Don't even ask how I found this review.

http://www.womanmotorist.com/index.php/news/main/2215/event=view

A young lady shopping for a Mazda 6 at the dealership today called the RX-8 "Cute." Her dad likes the RX-8, but she prefers the classier styling of the Mazda 6.:D

Great website. Being for women who apparently are clueless about cars they provide definitions for all the otherwise confusing technical terms.

True example -- "Manual Transmission: A system where the driver selects the proper amount of power and torque linking the power of the engine to the wheels. Involves a stick shift and is normally available in 4, 5 or 6 forward gears and 1 reverse. The driver manually depresses a clutch and selects the proper gear via a shifter usually mounted on a center console. The clutch, gas, and shifter have to be coordinated in order to obtain smooth and rapid shifts. The benefits of a manual transmissions are: greater control over the transmission, lower initial purchase cost, depending on the make and model, a greater number of forward gears which aid in fuel economy and help take the best advantage of the engine's range of power." Yeah, that'll clear it up for the local blonde.

How about this instead: "Manual Transmission: You move a little stick thingy by your knee to make your car go zoom-zoom."

Anti-flame disclaimer: Ladies, I'm being facetious. Those of you who frequent these pages have been knowledgeable and thoughtful contributors. I think the womenmotorist.com site is talking down to the gentler sex when they really don't need to. I hope you catch my sense of satire. Ain't no flame like a woman scorned. :cool:

word...........

while speaking along the lines of politcal correctness, has anyone caught Bill Mahers stand up act on HBO? was on today and yesterday (or should i say yesterday and the day before?)
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They need to get their facts straight:

"The Miata was introduced in 1989 designed as a light-weight roadster, a fun toy also practical for everyday driving. The RX-7, at that point, had become a high-performance sports car. It remained in production in the US until 1998, and in Japan until 2002."

The FD3S ceased production in 1995, the last JDM FD3S, the Spirt R, rolled off early this year.

Originally posted by P00Man
word...........

while speaking along the lines of politcal correctness, has anyone caught Bill Mahers stand up act on HBO? was on today and yesterday (or should i say yesterday and the day before?) I did.. was quite good in my opinion :)

Engine As Tested: Standard version comes with a manual transmission and a .654-liter, Dual Rotor Rotary Engine, 6-valves, 247-horsepower at 8,500 rpm and 159 lb-ft torque at 5,900 rpm

The optional version comes with an automatic transmission and a ..654-liter, Dual Rotor Rotary Engine, 6-valves, 207-horsepower at 7,200 rpm and 164 lb-ft torque at 5,000 rpm



LOL! WTF.

I like how they have definitions for everything. LOL! :D

Ratings (1-10)

Style: 9
Performance: 8
Price: 8
Handling: 8
Ride: 8
Comfort: 8
Quality: 8
Overall: 8.14


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WTF-8.14-DUMASSES

I like how they call the manual "standard" and the auto "optional". :p And that they say both versions have 6 valves! :p :p

Originally posted by Ruler_Mark


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WTF-8.14-DUMASSES

(9+8+8+8+8+8+8+8)/7 = 8.142857. For the same bubbleheads that don't know what a manual transmission is.

You guys are too funny.

My wife actually learned on a "standard". But then, she's also got a hand gun permit, and makes twice as much $$$ as I do. What a wife!

Originally posted by grogiefrog
My wife actually learned on a "standard". But then, she's also got a hand gun permit, and makes twice as much $$$ as I do. What a wife!

Nothing wrong with being a "kept man." Lots of us envy your situation. So who gets to drive the 8? (like I need to ask ;) )

Since you ask... If we were to buy one now, we would trade her car in, and she would drive it to work. But, she told me, if we wait until her car is paid off, we could add one as a "Sunday car"... Yes... a third car. But that would not happen until Spring of 2005.

Hard decision to make.

Originally posted by grogiefrog
You guys are too funny.

My wife actually learned on a "standard". But then, she's also got a hand gun permit, and makes twice as much $$$ as I do. What a wife!

So is she a getaway driver or a professional assassin?

Originally posted by Superfan
So is she a getaway driver or a professional assassin?

Gotta be an assassin to be makin' that kinda money. I think getaway drivers are at the low end of the pay scale. She might be a previously scorned lover manically driven to high achievement and a pretense of domestic normalcy to acquire power and wealth so she can someday wreak a terrible and bloody revenge on her former beau, but then she probably wouldn't have time or inclination to be messing around with the RX-8. Let me ask: Does she know kung fu or boil live bunny rabbits? This is usually a telltale sign of that kind of woman. Not that I would know or anything...:mad:

Not an assassin, actually a bio-chemist. But a good one! If we did use an RX-8 for a getaway car, I would be the one driving. She would be the good looking blonde sitting next to me. :D

Originally posted by grogiefrog
Not an assassin, actually a bio-chemist. But a good one! If we did use an RX-8 for a getaway car, I would be the one driving. She would be the good looking blonde sitting next to me. :D

*Phoning President Bush * "Sir, I think we've found Dr. Germ".

Originally posted by Superfan


*Phoning President Bush * "Sir, I think we've found Dr. Germ".

*Bush to Rumsfeld* : "Forget the girl, get the car!"

Originally posted by 8_wannabe


*Bush to Rumsfeld* : "Forget the girl, get the car!"

lol!!