got to the dealership at like 3pm. checked out the car. had 8 miles on it, not bad. then went back inside. the friggin paperwork took forever. then i had to drive it back home, im a n00b manual driver. did ok i guess. stalled like 4 times, no big deal. but some stupid bitches were honking at me when i stalled. o and alot of plp gave me thumbs up. heres some pics

http://photos.yahoo.com/rx8pictures

Congrats! Looks Great!
I really love the pic with the wrx in the background. Eventhough I like the wrx, the 8 makes it look...so...average. :D :cool:

Nice, and congrats. So I guess your picture of the trunk with the gold bag is to confirmed mazda claims :D


stalled like 4 times, no big deal

You must be too excited about the car and forgot how to drive a manual ;)

Good news and you got some port installed options too. Have fun with the ride.

Let me be the first to give you the obligatory congratulations. Screw those no nothing girls. Nice pics.

whoa cool........ you got the rotary acc.. I wanted that but my dealer says they cant get it yet.. :(

congrats!! enjoy!!!

I take that back like five people posted while I typed, now I'm like the 100tht:mad:

ok what's up? i can't see his pics when i click the link.

thanks guys. :D

bill: yea that wrx is my bros


seikx: yea when i was backing out, i stalled like twice, then my salesman came over and his like ur handbrakes on, lol was too excited.

it can fit 1 bag fine but i dunno bout 2, maybe if u really tried sqeeuzing really hard, i guess u could

brothervoodoo: yep, 6 cd and rotary accent. good thing i didnt get navigation tho, my dealer has 6 cars and non have navi, navi makes ur car late i think

Originally posted by Keiqo
I take that back like five people posted while I typed, now I'm like the 100tht:mad:

lolz same thing here, like 10 plp posted when i was typing

Originally posted by zoom44
ok what's up? i can't see his pics when i click the link.

hmmm weird. maybe its bandwith limit, keep trying!!!

oops! forgot -- Congrats on the car Tribal!!l

now about the pics? and forget those chicks man. soon they will be lining up for a ride:D

Originally posted by zoom44
oops! forgot -- Congrats on the car Tribal!!l

now about the pics? and forget those chicks man. soon they will be lining up for a ride:D

lol:cool: :D . pics still aint workin?


btw i forgot to say, visibality is pretty bad, its pretty hard to check ur blind spots in the rx8 so be careful guys. well ima go practice manual some more. later

sweet choice dude, congrats...yeah maybe nav does come later...hopefully mine will be in fri though...
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Originally posted by tribal azn2
got to the dealership at like 3pm. checked out the car. had 8 miles on it, not bad. then went back inside. the friggin paperwork took forever.
http://photos.yahoo.com/rx8pictures

Congratulations -- it looks great! :D
hmmm, didn't you have a problem forgetting to release the handbrake at the Rev It Up event too? Maybe Tribal needs a handbrake warning buzzer in his 8 -- just teasing! ;) :p

So what time were you finally able to leave the dealer after you finished all the paperwork? I'm just trying to get an idea of what I'm in for when I go. I'm kind of surprised mine wasn't in the first group since I didn't order the Nav :( I'm hoping mine will be in the next truckload! :D

Originally posted by tribal azn2
thanks guys. :Dbrothervoodoo: yep, 6 cd and rotary accent. good thing i didnt get navigation tho, my dealer has 6 cars and non have navi, navi makes ur car late i think Well that explains why my car hasn't arrived and yours did. :(

Originally posted by frogzapper


Congratulations -- it looks great! :D
hmmm, didn't you have a problem forgetting to release the handbrake at the Rev It Up event too? Maybe Tribal needs a handbrake warning buzzer in his 8 -- just teasing! ;) :p

So what time were you finally able to leave the dealer after you finished all the paperwork? I'm just trying to get an idea of what I'm in for when I go. I'm kind of surprised mine wasn't in the first group since I didn't order the Nav :( I'm hoping mine will be in the next truckload! :D

LOL YEA I DID!!! i gota get use to the damn handbrake. didnt have to bother with no friggin handbrake in my bmw

i say we got out at around 5pm, took pretty long, and we paid in full also. bet it'll take longer if u need to loan or fianace or anyt that stuff

congrats on the purchase...

how can you afford to pay in full?

can i drive it :p i have full coverage for any vehicle i drive...

Originally posted by lucke
congrats on the purchase...

how can you afford to pay in full?

can i drive it :p i have full coverage for any vehicle i drive...

im a spoiled little bitch so my parents paying for it. graduation present:)




another thing i noticed is that when u stall in the rx8, it doesnt rock or anything, the engine just dies. like in normal manual cars when u stall, it rocks violently back and fourth. but in the rx8 it doesnt. is this cause of the rotary engine?

tribal, congrats on gettin' your ride bruh!

sorry to hear about your stalls...i figure i'll do it a lot too right away as i'm a n00b as well. however, i'm lucky enough to have friends that own a 3rd gen FD, a TT and an s2k. they've let me practice a bit...and they each have a different feel. (let me say, the newer the car, the better for me!)

keep your fingers crossed for me! ;)

Originally posted by tribal azn2


im a spoiled little bitch so my parents paying for it. graduation present:) I appriciate your honesty T. Keep on givng us honest feedback about your driving experiences. Drive carefuly and don't let any of your friends test drive your car into a wall like I did with my last new car.

Congratulations Tribal. Don't forget to put a pic in your sig! What are you doing with the BMW?

Originally posted by tribal azn2


im a spoiled little bitch so my parents paying for it. graduation present:)




another thing i noticed is that when u stall in the rx8, it doesnt rock or anything, the engine just dies. like in normal manual cars when u stall, it rocks violently back and fourth. but in the rx8 it doesnt. is this cause of the rotary engine?

LOL, your candid report is really refreshing. I bought a new 8 for my wife today and she didn't want to drive it home because she hasn't used a stick shift if 15 years or so. I don't mind telling you my shifting and clutch work was far from professional race driver quality on the way home from the dealership. We'll be working on it tomorrow. We're in our sixties, so it will be strange to see some gray heads through the window of an RX-8. What the heck, life is short!

another thing i noticed is that when u stall in the rx8, it doesnt rock or anything, the engine just dies. like in normal manual cars when u stall, it rocks violently back and fourth. but in the rx8 it doesnt. is this cause of the rotary engine?
Not only does it die quickly and smoothly, but it can resurrect itself quickly too. A few times I've stalled mine and pushed the clutch in what seemed like a split second too late, all the red dash lights go on and then suddenly the engine pops back to life. I suspect its the rotary momentum that gives it enough energy to start itself.

ELX13: thx bro, good luck on geting urs.

puppy: no way im letting any my friends drive it

pelucidor: the bmw was original my sisters car then she went off to college so it was mine but now shes back and shes gonna continue driving it. yea i need a new sig but i dont have photoshop:( , if anyone would be kind enough to make me a sig, it would be greatly appreciated. btw i browse is300.net a little and i see u on there.

jd62: WOW sixties?!?!? simply amazing, best of luck to ya

ggreen: something i noticed was that it takes quite a bit longer to crank up the rx8. in regular cars all i would have to do was crank the key for a split second and the engine would start. but with the rotary, it takes like 2 seconds to hold the crank before the engine fully starts.

Tribal, LOL, I appreciate the candor! The link actually works now. Hey we got our Ti GTs the same day, does that mean we are bruddahs now?

Lucky for you, OC is F-L-A-T. Else you'll be needing that handbrake to hold the car on a hill. LA for that matter is pretty flat too, though Cienega and Sunset might be a little tricky, good place to practice the handbrake/clutch-out maneuver.

No matter, enjoy the car dude! I expect a lot of regulars here to disappear for a bit once their cars arrive.

Great picture Tribal - I'm in love with the Titanium again (was thinking of changing to the red.)

Must be weird having never driven a manual - I can imagine the prospect made you pretty nervous at first.

Enjoy the car!:D

Originally posted by jd62


LOL, your candid report is really refreshing. I bought a new 8 for my wife today and she didn't want to drive it home because she hasn't used a stick shift if 15 years or so. I don't mind telling you my shifting and clutch work was far from professional race driver quality on the way home from the dealership. We'll be working on it tomorrow. We're in our sixties, so it will be strange to see some gray heads through the window of an RX-8. What the heck, life is short!

60+ year old couple with an RX-8! I hope I'm driving a sports car when I hit the golden years in my life...yup, I can't see myself in a Lincoln Town Car at that age. Very cool indeed.

D-san

Congrats 2 u. Kudos for buying the manual tranny with little experience. By the time you read this reply, you will probably be an excellent shifter. After a while, you shift gears without thinking . . . it becomes second nature to you. ENJOY!!

We're in our sixties, so it will be strange to see some gray heads through the window of an RX-8. What the heck, life is short!

I wouldn't call it strange -- just blessed. I'd love to be doing the same in 20 more years.