Got a pleasant surprise yesterday when my dealer called. My red 6spd sport arrived a week earlier than expected. Yes!!! Got to the dealer at 6:30pm, drove it home at 8:45pm. Yes!!! I'll post a write-up a little latter because I'm having too much fun now. But in the mean time, here's are some pics of mine. Finally, the pics are of my car and not someone else.

http://images3.fotki.com/v33/photos/4/42059/341526/1191970_IMGa-vi.jpg

Another guy picking up his black 6spd GT.
http://images3.fotki.com/v33/photos/4/42059/341526/1191971_IMGa-vi.jpg

The first and last time these two will be seen together. New RX-8 and old Civic Si.
http://images3.fotki.com/v33/photos/4/42059/341526/1191976_IMGa-vi.jpg

http://images3.fotki.com/v32/photos/4/42059/341526/1191988_IMGa-vi.jpg

http://images3.fotki.com/v33/photos/4/42059/341526/1191996_IMGb-vi.jpg

Finally home!
http://images3.fotki.com/v33/photos/4/42059/341526/1191998_IMGa-vi.jpg

http://images3.fotki.com/v33/photos/4/42059/341526/1202002_IMGa-vi.jpg

Edit: Can't link to large pics. Stupid Fotki only link to pics under 500x500.

Gorgeous pictures... that black one could have been mine but my dealer didn't wash or wax it (per my instructions) and it was raining the same day so.... it looked like crap when I got it :)

Great Pics!

making me thing about red or black now...

HGmm, I just want my CAR! :(

I wish mine wasn't still a figment of my imagination. I took down the pictures of the car in my office becasue I'm tired of everybody asking me if I got my car yet. I know it will be here soon, but having people asking me about it is torture.

Thank you for keeping the dream alive.

Wonderfull Pics. Congrats

She looks so happy in the garage

Originally posted by Puppy1
I wish mine wasn't still a figment of my imagination. I took down the pictures of the car in my office becasue I'm tired of everybody asking me if I got my car yet. I know it will be here soon, but having people asking me about it is torture.

Thank you for keeping the dream alive.

I hear you man. The whereabouts of my RX-8 became a running joke here at work too. I setup a small area and displayed all the trinkets that Mazda sent. That suggestive looking thermos got quite a few chuckles.

Hang in there buddy. All your current anxieties will dissappear when your 8 arrived.

Finally we get to see how the rear light LEDs work at night. Very nice.

Congratulations Quack-man! :D

Originally posted by Good Duck
Hang in there buddy. All your current anxieties will dissappear when your 8 arrived. And right when I couldn't stand it any longer my dealer called. My car is here and I'm picking it up first thing in the morning tomorrow. I already called in sick!

Originally posted by Puppy1
And right when I couldn't stand it any longer my dealer called. My car is here and I'm picking it up first thing in the morning tomorrow. I already called in sick!

Hey congrat! And you thought all hopes were gone.

Did I say your anxieties will disappear? No, no, I meant to say that you will get a case of rotaritis and would be unable to work for a whole day.

Congratulations, Good Duck! I'm really looking forward to your review because I'm considering the Sport package, too. I'm interested in your impressions of the stock stereo. All I've seen is reviews of the Bose.

argh it's still going to be like 3 weeks until i get mine. eesh. Thanks for posting the pics though! good color choice.

Originally posted by Puppy1
And right when I couldn't stand it any longer my dealer called. My car is here and I'm picking it up first thing in the morning tomorrow. I already called in sick!

Hey congrats! You must be the other person picking up their car today -- I called the dealership yesterday and they told me two people are picking up their cars today (I'm one of them -- finally!!). You'll be getting your car sooner though, 'cause I can't take off work until this afternoon. Aaah! I should've just taken the whole day off too! Like I'm really going to be able to concentrate on working this morning! :p

Originally posted by Puppy1
And right when I couldn't stand it any longer my dealer called. My car is here and I'm picking it up first thing in the morning tomorrow. I already called in sick!

i'm hoping that if i post in this thread complaining that mine is also lost somewhere that my dealer will call me today and tell me my car is here...

10:00am
still waiting for the phone call...

10:05am
still waiting for the phone call...

10:10am
still waiting for the phone call...

...now i question if i really did preorder one or it was all just a dream...maybe i should check and see if that book and thermos and mug are real or not...

:(

Congrats Puppy and Frogzapper also!

Congrats GD, fantastic pics!! :)

Velocity Red is a great colour, cant wait to get mine.

Originally posted by Toadman
Congrats Puppy and Frogzapper also!

So what did we learn from this thread? If your member's ID contains an animal then you will get your RX-8. :D That mean, I should extend my congrats to Toadman any minutes now. ;)

Does a really aggressive fish count as an animal? If so, I'm in!!!

Originally posted by Sharky
a really aggressive fish

:p a shark isn't a fish, silly: no backbone :p

Originally posted by wakeech


:p a shark isn't a fish, silly: no backbone :p

http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?eu=68890

Originally posted by Lensman


http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?eu=68890

oh please, that's still not a fish... they're in a sub-category :p

Originally posted by Good Duck


So what did we learn from this thread? If your member's ID contains an animal then you will get your RX-8. :D That mean, I should extend my congrats to Toadman any minutes now. ;)

in that case...Moderator! change my name to DuckToadSharkyPuppyFrogX-8, kthx...now give me my damn car :mad: