ok call them up then. i'm planning to use them for my corner balancing this spring

Hi, new proud 8 owner here. I got a stock 2006 galaxy grey. When do you guys have your next meeting?

there are some track events this week. thurs, fri, and sat. i'll be at the sat event for sure.

Not new to the car, got her in '08 but never bothered to venture onto this thread and say hi. So anyway, got another owner in the middle of no where Washington

Not new to the car, got her in '08 but never bothered to venture onto this thread and say hi. So anyway, got another owner in the middle of no where Washington

Come out to Autocross this Sunday. Few of us will be there, well at least me. Shin should be there co driving a friends g35. Www.bscc.net it's out in port orchard/Bremerton at the airport.

Come out to Autocross this Sunday. Few of us will be there, well at least me. Shin should be there co driving a friends g35. Www.bscc.net (http://Www.bscc.net) it's out in port orchard/Bremerton at the airport.

Would if a) I didn't work all weekend and lived 6 hours from there b) the 8's misfiring till I get parts :(

Would if a) I didn't work all weekend and lived 6 hours from there b) the 8's misfiring till I get parts :(

Ah, this morning your location said Silverdale.

Ah, this morning your location said Silverdale.

Ya, forgot to update it. I got out of the navy and work for a subcontractor of microsoft out by the Gorge now

Hi, just picked up an RX8 last week as a track toy. I have an NB Miata as my current track toy and hoping the RX8 is a worthy replacement! :)

Hey, any recommendations for places to do suspension? I plan on getting coilovers and sways.

Thanks guys

tom

I think my 8 is about as modified suspension wise as you can get. Didn't have it done in Portland though. was all done in California.

I bought a 2005 RX-8 Shinka 6 speed manual with 34,200 miles for $12,500.00 last thursday. It now has over 35,000 miles on it.:wiggle:

I am in Anchorage Alaska.

hey all, I have an 05 RX-8, 6sp Manual. I just started a Seattle RX-8 Facebook page to make it a little easier for Seattle area RX-8 fans/owners to connect and share information about shows, rides or just brag. Not meant to replace the great technical resource the forum is but intended to make the social aspects a little easier.

I'm just looking for people to hang with and go drive with..!

hey all, I have an 05 RX-8, 6sp Manual. I just started a Seattle RX-8 Facebook page to make it a little easier for Seattle area RX-8 fans/owners to connect and share information about shows, rides or just brag. Not meant to replace the great technical resource the forum is but intended to make the social aspects a little easier.

I'm just looking for people to hang with and go drive with..!

Should just post up in here ;) Some of us dont use FB.

hey all, I have an 05 RX-8, 6sp Manual. I just started a Seattle RX-8 Facebook page to make it a little easier for Seattle area RX-8 fans/owners to connect and share information about shows, rides or just brag. Not meant to replace the great technical resource the forum is but intended to make the social aspects a little easier.

I'm just looking for people to hang with and go drive with..!



What is your Facebook name??

It's "Seattle RX-8" http://www.facebook.com/ameequiriconi?success=1#!/pages/Seattle-RX-8/224889214195329

i found it!

Sadly im having to leave the club soon! :( If anyone wants to join the nw rx8 club my rx8 is for sale on craigslist. Wasn't gonna sell it but.... I guess I am lol. If you are looking for one trust me.... This is the one.

http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/cto/2452466894.html

Sad to see you go. :( Beautiful car, though! Sending a pm on it. :)

Patrick, Sorry to see you selling. Good luck with the sale!

Pm sent back. I think.... Lol

glws

glws

thanks Dondo!

Decided to post it here on the site as well.

http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?p=4012609#post4012609

I actually had a buyer all lined up and literally at the last minute after having had me hold the car for almost 2 weeks he backed out because he couldn't get financed. I was pretty lame.

I was pretty lame.

lol

Got my girlfriend last week, already wasted 2 tanks of gas in the mtn roads hehe :p
Currently residing in Idaho, anyone else here?

Welcome to 8club :) FazdaRX8 is in Idaho.

YAY! thanks haha maybe we should meet up...o.O

lol

Ha!

Apparently someone saw my post and is flying up tomorrow from California to look at my car. Hmmmm. Sounded to good to be true until all his backstory panned out. Looked him up on my own on Facebook and his college graduation from u of o.

Either it's the most elaborate hoax ever or someone with far more money than I have.

At least it a face to face meeting and not some "ship your car to x location"

Anyone had experience in this or advice? I used to work in banking so I know roughly how to keep myself safe.

Ha!

Apparently someone saw my post and is flying up tomorrow from California to look at my car. Hmmmm. Sounded to good to be true until all his backstory panned out. Looked him up on my own on Facebook and his college graduation from u of o.

Either it's the most elaborate hoax ever or someone with far more money than I have.

At least it a face to face meeting and not some "ship your car to x location"

Anyone had experience in this or advice? I used to work in banking so I know roughly how to keep myself safe.

all i can think of is bring some beast mofo to get your back if it gets hot. haha other than that just be smart about him taking a test drive.

all i can think of is bring some beast mofo to get your back if it gets hot. haha other than that just be smart about him taking a test drive.

<-- concealed weapons license.

If he's meeting you in person I'd say you should be ok... hell, I drove over to Spokane (4 hr drive) the same morning we saw the ad for the FD and drove her home that afternoon. But of course, still be wary and don't let him test drive alone. ;)

<-- concealed weapons license.

that doesnt matter when they 2in away and toss you like a mildly deflated sex doll. haha but right o! remember you have to have a ride home. (Please dont meet them at your house...)

Surprised no part out requests yet...

Surprised no part out requests yet...

we're all modded already. ;)

IDK those SF Challenges are sweet. I know a guy in Oregon that could be interested in them ;)

Well then... Had an interesting day...

So I pick him up at the airport. Nice fellow everything good so far.

We take it to get a compression test which he pays for.

Car fails compression test.

Wait what?

yeah reported a 660 on both rotors.

They ran a warranty covered no start bulletin to try and fix it. Which got it up to 687 and 713 depending on the rotor (which he told me at first 680 was the min spec but then even after reaching 680 (barely) he again told me I needed a new engine.)

So long story short They are applying for a warranty and hoping it just sails through

Apparently he said that if it doesn't just sail through I have to provide oil change records (I do my own so uh how could they prove it was my car the oil went into...)

Anyway but he said that if Mazda see's any synthetic oil they will auto decline...

Once again wait. What?

All that I'm aware that has ever been put in that car is royal purple which according to the mazda owners manual that I read religiously when I bought the car fits all of their requirements for warranty. (I've since heard that they updated the manual in later years but my manual says nothing of the sort) Mine doesn't even say the words synthetic or conventional anywhere in it.

So It'll either get a new engine under warranty, or I'll have to sell it with a min spec report on compression.

What's crazy is I have no CEL, and no loss of power anywhere on the RPM range that I can perceive. But I bring it there and they tell me my car is basically failing apart... When I went in there I was worried about the guy I was picking up and had no worries about the car. Now I'm worried about my car and I know the California guy is normal.

Just a really really weird day...

Anyone have any experience with Herzog Meier out of beaverton?

haha holy shit!! well what are you going to do now? i mean whats the cali dude doing?

Well if it gets a new engine he wants to fly up and buy it. He looked at the actual car today and said that they would have to figure in every rock chip into the price of the car.

With a new engine in there... I don't think I have any real reason to budge in price. This car is meant to be driven it's not necessarily a show car. I'm sure with a fresh engine it'll perk even more interest. So I'll have to ask him what they plan offering and basically say no if they try and knock more the price down.

I mean run the price of that parts list lol. So we will see. He'll either pay the asking price and get it.... Or he won't and Kari can look at it. And if she doesn't want it I call back craigslist people.

Not too worried about getting it sold. There was plenty of interest (albeit lots of people thinking they had more money than they had) but still there were solid offers to be had.

whats asking?

14k

14k

:( thats 4k less than i paid for my stock 40th :( i hate you

Picked up my 05 black/black gt 6sp about a month ago, totally in love, actually got recommended to this site by anibalrx8 after he seen it randomly when i rolled up to his work.

Picked up my 05 black/black gt 6sp about a month ago, totally in love, actually got recommended to this site by anibalrx8 after he seen it randomly when i rolled up to his work.

Nice to see you in here, I hope you come to one of the drives we do in here and meeting, see you around!!!

Nice to see you in here, I hope you come to one of the drives we do in here and meeting, see you around!!!

what kind of sorcery is this? whachootawkingbout drives? i have never read or seen these drives....are you trying to trick me?

what kind of sorcery is this? whachootawkingbout drives? i have never read or seen these drives....are you trying to trick me?

There is no spoon.

There is no spoon.

but how will i eat?! :uhh:

/rerailthread

I've been looking some sort of car "cruise" or gathering of nice cars...

what kind of sorcery is this? whachootawkingbout drives? i have never read or seen these drives....are you trying to trick me?

Last month we had two drive, one to leavenworth and the other to Mt. St. Helen, I went to the Mt. St. Helen one with 3 other Rx8, 2 Rx7, and other cars!

5 years ago we did monthly drives o over Washington State, for 3 years in a round.

For the past 2 years, its been one here and there, you just have to keep your eyes open for them!

As a quick update to my story... Mazda approved my warranty. New engine in a week or so.

Grats man!

New engine in. Definite difference. Smoother, stronger, and quieter.

Good deal. Guess this means you are going to try to sell it again and not give me a good deal on the wheels ;)

California guy actually still wants it. They are visiting Oregon in a week to buy car.

You are not the first person to try for those rims lol.

05 in Mukilteo moved up here from the STL

Welcome, and where's the STL? :)

ST Louis...im assuming

welcome! i have two RX8s at the moment.. :Eyecrazy:

welcome! i have two RX8s at the moment.. :Eyecrazy:

uh wut? details man!

uh wut? details man!

one is ss and one is wb! :evil_laug

Can I be an honorary NW'er?

Can I be an honorary NW'er?

You already are :)

one is ss and one is wb! :evil_laug

you car watching? what about that thing you were telling me about from AZ?

yeah i'm trying to break in matt's engine. going for another spin in the wb8 today!

Yeah St. Louis guys should have known STL would throw a curve ball. So do you guys ever get together? Like meets or drives?

sure man. i was on a drive yesterday. ;)

You already are :)

:fruit:

you car watching? what about that thing you were telling me about from AZ?

:suspect:

Yeah St. Louis guys should have known STL would throw a curve ball. So do you guys ever get together? Like meets or drives?

I win!

I wanna join too!

YAY! thanks haha maybe we should meet up...o.O

I'm in Boise.

I'm in Boise. nice! i go to boise quite often...we should meet somewhere there....would be nice to meet the peeps that i see all the time :(

hey is there anyone in the SW portland area... around beaverton or tigard

im always in the tigard area- i live there :)

SW Portland/Tanasbourne area present!

04 in North Seattle / Edmonds area. Along with my daily driver, '95 MX6

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j129/dima_mx6/FxCam_1294261039091.jpg

im always in the tigard area- i live there :)

well thats cool I didn't know that I live near the admin lol... do you ever go to meets or anything?

New member here in lynnwood 05 rx8 and loving it! anyone from lynnwood?:D:

Welcome! SS '05 here in Seattle.

...used to live in Lynnwood, now 4 miles south. My rx8 is still in the garage under construction. But hope to run into you soon

Thanks for welcoming me to the club.:D: hopefully I can hang out with my fellow 8 enthusiasts soon.. peace out guys!

Droppin in, about to be up there in Seattle here soon.

nice welcome!

Anyone in Medford, Oregon?? Just got mine about a week ago. =D

Grats! welcome to the club :)

hihi

New RX8 owner in Eugene. Bought a 2004 with 52K on the clock in Lightning Yellow. This is replacing my '87 MR-2.

Will be having questions, but need to spend some time forum surfing first, and searching for threads.

Nice to see at least a few inmates from the Great NorthWET!

Dean in Eugene

Welcome to 8club nataharli :)

Dont listen to pdxhak, hes crazy (see the axe in his hands?)

But welcome to the club :D

Add me to the "head count", just picked up an '04 with 34.5k on it here in Spokane on Sunday. Not the best pic of the car, but you all know what they look like. This thing is awesome, love the handling and it's amazingly comfortable and roomy.

hi all!

new to the 8 club, just got my r3 last week, anyone in Vancouver WA or close to OR. Would love to learn more about my car from the more experienced owners!

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MEET & GREET
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When: 3pm to 8pm
Greeting, registration and begin vehicle staging for car show.

Out of town attendees arriving late can contact WHiV hosts to get registered.
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ROTARY SHOW
Check-in begins at 7am
Show 8am to 1pm

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2PM
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SUNDAY MAY 20th

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Finally created an account, guess I'll post here. Got a black 09 r3 a few months ago up in Marysville, wa.

welcome!

not new to the forum just the area recently moved from Dallas Tx to Puyallup Wa looking forward to meeting up also any good rotary mechs in my area? i work on them just not the car version

Hey guys! Portland here.

New to the forums but spent the last few days combing every newbie thread I could...placed a deposit on a 05 Shinka yesterday. Immaculate condition, engine felt great on the test drive. Had the owner bring it in for a compression test today, and it apparently failed...so now it may be in line for a reman engine. Pretty bummed, and not sure if I still want it. Do still forsee an 8 in the future...Just thought I'd say hello! Hope to join the club soon.

Welcome, I have an 8, love it. Sadly, it's time to find a new car though..may keep it, we'll see. Re: mechs, It may cause some ruffled feathers on here but I've had good luck with U Mazda in the U District. I go through Paul there.. and he's been very honest with me, not selling me things I don't need and they've done a great job with things. I went to them last when my drivers door wouldn't open... apparently a spring in the door broke..they had to take the whole panel off - from the inside! I like em.

There's also a place in the south end that's supposed to be good called Jerry's Little Car Shop, I've not tried them though..

not necessarily too new but never introduced myself; stationed up here in bangor, WA for about 3 more years. got an 04 6spd last year; she isn't much now but i'm workin on it

Welcome seamen.

It would be rough for you to make a trip to a Dick's meet on a thursday night. I will be out to a Bremerton Autocross event soon enough. Always a good place to have fun with your 8.

Welcome !