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Got home. Kids at school. Wife at hairdressers. RX-8 in garage. Go figure!!

 

aussie8: glad it's now driving you as mad as it did me * grin * - how many sleeps now? As for the formation flying - sorry - wasn't sure where you were on the planet, but if you're every up for a "meet you in the middle" drive I'd love to drive down through Young, Harden, and such and meet ya in the middle some where for a weekend country "hoon"!

Hymee: thats crappy luck - great to hear you're back on the right side of the planet finally again - had a similar "this is not my house, this is not my .. oh, yea, this IS! my car * grin *" experience today when I got home to an empty house and such.. wife a 2 year old had gone out for cwafee! So thougth f*ck it - and drove for another hour around the northern beaches up through Curl Curl * grin *

As for the thread - it's been days since I saw another RX8 - whats going on!?

++dez;

 

I'm starting to feel like an orphan .. haven't seen an 8 for days ...

Tonights celebrity moment was a classic. I was on Pitt St waiting at the lights. A guy on the footpath comes over stands in the vacant space in the lane next to me and has a big check out the RX8 moment, then gives me the giant double thumbs up .. at which point his female companion tried to get him off the road ...

On the way home tonight I gave the 8 its first really big go (passed 5000K) .. full noise in 1st to 3rd!.. YAAA HOOOOOOOO .. my adrenaline was pumping faster than the Renesis was swallowing the PULP .. Sensational!!

is there anything better !!!!!

 

I've often said you'd have to watch the entire mexican air force crash land into a petrolium plant to beat the rush of a full flat foot to the floor burst of speed through 2nd, 3rd and 4th launching off the Sydney harbour bridge heading north to the Neutral Bay turn off..

One of the few camera free zones where the road's capable of handling a car flying at frightening speeds.. ironic it's in the heard of a controlled road space..

We should map out spaces where owners have been that they can freely "open it up" and not get virtical bar vision..

++dez;

 

Have been reading posts for a while, but just joining the fray.

Dez - black 8 on kurraba rd a week or so ago was probably me. Two-up with the other half, probably discussing something serious like the best colour for the 8 which was why we didn't respond... LIve in leafy suburbia in the NS - will usually respond to friendly waves. Had mine since ~9/03, and still grinning.....
Wouldn't mind quick spins with you if in desparate need for driving company as long as work permits - weekend shifts intermittently and unfortunately....

On topic, saw a titanium/silver parked in a side street near Nick Scali furniture in Chatswood - anyone?

Otherwise, still counting on 2 hands only the number of RX-8s I've seen on the road - good for the celebrity status anyway!

 

Saw a Titanium 8 parked in Miller St, Nth Sydney this morning, opposite the product markets . First Titanium I've looked at closely - nice colour but this one could do with a clean!! (I can say that cause I got virtuous and gave my Velocity Red a thorough inside and outside clean this morning.)

 

My wife saw a red one parked in the old run short mart on the corner of Illowra St. and Waterworks Rd. The Gap at 11:20 am today Saturday. You can run but not hide!

 

Brisbane: Saw a red one on latrobe tce 4:45pm yesterday- Sat 15/11.
Gave 'em the thumbs up, but don't think they saw me
(hard to get noticed in a ford escape.)

 

Saturday in Collaroy, yellow (oh well) RX8 parked. At home?

 

Saw a winning blue this arfo at Wynyard, turning left onto George St
Had spoiler and fender strakes, its the first blue one ive seen outside of hte motor show on the road.. is that your one dez?

 

Parked next to a Velocity red RX8 with leather with a funny rego YoYo... gave him a message to join the club... not very effective is it?

 

I saw two on a car trailer this morning near the glebe car terminal .... still not seen one on the road for days!

 

A Red RX8 was seen in the CBD of Adelaide this morning. From Victoria, with custom plates of a very obvious nature.

This website URL was placed under the windscreen in case they are not a member.

 

I did that to the Velocity Red with rego "YOYO" no response to this so far

Again saw another one in the West gate bridge just off the bridge to Citylink - a titanium grey turning to South Melbourne side... anyone here???
I flash my light and stuff but the car slowed down and avoided me. DID I DO SOMETHING WRONG?

 

When we had our first offical cruise, we were waiting in Harries Diner car park - 3 RX-8s, a 6 and a Cosmo. This Titanium '8 drove in past us - kept driving, didn't even bat an eyelid. He drove out 5 minutes later - same thing. 10 minutes later he drove past on Newmarket Road, same again, like we didn't even exist. Weird.

Not everyone is as passionate about their cars as us I guess!

Cheers,
Hymee.

 

truyr

Moderater: I did not post this reply, any idea how someone posed as me?

Thanks

 

Is it a famous actor???

 

Back to topic ....

Nordic Green on Hume Highway at Bankstown 7.10 am west bound .. too far across road to wave ...

Anyone here??

 

Saw a silver turning into Wharf St about 3:45 yesterday (Thu). Flashed my lights. First one I've seen on the road.

 

Velocity Red - personalised Number plate with a "royalty" theme
Seen at Burpengary BP transit centre this afternoon.

 

Saw a black 8 on Art Gallery Road near domain atound 1.30. Premier plates APH ***.

Nice spoiler !!!

 

Great to see this thread flowing a little more now..

Hi, I'm back in the land of the living.. had a week out ( more on that over lunch )..

Like most of you, I've started to see many more 8's around, infact on parked right in front of my bloody home here in Mosman, titanium ( with a young kid in the front seat! don't these guys know the law? or safety? )

I'm guessing that the handful of us who were early adopters have a lot more in comon than those who are now buying the 8 as a "car" rathter than a religious experience.

++dez; ( awol 9 days and counting )

 

WHIRWIND dez IS BACK POSTING LIKE A RX8 MAN POSSESED , recived 22 message updates 20 from dez , keep up the good work.

michael

 

Hey I cut in front of a Velocity Red today at my place - near Crown on the Queensbridge St. Southbank... I wanna say sorry and thanks for the space in front of your 8 - YOU MUST BE wondering why I have a rear fog light HEHE

 

There's been lots of spotting but not much 'fessing... good on you takahashi.