Well everyone the time has come...

Tomorrow at around 1pm the buyer is going to pick it up at my house.

Me and the 8 have been through a lot of tough times together, work, school, friends, break-ups, meeting new girls, family, road trips.

I can remember whenever something bothered me or when I was feeling down I would just get in and take a drive and it would make everything better somehow.

This was the first car that I purchased myself brand new back in summer of 04. And I don't think that I will ever be as emotionally attached to a car ever again.

Thats right, I have car baggage.

Why am I selling you ask?

Well I frankly hardly drive it anymore. Gas prices got high and I cut down for a bit, then I got my maxima fixed and since thats better on gas and has a better stereo I use that as my daily drive.

So I figure its pointless to have a car that just sits in the garage when someone can be enjoying it and loving it as much as I did.

Of course I'm still going to be around lending a hand, and I'll be in a better financial situation when the next rotary car comes out.

In honor of my rx8 I have made the DIY - footwell light thread that I have been meaning to do for the last 4 yrs or so :lol:

Prepare to DIY your own footwell lights for $10

http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=179213

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Sorry to hear but if it has to go, it has to go.

Nice clean RX-8 btw

man thats sad i feel the emotion in the pics :( gl with ur other car and stay on here :)

maan! sad to hear and gl with your new car. hopefully you can get into a rotary soon!

oO btw thanks for the ap pulley DIY it helped tons!

can I ask how much you sold it for?

his post says selling, not sold.

his post says selling, not sold.

If you read his post, it will say 2 lines down

"Tomorrow at around 1pm the buyer is going to pick it up at my house."

That to me indicates sold....

i guess we're both right. it's a pending sale. not sold, but not really for sale :)

sad stuff...this actually brings a painful tear to my eye to as i remember my sophia...what the hell is the deal with the rx8 and its ability to love the driver as much as the driver loves it.

A sad day for you & hope you made the right move :sad: :wiggle:

welcome to the non rx8 owning mods/admins group......i miss the hell out of the beast....

Have fun in maxima...:icon_no2:

What the hell Static?! You're killin' me!!! :(


sorry to see the blue beast go, I can't even imagine what it would feel like to get rid of my 8.

Dang dude, I can totally relate. GL

oh man :(

I can remember whenever something bothered me or when I was feeling down I would just get in and take a drive and it would make everything better somehow.

I don't think that I will ever be as emotionally attached to a car ever again.



I thought I was the only that felt this way about this car. I love driving late at night on St Rose and turning up the music and looking down at the bright lights of the Las Vegas Strip.

I thought I was the only that felt this way about this car. I love driving late at night on St Rose and turning up the music and looking down at the bright lights of the Las Vegas Strip.No way dude! I'm sure a majority of us feel that way, It's that visceral connection with the car. Damn you Mazda, how dare put this feelings on me! :rant::lol:

like everyone else i wish you luck

sorry to hear that

In honor of my rx8 I have made the DIY - footwell light thread that I have been meaning to do for the last 4 yrs or so :lol:

Prepare to DIY your own footwell lights for $10

http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=179213

Damn sucks that you gotta let it go...

Yeah 5 yrs with a car is a long time!

Purchased June '04

Final Pics

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New Owner Driving her away:

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I know how you feel and I only had mine a year and a half. It's tough letting her go..so many awesome memories omg.

i'm beggining to hate mazda for making us get emotionally attached to these things i feel your pain by just looking at the pictures

was that yours turboed in the first post? If so you shoulda kept it thats too much to go thru all over again. getting an 8 to the level of power it needs is better than sex I would imagine. The 8s ride/handling trade off doesnt happen often, not in C5 or C6 Z06s, bosxters, 911s,350Zs, new Camaro, WS6 Trans Ams, Eclipses, 300Z turbo, 00-09 stangs, Mini Cooper S, Supra turbo, or any other cars Ive ever driven.

Off topic: Test drove a Camaro SS last friday, its cool and all but steering was numb and wasnt feeling the plasticy gimmick interior, the back seats are smaller than Mustangs so pretty useless and at that point it dawned on me why not get a used C5 or better yet C6 for the same money with better steering/handling, quicker, and 600 lbs lighter? The ONLY reason I can see would be if you had kids 12 and under to haul.

It sucks. I sold my primo 280ZX Turbo because I wasn't driving it much (funny had a maxima too that I was driving at the time) and to this day I have always regretted it. My ex wife talked me into selling it and now I see it from time to time and its kinda beat-up. I even considered buying it back but I just have too much going on to buy an extra car.

Good luck man.

^maybe that had something to do with her becoming the EX-wife? lol jk :)

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

was that yours turboed in the first post? If so you shoulda kept it thats too much to go thru all over again. getting an 8 to the level of power it needs is better than sex I would imagine. The 8s ride/handling trade off doesnt happen often, not in C5 or C6 Z06s, bosxters, 911s,350Zs, new Camaro, WS6 Trans Ams, Eclipses, 300Z turbo, 00-09 stangs, Mini Cooper S, Supra turbo, or any other cars Ive ever driven.

Off topic: Test drove a Camaro SS last friday, its cool and all but steering was numb and wasnt feeling the plasticy gimmick interior, the back seats are smaller than Mustangs so pretty useless and at that point it dawned on me why not get a used C5 or better yet C6 for the same money with better steering/handling, quicker, and 600 lbs lighter? The ONLY reason I can see would be if you had kids 12 and under to haul.

Yup that was my turbo. I have had every rx8 mod out there except for big brake kit, a bodykit, headers, and aftermarket seats.


Yeah driving in a 300+hp rx8 is def the way to go car is pretty uncontrollable at lower speeds and flys at higher speeds. Eats everything on the road for breakfast.

Extremely high maintenance though, aside from the install I was constantly worrying about my tune, and gas mileage (14mpg if driven nicely <7 if I got on it), and overheating.

Mazda deserves to get their ass kicked for discontinuing Winning Blue. That color is just so beautiful on any car. Every time I see a WB 3 or RX8 around here, I forget to breathe for a few seconds.

Mazda deserves to get their ass kicked for discontinuing Winning Blue. That color is just so beautiful on any car. Every time I see a WB 3 or RX8 around here, I forget to breathe for a few seconds.


What year was Winning Blue discontinued??

2006.

what ya got for parts for sale? :D

^maybe that had something to do with her becoming the EX-wife? lol jk

Haha, not entirely buy you just wake up one day and realize you are two different people and there is really no reason to be together.

^ that was my first marriage

what ya got for parts for sale? :D

A lot of the mods went to the new owner as part of the deal.

My full suspension, full exhaust, short shifter, water pump, brake & clutch lines, 4.77 gears.

new owner a member here?

A lot of the mods went to the new owner as part of the deal.

My full suspension, full exhaust, short shifter, water pump, brake & clutch lines, 4.77 gears.

well damn its sold
and well damn its parts are all gone too

keep your head up static :)

Sorry to see the 8 go. Hopefully the new owner will take good care of it.

Crap! now we can't Razz you anymore.........

^^ all I want are the monting brackets for the spare tire kit.
I know you wanna part it out... :D:

hard to part out something thats already gone jedi.. :lol:

the pic of the new owner driving her away made me sad :(
your prob gonna see more and more 8's now that she is gone (not that there already arent a ton on the road)
best of luck!!

I can remember whenever something bothered me or when I was feeling down I would just get in and take a drive and it would make everything better somehow.

This was the first car that I purchased myself brand new back in summer of 04. And I don't think that I will ever be as emotionally attached to a car ever again.


Very true words, I remember going out for fun drives in the country side and just forgetting about a rough day. This car is definitely something special to most of us
There very few cars out there in the same price range that can be a substitute for the 8, and even if there was another car with the same handling and easy to drive factor as the 8, its no rotary.

I wish you the best of luck