View Full Version : What is the Silver 8 Curse?


Sushi
04-09-2008, 10:58 AM
I have a sunlight silver 8 and am wondering what the curse is. :scared:

Sushi
04-09-2008, 11:00 AM
whoops nevermind I see it now. I searched but spelled silver wrong. Hope mine doesnt crash.

alz0rz
04-09-2008, 11:01 AM
lol.

Renesis07
04-09-2008, 11:06 AM
there is an abnormal number of wrecks involving silver 8's as opposed to the other colors.

Rems31
04-09-2008, 11:09 AM
there is an abnormal number of wrecks involving silver 8's as opposed to the other colors.

but the percentage of silver wrecked 8's to total number of silver 8s is similar to [inser colour here] wrecked 8's to total number of [same colour here] 8's.

Jedi54
04-09-2008, 11:21 AM
oh crap, I'm posting after a silver car. This shit better not be contagious! I don't need my car spontaneously combusting in my garage later today. :rofl: :scared:

bose
04-09-2008, 11:36 AM
And now you have a silver posting after you, if it's contagious, your for sure gonna get it.

Although mine hasn't had any problems.:)

Jedi54
04-09-2008, 11:37 AM
oh crap!!! I'm doomed. :banghead:

Ross_Dawg
04-09-2008, 12:13 PM
Jedi you're just diggin yourself a huge hole... lol

rotten42
04-09-2008, 01:44 PM
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/7713/choicesur7.jpg

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/5269/truthhk3.jpg

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/2466/misfortunebz8.jpg


http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/5841/illusionfq3.jpg

SilverHokie
04-09-2008, 02:42 PM
Yep...fairly true...the dealer gave me $2000 off asking price because I actually test drove it. My insurance however is sky high.

Things like this also happen when you go to get fucking MILK from the fucking Food Lion.

http://filebox.vt.edu/users/anrobin4/FenderRub.jpg

Inexcusible color choice.

shaunv74
04-09-2008, 02:44 PM
The Silver is also the only color RX8 to have been hit by a tank.:)

SideOfBacon
04-09-2008, 02:49 PM
^ :rofl:

bose
04-09-2008, 04:00 PM
no shit a tank? how in the hell.

Jedi54
04-09-2008, 04:02 PM
The Silver is also the only color RX8 to have been hit by a tank.:)

I was hoping someone would post that pic! c'mon guys, stop slacking.

rotten: nicely done

munche187
04-09-2008, 04:04 PM
Yep...fairly true...the dealer gave me $2000 off asking price because I actually test drove it. My insurance however is sky high.

Things like this also happen when you go to get fucking MILK from the fucking Food Lion.

http://filebox.vt.edu/users/anrobin4/FenderRub.jpg

Inexcusible color choice.

Same thing happened to me after just having the car two weeks.

SideOfBacon
04-09-2008, 04:06 PM
http://community.livejournal.com/gearheads/740624.html

bose
04-09-2008, 04:10 PM
thanks for the link, that's just amazing I mean what are the odds?

fahrfegneugen
04-09-2008, 04:37 PM
Wow, crazy, I like how you can see the tracks of the tank leading from the garage right to the 8, lol. Very sad.

superglue
04-09-2008, 06:07 PM
That's god's punishment for choosing such a boring color on such a fun car.

chrism
04-09-2008, 06:13 PM
i try not to even park near them at meets

tajabaho1
04-09-2008, 10:42 PM
^ thats just cold Chris

most of your old nitrous stuff is on a silver car :(

delhi
04-09-2008, 11:14 PM
And Britney drove a Silver RX-8 in her music video!!!!

Silver06
04-09-2008, 11:33 PM
I jinx myself if I post to this thread....

I jinx myself if I Don't post to this thread.....


(hopefully I'm beyond the curse - someone already put their boot into my driver's door - and never even got in)

DOMINION
04-09-2008, 11:42 PM
I have a sunlight silver 8 and am wondering what the curse is. :scared:

Dis da curse of de sunlght selver matey!
http://www.piratesversusninjas.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/yoda_pirate.jpg

DOMINION
04-09-2008, 11:44 PM
I jinx myself if I post to this thread....

I jinx myself if I Don't post to this thread.....


(hopefully I'm beyond the curse - someone already put their boot into my driver's door - and never even got in)

VA CA ah? Sounds like someone was trying that old pop a lock trick on your 8:icon_no2: . Only works on the old 3's.

rot8tn
04-10-2008, 04:56 PM
i have a silver one......... and got T-bone 3 months after i got it lol, it is curse but im thinking about trading it in for a black one tho :)

Jedi54
04-10-2008, 05:07 PM
black IS the fastest!

DemonRX-8
04-12-2008, 01:51 PM
I subscribe to the theory that if I don't learn about the "curse" it will not affect me. Sort of like how Bugs Bunny walks off the clif without falling because he never studied gravity!

Actually, it's probably just a conception of a curse since silver is by far the most popular color of car. Anyone ever study the percent of incidents relative to the total number by color? I'd think that it will probably average out even.

SilverHokie
04-13-2008, 10:14 AM
You live in Tyson's Corner. I do stand-up around there sometimes...a place called Wiseacres.

Nice. Silver = Win.

CarAndDriver
04-13-2008, 12:53 PM
I like silver, but mine is black.

DemonRX-8
04-13-2008, 01:39 PM
You live in Tyson's Corner. I do stand-up around there sometimes...a place called Wiseacres.

Nice. Silver = Win.

No kidding? I've always wanted to check out Wiseacres on their open mike nights, but I'm too chicken to try it. Let me know when you're there - maybe I can swing by. BTW, I'm a Hokie too!

SilverEIGHT
04-13-2008, 02:53 PM
There's no such thing as the "Silver Curse". There's this thing called "Stupid Driving" and I represent that remark to it's fullest.

Rems31
04-18-2008, 09:52 AM
VR's are the hottest :lol2:
http://media1.break.com/dnet/media/2008/4/15apr16-hot-car.jpg

tajabaho1
04-18-2008, 09:56 AM
lol, I have had 2 silvers, never been in accident, HOWEVER, I did bang up my first one cus i was doriftoing

Jedi54
04-18-2008, 10:21 AM
also, the curse is HIGHLY contagious; it's what REALLY killed everyone on I am Legend. :scared:

Rems31
04-18-2008, 10:29 AM
also, the curse is HIGHLY contagious; it's what REALLY killed everyone on I am Legend. :scared:

and we all know that movie is based on a true story! :lol2:

Jedi54
04-18-2008, 10:31 AM
OMG, look at what the curse did to Rem's car!1!11! It smashed the little guy and now he looks like a VW beetle! :scared: The curse is R E A L! ;)

tajabaho1
04-18-2008, 10:32 AM
I'm so bringing silver spraypaint to the dyno day!

beware Jedi!

Rems31
04-18-2008, 10:34 AM
but you should see the mileage I get now with this tiny 8 :lol2: