kiwimeat

I'm curious ...... what did you own/drive before you got an RX-8?

As most of you know I am still on my before car - a Mazda 323 SP20.....only about 6-7 more months to go on the savings plan (no progess this month - IBM T41p notebook instead ).

Do tell

pricer01

mmm .. now let me think

1998 to 2003 - 1998 Mitsubishi Mirage new
1997 to 1998 - 1977 Toyota Corolla very used
1994 to 1997 - 1972 Toyota Corolla very used
1991 to 1994 - Various Company cars (Magna, Lancer, Corolla)
1997 to 1991- Ford Telstar used
1984 to 1987 - 1984 Toyota Corolla Sprinter - demo
1982 to 1984 - 1982 Ford Meteor Sports - new
1979 to 1982 - 1977 Volvo 264 GLE - Mums

DOMINION

2000 Mitsu/Eclipse GS for $13K.

Original

I'm driving MY00 WRX and planning buy a brand new RX-8.

I love my current car very much but it is a police magnet. So, I'm decided buying RX-8.

Yanje

I got a Honda Civic '99 for my 17th Bday ($19000), got a set of 17" alloys and tyres for my 18th fitted on the civic, and got an early 19th (still 4months away) present, which is a red 8.

after driving the civic, i've already wanted an Integra Type R for my 18/19. but when i saw the ad for the 8, and the girl i liked at the time was crazy bout an 8.... so guess what car i begged my parents for? :p

still 8 months til i rid of my P's

AMG

do you wanna swap parents?

greene76

I drove (insert darth vader sound bite) a NISSAN! Altima,02' with V6, loaded. Nice car, but I grew up with the rotory, so it was inevitable.

Hymee

iTrader: (1)

1985 - 1992 1974 Leyland P76 4.4L V8 4-speed
1992 - 1998 1992 Mazda 323 Astina SP 1.8L 5-speed
1998 - 1998 1998 HSV Clubsport 5.0L V8 5-speed
1998 - 2000 1997 Mazda 323 Astina 1.8L 5-speed
2000 - 2002 2000 Mazda 323 Astina 1.6L 5-speed
2002 - 2002 Mazda 6 Classic 2.3L 5-speed
2002 - 2003 2002 Holden Commodore SS 5.7L 6-speed

Hmmm - too many new cars! Mortgage might look better if I stuck with the Leyland!

Cheers,
Hymee.

Intrigue 8

99 eclipse

mrad01

My previous ride was a red 2001 Toyota Celica GTS 6MT. Now drive a Black RX8 6MT.

DOMINION

Police magnet. Wait till you get the 8 man everyone and there Mom is going to look at you. I was doing 53mph an I had a cop zoom up next to me. I was like ahhhh!. Then he gave me a thumbs up!!!...

8A8Y 8

2000 - nissan 200sx S15
2001 - toyota corolla (EVERYDAY CAR)
2004 - RX-8
2004 - looking to buy aa everyday car ( smart or copen )

SmileWhileRacin

Traded a 94 BMW M3 for my 8. M slightly better in a straight line but the 8 eats it in all other aspects. Really enjoy driving it when the DSC is OFF OFF & not just OFF.

izzo

99 honda civic,, i still have it in fact and use it for short trips and picking up large hardware orders oh and I am also bared from driving the 8 on double points weekends for obvious reasons

the 8 is a company car....damn its good being the boss ;D

upgradesRX

well my 8 is like my 9th car but i still have two others. one is a mint condition 1970 chrysler imperial witch i dont drive, the other is my 500hp 94 civic hatch.

takahashi

You are a bloody good choice of car mate...!! Guess what did I drive before.

Bloody Asians hehe

I drove a 94" EJ Civic, then a 99" DC-2 ITR and now 03" RX-8

You bloody Asian Yanje

Hymee

iTrader: (1)

I will enforce a ban if you keep being so racist. Hehehehe.

dracoMJB

'94 - '96
First car was a 2nd had Peugeot 309 poverty pack (when I was still in the UK).

'96-'97/'98
Used either a Mazda 626 or a Toyota TownAce. They were my wife's and as I'd just moved here I didn't really care.

'97/'98 - 2000
First Australian car was a Ford Festiva. Had a low paid job, so just wanted something to get me around the place, not too expensive etc...

2000 - 2002
Toyota Celica SX 6 speed Manual. Raven (dark blue/black).

2002 - 2004
Mazda MX-5 Garnet Red.

2004 -
Titanium RX-8.

Gomez

[list=1][*]XT Falcon 250ci[*]ZF Fairlane 302 V8[*]XB GS Falcon Van 302 V8 auto[*]1977 RA28 "Mustang" Celica (Twin Cam)[*]XT Falcon Wagon 250ci[*]ZD Fairlane 351 V8[*]VH Charger 265 Hemi[*]VH Regal 265 Hemi Triple Webers[*]VJ Valiant wagon 318 V8 (cut and shut!)[*]TM Magna Elite (oh dear....)[*]TN Magna Elante 5spd[*]TP Magna Elite (cheap, cheap...)[*]VJ E55 340ci Charger (Oh, why did I sell....?)[*]EF XR8 Falcon auto (still goin' AOK...)[*]2001 Peugeot 306 XSI sh#tbox 5spd[*]and the mighty 8....its been a long road to salvation....[/list=1]

mktchin

1987 '79 Ford Escort (mum's car)
1988 '71 VW Beetle (rust bucket, first car I bought with my brother donaldc, still got it!!!)
1996 '96 Rav4 (wife's car)
1992 '92 MX-5 (still own it)
2003 '03 RX-8

mike

BVD

Over the years I’ve had about 20-30 cars, so I won’t list them all in detail.

The first was a 1930 Austin 7, and the last was a 740 Volvo. In between were a big spread of makes including Holden, Ford, Morris (minor, mini and moke), Hillman, VW Kombis, Dodge (1940s), Renault, Peugot, Triumph, MG (several), Jaguar and Mercedes. All fun cars in their own way, and all bought “used”. Some VERY used.

Never had a Japanese car before, but by coincidence we now have 3, and we’ve finally clawed our way up to buying new. We currently have one of the last of the Mazda 323 Astina hatchbacks, a Nissan X Trail, and the RX8. All great cars for their respective jobs.

The RX8 is the most recent technology, fastest, etc. but some of the old bombs still hold a more special place in the heart just because of the fun I had with them, and the stages of life they represented. For instance, how could I not still love the 1952 MG TD I had as a student, and which if you removed the back of the seat, rolled up a coat for the young lady to lie back on, and … whoops, sorry, who wants to hear some old fart reminiscing…

Cheers,

Chris

Yanje

wouldn't you wanna be a bloody asian too :p (guessing tet u are lol)

RRS

I thought this was a short list.. but not quite..

1991/1992----1974 Toyota corolla( stock as, got written off )
1992-1996- borrowed cars of parents :D
1996-1999--1986 Toyota Corolla( not too bad with some suspension mods)
1997-2001 1975 Toyota Corolla(one of my all time faves- no power, no style, no refinement, but set up to handle and stop)
2001-2002- 1987 Nissan Pulsar- complete nightmare
2002-current- 1975 Gemini rally car(love it to death, even though it costs me a fortune!)
2002-2004- Pugeot 306 GTi-6 (g/fs car- loved it)
2003-current- VS commodore ute (to tow aforementioned Gemini, and practice big powerslides :p )
2004- RX-8 - love it to death as well..

Rowds

JoeB

2000 HSV R8 Clubsport (I still think I miss it!).

takahashi

YES! A racist of my own people...

I better not say anything what you and Stevie Gomez drove before :D