great we love the rx8..but whats your second car?
No Gods For Me
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From: Maryland
2005 Subaru Outback 2.5XT. This is my crappy weather car so I can leave my 8 in the garage. It's a turbocharged 4 pumping out about 250 HP. The car is reasonably fast and handles quite well for a wagon/suv. I still much prefer to drive my 8, but when traffic is bad on the DC beltway the button shift automatic on the Subaru sure saves my clutch leg.
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i'm almost embarrass to admit it, but my daily driver is a v6 2000 mustang with 150,000 miles. i know, i know, it'll take sometime to shake it, its like waking up to a fat chick after a night of heavy drinking 
, you'll never live it down.
edit: it is a 5 speed if that counts
, you'll never live it down.edit: it is a 5 speed if that counts
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From: In the hills between San Miguel and Parkfield - "up in the boonie lands", Central Coast of California, Wine Country
The blue RX-8 is for church
The red 1993 323 is for the farm - it can hold 12 bags of trash, or 10 fruit trees in pots (windows have to be open for the limbs), or two alfalfa bales and 3 sacks of feed. Still gets great milage!
The white Tarus belongs to Richard - hopes he comes by to pump the tires back up
The bulldozer, backhoe, and dump truck all belong to Marc - we are keeping them for him until he gets out of jail for vandalizing a Cadillac - Marc is a contractor his latest X wife emptied his account so he had to ask people who owed him to pay up - Well this one guy owed him for about 18 K of cement work - he refused to pay so Marc took him to court - the judge said pay half - the guy still refused - Marc felt abandoned by the law and he didn't know about attaching wages so he said "That man owes me, He treated me like the N word, so I will turn him into one! Marc used to work at a carbon black factory and he mixed up this slurry and painted everything he was owed for black. Carbon black is pretty hard to wash off - tends to be attracted to skin oils. So the dead beat, who was an old millionaire, got darker and darker - he was the one who messed up his own Cad, but he took Marc to court and Marc got jailed. I told him he could park them back in the canyon if he would grade the road when he got out...
The red 1993 323 is for the farm - it can hold 12 bags of trash, or 10 fruit trees in pots (windows have to be open for the limbs), or two alfalfa bales and 3 sacks of feed. Still gets great milage!
The white Tarus belongs to Richard - hopes he comes by to pump the tires back up
The bulldozer, backhoe, and dump truck all belong to Marc - we are keeping them for him until he gets out of jail for vandalizing a Cadillac - Marc is a contractor his latest X wife emptied his account so he had to ask people who owed him to pay up - Well this one guy owed him for about 18 K of cement work - he refused to pay so Marc took him to court - the judge said pay half - the guy still refused - Marc felt abandoned by the law and he didn't know about attaching wages so he said "That man owes me, He treated me like the N word, so I will turn him into one! Marc used to work at a carbon black factory and he mixed up this slurry and painted everything he was owed for black. Carbon black is pretty hard to wash off - tends to be attracted to skin oils. So the dead beat, who was an old millionaire, got darker and darker - he was the one who messed up his own Cad, but he took Marc to court and Marc got jailed. I told him he could park them back in the canyon if he would grade the road when he got out...
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From: Boston, MA
Originally Posted by Winfree
The blue RX-8 is for church
The red 1993 323 is for the farm - it can hold 12 bags of trash, or 10 fruit trees in pots (windows have to be open for the limbs), or two alfalfa bales and 3 sacks of feed. Still gets great milage!
The white Tarus belongs to Richard - hopes he comes by to pump the tires back up
The bulldozer, backhoe, and dump truck all belong to Marc - we are keeping them for him until he gets out of jail for vandalizing a Cadillac - Marc is a contractor his latest X wife emptied his account so he had to ask people who owed him to pay up - Well this one guy owed him for about 18 K of cement work - he refused to pay so Marc took him to court - the judge said pay half - the guy still refused - Marc felt abandoned by the law and he didn't know about attaching wages so he said "That man owes me, He treated me like the N word, so I will turn him into one! Marc used to work at a carbon black factory and he mixed up this slurry and painted everything he was owed for black. Carbon black is pretty hard to wash off - tends to be attracted to skin oils. So the dead beat, who was an old millionaire, got darker and darker - he was the one who messed up his own Cad, but he took Marc to court and Marc got jailed. I told him he could park them back in the canyon if he would grade the road when he got out...
The red 1993 323 is for the farm - it can hold 12 bags of trash, or 10 fruit trees in pots (windows have to be open for the limbs), or two alfalfa bales and 3 sacks of feed. Still gets great milage!
The white Tarus belongs to Richard - hopes he comes by to pump the tires back up
The bulldozer, backhoe, and dump truck all belong to Marc - we are keeping them for him until he gets out of jail for vandalizing a Cadillac - Marc is a contractor his latest X wife emptied his account so he had to ask people who owed him to pay up - Well this one guy owed him for about 18 K of cement work - he refused to pay so Marc took him to court - the judge said pay half - the guy still refused - Marc felt abandoned by the law and he didn't know about attaching wages so he said "That man owes me, He treated me like the N word, so I will turn him into one! Marc used to work at a carbon black factory and he mixed up this slurry and painted everything he was owed for black. Carbon black is pretty hard to wash off - tends to be attracted to skin oils. So the dead beat, who was an old millionaire, got darker and darker - he was the one who messed up his own Cad, but he took Marc to court and Marc got jailed. I told him he could park them back in the canyon if he would grade the road when he got out...
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Originally Posted by Winfree
The blue RX-8 is for church
The red 1993 323 is for the farm - it can hold 12 bags of trash, or 10 fruit trees in pots (windows have to be open for the limbs), or two alfalfa bales and 3 sacks of feed. Still gets great milage!
The white Tarus belongs to Richard - hopes he comes by to pump the tires back up
The bulldozer, backhoe, and dump truck all belong to Marc - we are keeping them for him until he gets out of jail for vandalizing a Cadillac - Marc is a contractor his latest X wife emptied his account so he had to ask people who owed him to pay up - Well this one guy owed him for about 18 K of cement work - he refused to pay so Marc took him to court - the judge said pay half - the guy still refused - Marc felt abandoned by the law and he didn't know about attaching wages so he said "That man owes me, He treated me like the N word, so I will turn him into one! Marc used to work at a carbon black factory and he mixed up this slurry and painted everything he was owed for black. Carbon black is pretty hard to wash off - tends to be attracted to skin oils. So the dead beat, who was an old millionaire, got darker and darker - he was the one who messed up his own Cad, but he took Marc to court and Marc got jailed. I told him he could park them back in the canyon if he would grade the road when he got out...
The red 1993 323 is for the farm - it can hold 12 bags of trash, or 10 fruit trees in pots (windows have to be open for the limbs), or two alfalfa bales and 3 sacks of feed. Still gets great milage!
The white Tarus belongs to Richard - hopes he comes by to pump the tires back up
The bulldozer, backhoe, and dump truck all belong to Marc - we are keeping them for him until he gets out of jail for vandalizing a Cadillac - Marc is a contractor his latest X wife emptied his account so he had to ask people who owed him to pay up - Well this one guy owed him for about 18 K of cement work - he refused to pay so Marc took him to court - the judge said pay half - the guy still refused - Marc felt abandoned by the law and he didn't know about attaching wages so he said "That man owes me, He treated me like the N word, so I will turn him into one! Marc used to work at a carbon black factory and he mixed up this slurry and painted everything he was owed for black. Carbon black is pretty hard to wash off - tends to be attracted to skin oils. So the dead beat, who was an old millionaire, got darker and darker - he was the one who messed up his own Cad, but he took Marc to court and Marc got jailed. I told him he could park them back in the canyon if he would grade the road when he got out...
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From: In the hills between San Miguel and Parkfield - "up in the boonie lands", Central Coast of California, Wine Country
Quote: sounds like a third world country
We live a mile and a half up a dirt road - and it is Federal, and was once a stage line road!
But, if we were our own country, we would be the third largest wine producing country in the world!
We have an old Spainish Mission, a stage stop that was owned by Jesse James Uncle, a Castle built by the most powerful Newspaper man in the world (They call this area Castle Country)
Three Ghost towns - one of which is the Earth Quake Captial of the U.S.
Beaches that are uncrowded, a 4th of July where the fire department sells fireworks that you can set off in the park
A vey low crime rate and when crime is committed it tends to be creative
68 wineries with tasting rooms
Long curving roads perfect for RX-8
and an almost empty freeway where 85 miles per hour is legal.
The sign as you come into town reads : Damn Near Heaven
What have you got?
We live a mile and a half up a dirt road - and it is Federal, and was once a stage line road!
But, if we were our own country, we would be the third largest wine producing country in the world!
We have an old Spainish Mission, a stage stop that was owned by Jesse James Uncle, a Castle built by the most powerful Newspaper man in the world (They call this area Castle Country)
Three Ghost towns - one of which is the Earth Quake Captial of the U.S.
Beaches that are uncrowded, a 4th of July where the fire department sells fireworks that you can set off in the park
A vey low crime rate and when crime is committed it tends to be creative
68 wineries with tasting rooms
Long curving roads perfect for RX-8
and an almost empty freeway where 85 miles per hour is legal.
The sign as you come into town reads : Damn Near Heaven
What have you got?
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well the wife drives a 02 s2k. but she loves driving the rx8 more, due to room. And i also begged her to take s2k over 350z. whixh didnt take alot to do. when she drove both cars, she realized that s2k handles better then 350z for her tase wise. and she loved our 97 miata.
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mazdas: I drive a VR RX-8 and my wife drives a red Protege5 this is an old thread, i have done more mods since then https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-multimedia-photo-gallery-6/all-family-66669/
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95 Mustang in sig - currently stripped and being prepped for a fresh paint job
93 Saturn SL2 - backup car hardly ever drive it though it run flawlessly
Note the shaved lock (******* broke into my car with a crow bar and tore up the lock and all the sheetmetal, was easier to shave area then replce with lock)
93 Saturn SL2 - backup car hardly ever drive it though it run flawlessly
Note the shaved lock (******* broke into my car with a crow bar and tore up the lock and all the sheetmetal, was easier to shave area then replce with lock)
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PingMobile
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From: Oakland
2005 Legacy GT Limited Wagon w/5 speed & Vishnu ecu flash.
It is making about 300hp/300# torque to the shaft. Probably doing mid/low 13s, gets better mileage than the 8, and is really comfortable on long trips.
It is making about 300hp/300# torque to the shaft. Probably doing mid/low 13s, gets better mileage than the 8, and is really comfortable on long trips.
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From: Miami, Florida
The 8 is my daily driver... my REAL baby is a 1969 Cheverolet Impala 327 Convertable, Black on Black, Numbers matching, under 50k original miles. I put MAYBE 200 miles per year on that car.
Im selling it, BTW... bout time its found a new owner. Dont have the space for it at my next place of residence unfortunatly.
Im selling it, BTW... bout time its found a new owner. Dont have the space for it at my next place of residence unfortunatly.
JDM Type-S 6-speed 250PS
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From: Limassol, Cyprus
1998 Mitsubishi Diamante 2.5 V6 with 130,000 km on it, 5-speed auto with tiptronic. Nice, quite and great to drive on the highways. Regular mile eater! One of the most quite and comfy cars around.
2001 Toyota Corolla 1.3
company car. Guaranteed to start every time and give you 40 mpg. Just and A to B car. The exact opposite to the RX8: Slow, economical, reliable (turn it on and turn it off after 5 seconds without any worries of flooding), boring to drive and handles like crap!
2001 Toyota Corolla 1.3
company car. Guaranteed to start every time and give you 40 mpg. Just and A to B car. The exact opposite to the RX8: Slow, economical, reliable (turn it on and turn it off after 5 seconds without any worries of flooding), boring to drive and handles like crap!
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04 blk on blk onblk rx8 m b 320 slk 02 YELLOWon blk 85 mb 300td blue with gray flames 92 gmc pu blue drive them all as if I stole them x great to 1oo slk great after 60 td after 40 this is so smooth at 95 gmc is atruck south fl my acis great turn heads more in 8 fun fun to drive than slk if gas is your deal SELLIT YOU WHINERS sorry first post ever oh i am 60
