Any RX-8 owners in Calgary? I've had mine (Titanium Grey, MT) two months today, and still love it!

 

Lots of us! At least 5 forum members here from Calgary.

Check out the RX-8 Owners map for USA and Canada from the Gallery forum section to see who's who.

Welcome to the forum! We really do need to do a Calgary or Alberta meet, maybe in August sometime...

Regards,
Gordon

 

An August meet? That'd be cool. A few months ago I saw an S2000 meet take place in Crowfoot.

Too bad that occurred before I got my 8, otherwise I could have parked next to them to outshine them! ;-)

 

Welcome Fritz.

I could be talked into a mid-summer meet.

Cheers,
BARK

...up to 18,000 km now...

 

Welcome! I, too have had my Lightning Yellow GT for almost 3 months now, but sad to say, I've only driven it for like 900 km. However, even with the limited driving I've done, I truly love the way it drives.

I'd also go for an August get together...

Regards

 

devon alberta here.10 min south of edmonton.interested in a met as well

 

Okay, somebody has to decide, so I'll take a stab at it.

How about Saturday, July 31, at 11:00 AM?

As for venue, I was thinking of somewhere in north Calgary, like the Crowfoot Village, or perhaps Airdrie (to make things easier for any 8 owners in Red Deer or Edmonton).

How's that sound?

 

Not for me! There's a reason I suggested August . I'm away in July for 3 weeks, returning Aug 1. (But the long weekend would be a bad time to plan a meet anyway!)

Regards,
Gordon

 

Ah, yes, the long weekend. Forgot about that.

Okay, how does August 14th suit everyone?

 

I'm in Calgary too.. Titanium Grey GT with spoiler. Had it for 2 months. Goes a treat down the #1

 

Do you ever park at Eau Claire market underground (like, for example, yesterday)? In the past couple of months, I've seen a TiGray GT with spoiler parked there quite a few times. If I can (and if I'm driving the 8), I'll park beside it.

Regards,
Gordon

 

Yep, that's me! And I was parked there for some time yesterday.

One time, I came out to my car and there was another Titanium 8 parked next to me. This would have been a week or so ago.

Was that you?

 

Yeah! My car is easy to spot - aside from being a TiGray GT with no sunroof, I've got the personalised plate "ZOOM 44" (my Miata wears "ZOOM 42"). We drive a green Audi allroad more than the RX-8 for commuting purposes, but one or two days a week we'll take the 8.

Right now, August 14 sounds good to me...

Regards,
Gordon

 

Ah, yes, I remember thinking that it was a cool license plate.

Well, so far, you and I are the only ones I've heard about that are okay for August 14th.

Hopefully that'll change!

I have a friend who drives another TitGrey 8, so I'll have to bug him to come out.

 

August 14th is good with me as well.

Cheers

 

Sorry guys,

I'm taking the 8 out to Winnipeg for a wedding that weekend.

Cheers,

 

Aug 14th sounds good to me :-)
I'm glad it's not July 31st, since I'll be in China.

Lenny

 

You guys gonna open your meet to other rotaries?

You gonna take a cruise?

 

Other rotaries? I don't see why not. We're a friendly bunch.

A cruise is a good idea, depending on the weather. We could meet in Crowfoot, and then head to Mackay's in your neck of the woods for ice cream. How's that sound?

 

hehe I've lived in Cochrane for 15 yrs and been to MacKay's like 3 times.
The RX-7 gang might be doing a mountain cruise / BBQ in August. I'll post here if plans firm up. A few of the project cars are not quite ready, apparently.

 

I'm also in Calgary...Titanium GT w/ moonroof. Live near 17th Ave.

Aug. 14 won't work for me going on a roadtrip to Vancouver Island.

hey, has anyone taken their 8 in to get the M Flash or the air conditioning amplifier yet?

 

Got the M flash two days ago. What's this about the A/C?

 

A lot of people have had problems with weak air conditioning (myself included)...apparently mazda knows about it and there's some amplifier they can install. Kind of silly to worry about air conditioning in calgary, but it would be nice to know it's there if you ever need it

Oh, about the M flash...how do you find out the build date of your car? I don't know how to decode my VIN.

 

My A/C's working fine, so I guess I'm not one of those people. And I have been using it a lot lately, because of this heat.

I've heard that can register at www.mymazda.com and it'll tell you all you need to know. Haven't tried it myself, though.

I took my car to North Hill Mazda (I've been dealing with them for years with my old MX-6) and asked them about it. They did all the recall work, including the M flash.

 

That's good to hear! I got mine at North Hill too...I guess I'll give them a call.

As far as I know, Canadians can't register at mymazda.com (even though it says ZIP/postal code, it only accepts 5 chars)...I tried and it said my VIN was invalid.