Just wanted to know what got everyone to this point. owning an 8 that is.

Tonight is the night get my 8 :cool::D

2000 Jeep GC limited (will trade for my 8 fri or sat)
2002 Acura RSX Type-S
1998 Used Audi A4 2.8 Quattro
1997 Used Jeep Wrangler traded for ^
1995 Used Eagle Talon traded for ^
1998 New Expedition
1997 New Cobra (sold back to ford due to a terrible problem with the damn transmission...yes i am bitter)
1997 New F-150
1995 New Mustang GT Canary Yellow (i miss her...sob...sniff)
1992 New Escort GT (US Spec)
???? old Ford Sierra 4dr (Eur Spec)
1976 Maverick '76


If someone did this before in a previous post I am sorry...well not really. Well maybe just a little.

-Started with a pontiac in high school ~ ALMOST the worst car ever owned. Traded for....
- Jeep softtop. Traded for....
- Ford Truck. Traded for....
- Toyo 4Runner. Traded for...
- Toyo Rav4. Traded for...
- Toyo Camry. Traded for...
- New Cougar. THE WORST piece of crap ever!! Bought in '99 and after 9 mos. of hell, Ford had to offer to buy it back but wanted me to PAY THEM $1k+ since I would have to upgrade the year to a '00 model!!! HA HA HA Traded for...
- Toyo Celica. Traded for...

My 8!! Sunlight Silver GT
Looked for soooo long, until I drove the manual 8. WOW, mommy likes!!! :D

So you're just getting into cars rather than trucks and stuff

Here goes:

79 Mustang Pace Car (4 speed MT w/ 302) - wrecked :(
85 Mustang GT 5.0 5-speed - traded for
90 Laser RS Turbo - traded for
94 Izuzu Rodeo - traded for
95 Eclipse GST - traded for
97 Mustang GT - traded for
01 Mustang GT - to be traded for

04 RX-8 GT :D

Yep ;)
I've always felt like I needed to see. I liked sitting up high... or so I thought!
After dabbling in the sport coupes, I wanted something that performed better. I had the hunger for curves and only a sport car would do!

Originally posted by Meowloud
Yep ;)
I've always felt like I needed to see. I liked sitting up high... or so I thought!
After dabbling in the sport coupes, I wanted something that performed better. I had the hunger for curves and only a sport car would do!

Well... seems like you on the right track now...of course this being a RX-8 Club i am sure we would all agree


btw: i get the ">^.^<" now

1) 99 Saturn SL2 (first job out of college)
2) for 5 1/2 years not in market for a car, but always a bit of a car nut.
3) Rent X-Men2
See car that looks very cool and unique- I had seen the 8 before but never thought much about it either way. Yeah, it does work Mazda! I'm one of those mindless dolts who falls for product placements I guess
4) Look it up, read the reviews, look at pictures, go for a test drive, find out I can get it for invoice, test drive a WRX, go for another test drive in the 8, and suddenly what I thought was just for fun turns serious and I read lots on this website.
5) shop around at various dealerships.
6) Put a deposit on a 6-sp BB w/Sport + Rotary, ETA March week 1

80 Toyta Corolla - blew tranny
84 Chevy Cavalier - biggest P.O.S on earth - gave it away to the junk yard
93 Honda Accord 10th Anniversary Ed. - gave to wife
99 VW Bug - took from wife in order to get
01 Acura Integra - leased for 3 years
04 8

Just like a resume - it keeps getting better with time.

dag

1. 1973 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme (5.7 liters of displacement and 58 fewer horsepower than my Renesis). Sold to a police officer for $800, sheepskin seat covers and all.

2. 1986 Honda Civic hatchback. Sold to my little brother, who promptly wrecked it.

3. 1989 Acura Integra. My first enthusiast's car. Sold, with regret, to help pay for a year abroad.

4. 1997 Mazda Protege LX. Basic transportation, but got me started on Mazdas. Traded in for . . .

5. 2000 Mazda Protege ES. My cheerful, tossable daily driver. Adjusting well to the new arrival . . .

6. 2004 Mazda RX-8. Best car I've ever driven, much less owned. Hope to have it 20 years from now.

1989 dodge caravan ---sold
1990 ford mustang GT ---chrashed
1984 toyota camry--- sold
1995 honda civic---- stolen
2004 RX8

(95-99) 1988 RX-7 -> traded in :(
(99-03) 1997 Jeep Wrangler -> traded in on...
(Aug 03 - present) 2004 RX-8

This list starts in 1975, in order of ownership:

1) '64 Chevy Pick-up w/ 3-on-the-tree
2) '66 Chevy Bel-Air Station Wagon (still own)
3) '64 Chevy Corvette Stingray Convertible (still own)
4) '79 Chevy K5 Blazer 4WD (bought new)
5) '73 Fiat Spyder Convertible
6) '79 Mercury Cougar
7) '82 Olds Cutlass
8) '87 Acura Integra
9) '84 Honda Civic
10) '85 Honda Accord
11) '86 Honda Accord
12) '87 Toyota 4-Runner
13) '87 Old Delta 88
14) '87 Buick LeSabre
15) '99 VW New Beetle (bought new)
16) '00 Nissan Frontier Pick-up
17) '04 Mazda RX-8 (bought new)

1) 1980 Mazda 626 (RWD)
2) 1989 Mercury Tracer (Mazda 323 under the skin)
3) 1990 Honda Accord (LX)
4) 1994 Toyota Camry (LE)
5) 1999 Mazda Miata (SE)
6) 2000 BMW 528iA Touring <-- wife's car
7) 2001 BMW 530i SP
8) 2004 Mazda RX8 MT/GT

Hmmm, let see (including the cars I bought for the wife):
1964 Ford Falcon Futura
1973 Audi Fox
1974 Ford F-100 pickup
1979 MGB Roadster (still have)
1976 Pontiac Firebird
1987 Chevy Astro
1987 Mazda MX-6
1988 Mazda B-2600 4wd pickup
1992 Ford F-150 pickup
1995 Ford Contour
1998 Ford F-150 pickup (still have)
1999 Mercury Mountaineer (still have)
2004 Mazda RX-8 (still have)

1998-2003 Mercedes ML-320
2003-present Mazda RX-8

Originally posted by rxeightr
This list starts in 1975, in order of ownership:

1) '64 Chevy Pick-up w/ 3-on-the-tree
2) '66 Chevy Bel-Air Station Wagon (still own)
3) '64 Chevy Corvette Stingray Convertible (still own)
4) '79 Chevy K5 Blazer 4WD (bought new)
5) '73 Fiat Spyder Convertible
6) '79 Mercury Cougar
7) '82 Olds Cutlass
8) '87 Acura Integra
9) '84 Honda Civic
10) '85 Honda Accord
11) '86 Honda Accord
12) '87 Toyota 4-Runner
13) '87 Old Delta 88
14) '87 Buick LeSabre
15) '99 VW New Beetle (bought new)
16) '00 Nissan Frontier Pick-up
17) '04 Mazda RX-8 (bought new)

glad to see you found a cure from you honda dependancy that you apparently had.

'90 Chevy Beretta GT 3.1L - Red
'90 Nissan 300ZX 2+2 - Red (mods)
'95 Chevy Tahoe LT - Silver/ Black - Still own
'96 Nissan Pathfinder SE - Black (mods)
'99 Infiniti G20t - Titanium (mods)
'02 Acura 3.2TL Type S - Aegean Blue
'04 Mazda RX-8 - Lightning Yellow (mods)


I have loved everyone of them and they all served a particular purpose in their time. All were purchased new and traded in for the other.

00' Volvo C70 (Turbo)... still have (mom's present to me... almost str8 A student..)
03' 350Z ... will get...
04' RX-8.. will get...

before 20 i want to have a Z... RX-8.. RX-7... and a mortocycle..

Here goes,

1) 1967 Chevy Nova sold to buy,
2) 1965 Buick Skylark GS sold to buy,
3) 1973 Ford Bronco, sold to buy,
4) 1976 Isuzu Opel, sold to buy
5) 1979 Mazda RX8, traded for (with 135K miles)
6) 1983 Toyota Celica, 1970 Pontiac Lemans (wife needed a car it was totalled)
7) Bought 'MINT' 1983 Buick LeSabre
8) Sold Celica at 152K miles, bought used Pontiac 6000 (POS)
9) Sold everything and bought 1991 Ford Ranger XTRA Cab and a 1993 Mercury Villager
10) Sold everything and left the country. Drove a Saab 900 overseas (another POS)
11) Back in the country and Bought 2001 Merc ML320 and 2000 Toyota Camry
12) Bought 2004 Mazda RX8

Trying to remember cars I've had (some were pretty forgettable!)

67 Merc Cougar - 3 Spd
82 Camaro - automatic - horrible car - broke down all the time
84 T-Bird - had a long commute in heavy traffic - reliable & comfy
88 Mustang GT Convertible - 5 spd
89 Ford Probe - 5 Spd
91 Dodge Stealth RT (not turbo)
93 Camaro RS Convertible
96 Dodge Stealth RT Turbo
99 Mitsu Eclipse GST - 5 Speed - Still have (bought used) Convert
99 Porsche Boxster S - 6 Speed - Still have (bought used)
04 RX8 - 6 Spd GT
and just for the fun of it:
1962 Nash Metro Hard Top, Blk/white, 3 spd on column - still have (mini-money pit)

and, I'm a LADY "car nut" to boot. And beieve it or not, my FAVORITE of all of them is the RX8!!!

1973 AMC Gremlin (wrecked two months after I got it at age 16)

1973 Chevy Impala (survived two years with a 17 and 18 year old me.) Eventually died and was abandoned in the Arizona dessert, after using it for shotgun target practice)

1972 Mercury Monterrey (dads car I borrowed when home on leave from the Marines)

1978 Celica GT, JDM (lived there at the time) with 5 speed and double deuces carbs. Blew the engine at 7k RPM and one quart of oil in the oil pan (did not notice a big leak...). Still drove it on three cylinders for several months before junking it.

197? JDM beater

197? JDM beater

1984 Ford Thunderbird (my first nice car)

1989 Taurus SHO (first new car-bought back by Ford after 35,000 miles, 7 months out of 24 in the shop, two clutches, one transmission, wheel bearings, steering knuckle, and misc other defects)

1989 Dodge Shadow (bought at an auction for half of usual price-had a salvage title. Note to self-never buy a salvage car again)

1989 Chevy Celebrity (definatly not a chick magnet)

1994 Mazda Miata (still have)

1996 Neon (stick without a tach. Note to self-tachs are a very good idea. Overspun the engine and traded it away before it blew up)

1995 Chevy Corvette. (still kicking myself for selling it)

1999 Jeep Wrangler (lemon law buyback)

2000 Jeep Wrangler (ordered special, including ABS)

2002 Saturn (turning in lease in a few months. Reliable, but boring)

2003 Audi A4. (reminds me of my SHO, except parts don't randomly fail)

Seriously considering an 8!

From Mrs. BriGuy:

1969 VW Beetle stick shift (blew up three months after I got it)

1970 Rustang with vinyl top (split A frame)

1972 Pontiac Ventura (big raspberry)

1981 Chevy Chevette (11 brake jobs in 10 years-put 106k miles on it)

1992 Chevy Nova (as reliable as sunrise)

1993 Ford Explorer stick shift (flipped and totalled it-now belong to the "I flipped my Explorer club"

1994 Dodge Ram Pickup, stick (sold to brother who still drives it)

2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee V8 (loved the performance, hated the drivers seat belt.....long story :-)

2003 GMC Envoy (ordered a V8, got a straight 6, bow wow wow)

1968? Pontiac Ventura Wagon - Bought from a friend of my dad for $75 the engine had burned so I rewired it - junked car after tranny blew.

1980 Yamaha XS-400 - My first new vehicle still have it.

1967 VW Beetle - drove the heck out of this car - gave away.

1985 Toyota Long Bed P/U - bought new - Still have it and drive it daily.

1985 1/2 Ford Escort - Sold

1989 Ford Taurus- Ex-wife took in divorce.

1985 Pontiac Fiero - Was current wife's car - gave to step daughter.

Current Vehicles

2004 Mazda RX-8 GT
2003 Honda CRV EX
2001 Mercedes SLK320
1996 Chrysler Town & Country LXi
1994 Mercedes E320
1993 Jaguar XJ6
1990 Mazda Miata
1988 Mazda RX-7 10th AE


Recent Vehicles - Past Five Years ... and their fate

1997 Honda Accord SE - In backyard - front end / engine damage
1996 Jeep Cherokee - Gone - totalled by elder son
1994 Honda Passport - In backyard - bent frame - younger son
1993 Ford Ranger Splash - Gone - donated to Goodwill
1992 Honda Accord - In backyard - totalled by younger son
1990 Honda Prelude - In backyard - engine issues

.... most will be used in future as parts sources

John

I've had quite a few vehicles under my belt for being 34 years old... cover your eyes- there's some ugly stuff on this list. It cracks me up to read about high school kids driving RX-8 as their first car, considering my first three cars cost $1500 COMBINED. Oh well... maybe that's why I appreciate everything about the 8 since I've been to the bottom of the automotive barrel as a teenager : )

'72 Ford Pinto - learned to drive on this rolling rustbucket bomb
'73 Datsun Pickup - Butterscotch paint from the factory!
'78 Toyota Celica GT - 200k+ miles- awesome car... miss it
'84 Mustang 5.0 - convertible, gobs of torque, part I - (virgin patrol!)
'89 Jeep Wrangler - Traded in when first child born - miss it : (
'91 Geo Prism - never changed the oil in 30k miles : )
'80 Chevy Monza - beater 2nd car - paid $1 and barely worth it
'95 Pontiac Sunfire GT - first year model- Olds Quad4 motor nightmare, but still fun
'98 Ford Explorer XLT - 302 V8 - gobs o' torque, part II
'97 Kia Sephia- bought new, owned for 9 months- junk!
'96 Mazda Miata M-Edition- Introduced me to Zoom Zoom!
'02 Ford Explorer XLT - Very nice upgrade from previous ver
'04 Mazda RX-8 - Hell yeah! I'm not giving this thing up anytime soon...
'04 Infiniti FX45 - Coming soon to replace the Explorer

Okay I'll play

71 Opel GT
(3) Triumph Spitfires '71-73
(4) Triumph GT6 '68-70
Triumph GT6
(2) BMW 325 '84-85
(2) Mazda RX7 '79 and '83
(2) Alfa Romeo Spiders '74 and '83
(3) Ford Taurus Wagons '89,'91,'93 (Company Cars)
(7) Dodge Caravans '95-2004 (Company Cars)
(2) Mazda Miata '91 and '00
2002 Mazda Tribute
2000 Subaru Legacy
'90 Mitsubishi Eclipse
'87 Mitsubishi Starion
'86 Mitsubishi (like a colt) Turbo
'67 Renault R3
'88 VW Scirocco
'68 MGB
'71 Austin America
'72 Fiat 124 Sport
'91 Mercury Capri Turbo

Motorbikes
'98 Yamaha Virago 535
'87 Ducati Paso
'98 Suzuki Katana 750
'00 Suzuki GSXR750
'03 Honda VFR800

Present Rides
'56 Austin Healey 100
'01 MV Agusta F4S
'04 BMW R1100S
'04 Mazda RX8 GT, NAV, Spoiler, AP, MP3

And I think I missed quite a few.

Originally posted by BriGuy
[B1978 Celica GT, JDM (lived there at the time) with 5 speed and double deuces carbs. Blew the engine at 7k RPM and one quart of oil in the oil pan (did not notice a big leak...). Still drove it on three cylinders for several months before junking it. [/B]

Hey- another 78 Celica GT! Loved that car... Mine was domestic, but that's how my poor GT died... I kept neglecting fixing the oil leak (was going through 1 quart/100 miles)... I think at 215k or so I just subconciously wanted it to die :)

Sorry forgot one of my recent cars

1986 Nissan 300ZX

Just sold it up in Canada when my son now lives.

John

Starting in 1990, these are the cars I've driven...

'78 BMW E12 (530i) (kept it until 1999)
'88 Saab 900
'97 Volvo 850 GLT
'99 BMW Z3 2.3
'02 Audi TT Quattro Roadster

Next?

-Eric

Well, this give me an opportunity to think back a recall the vehicles I've gone through. I'm sure I left a couple out somewhere. (It's a senior citizen thing.)


1953 Chevrolet Belair convertible (Black and White with "spinner" hub caps, powerglide - what a beauty)
1954 Olds 88 (black, loud and fast)
1957 Studebacker Hawk (iching for something "sporty")
1964 Pontiac Catalina convertible (black with red interior)
1966 Pontiac Catalina 2+2 428 (black with white interior, really fast, with hydramatic)
1959 Mercedes 190 (2nd car to above and traded for below)
1962 Mercedes 220 (?)
1966 Rambler Abassador (family growing)
1966 Ford Galaxy 500
1971 Mercury Comet (commute car)
1972 AM Matador (what's this?)
1972 MGB GT (after divorce car, also totalled it)
1973 MGB GT (replace above)
1976 Buick Regal (remarried - 2nd car)
1978 Camaro
1973 Caddy Eldorado (friends car, sold Buick, went upscale [dumb!])
1980 VW Dasher diesel (dumped Caddy - oil crisis time)
1955 Studebacker President (to restore - never did - sold)
19?? VW Golf (totalled)
1973 Nova 2d (replace above and going through 2nd divorce)
1968 Pontiac 400 convertible (why did I ever get rid of this one?)
1965 Buick Skylark 4 dr (for girl friend - who became wife)
(7) 1965 Buick Skylarks (for parts and resale - kinda went a little bananas)
(2)1986 Dodge Colts (econo boxes to get through rough financial times - gave one to daughter for graduation)
1987 Jeep Cherokee pickup (wife wanted a pickup - we're in the South y'all)
1997 Cherolet Camaro (V6 manual)
1995 Ford SHO (close out deal, kept truck)
1996 Lincoln Continental (wife didn't like SHO, foung a bargain on this one)
1999 Miata 10AE (closest thing to the MGB's I had)
2002 Chrysler Town and Country (sold Lincoln, wife has some physical problems, convenient for her)
2004 RX8 (what can I say, gotta have!)

The 220 was and still is a beautiful car...

http://www.harwood-enterprises.com/german/images/79.1.jpg

Heres mine
1989 Dodge Caravan Turbo - Blown Motor - scrapped
1986 Dodge Caravan - Blown Motor - scrapped
1999 Ford Ranger, Sold for profit
2002 Ford Focus, sold for profit
1999 Chevy Malibu, sold for profit
1999 Mazda Miata - still have, autocross car
2000 Mazda Miata - still have, GT28/35 Turbo conversion
1993 Mazda RX-7 Traded for-
87 Turbo RX-7 (blown motor, then sold)
and
88 SE RX-7 +Cash (for sale right now)
1995 Mazda RX-7 chassis only, (3rotor conversion planned, sold before starting for profit)
and 1989 Dodge Caravan Turbo (T60-1 turbo, grocery getter)

So current cars:
1999 Mazda Miata stock
2000 Mazda Miata (400RWHP on race gas)
1988 RX-7 SE, 175,000 miles, for sale
1989 Dodge Caravan Turbo
looking for a 3rd gen RX-7 and
going to purchase a new RX-8 and sell a miata to have 4 cars

I am selling cars because I am moving to California within a month.

Originally posted by Meowloud
-Started with a pontiac in high school ~ ALMOST the worst car ever owned. Traded for....
- Jeep softtop. Traded for....
- Ford Truck. Traded for....
- Toyo 4Runner. Traded for...
- Toyo Rav4. Traded for...
- Toyo Camry. Traded for...
- New Cougar. THE WORST piece of crap ever!! Bought in '99 and after 9 mos. of hell, Ford had to offer to buy it back but wanted me to PAY THEM $1k+ since I would have to upgrade the year to a '00 model!!! HA HA HA Traded for...
- Toyo Celica. Traded for...

My 8!! Sunlight Silver GT
Looked for soooo long, until I drove the manual 8. WOW, mommy likes!!!:D

i KNEW it...you ARE pregnant!

Originally posted by BRx8
i KNEW it...you ARE pregnant! That would be a miracle... especially since I have no plumbing :D

MUAHAHAHA

Originally posted by Meowloud
That would be a miracle... especially since I have no plumbing :D

MUAHAHAHA

if Mary was virgin and she still had a kid, i'm sure you can find a way ;)

Originally posted by BRx8
if Mary was virgin and she still had a kid, i'm sure you can find a way ;) What, stick a Shop-Vac in there??
I guess I could hire the world's best plumbers to see if they could install some parts :D

But WHY would I want to? This way, you can hump anything with 2 (maybe 4) legs and not worry about getting pregnant. NOT that I would... just saying....

1976 Pontiac Sunbird ( in dash 8 Track)
1984 Pontiac Fiero
1994 Chevy Camero
1998 Pontiac Firebird
2000 Toyota MR2 Spyder
2004 Mazda RX 8