to mention a fully loaded 8 is still $10,000.00 cheaper than the z4.)

:)

I SAW A RED M4? ON THE ROAD YESTERDAY BUT IT ONLY SAID M.

wouldnt the price on a 07 g35 be a WHOLE lote less then a new 335i?

mazda parts througth mazda are expensive.

a fully-loaded new g37 probably runs around high $30k's, whereas a base model 335i probably low $40k's. the price difference is not as big as you'd think.

but, the engine (twin turbos), performance + handling, and fit & finish on the 335i is going to top anything the infiniti offers, imo- even tho i know they've refreshed the g line to over 300 HP now to compete.

I SAW A RED M4? ON THE ROAD YESTERDAY BUT IT ONLY SAID M.

wouldnt the price on a 07 g35 be a WHOLE lote less then a new 335i?

mazda parts througth mazda are expensive.

that's cuz they're not named M4s, they're named M roadsters.

thanks cesar...just sent them an email to see what pricing and turn-around time looks like. They are local, in Ontario....that is nice.

FORZA NEWS
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/17/new-cars-coming-in-forza-motorsport-2-march-car-pack/

FORZA NEWS
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/17/new-cars-coming-in-forza-motorsport-2-march-car-pack/ Will this help my prestige level in Call of Duty 4?
Cause that all I'm thinking about these days. :ar:


BTW - Keith, I tried the "Mile High Club" level on Veteran yesterday. Finished twice in 10mins.:ar:

check this out for some very up-close details of the 2009 rx-8:

http://www.rx-8.mazda.co.jp/

pretty nice web site.

Where Is The English Button , Lol

well, just click around. :)

there is a very detailed 360º view of both the RS and Type-E models, as well as the interiors, and wheels. there is also a color chart (exterior + interior).

u really get to see the car from every possible angle. a few of my observations.

the enlongated/ flattened nose does seem to streamline the front end of the car so the front fenders don't flare out as much when viewed from a profile angle. that is good or bad depending on whether that bothered you, i guess... either way, it does look more sleek. also, the rear tail lights are growing on me slightly- though i do miss the front & rear rotary accents... the leather seats still have the rotary accents head rests, which are nice- tho i dunno why they got rid of 2-toned seats and went w/ solid red.

i still don't like the fugly steering wheel. and, i don't like how they relocated the navi to where the CD-player center console is.

the new rotary-accented 19" gun metal wheels are NICE tho. i'll post some pix for the language-challenges surfers. :)

here are a few starters

here are some more...

ummm, BROWN?!!

good lord... :lol:

thanks detrich i was feeling a little lazy. i actually like the solid red seats not that two tone is bad but that is a NICE change. the Mustang, GTO and the 3rd get RX-7 had solid red.

here are some more...

here are some interior shots...

more w/ the black recardo..

wheels

I like the Type 3 19" wheels.

Will this help my prestige level in Call of Duty 4?
Cause that all I'm thinking about these days. :ar:


BTW - Keith, I tried the "Mile High Club" level on Veteran yesterday. Finished twice in 10mins.:ar:

I can guarantee you there is money to be made on that.....just look at how many sales the guy has who is selling the avatar achievement.....that mile high club is one of the hardest achievements in the game.....

The E version is horribly high....looks like a girl pulling up her skirt as to not get it wet when walking through a puddle.....just ugly.

yah. very high bumper. but, the front bumper side vents flare outward- kinda like the tsunami kit. ;) i think these new renditions of the 8 look funky to us cuz we're all just so used to seeing the car a certain way or with kits we're all familiar with.

i think what they should've done is make a single exhaust the rear rotary accent- ie like the furai. :)

i hate to say it, but, the changes have slowly grown on me. the more i look at the RS model the less weird it feels. i still don't like the interior changes- except for the beautiful red seats of course. but, then again, i'm not sure the RS model is going to be available in the u.s. i guess we'll have to wait til june/ july to see what they unveil.

i think what we'd really like to see is a 2009 side-by-side and in person with one of ours to compare. hopefully we will survive til then and maybe even get new members who will own the 2009. :)

yah- those 19" gun metal oem rotary accented wheels are sexy! i hope we'll get to buy them in the u.s. cuz when it's time for me to get new tires... hehehehehe. i think i know what i am getting :)

I like the Type 3 19" wheels.

http://www.rx8club.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=117290&d=1205798794

that is sure a bright red, not a dull or flat like i have seen in other cars.

Only a spoiler on the Type RS. Maybe it will be an option on the others.

Base models come with 5 speeds in Japan?

RX Z88M update.....I'm not getting my hopes up, but there is definately something going on. I recently changed (lowered) my asking price for the car in autotrader. That magazine just hit the shelfs Monday. I got three calls on the car yesterday afternoon, and two emails. 5 interested parties at once....I think I may have found a price more people are interested at.

So in another month, I may list my car for sale.

By then I will owe well under $20k,(effin negative equity transfer from the last car) and that would make it the cheapest 06 on autotrader within 100 miles. Now . . it is a sport edition, with no leather, but I figure I will just leave it listed and every month I will drop my price to what I owe after that payment.


Then it will be time for my Miata project along with a leased BMW.
What do ya think

e tu Bgl? :banghead:

I like my RX!

I love my car.

But from day 1 this car was part of a 'financial possibility'
It was possible for me to have an 8, so I bought one.
Now it is possible for me to get out of the 8 and get a BMW. . . . . Yuppie in training

e tu Bgl? :banghead:HEY!!! That's my line! :rant:

are you trying to say "e tu" or "et tu"?

OK - I'll throw this out there because I'm always reading up on tech stuff, and I'm about to purchase a laptop.
If anyone knows of a better deal than this, please let me know.

What I'm looking for is;
Under $900
17" Display
Dual-Core Processor (Intel or AMD)
Dedicated Video card (prefer Nvidia)
Windows Vista or XP (just put this here for Detrich :) although the 1st requirement eliminated anything Steve Jobs would sell)
The best deal I found so far, after weeks of searching, is this one.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834280007
Everex is a well known brand among pc/laptop modders because they are easy to upgrade. This one even has an extra bay for another hard drive, which I'll probably use for a built-in backup drive in the future.
I plan to buy this and swap the memory for 4gb of Kingston because the ram that comes w/ it is only 1gb and a no-name brand.

I need to make the purchase today or tomorrow. If anyone has any input, let me know.

are you trying to say "e tu" or "et tu"?i think he's going for the phonetic spelling. :uhh:

M.A.C.B.O.O.K.....P.R.O. baby! :)

j/k :lol: i know u'd rather have your privates bitten off by a leaprosy-infected porcupine than buy a mac... :lol:

:P

if u're going to get a bmw jake- look into the 335i. and, if u can afford it, throw in the sport package and u'll be set. the lease offers on those cars is very much in reach nowadays. the only reason i haven't upgraded yet is cuz 10 years later i'm still very much in love w/ my 323i. and, i love living debt-free. well, except for my freaking mortgage- which i would pay that off too if i had the $... :lol:

if u take good care of the beamer, it will last just as long as the japanese cars.

great news keith. how much lower did u go on the price that caused such a feeding frenzy? (inquiring minds would like to know.)

kbb on my 8 is like 18k, but i laughed when i did the calculator on mazda's site- since we all know that is only in fantasy land.

Ya, I want to lease a beamer cuz the price is right. . . and ALL maint included. No worries, no hassles.

The lease would be a little less than my payment now, and I will have another car, so if I start to go over on mileage ., . . .I got another vehicle to drive for a bit.

I have just been wanting a Miatafor so long now. I originally went in to the Mazda store to look at the new Miatas. When I found out the RX8 was less $$$, I bought it.
Now I am looking at the older miatas for a fun car. (low, light, and fun)
And BMW for the 4 door, leather, and goodies car.

I think he is down to 14.8 now. He just keeps lowering the asking price to match the payoff.

payoff is 15.3. I just want the payoff. Car was previously list at 17.9....down to 16.2 on the Autotrader...and when people call I tell them it is less. I dont want to make money on the car, we just need to get away from it without any money out of our pockets. I have ben offered 14.8 twice, but as I have posted, neither of those deals went all the way through.

We are all in dream land about our cars and what they are worth private party, or even as trade ins for that fact. Demand, but more importantly, the direction of where that demand is coming from is influencing the value of our beloved cars on the used market. Kids want our cars. Their parents want a cheap car.....in the unlikely event that a kid is going to a loan to buy the car, it would be obvious that they wouldn't be able to finance much.....this is why our cars don't receive much on the private market.

M.A.C.B.O.O.K.....P.R.O. baby! :)

j/k :lol: i know u'd rather have your privates bitten off by a leaprosy-infected porcupine than buy a mac... :lol:

:PTruth be told, I would buy a mac in a second if it was compatible w/ everything I do.
In fact, I'll probably install the 2nd harddrive and part of it will be used to install Ubuntu on it because I love that operating system, and it's much better at handling resources than Windows.
I need windows for all the stuff I do on my phone, and if the laptop is good enough, I will definitely have some games on it.
Also, the software I use for my music to unlock the protection, only runs on windows.
I not a Apple Fanboi, but there's no denying it's ability to work right and quick.

Rgl: Supreme Court looking at 2nd Amendment: http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2008-03-17-scotus-handguns_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip

ruling expected in June...

^^^^
It is not the first time people have tried to change the wording


Kinda sad when people are giving away their rights for free.


I say we have more guns.
If every passenger on the planes had guns . . . September 11th would never have happened .

they're not trying to change the wording, rather to get clarification on the actual words themselves. (ie; the infamous 27 words)

Red being the highly contested portion of that sentence.
"A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."

i see both sides. the right to bear arms should be protected. but, in a way that makes sense and protects the general public.

what does it say for us as a "civilized society" if going forward everyone "needs" to carry a firearm everywhere they go? i hope it doesn't come to that.

but, on the other hand if we were all allowed to carry light sabers, i might like that idea. light sabers look cool, they glow, and they make interesting sounds when lit up. :)

guns are so... uncivilized. :lol:

The right to carry a gun is there to protect us from OUR OWN GOVERNMENT.

This was SO important to our forefathers that it is #2 on the list.

well, if someone would go and remove the chimp for all of us, then we'd be protected. but, i don't see that happening anytime soon. so, what's the use?

speaking of guns how is boosted thumb doing (dare i ask)?

Hey Jedi !

Hey Deathwatch, how's it goin'??

I got two new Mods for the next meet!

e tu Bgl? :banghead:

Well if DEEDUBB can get 25 for his...

I'm selling mine for 25 and waiting for the 16x.

I got two new Mods for the next meet!

I know what they are!

16x is still 4 years away tho, isn't it (2012)? that's a long-o time-0 to go withoutta da zoom zoom zoom.

For those of you who use ebay, what is the percentage that ebays gets for a sale? i saw they list the cents for additioanl pictures.

Good morning all


An ebay listing is by the ad

ads are a couple bucks
pics ad about $0.10
'feature pics' are about $0.20 per
Buy it Now ads a dollar or so
having a reserve will cost a couple bucks

so on
so on

^^^ Yup, I sell stuff all the time.. it can get expensive.

then you have a closing cost, then paypal fees...

some items just are not woth lisitng for me.

well i am looking to put my wheels up on ebay but i wanted to know how much i should list them for so that i still get close to what my intended asking / profit price would be.

If you use paypal it can get expensive


To list the wheels would be about $5-7
But paypal would take about 3%-5% for the transaction

Yeah but if i sell them for $2000 and i want $1800 @ 5% i still get $1900 minus ebays chump change

loren: I can't believe those things haven't sold yet! Are they a popular size for a different car? Craig's list?

so u a home owner yet jake? what's the status?

detrich: is it possible to 'build your own' '09 RX-8? I don't see it on their website...
Wondering how high I can get the price tag on the RS

loren: I can't believe those things haven't sold yet! Are they a popular size for a different car? Craig's list?

craigs list free, i have looked there but never used it?

jorge> i'll take a look. i thought i posted a pix w/ all the prices of all the models (in Yen)- tho i didn't find a click-to-build option...

update: here's the link i posted previously w/ the prices in yen.

http://www.rx8club.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=117321&d=1205800087

loren: it's worth a shot, especially at that price. :) I've never bought anything from there but I actually rented out my houes using CraigsList.
My phone was ringing OFF THE HOOK after I listed it there.

I guess lots of people use it.

hey Casey: http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/pts/610959557.html

hey Erica. :wavey:
Casey: when do we get to see the miata at a meet? (trailer that bitch in just for fun)

so u a home owner yet jake? what's the status?

My first offer got beat by 1 day ( and $2000 )

So now the second offer is pending response.
If not . . I will keep looking. I am not in a hurry, but the excitement makes me want to rush.

And my guy doing the financing . .. I think it may be time to look for another opinion. He has me at a decent rate, but I still want shop around a little. Anybody know someone who does mortgages?

hola gang! just popping in to say hi! im in boise, idaho right now....its beautiful here... cold, but gorgeous!... im hopping on a flight home tonight with a layover in portland...

Jesse: what the heck are ya doing in Boise???

Jake: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

when will we see jorge at the meet? :)

next meet.
Ordering a new mod today but wont' have it till around June. :(

bring back some taters for us. :)

^^^^^
I find that funny
California produces more Potatoes than Idaha

^^^^^
I find that funny
California produces more Potatoes than Idaha

Well yeah...who here has ever heard of a fucking potato producing place called Idaha??!!

;)

L O L

Damn spelling errors.
Here is my excuse ;
I didn't want to call anyone a HO. I am a gentleman.




So the offer was submitted, and not rejected right off the bat. SO . . . . . now we wait. Hopefully I will have word in the next couple of days

BTW - we also produce more oranges than FloridO

BTW - we also produce more oranges than FloridOThe city of Corona alone produces more cheese than the state of WisconsinOA

i thought corona beer came from corona... :lol:

I wish it did, maybe then it would be cheaper! :)

So I just got invited to the Mazda launch of the new RX8!!!!!!

Someone started a thread about my local dealer. I forward the link to the GM there. We talk . . . blah blah blah . .. short shifter. He drives my car, now he is ordering a short shifter. We talk more about the new RX8, one of the other managers tells me that he has a few slots open at the launch party in a few months. . . so I am in!!!!!




Life is good :ylsuper:

Nice!!!

Note to self ;



Dont forget your camera like last time!!!






BTW - the new rims for 09 will be in the parts departments in 3 months for anybody that wants them

I'm afraid to ask how much Mazda is gonna charge for them. Stock wheels are currently $500 each....

Hello all

Note to self ;



Dont forget your camera like last time!!!

Yes, please don't forget your camera!

Hello all

Hey

Sweet Jake!!

I have been to a ton of these 'ride and drives' and they are all the same; Fluff from the manufacturer, couple cars there to look at, and a few more to be drivin around an auto-x style course.
The cars will actually be here by the time I go, So you can see one in a showroom pretty much the same day.
Cool part is they bring a couple of the engineers from Japan to come talk to us. This lets you hear the how and why of what they did/changed, as well as getting to milk them for info on the 16X

So maybe I will trade my car for something like this

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?car_id=229977690&dealer_id=24111864&car_year=1994&model=RX7&num_records=100&systime=&make2=&start_year=1981&keywordsfyc=&keywordsrep=&engine=&certified=&body_code=0&fuel=&awsp=false&search_type=both&distance=100&marketZipError=false&search_lang=en&make=MAZDA&keywords_display=&color=&page_location=findacar%3A%3Aispsearchform&min_price=&drive=&default_sort=priceDESC&max_mileage=&style_flag=1&sort_type=priceDESC&address=92592&advanced=&end_year=2008&doors=&transmission=&max_price=20000&cardist=43


You dont see too many in White pearl

So maybe I will trade my car for something like this

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?car_id=229977690&dealer_id=24111864&car_year=1994&model=RX7&num_records=100&systime=&make2=&start_year=1981&keywordsfyc=&keywordsrep=&engine=&certified=&body_code=0&fuel=&awsp=false&search_type=both&distance=100&marketZipError=false&search_lang=en&make=MAZDA&keywords_display=&color=&page_location=findacar%3A%3Aispsearchform&min_price=&drive=&default_sort=priceDESC&max_mileage=&style_flag=1&sort_type=priceDESC&address=92592&advanced=&end_year=2008&doors=&transmission=&max_price=20000&cardist=43


You dont see too many in White pearl

Oh man. That thing is beautiful, and low miles. Hop on it and bring it to the meets.

I'm afraid to ask how much Mazda is gonna charge for them. Stock wheels are currently $500 each....

Someone already checked. $ 1347

But we will see.

hey Erica. :wavey:
Casey: when do we get to see the miata at a meet? (trailer that bitch in just for fun)

When are you going to show up for a meet?

ha ha.....

Listen to your daddy!

$1347 per wheel?!!!

:Eyecrazy: :banghead: :rant: :spank:

i guess i might not be getting them after all..

p.s. am watching family guy blue harvest right now...

bush/ cheney :lol: :rofl:

When are you going to show up for a meet?

ha ha.....

Listen to your daddy!

says the guy who NEVER shows up to these meets. :rollingla

p.s. am watching family guy blue harvest right now...

bush/ cheney :lol: :rofl:I just got it from Blockbuster 2 days ago. Haven't watched it yet, but I did make a copy.
I'm so slow about watching the movies I get from Blockbuster online, I just rip them to the pc so I can use my Xbox to stream them to the TV later.
I love technology.:)

note to self: sign up for blockbuster online or netflix asap

I believe Razz has come to the last two consecutive meets.....

yeah is the one who has missed a few! :)

BUUUURNNN!!! :)


Hey, I dont see the post I posted this morning.... hmm...


anyways, it said something like I will post pictures of the miata after the first race. for some reason I have decided to keep the looks of the car "top Secret" (i have no idea why)

:)

Jedi,
I will bring the miata someday. most likley wait till I get my own trailor so I dont have to barrow it from dad more then I have to..

it also said something like

so when's the next meet??? :rofl:

do you guys still hold these meets?

You guys have meets?

do any of you guys even own an RX-8?!

is that like the Lexus RX?

Are we gonna drift through the mountains like in Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift????
I've been practicing...

i'd like to go to an underground car meet like the one in Tokyo Drift so i can cross of the Fook-a-you and Fook-a-me off my "to-do-before-i-die" list. :)

do any of you guys even own an RX-8?!

Now see . . . . that is comedy

I try... ;)

UPS story now.....

There once was an HKS exhaust that was sounding perty on a beautiful Snowfl8k, but times had grown warm and the snow had melted. When the heat had finished it's work it left a plain car with plenty of parts to be mailed off. One of these was the HKS exhaust, which was meticulously prepared and boxed, for over two hours infact. The really, really, really handsome knight in his new Snowfl3k delivered that package to a red a white building, where a brown delivery service would come each day to safely pick up packages. Well, this story has a bad ending, but it is unknown as to how it happened. But what is known, is that the really, really, really (etc.) handsome knight received an email indicating that his package was handled roughly, infact, his package was damaged. (and by package, I mean the damn HKS exhaust guys....come one, really?).

Don't know why I did this post, but March has fried my brain, and I don't know which way is up or down at this point.

UPS sent me two emails. The first indicating that the package was "damaged", and a second, later email indicating the the recipient refused delivery given damage. I emailed the guy I sold the HKS exhaust to and asked him if he could give me an update, let me know what he saw when the HKS was delivered to him. He said he never saw a delivery, that he was actually expecting it to be delivered today.

Well, I got another email indicating the the exhaust is going to be returned to the dfrop off location....which was the Staples store by my work. My question, is what happens now.

I paid extra for 500$ worth of insurance...since the guy paid 500 bucks for the exhaust. I wonder what condition a box has to be in to refuse delivery....as it appears that it was not the buyer who refused it, but rather UPS which refused to deliver something in whatever condition the exhaust is in now....?

Are they going to give me a busted exhaust back....or are they going to give me a busted exhaust with a refund of my shipping costs...along with the insurance coverage amount (500)?

when i looked into it ab out my damaged trunk for my evo..... the process of getting $$$ from claims is worse than having teeth pulled.... sorry to hear about all that crap!

oh shit Keith, not good. I would imagine you'd have to fill out a stack of paperwork in triplicate, show the value of the item (to support the $500 insurance), they'll 'investigate', you'll wait, they'll blame Staples, who will blame UPS, you'll wait some more, and eventually you will get a check for $500 and reimbursement on the shipping.

Of course, the above scenario is a complete S.W.A.G. so there's no telling how this story will end...

that's my experience w/ ups as well- which is why i generally think fedex is the lesser of 2 evils.

the good news is if UPS did in fact damage it, they'll own up and pay... eventually. but, the bad news is that to get the $ they will make u jump thru hoops of fire, run across hot coal barefooted, and crawl thru feces. must be their way of hoping you'll just give up and take the loss.

sorry to hear about this. try talking to a manager and cut thru the bs as best u can.

ups = uber risky.

sorry to hear, keep us updated

worse than having teeth pulled...
fill out a stack of paperwork in triplicate
jump thru hoops of fireI totally disagree with the above statements.:)
I purchased a JL Audio amp from ebay.
I paid $300 for it.
I received the package and it was obviously dropped on one corner.
Opened it, and the styrofoam on that corner was split, and the corner of the heatsink was broken and parts were rattling inside the amp.
I called UPS to figure out what to do.
They said to take pictures of the damage, and that they may have someone come pickup the product.
No one showed up to pick up the amp because the email w/ the photos was enough info. They reimbursed the seller the full amount (because she actually paid for the shipping) and she returned the money to me.

GO BROWN!!! :ylsuper:

The trick is, be polite. If a guy answers, give the phone to Erica, if it's a woman, put on your best "Nice Young Gentlemen" voice.

I want t a job without deadlines.

And if I hear the phrase "moving forward" one more time .. . . . I am gonna start punchin babies.


/vent



On a good note, I am the ONLY person out of about 56 that will reach my goal for March.
Pulling in big accounts has its benefits

Jake: that's awesome that you're hitting your March goal but moving forward I'd like for you to also concentrate on acquring more clients. I want you to remain pro-active in building your client base and not always holding out for the larger companies.

Also, I have noticed that you're forgetting to put a cover page on your TPS reports. Moving forward, can you make sure that's a priority?

thanks,
Management

Jake: that's awesome that you're hitting your March goal but moving forward I'd like for you to also concentrate on acquring more clients. I want you to remain pro-active in building your client base and not always holding out for the larger companies.

Also, I have noticed that you're forgetting to put a cover page on your TPS reports. Moving forward, can you make sure that's a priority?

thanks,
Management

Spoken like a true manager.

So what is your title there at work?



BTW -



http://www.rx8club.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=117438&d=1206050236

Jake: that's awesome that you're hitting your March goal but moving forward I'd like for you to also concentrate on acquring more clients. I want you to remain pro-active in building your client base and not always holding out for the larger companies.

Also, I have noticed that you're forgetting to put a cover page on your TPS reports. Moving forward, can you make sure that's a priority?

thanks,
Management

Yeah........and I'm gonna have to ask you to come in on Saaturdaaaay...........Oh - and can you come in on Sunday too? Thanks...........

^^^ rofl:

So Someone who has never read through this thread before, I kinda wonder how far they read looking for some good info before giving up.


Random subjects FTW

FIRST PAGE IS THE ONLY THING WORTH LOOKING AT the rest is just mumbo jumbo! (of all threee threads)

So Someone who has never read through this thread before, I kinda wonder how far they read looking for some good info before giving up.


Random subjects FTW

I know the feeling. Happened to me after I met Cesar, Keith, Spiceboy, and company at SevenStock. I remember checking out the thread and thinking, "WTF?!" I posted and then couldn't keep up with all the random topics.
I unsubscribed for a while and eventually came back.

FIRST PAGE IS THE ONLY THING WORTH LOOKING AT the rest is just mumbo jumbo! (of all threee threads)

First post is useful.
But it goes downhill really quick from there

my company's line is
be great in 08

I know the feeling. Happened to me after I met Cesar, Keith, Spiceboy, and company at SevenStock. I remember checking out the thread and thinking, "WTF?!" I posted and then couldn't keep up with all the random topics.
I unsubscribed for a while and eventually came back.

And now your the biggest violator with all that non-sense posting.

:rant: Yiu keep that up and I'm going to do worse than :spank: you.

I'll cut off your other hand Obeewan!

our company (NLC) made 2.9 billion on the lord of the rings movies. and, the film industry is always up and down. we have a not-so-good year, and time warner decides we suck and shuts us down.

that's corporate management for ya! :)

ok that's my rant for the day.

Maybe NLC should make a movie based on the robotech animated series. Just a thought.....

they had way too much hi tech gadgets.

And if I hear the phrase "moving forward" one more time .. . . . I am gonna start punchin babies.

Uhm.....:uhh: oh, never mind :)

^^^ I already had fun with the 'moving forward' comments yesterday. Good times...

Haven't heard from Nerd or Tom Brady in awhile.....?

Nerdo, if you are out there, I got an email from Costoc for a Magellan GPS for 249 (after 100 mail in rebate)....did you happen to get that same flyer.....opinions? I know I didn't like the one we played around with for awhile...forgot the name of that one.

Tom-Tom...or this Magellan....?

Random Topics.....FTWI (I=Indeed)

^^^ I already had fun with the 'moving forward' comments yesterday. Good times...


Yeah, since March has been so difficult, I haven't had the same chance to keep up on things in this thread....maybe April will be better.

keith: after you consult with Nerdo let me know what you think of that Magellan. Emilie has been wanting one for a while. She's got her birthday coming up in a few months. Planning ahead (for once) FTW.

Tom-Tom FTL!!!!

They SUCK!!!!!!!
They have 4 year old maps, no newer streets. You can not even look at the map without a destination. And since all their destinations are 4 years old, it cant find half the places you are looking for.


Garmin, Lowrance and Magellan are the best.
I got the little Garmin $169 special in my car. Works great, easy to understand, easy to use, and can actually find places in my town. (everything is new around here)

But It Is Friday!

My brother sent me this pic and I thought it was funny, and work safe....so I share.
http://www.rx8club.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=117478&d=1206125360

Tgiff!!!

^^^^
What is the extra 'F' for?

Thank God it's F#%^ing Friday. ;)

...and then everyone went home...

not me..

I have been home since noon.
I had a LONG week, so i bailed early today.

Just put in another offer on a different house.
Still waiting for someone to bite.

We are having another dyno day!
Check out the Access Port thread I started in the West Coast forum.

MM and CRH are planning to show.

i heard that Garmin Nuvi's are one of the best aftermarket navs.

come on guys that's no fun, getting lose is half the fun. haha :lol:

yaya, i know i just poke in for a post then leave.:iwstupid: im still learning this forum thing. have no idea what the hell im doing:fruit:

its cool, keep it up and you fit right in

Hey Jessie . . . you ought to show these people what a real rotary tattoo looks like

http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=141259

^^^ lol... i think the chick has me beat.... if it was a guy, then i would have tore it up.. but she has boobs, so she'll win:)

hey, you guys miss me? o(^_^)o

Monday is almost upon us

hhehehehe, I'm on spring break....what's Monday :)


first race went somewhat successful...by that, I mean, we learned a lot, we are still alive, and the car is still in running condition. We do have a to-do list for this week, to get the car completely ready for the Pro Solo this weekend.

well at least it's still in one piece.
this car has been an adventure..

Monday

:banghead:

^^^ yes it has.

New mods!!!!
New mods!!!!!

But not for the RX.
Steph has been doing some painting work for her brothers friends. She painted a couple car parts and a whole motorcycle, so they all chipped in and bought her an intake, full exhaust and headers. No more pre-cats, no more cat converter.
Looks like the red ride just got loud. (and illegal)

Wow That Is Great!