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hmmm.. Resources OK on all nodes.....

Must be a comms issue or user error....

 

sorry Morgan I meant business was slow which means that yes, I'm sure that the systems are all ok because of that!

 

18ME, I assume you have read EVO's review between the R32 and the RX?

That was the review that swayed it as that is the only mag I respect...

 

Vaguely, who won in the end? I remember them both getting 5 stars. But until you live with the car yourself for a while rather than a quick test drive like most of us have had in the RX8, you can't really appreciate the whole package.

I remember test driving the Mini Cooper S and thought to myself that this car isn't really that quick until I took delivery of one, and after a few weeks then I thought this car is quick but you don't realise the speed you are going sometimes. Living with it though was a different matter....I couldn't put up with its cheap quality interior and rattles. The R32 is a different ball game though, the engine is just superb, IMO better than the twice the price Boxster S I had last year.

 

"In the end it's a close call. The sophisticated face of superhatchdom as represented by the Golf R32 is a potent force at just over £22K. Too good for Audi's S3, too good for Ford's hardcore Focus RS and too good for Alfa's charismatic 147 GTA. It has real breadth of talent and convincing answers for every road, all weather conditions and a driver's fickle moods. It's powered by a truly muscular powerplant with a musical exhaust note and heavy-hitting delivery. You'd buy this car for the noise its engine makes, the grip and cut of its chassis, the tactile pleasures of its build and finish. It's still the most capable and desirable fast hatch on the planet.

But the RX-8 is sexier. Better looking. Quieter, smoother and more comfortable. Almost as fast. Better balanced. More fun to drive down a truly demanding road. And, perhaps because of all of that, more interesting. No, it doesn't have the Golf's macho bark. Nor its grip and instantly accessible grunt. If you're in a hot hatch frame of mind, it just won't do. But if you believe that the best drivers' cars are not necessarily the quickest, but those that blend dynamics and performance so seamlessly and cohesively that the driving experience is a powerful singularity rather than a collection of dazzling party tricks, the RX-8 hits the sweet spot with uncanny accuracy."

http://www.rx8forum.com/showthread.p...threadid=10561

PS - you get through your cars dont you???!!