What was your previous car?
06-10-2005, 02:35 PM
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1988 RX7 white convertable, loved it, 2nd fav car ever owned
1985 MR2 fun to drive but engine blew
198? Some kinda corola, was poor at the time and needed car to get from point a to point b
1992 miata, also fun, had to sell for new car.
1998 honda accord, coupe v6 LX, hated that piece of $hit. more problems then i can remmember, will never own another honda again because of that
2004 RX8, new #1 fav car since RX7. diesle truck ran my accord over so insurance made down payment for this baby. :D that was the only good thing my accord did for me.
1985 MR2 fun to drive but engine blew
198? Some kinda corola, was poor at the time and needed car to get from point a to point b
1992 miata, also fun, had to sell for new car.
1998 honda accord, coupe v6 LX, hated that piece of $hit. more problems then i can remmember, will never own another honda again because of that
2004 RX8, new #1 fav car since RX7. diesle truck ran my accord over so insurance made down payment for this baby. :D that was the only good thing my accord did for me.
06-10-2005, 02:46 PM
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1964 Chevy Impala
1980 Cutlass Surpreme
1974 MG Midget
1975 MGB
(went through a MG phase)
1987 Toyota truck
1982 Mazda 626
1988 Mazda RX7
1991 Mazda RX7 convertible
1991 Dogde Stealth RT Twin Turbo
(talk about torque...)
2004 RX8
1980 Cutlass Surpreme
1974 MG Midget
1975 MGB
(went through a MG phase)
1987 Toyota truck
1982 Mazda 626
1988 Mazda RX7
1991 Mazda RX7 convertible
1991 Dogde Stealth RT Twin Turbo
(talk about torque...)
2004 RX8
06-10-2005, 03:51 PM
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Oh yeah I guess I can count my 3 MGBs too. They are just toys, I tried to daily drive one of them for a month and it was "fun" working on my car every other time I went to drive it.
06-18-2005, 10:25 AM
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87 Nissan Sentra SE Coupe 5speed.........my 1st car, it was my sister's first car she handed it down to me
84 Mazda RX7 GS.....beige, ton of oil and exhaust leaks, beat the crap out of it...blew 1 motor, 2 clutches, and a tranny...
85 Mazda RX7 base...swapped in a new 13B streetported, tons of extra stuff...13.8 in the quarter...very very fun car. I'd trade my RX8 for it if I could....
84 Mazda RX7 GS....was a running car...I parted it out
87 RX7 GXL charcoal gray.....bought it as a flood car....parted it out
86 RX7 base 2+2 originally gold, resprayed MAACO white.....drove it for a while sold it
86 RX7 base 2+2 blue........had no engine when I bought it, had no engine when I sold it
86 RX7 base originally gold, resprayed MAACO mint green.......bought it crashed, drove it awhile, sold it
86 Corolla SR5....swapped a 12a...drove a whle sold it
86 Corolla SR5...drove it awhile, bought a wrecked 86 GTS and swapped everything over, restored it pretty much. Drove it for a long while, sold it
86 Corolla GTS....really rusted out Canadian car...drove it a while, parted it out.
85 Corolla GTS....a little beat, drove it a while, parted it out.
87 Toyota Truck 2wd...bare bones nice truck..sold it after a year
86 Corolla GTS hatch.....swapped all the good stuff from another AE86 I had....drifted it, played with it...sold it.
86 Corolla SR5....rusted..got it for free...sold it
00 Suzuki Grand Vitara V6 5speed 4X4...nice family hauler...I loved it...traded it in on the RX8
04 RX8...my current vehicle
82 Corolla....project sitting in my backyard right now.
85 Corolla GTS....another project just sitting there
wife got the 94 Corolla wagon 5speed...I will inherit that as soon as she buys a new car soon....
85 GT coupe automatic(the only automatica I ever owned)....bought with a bad head gasket...drove it for 5 months...tried to fix it, block was cracked. Gave it away.
84 Celica GTS hatch....installed TRD Truck flywheel/clutch, Supra LSD, TRD RV cam, and custom exhaust....lots of fun...sold it
I'm missing some cars....a bunch more parts cars.....and half finished projects..like an 84 Tercel 4X4 wgaon with a 12a and stuff.....
84 Mazda RX7 GS.....beige, ton of oil and exhaust leaks, beat the crap out of it...blew 1 motor, 2 clutches, and a tranny...
85 Mazda RX7 base...swapped in a new 13B streetported, tons of extra stuff...13.8 in the quarter...very very fun car. I'd trade my RX8 for it if I could....
84 Mazda RX7 GS....was a running car...I parted it out
87 RX7 GXL charcoal gray.....bought it as a flood car....parted it out
86 RX7 base 2+2 originally gold, resprayed MAACO white.....drove it for a while sold it
86 RX7 base 2+2 blue........had no engine when I bought it, had no engine when I sold it
86 RX7 base originally gold, resprayed MAACO mint green.......bought it crashed, drove it awhile, sold it
86 Corolla SR5....swapped a 12a...drove a whle sold it
86 Corolla SR5...drove it awhile, bought a wrecked 86 GTS and swapped everything over, restored it pretty much. Drove it for a long while, sold it
86 Corolla GTS....really rusted out Canadian car...drove it a while, parted it out.
85 Corolla GTS....a little beat, drove it a while, parted it out.
87 Toyota Truck 2wd...bare bones nice truck..sold it after a year
86 Corolla GTS hatch.....swapped all the good stuff from another AE86 I had....drifted it, played with it...sold it.
86 Corolla SR5....rusted..got it for free...sold it
00 Suzuki Grand Vitara V6 5speed 4X4...nice family hauler...I loved it...traded it in on the RX8
04 RX8...my current vehicle
82 Corolla....project sitting in my backyard right now.
85 Corolla GTS....another project just sitting there
wife got the 94 Corolla wagon 5speed...I will inherit that as soon as she buys a new car soon....
85 GT coupe automatic(the only automatica I ever owned)....bought with a bad head gasket...drove it for 5 months...tried to fix it, block was cracked. Gave it away.
84 Celica GTS hatch....installed TRD Truck flywheel/clutch, Supra LSD, TRD RV cam, and custom exhaust....lots of fun...sold it
I'm missing some cars....a bunch more parts cars.....and half finished projects..like an 84 Tercel 4X4 wgaon with a 12a and stuff.....
06-19-2005, 02:36 PM
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1986 Porsche 944 Turbo- I miss that car every day. I don't miss fixing it constantly, but I miss it. Great car, and when I have enough money to have multiple cars, I will buy it back.
06-19-2005, 06:37 PM
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My last car was a 1991 Saturn SL2 which I purchased back in 1991. Almost 15 years with the same car -- it had 153K miles on it and was still in damn good condition. The early Saturn's were damn nice cars and held up well.
The good news: I *love* my 8.
The bad news: I hate having a car payment after 11 years without one. :-(
Tyler8
2005 6MT Shinka
The good news: I *love* my 8.
The bad news: I hate having a car payment after 11 years without one. :-(
Tyler8
2005 6MT Shinka
06-26-2005, 01:32 PM
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I do not yet own a RX8, I will in the fall. I am waiting till 06 to see if anything new is comming. Probably not, but it will also help for money reasons as well. I currently drive a 2002 toyota celica GTS with hotchki bars, eibach springs and a couple other small mods. Love the car and the way it handles, but cant wait for RWD, and a bit more power. Currently at 180hp with 8000 RPM redline. I'll probably do some suspension work within the first few miles-love to feel the G's.
06-27-2005, 07:41 AM
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This is our first sports car! I currently drive a 2004 Jeep Rubicon. We traded in a 1999 Toyota Rav 4, for a 2005 Mazda RX-8, 6m, black & red leather interior. We put 300 miles on it this weekend in the mountains of Northeast Tennessee and North Carolina. Wished I had bought a sport car years ago. I now know what I missed.
I taught my Jeep was fun to drive, boy was I mistaken.
That little RX-8 turns alot of heads when it goes down the road!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WHAT A SWEET RIDE[/U]
I taught my Jeep was fun to drive, boy was I mistaken.
That little RX-8 turns alot of heads when it goes down the road!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WHAT A SWEET RIDE[/U]
06-28-2005, 12:11 AM
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I had a 2000 Ford Ranger, white, stepside, bedliner, bugflector, toolbox, ventshades, tinted windows, sony cd player, blaupunkt speakers all the way around, SIX tweeters, BOSS 200 watt amp for the highs (got out of bass years ago). Cried when I traded it in for my 8. Made some memories in that truck. But after 10 mins in my new 8, I forgot what I had when I came to the lot. Oh, beware of the TEST DRIVE.
06-28-2005, 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by rammstein
1986 Porsche 944 Turbo- I miss that car every day. I don't miss fixing it constantly, but I miss it. Great car, and when I have enough money to have multiple cars, I will buy it back.
Cool. My last car was a Guards Red 1987 Porsche 944 Turbo upgraded with M030 sport suspension and computer/wastegate mods to make ~250HP. A truly wonderful car that unfortunately had an idler pulley sieze causing the timing belt to be stripped which in turn caused the valves to be eaten by the pistons. Used to autocross with the local PCA (Porsche Club of America) chapter.
It was the regular repair work that swayed me to buying the RX-8 instead of getting a 968 (the next iteration of the Porsche 944) from the mid-90's. The RX-8 handling has a lot of similarities to the old front engine Porsches (FEP). In fact, IIRC, the original RX-7 design was a response to the Porsche 924 - the first of the FEPs.
07-01-2005, 11:36 PM
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5spd 4wd 1996 Toyota Tacoma, Lifted, Knobbies, etc. - a truck.
1995 Lexus SC400, straight pipes, intake, kumhos + wheels. - a boat, that costs more than it's worth to repair
My rx-8.
1995 Lexus SC400, straight pipes, intake, kumhos + wheels. - a boat, that costs more than it's worth to repair
My rx-8.
07-11-2005, 08:52 AM
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I had a 1994 Mitsubishi 3000GT SL
Looked good, took care of me in a really bad "rear ended" wreck, not the fastest thing in the world, handled decently well once I got some nice tires and I got used to the fact that it weighed as much as a tank...it started having problems...saw an ad for a deal on the 8 and decided to test it. done deal. drove her home that night...It was hard to think about letting go of the 3000 but as soon as I pulled out and heard the hum of the rotors I thought...what 3000?
Looked good, took care of me in a really bad "rear ended" wreck, not the fastest thing in the world, handled decently well once I got some nice tires and I got used to the fact that it weighed as much as a tank...it started having problems...saw an ad for a deal on the 8 and decided to test it. done deal. drove her home that night...It was hard to think about letting go of the 3000 but as soon as I pulled out and heard the hum of the rotors I thought...what 3000?
08-03-2005, 10:32 AM
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2002 Toyota MR2 Spyder - TRD Springs and Shocks, AEM CAI, Team Moon exhaust, Saner Bar, Lots of Cusco Braces, B&M, Falkens & Heliums = best autocross/canyon carver I have ever driven or owned. Nothing quite like a 2100lb midengined gokart. If only I could afford the Elise as a toy...
08-05-2005, 11:18 AM
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My previous car was a 99 Toyota Camry that I bought off of my ex-girlfriend because she was leaving the country and I needed something reliable at the time. I was working a job that required lots of travel with my own vehicle.
08-05-2005, 11:29 AM
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1999 Mazda 626.
Just hit 100,000 miles and gave me a CEL to celebrate the ocassion.
Just hit 100,000 miles and gave me a CEL to celebrate the ocassion.