View Full Version : My friend just WON an RX8


crewshell
10-03-2005, 11:51 PM
my friend back in NJ / NY won an RX8 from MTV. They had a competition sweepstake drawing for an 8 tricked out like it is in the game JUICED for the Xbox. She entered last june and they just called her tonight to tell her she won! How crazy is that ... she is not to thrilled with the bright green paint job so she will probably end up selling it .. GRR wish I could be that lucky!

Tigster
10-04-2005, 06:39 AM
Why not just repaint it?

Labop
10-04-2005, 06:43 AM
They probably continued the green theme on the inside too...

Congrats to your friend. :)

shahram72
10-04-2005, 07:31 AM
For free I might keep it, but I'll bet it's rice to the max!

Gambit
10-04-2005, 08:02 AM
Get some pics up....I'm interested to see what it looks like


I wish I was one of these lucky bastards who wins things

crewshell
10-04-2005, 09:56 AM
yea I'll see if she cvan get photos up .. they say it has 10K dollars worth of "mods" on it ... haha I bet its cheese oroma -- she could repaint it I guess, but that, ontop of income tax and all could make it oput to be pretty damn pricey!

ZoomZoomH
10-04-2005, 10:00 AM
definitely sell it and get some $$$ :D

MDRX8
10-04-2005, 10:03 AM
If she desides to sell PM me. And send some pictures. I am ready to buy

RX-Hachi
10-04-2005, 12:58 PM
The paint job is horrible, but sure does attract attention, which is what they wanted for the video game I suppose. However, the upgrades to the cars are actually nice and mild. You can read about the cars here: http://cars.ign.com/articles/599/599758p2.html

http://www.rx8club.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=45289
http://www.rx8club.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=45290

Tigster
10-04-2005, 01:05 PM
I'd just paint it, the interior is not shown in any of the pics so I would guess it is stock. If they sell it can I have the MS speed rims?

http://carsmedia.ign.com/cars/image/article/599/599758/juiced-rx-8-twins-20050329000619052.jpg

QBallz
10-04-2005, 01:06 PM
OMG a free track car!

therm8
10-04-2005, 01:13 PM
ouch!!! my eyes hurt. but hey it's free...well except for taxes. I entered a charity auction for a new Solstice, $50 for a 1 in 2000 shot. If I don't win, oh well, but it would be nice :)

Tigster
10-04-2005, 01:15 PM
I just had a thought, have her donate the car to say Rotarygod and lets see what kind of power he can get from it. If it blows up who cares it was free (less the taxes)!!!! Then give me the MS rims

KYLiquid
10-04-2005, 01:17 PM
thats cool. Id trade people the parts for stock parts and repaint it and sell it
make some cash

although you still have to pay the taxes on it right?

zoom44
10-04-2005, 01:21 PM
always sell a car you win- pay the taxes and buy something you really want

mikeb
10-04-2005, 01:23 PM
congrats
I wonder what it would sell for

Astral
10-04-2005, 02:31 PM
do the stickers come off? I would pay a shop to take off all the stickers, maybe leave one or two in place, and enjoy the car for a while. Of course, that probably would significantly drop resale... but you don't care, it was free, right?

rx8wannahave
10-04-2005, 02:39 PM
always sell a car you win- pay the taxes and buy something you really want

Exactly...that's the best forumula...

crewshell
10-04-2005, 03:22 PM
yuk she will NOT be happy if thats what the car looks like! hahaha

Im_DANomite
10-04-2005, 03:29 PM
i'd take the wheels

Y&Y
10-04-2005, 03:49 PM
Slice it up and stick a couple pieces into a bottle of Corona! :p

Gerael
10-04-2005, 03:58 PM
theres probably some deal that she has to at least drive a certain number of miles a year... and keep all the badges and stickers.. and rant about how great xbox and juiced are....

btw.. i've played juiced... it's an okay game.. but for that style of street racing game.. go with need for speed 2 or midnight challenge... even tokyo extreme racer...

only thing cool about juiced is that you can hold your own events.. and win turf to race on... but its not that cool....

midlifer
10-04-2005, 04:46 PM
The paint job is horrible, but sure does attract attention, which is what they wanted for the video game I suppose. However, the upgrades to the cars are actually nice and mild. You can read about the cars here: http://cars.ign.com/articles/599/599758p2.html

http://www.rx8club.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=45289
http://www.rx8club.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=45290
Interesting article. I wonder what 8 she will get, the show or the track. It sounds like both were beat on though. My guess is the inside is stock. Sounds like the show car is all stock and the track car has the Mazdaspeed suspension.


Bob

Mugatu
10-04-2005, 05:56 PM
that is probably the most horrendous green I have ever seen on a car.

MazdaRich
10-04-2005, 06:04 PM
My guess is that these cars have been beat on pretty hard and she's going to be taxed on a value more than a car like that is worth. Ebay here it comes...