Flitzr951

So I finally took the plunge and picked up a 2006 Shinka in copper red. Although I have a history of modified cars (400+rwhp Porsche 951, 300+awhp DSM) the plan is to keep the 8 close to stock for the forseeable future. It is replacing an 05 Porsche Cayenne-S as a family-friendly dad car (3 kids and counting). I can make the rare claim that my RX-8 is actually a step up in fuel economy.

These are just the crappy dealer pics of my car, I will get some more posted once I get a chance to take some decent ones. A guy at work recently picked up a new Cayman-R, I would like to shoot the 8 with that.

atomicode

Welcome to ownership. What took you so long?

RX8Soldier

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Copper Red is my 2nd or 3rd favorite color (toss up between copper and stormy blue...). Good choice!

pistonhater

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haha, so true. That's a "rare" claim.

But reality, there are other cars out there that have similar - or worse - fuel economy.

My friend - for example - just got a 2008 Dodge Challenger RST 8. Not my type of sports car - big, heavy, bulky, weird transmission shifting points, etc. - but it has over 400 horses. After all is said and done, that car gets pretty much the same MPG my RX-8 does - with twice the hp and weight. I would still rather drive the 8

Congrats on your purchase!!! You got a pretty nice RX-8.

Flitzr951

I was living in Italy when I joined here, anticipating buying an RX-8 once I got back to the states. After moving back, it came down to the RX-8, an LS2 GTO (I forgot to mention that I had a bottled LS1 Z28 before my 951), or the Cayenne S. My wife and I felt like we needed the versatility of an SUV, so I went with the Cayenne. Over the past couple months I had been feeling like I wasn't getting enough SUV use out of the Cayenne, and it is pricey to be a pure commuter so that's when I started thinking RX-8 again. I was lucky that I had the Cayenne though, it handled well and definately had a muscle-car feel to it. I enjoyed the handling more than the brute muscle, so that steered me completely away from the GTO and towards the 8.

LifeAfterRx8

iTrader: (17)

Beautiful 8, congratulations!

monchie

Why get an rx8 when you have 3 kids and counting? Just curious...

Anyway, welcome and enjoy the ride.

Flitzr951

My wife drives the minivan, I am all by myself in my car 99% of the time, which is why the Cayenne-S wasn't worth it.

Novoken

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good choice. What small mods are you going to do to it? What are the specs?

SubliminalPollution

Congratz! Sweeeeet looking FE.

9krpmrx8

iTrader: (46)

Welcome aboard.

Flitzr951

looking forward to inevitable cat failure, the plan is BHR coil packs, a high flow cat and Cobb Accessport. When things actually go bad (exhaust, suspension, etc) I will upgrade those as I go along.

9krpmrx8

iTrader: (46)

Sounds like a good plan. Maybe add a turbo kit in there somewhere though

Roidz

Congrats. Sounds like you've done your research over the lil time you've had

carrrnuttt

Same deal here. My wife drives the 6 passenger family hauler, and I am generally alone with my 8, with occasional kid drop-offs and pick-ups in-between. This is why the deal is, I can buy whatever I want within budget, but it has to have a backseat. The 8 was the perfect compromise short of a 2+2 Porsche.