SWWEEEETTTTT!!!! it was just another boring day, although nice here in Irvine Cali... i was dropping off my girlfriend after we ate lunch at round table pizza off of jamboree, and when i drove up to the circle driveway to drop her off, guess what i saw... a red black leather RX-8 GT just parked there with the doors open.. there were some mazda dudes doing the RX live thing, promoing the car... i immediately got out of my crappy car, and went to talk to them... looked inside, sat inside and played with the stick a little bit.. THe dude got in the passenger side and said "do you want to take it for a spin".. . i looked at the guy with a stupid smile and replied "what the fuk you think??" in so many words... so i got to drive the rx-8 around the block, birch, to macarthur, to campus, von karman, and back to the driveway.. iT WAS SWWEEEETTTT.... very nice surprise... drove like a dream... i was debating and considering the g35c, but after this drive, i am sold

Now, talk about a surprise. I would love to be surprised like that!

So, what impressed you about the RX-8? Looks, feel, drive, etc.

Anything after seeing & driving it, you didn't like?

it looks great in person AND in normal daytime light... the red was a little duller than i would have liked, but i am not into red anyway... i am always biased to the ferrari red... but the car overall, looked awesome in person... better than what i remember from the LA auto show... it handled like a DREAM!!! IMO, there was no torque problem.. the engine was really quiet, like honda accord quiet... but i got ot rev it to 7K on 2nd, and it was NICE!!!! good room, great interiors.... i drove the 330c, g35c, audi 3.0, and none can really compare in overall satisfaction which includes price... i thought it handled just as good as the 330c...

btw- i only drove it for like 2 min, so this is by no means a "professional" opinion... but it was sweet

Originally posted by danielk015
SWWEEEETTTTT!!!! ...so i got to drive the rx-8 around the block, birch, to macarthur, to campus, von karman, and back to the driveway.. iT WAS SWWEEEETTTT.... very nice surprise... drove like a dream... i was debating and considering the g35c, but after this drive, i am sold OMG You lucky SOB!

Originally posted by Puppy1
OMG You lucky SOB!

First of many threads... :D :D :D

WHAT THE FUK!?!??!?!

IS IT STILL THERE?!!!!!!! HOW LONG WILL IT BE THERE?!!!!!!?!? WHERE IS IT?!?!!?

i dont know, they just were stopping by the area... he said they are just driving around randomly... it was at the business plaza on the corner of macarthur and campus... in the circular driveway

.... my gosh, the luck that some of you boyz have .....

Good for you Dude, I think you should go and drive the G35 and other cars that you were choosing between and give us some feed back !

:D :D :D :D for you
:( :( :( :( they are not bringing one anywhere near me until mine arrives

hell of a good day for you:D

no doubt it was a nice surprise!!! the guy doing the main driving said he has been killing the car, revving it high, and pushing it to the limits, and he said no ill effects "yet" lol... but it was a blast to drive, and cant wait to be able to drive one everyday...

as for a comparo... i have driven 330c, g35c, s2000, and audi 3.0... the only car i have not driven that i still want to is the 350z... but after driving the 8, albeit briefly, i am not considering any other cars... now its down to, "do i want that cd changer"?? lol

Originally posted by danielk015
... i was dropping off my girlfriend after we ate lunch at round table pizza off of jamboree, and when i drove up to the circle driveway to drop her off...

To think that I'd use to drive around that area all th time when I use to live in Laguna Hills ... you lucky dog!

:p

Hey, did you notice if the instrument dash was attached to the ajustable steering wheel column like the G35 coupe is? I personally like that feature (my old 1990 probe had it).

Originally posted by danielk015
IMO, there was no torque problem..

So you didn't have to "rev like crazy just to keep up with traffic" :p Exactly what most here have been saying :D

WHY doesn't this stuff ever happen on the east coast??? I probably won't get to see another one till mine gets here! ARGH!!

hey at least you have seen one elara:D we can't get closer than a picture up here in the "great" northwest. ;)

Was it a pre-production 8 or the real deal? I hear the pre-pros dont got the real deal LSD, suspension or brakes..

Originally posted by zoom44
hey at least you have seen one elara:D we can't get closer than a picture up here in the "great" northwest. ;) Northeast sucks too :(

And we have New York City nearby too and nothing good automotive wise comes thru here cept the auto show... which is nice but I'm almost guaranteed not to be able to touch and feel the RX-8 :(

Originally posted by zoom44
hey at least you have seen one elara:D we can't get closer than a picture up here in the "great" northwest. ;)

Yeah, well, I had to fly to Detroit- not exactly a cheap way to see a car...closest it's been other than that was Fl....oh well.

Lucky, lucky, lucky!!!
Need I say more. I'm pleasantly surprised that you were not dissappointed with the RX-8's torque delivery. Also glad that you rated the interior so high. Also the engine nice and quiet . . . Also, Also, Also so why can't I drive it too???

Words aint enough!!

WHA WHA WHAT!!!!

I used to work right there on Birch, I ate at that Roundtable like once a week.... the biggest thrill I ever got was seeing some prototype Hyundai SUV driving around on Jamboree... I move away for school and they are bringing RX-8's... ok i'm not sleeping tonight I'm going to sit here and fume about going back to school and not staying at that job so I wouldn't of missed the 8.....

I'm still in shock.....

ECRX, yeah, u missed out bro!!! it was pretty crazy.... when i was driving, all these guys were looking like "WHAT THE FUK IS THAT??" lol .... anyways, the dude said it was the real deal, i dont know if i believe him, but i guess i will take his word for it... it was a complet red GT, all black leather, everything in place... no navi though.. i would have liked to see how that actually looks..

See now that's a great testamony. This lucky dog over here drove all those very worthy competitors and took him less than 10 seconds in the RX-8 to declare it as the winner. Once again prove to us that you can analysis as much as you want on paper but there is just no subsitution for the true driving experience.

smoker.. no doubt... you can compare stats and stuff all people want, but when a buyer is interested in the total package, looks, feel, performance, etc etc, there is no subsitute for actually driving it... like i said, if i compiled a list, i would have the rx-8 at the top, but some of the other cars close behind as well... after driving it, the list only has the rx-8... YOU ALL WILL SOON SEE !!!