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Old Dec 27, 2005 | 10:07 PM
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Couple of new photo's, Black with BBS Wheels

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Some pics. I took today...


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Old Dec 27, 2005 | 10:09 PM
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Looks clean - what size are they?
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Old Dec 27, 2005 | 10:11 PM
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I've seen that car close-up when it had a white ribbon over the bonnet.

Hey 4rotor, have you heard whether the wedding shots are available yet? Keen to see how they turned out.
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Old Dec 27, 2005 | 11:04 PM
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Hi all,

Nemesis8 - Wheels are 19 x 9.5 on the back, and 19 x 8.5 on the front.

Not sure about the wedding photos Revolver

Cheers MissyK
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Old Dec 28, 2005 | 12:00 AM
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Thought the pic made a nice Desktop if you are interested...

Files here:


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Old Dec 28, 2005 | 12:03 AM
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looks good! BBS are some nice *** wheels..
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Old Dec 28, 2005 | 12:09 AM
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Have you photoshop the picture.. I think it will be hard to take the car with front and rear in focus and the background having this depth of field./..

Could you tell me how you do that????

BTW the wheels are great
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Old Dec 28, 2005 | 12:28 AM
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excellent!! I usually don't like BBS wheels on RX8s, but that's Beautiful!! :D

Last edited by dmp; Dec 28, 2005 at 09:46 AM.
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Old Dec 28, 2005 | 01:38 AM
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Originally Posted by takahashi
Have you photoshop the picture.. I think it will be hard to take the car with front and rear in focus and the background having this depth of field./..

Could you tell me how you do that????

BTW the wheels are great
Hi Taka,

Just layered with a blur in photoshop.
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Old Dec 28, 2005 | 02:02 AM
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looking great Glenn.
assuming you are back in oz for the festival season....
is anyone looking after the 5 in london? (me thinking should've gone to london for a couple of weeks.... )
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Old Dec 28, 2005 | 05:23 AM
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Hi Taka,

Just layered with a blur in photoshop.
IC... looking great ... I think I like it even more now ....
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Old Dec 28, 2005 | 05:28 AM
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Looks damn good! Superb choice of rims
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Old Dec 28, 2005 | 10:32 AM
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black is so nice...and with those rims...drool.
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Old Dec 28, 2005 | 01:01 PM
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BEAUTIFUL!!!
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Old Dec 28, 2005 | 04:45 PM
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Hmm, I wonder if now is a good time to let it slip that black beauty has an A/T.

Nah, who cares - the rims DO look the goods.
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Old Dec 28, 2005 | 05:23 PM
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'fraid so...
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Old Dec 28, 2005 | 05:44 PM
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Looks really nice! What size tires??
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Old Dec 28, 2005 | 05:46 PM
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Hey Nick!! Merry christmas! :D
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Old Dec 29, 2005 | 11:27 PM
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Cheers all...

Ezzy, yep for a few weeks in Sydney. Hmmmm poor M5.

Gotta say, driving the Auto RX-8 is like driving something really really nice which goes around corners like it's on rails and stops on a dime - but DOES NOT GO AT ALL!!!!! It is sooooooo slow - even little 4 cylinders are faster. I can't even race 4WD's from lights as I don't think I would win. The 19 inch wheels do have a noticable effect on acceleration.

And what I think is also really bad is the fuel consumption, the M5 is only a little bit worse but it does 200mph!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But - saying all that, I still ran a 1.17.9 around Wakefield, so not that bad really as I have seen that a few manuals are running similar times

Nick: Tyres:
Front 235 x 35 (19inch)
Rear: 265 x 30 (19inch)
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Old Dec 30, 2005 | 12:38 AM
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Gotta say, driving the Auto RX-8 is like driving something really really nice which goes around corners like it's on rails and stops on a dime - but DOES NOT GO AT ALL!!!!! It is sooooooo slow - even little 4 cylinders are faster. I can't even race 4WD's from lights as I don't think I would win. The 19 inch wheels do have a noticable effect on acceleration.

And what I think is also really bad is the fuel consumption, the M5 is only a little bit worse but it does 200mph!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But - saying all that, I still ran a 1.17.9 around Wakefield, so not that bad really as I have seen that a few manuals are running similar times
I can only imagine ( sniff) what it's like stepping from an M5 into a manual 8, let alone the depowered A/T version. Painful. You probably feel you can run faster.

As for the time at Wakefield - commendable but let's face it - it ain't about power at that track.
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Old Dec 30, 2005 | 12:57 AM
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Hi mate,

Yeah - but I'm not comparing to the M5, just your ordinary Holden Barina!!!! it really is that bad.

But that may change soon
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Old Dec 30, 2005 | 05:01 AM
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..if no one else will ask...i will!!!

How much for the whole lot dude?

I'm guessing big $$$..$4-5k?
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Old Dec 30, 2005 | 02:30 PM
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Wheels are just over 1000 each.
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