Any South Flordia 8 owners want to plan a road trip somewhere? Keywest, Naples, Daytona, Tampa?

I vote for keywest. I've never been down their and I've lived in Miami my whole life.

My fiance's family has a house in key largo. Dunno how willing they would be to lend me the keys, but would make a nice pitstop, about halfway down to key west. Just has to be a few weeks while I recover from the downpayment on my car :D

Although Tampa and Busch Gardens is nice :D

BTW, I just saw a silver RX-8 in my complex. So there's another one near me already!

If you guys head to Tampa or Orlando let me know. I'll meet you somewhere.

So I guess there are only 3 of us in South FL?

Any other owners out there?

nope.......more of us in here,im in pembroke pines,,,,,,,,,,sounds interestiing,,,,,or maybe like meet somewhere local..........

i'm at pines, but go to school in Orlando...

If you're willing to wait a few months, there will be an abundance of 8 owners (including my mother). Make it a nice caravan to an event hosted by MRCCFL.

Originally posted by Prowla
If you're willing to wait a few months, there will be an abundance of 8 owners (including my mother). Make it a nice caravan to an event hosted by MRCCFL.


Ummm, what's that? (MRCCFL)

I'm down for a rx-8 cruise, haven't seen too many in south Florida yet just a yellow one in Ft. Lauderdale the other day. Let me know if any of you are going to set up something. Peace!

Why dont we meet up in 2 weeks? Say do a cruise down AIA on the beach in Ft. Lauderdale down to Las Olas. Maybe stop for some food and head out for a drive? We do it early and The Floridian is a great breakfast stop. Has a nice metered (cheap) parking across the street that I've never had trouble with. Usually nice cars in the lot so everybody watches out.

tHE mrccfl is the Mazda Rotary Club of Central Florida. (think I got it right) I just joined their e-mail group last week. They seem to be very active.

Sorry, lol... Forgot there's some new enthusiasts. :cool:

MRCCFL = Mazda Rotary Car Club of Florida.

Originally posted by Genom
Why dont we meet up in 2 weeks? Say do a cruise down AIA on the beach in Ft. Lauderdale down to Las Olas. Maybe stop for some food and head out for a drive? We do it early and The Floridian is a great breakfast stop. Has a nice metered (cheap) parking across the street that I've never had trouble with. Usually nice cars in the lot so everybody watches out.

Damn, i'll be in Hawaii in 2 weeks. I'll catch you all next time :)

Cruise would be good. Ill go. I met someone with a yellow 8 that would go as well.

How about Orlando "toward" more RX-8 owners not away from us? Or even to the West coast like Ft Myers?

It's around 300 miles from Tampa, I couldn't afford the trip in my 8. ;-)

Uhm, Orlando is farther from Miami than Tampa from Ft. Lauderdale :D We are in the same pickle. Who other RX-8 drivers are out that ways and want to meet up? If we are going to meet up with 4-5 people I'll drive Miami-Tampa. If it's just you, I think yer gonna be hoofing yer ass down to us :D

Well, Tom. Looks like we'll have to organize a Central Florida RX-8 owner's meet ourselves. ;)

For some reason I thought you guys were talking about going to the Keys. Hence my "opposite" direction comment.

Anyway...
Tampa to Ft Laud: 270
Ft Laud to Orlando: 220
Miami to Orlando: 245
Tampa to Miami: 285
Miami to Cocoa: 204
Tampa to Cocoa: 140
Miami to Ft Myers: 155
Tampa to Ft Myers: 131
Miami to Naples: 123
Tampa to Naples: 169

Just some numbers compliments of Yahoo Maps...whaddya think?

Originally posted by Genom
If we are going to meet up with 4-5 people I'll drive Miami-Tampa. If it's just you, I think yer gonna be hoofing yer ass down to us :D

Orlando traffic SUCKS though. I'm a UCF student in Orlando and driving around just BLOWS most of the time. There is a lot of construction in some areas, so they've narrowed roads down a few lanes (not to mention that they're all bumpy and got several potholes). Alternatively, the highways are RAPED with toll booths, and aren't much better on traffic.

Wait, I was supposed to be selling you guys on driving up HERE, wasn't I? Oops. :(

Originally posted by strong bad


Orlando traffic SUCKS though. I'm a UCF student in Orlando and driving around just BLOWS most of the time. There is a lot of construction in some areas, so they've narrowed roads down a few lanes (not to mention that they're all bumpy and got several potholes). Alternatively, the highways are RAPED with toll booths, and aren't much better on traffic.

Wait, I was supposed to be selling you guys on driving up HERE, wasn't I? Oops. :(

Traffic in the large cities, Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville, Miami, all suck certain times of the day. I'm 45 years old, I have more years driving then your life on this earth. Although driving in those situations will still blow, believe me, after many years of driving experience, you'll learn to tolerate it and it will be less frustrating to you. All it takes is patience my son. ;)

So with that said, you didn't deter me from wanting to drive from Tampa to Orlando. Orlando is a great place for a meet. Make plans for a full weekend, and after the meet is over, visit a few attractions to complete your trip. :D

P.S. PM me. My daughter goes to USF and she has a few friends attending UCF. Just curious to know if you know any of them.

Naples or Ft. Myers seems ot be a better mid-point if we are gonna have people from both south and central florida going.

Orlando atractions are OK, but too many lines and too much money if ya ask me. Although I could prolly get us in the backdoor at Disney/MGM/Epcot, a 9 car caravan might be commented on :D

Originally posted by Genom
Naples or Ft. Myers seems ot be a better mid-point if we are gonna have people from both south and central florida going.

Orlando atractions are OK, but too many lines and too much money if ya ask me. Although I could prolly get us in the backdoor at Disney/MGM/Epcot, a 9 car caravan might be commented on :D

I do agree. Naples would be a great mid point for both groups. My point to strong bad was that "bad" traffic should not be the major factor in deciding on a meet, if Orlando was chosen. A compromising proximaty to those who want to meet should be the deciding factor. Which is why, in our case for a Southern Florida/Central Florida owners meet, a more pratical chose would be the two city you mentioned.

P.S. Let's not plan anything till after 1 October (when I due to get back). :D Seriously, if you all want to meet earlier, my spirit will be with you.

Welp, I'm trying to get a sunday meet for the people kinda local to me (Miami, Ft. Lauderdale). PM me if you want to hang out for a while sunday afternoon.

But we can hold more than 1 meet in Naples. It IS only a couple hours drive for most people here, and in this car thats not a big deal :D

Just remember! Alligator Alley has stationary radar traps!

(I KNOW :( )

Originally posted by RX-8 Zoomster

P.S. Let's not plan anything till after 1 October (when I due to get back). :D Seriously, if you all want to meet earlier, my spirit will be with you.
Hey short-timer! See ya soon for that Naples/Ft Myers meet.
Your first one to organize when you get back.

Originally posted by TJRX8

Hey short-timer! See ya soon for that Naples/Ft Myers meet.
Your first one to organize when you get back.

Sooner than that. Have to meet up at the Chik-Fil-A the week I get back. I get back the evening of Oct 1. PM me sometime with the specific day and time.

Better hurry back Zoomster. If I get the buy-back letter I only have 30 days to make a decision. Will be putting lot's of miles in the mean time. :D

Originally posted by TJRX8
Better hurry back Zoomster. If I get the buy-back letter I only have 30 days to make a decision. Will be putting lot's of miles in the mean time. :D

Tom,

Are you serious about taking the buyback? I understand, if you want to do that and then turn around and try to get a better deal on it. But I'm a little surprised, on the other hand, that you won't keep it since you have enjoyed it thus far - until the revised HP numbers came out.

Originally posted by RX-8 Zoomster
Tom,
Are you serious about taking the buyback? I understand, if you want to do that and then turn around and try to get a better deal on it. But I'm a little surprised, on the other hand, that you won't keep it since you have enjoyed it thus far - until the revised HP numbers came out.
Mark, It's more of a financial decision it really has nothing to do with the HP. I don't recall ever complaining about the HP. I think the car is pleanty fast. As evident by my recent posts my big concern is the MPG. With the cost of gas ever climbing I figured with my normal driving patterns and (only) $1.70 for premium, it will cost me around $100 (conservative) extra a month over my other car. I love the RX-8 and will be defending it to my death as a great car. If the MPG improves to even 19-20 I will probably opt for the incentives and keep the car. I mentione in another thread that maybe we can get some extras from the dealer to save them some extra work in returns and egg on the face. Only time will tell. But I'll enjoy it while I have it. :D

Originally posted by TJRX8

Mark, It's more of a financial decision it really has nothing to do with the HP. I don't recall ever complaining about the HP. I think the car is pleanty fast. As evident by my recent posts my big concern is the MPG. With the cost of gas ever climbing I figured with my normal driving patterns and (only) $1.70 for premium, it will cost me around $100 (conservative) extra a month over my other car. I love the RX-8 and will be defending it to my death as a great car. If the MPG improves to even 19-20 I will probably opt for the incentives and keep the car. I mentione in another thread that maybe we can get some extras from the dealer to save them some extra work in returns and egg on the face. Only time will tell. But I'll enjoy it while I have it. :D

Tom,

I understand. I hope you didn't take offense to calling you greedy, since I meant it as a joke. We all would like to have more "icing" on our cakes.

As for you MPG, I hope it improves to the point you feel you want to keep the car rather than use the buyback. I would hate to have my car and then I be the one waiting for you (till you got your replacement RX), so we two can meet with our cars.

Enjoy what you have. :D

Let's go! I'm in Orlando... MPG is a thing of the past now.. I'm driving an RX-8 f MPG! Add me to the list.. and where are we going?

So...can we get a tally of how many ppl are where? this way we can maybe organize a "local" meet up, which won't require much sacrifice of others in terms of making a long drive or anything. And at the same time, for those who still want to coordinate a longer distanced meet, we can get a better idea of which area has more ppl...so we can be like, "Well we have more ppl over here, why don't you drive to us?" :)

Oh, BTW add me to the Orlando list...

How about a Lakeland Hooter's meeting? It's about halfway between Tampa and Orlando. Some night after work would be great, or a weekend.
If I still have mine when Zoomster gets back I'm sure he'll join in.

Originally posted by TJRX8
How about a Lakeland Hooter's meeting? It's about halfway between Tampa and Orlando. Some night after work would be great, or a weekend.
If I still have mine when Zoomster gets back I'm sure he'll join in.

Yum! Yum! Do I have to bring my wife?

Originally posted by RX-8 Zoomster

Yum! Yum! Do I have to bring my wife?
Since I haven't had one for about 7 years now, it's never a requirement :cool:

i live in Nj now but moving to Fl for College. Im moving to Fort laudurdale to attend the Art Instute Fort lauderdale. I will be moving down on Sept 25 and up for a weekend trip or meets anytime during the weekends.JUST IM ME OR EMAIL ME AT BLUERX804@AOL.COM

Originally posted by TJRX8

Since I haven't had one for about 7 years now, it's never a requirement :cool:

Well I've had my wife for 22 years, and I'll definately keep her around. I may joke around, but seriously she's a requirement for me. It wouldn't be the same without her.

As for meetings and gatherings, I'll be pretty tied up for a couple weeks after I get back 1 Oct. Need to spend time, getting reaquainted with the wife, after being away for a year. ;) .

I plan on going down to South Beach, one of our favorite places the first week, and then coming back home to chill out in my pool, we just built. So if we gather or meet sometime in the first few weeks of October, I'll try to fit it in my schedule.

Hi RX 8 Owners,


I live in S. Florida and got mine 2 weeks ago (Black). I was not on any waiting list. I walked into the dealer and fell in love with the one in the showroom. I still haven't seen another one on the road.

Just wanted to say Hello! I am definitely enjoying the car.

Viv

Originally posted by ViviMiamiRX8luv
Hi RX 8 Owners,


I live in S. Florida and got mine 2 weeks ago (Black). I was not on any waiting list. I walked into the dealer and fell in love with the one in the showroom. I still haven't seen another one on the road.

Just wanted to say Hello! I am definitely enjoying the car.

Viv

ViviMiamiRX8luv,

Welcome to the club! Enjoy your new ride. :D

Hopefully there will be a day in the near future when we all can organize a gathering and/or an event where we can meet one another and swap RX-8 "war stories".

Include me too, as I live in Miami. My schedule can be a little rough because of my job. I will try to adapt for any type of RX-* meeting.

thanks I knew it was something like that!

Whatever happened with this? I go to school in Winter Park (Orlando) and would love to meet up with everyone...

Dunno I'd be interested too.

A nice Miami to Orlando run and back would be fun on a weekend.

Just make sure the guys in the front and back have good radar detectors!

Count me in if you guys do it!!!

We had been waiting for Zoomster to come back from the gulf, but he sorta disapeared. But if you all are up for it, lets plan something out.

We could meet up at the Turnpike service station up in North Broward if you want. Cruise the Turnpike to Orlando (stopping for gas, LOL), meet up with Orlando guys, come back down, and then the Orlando guys could go back up.

If we do that we'd need a pretty early start so the Orlando guys could still get back home at a decent time. Maybe like 8am or something.

Or something like that.

The only question is would Turnpike or I-95 be better? Either is fine with me but just in case anyone is finicky about Toll costs...

This sounds like a great idea - I have a friend in West Palm I could visit too that way.

Originally posted by Genom
We had been waiting for Zoomster to come back from the gulf, but he sorta disapeared.

Zoomster came back in October and was enjoying his time with family and car (not exactly in that order) :-). Last I saw him was at a local car meet back in Nov.

would love to ride somewhere around ft. lauderdale, i live in pompano have a velocity red 8, cant go to far though, this bitch can eat some gas!

Hey, I'm down with this but...any details? Such as when and exactly where? Not to mention what we plan on doing, etc?

Noah, do you go to Rollins? I'm at UCF but know a few ppl who go/went there...

I find this possible trip convenient as well because I'll need to get something from W. Palm...

Strongbad, yeah I go to Rollins. Im a senior there - what year are you at UCF? Where are you from originally?

I guess I'll take the lead on this thing, since nobody else is;)
With school starting for me this week, my schedule the next few months is kind of up in the air. Some time in the next week or so I'll throw out some possible dates and plans, and you all can respond.

I'm a Junior at UCF studying Electrical Engineering...and I'm originally from s. fl - miami dade and broward counties...

As far as organizing this thing goes...I guess it might be helpful to find out which area has more drivers. That might determine whether we drive down or they drive up. Basically, what we discussed earlier in this thread. I'm only throwing this out because I was thinking of possible things to do here in Central Florida. Other than just grabbing a bite...all I can come up with is Disney/Universal.

What do you guys thing about Universal Islands of Adventure?

Originally posted by strong bad
What do you guys thing about Universal Islands of Adventure?

Sounds good to me!! That or regular Universal - I have an annual pass to both!:p

Hey guys,
http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=16836
You guys can use this as a decision maker.

I night run down A1A Ft Lauderdale to Miami would be cool.