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Old 07-18-2012, 12:08 PM
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Happy anniversary to my 8

Today is the 9th anniversary of picking up my '04 black 8. Can't believe it's been that long. I still enjoy driving it more each day. It is too bad Mazda gave up on the car, it is a wonderful car to drive and I've always have gotten 18 to 20 mpg in mainly city driving. I am keeping it as long as it runs (I also have a 23 year old RX7 'vert).
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Congrats!
It's too bad that more like you – who make up the majority of RX-8 owners – don't show up here. (Then again, with nothing to complain of and not needing solutions to problems, why would you???)
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Congrats and keep on keeping on!
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Originally Posted by New Yorker
...It's too bad that more like you – who make up the majority of RX-8 owners – don't show up here...
Here's one more. Today is the 6th anniversary of Zoomy and I being together. Only 50,000 miles - and the 50,000th ticked over today! - so I figure we have another 18 years before my traditional 200,000 mile trade-in time.

But I'm thinking I'm not going to trade this one.

Ken
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Happy Anniversary! I'm keeping mine for a long time to come too.
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Congrats.

I've never kept a car that long. I get bored with them, I guess. I generally swap cars after a year or so. Every time I think about replacing my 8 (now at two plus years), I look at the car and think no. If I did it, I'd just end up hating myself the next day. I can't come up with anything I'd be willing to replace it with. It certainly isn't perfect, but it pushes more of the right buttons.
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I am the same way but I stopped at the Eight. It is the car I had been looking for forever. If my current one dies a horrible death. I will either fix it or get another one.

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Congrats.

I've never kept a car that long. I get bored with them, I guess. I generally swap cars after a year or so. Every time I think about replacing my 8 (now at two plus years), I look at the car and think no. If I did it, I'd just end up hating myself the next day. I can't come up with anything I'd be willing to replace it with. It certainly isn't perfect, but it pushes more of the right buttons.
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Originally Posted by kjb
...It certainly isn't perfect...
Infidel!
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Mine is eight years old and I've had it since I took it in as an orphaned one year old.

We're celebrating by supporting Mazda at the Grand Prix of Mosport Mazda Corral.
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