How the hell can dentists afford such a fine array of toys?????????

 

wow... COTY! now i feel good!
i might take the 8 out for a spin tomorrow.... :D

eric

 

hey speak for yourself mate... AMG I am sure you earn in 7 figure and driving and RX-7 and RX-8... oh I saw them last time didn't I?

 

certainly did, but a Porsche is a Porsche.

 

Even my mother-in-law rang my wife, to tell her to tell me...

Don't you just feel "so right"

 

It feels like "I" won the award. All my staff are ecstatic, and all my patients are saying "Hey, did you hear...." I just smile in approval.

 

It's been like that for me too! Got lots of congratulation sms and calls too.

Ps like your new avatar timbo!

 

Twice a WINNER i picked the RX8 as "Wheels Car Of The Year'.

And yellow lightining as the best colour for the RX8 .HA HA HA

Wheels Magazine featured the lightining yellow RX8 in 13 photos including one on the Front cover of wheels .

Kev , go and stamp your feet some more ................

michael

 

I noticed "The Age" (aka "The Spencer Street Soviet") played down the award to the RX-8 by emphasizing the higher ("V8") fuel consumption, comparing it to the Toyota Prius. The even gave time to the Toyota Oz CEO who said predictably "we wuz robbed". Of course, the tank-like Toyota Kluger was in the running too...

Actually, I think "The Age" has great environmental credentials. It makes a superb garden mulch.

 

Sounds like "The Age" gets a lot of Toyota advertising dollars.

Prius ... HA

I believe that the country is serious about fuel economy, and the environment in general, when we have a safe network of cycle ways and a driving code of conduct that respects cyclists.

Yes, I'm also happy if bike couriers get fined for riding on the footpath and running red lights - they should be registered too!

 

Well said!

Kev for PM

Written and spoken by Hymee for the RX8 Party, Australia.

 

Go for it Kev, but be careful making generalisations about the values of non-rotary drivers :D

 

I have been reading the magazine tonight. Funnily enough, I wasn't so much interested in what they had to say about our car, since I think that we had all come to the same sorts of conclusions that the Wheels judges made.

I have to say that if I had been looking at a "sports sedan" instead of a proper sports car, the new Honda Euro would have to be my pick. My impression is that after the Europeans fought back during the '90's, the Japanese have once again raised the bar, and their combinations of quality, performance and shear value for money makes you wonder why you'd ever look at BMW, Audi or Alfa in that class.

 

Gosh, there's so much excitement elsewhere in the forum, I thought I'd just mosey back here and report that since Wednesday's announcement, I have had a whole new round of stares, looks inquiries, nods, winks, waves and, of course, nosemarks on the windows when I've parked the car.

The most interesting and common comment is "You are so lucky to have that car" to which the only reply is" Yep, I sure am". :p

 

Yeah, got some long looks today from some guys in old Holden. Mohawks, tatts, arms hanging outside the windows. "Carjackers?" I thought. A person can't be too paranoid these days....

 

Yes, it did cross my mind that sometimes attention has adverse consequences....

 

Our mazda 6 is every bit as solid as the audi 80 avante we had before it, and about $35K cheaper. We looked at the euro at the same time as the 6 ... the A pillar on the euro was too prominent for me to fee comfortable in the car, plus the driver seating was short on headroom for me.

I'd like the honda engine in the mazda though

 

When I told all my friends back in May last year that I was putting down a deposit for a car that I hadn't even seen let alone driven, some had there doubts. Now I feel vindicated.

Hooray for the RX-8, and all of us that knew it was a winner before we even saw one!

 

I'm expereincing the same reactions with stop and stares even more frequent that before (if thats possible).
The coach of an NRL team questioned me about the car earlier tonight too - I guess he likes winning!!!
So when will Mazda send us our stickers???????

 

COTY04 - who got that one ???