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Old Aug 5, 2005 | 11:41 AM
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A 1994 Mazda 626 V6 Manual (wife drive a Honda Odyssey) with only 80,000 miles on it. Up to this year I only replaced the muffler (twice) and spark plug wires, but had to replace the alternator, TWICE, in a week this year.

A 17 year old hit it last week and it wasn't drivable (currently in the shop). I pulled the trigger on Shinka after that so I guess I should thank him.
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Old Aug 5, 2005 | 01:03 PM
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1999 Mazda Miata - Base Package +LSD (only option) 5speed.

I bought it used in 02 with 42k miles on it, it was a certified used car and came with a 1 year 12k mile warrenty. After the year was up and it was out of warranty I started to mod it.

-Home-made Intake (2lbs lighter than stock)
-Racing Beat Header (10lbs lighter than stock)
-Custom Cat-Back with Magnaflow Muffler (20lbs lighter than stock)
-Fidenza Flywheel (9lbs lighter than stock)
-ACT Stage 2 clutch kit (2lbs lighter than stock)
-DND (sparco replica) seats (same weight as stock but more support)
-Harddog 4pt Roll Bar (+50lbs)
-Konig Greenlights 15x6 with 205/50/15 Kumho rubber (same weight as stock)
-Porterfield brake pads
-generic SS brake lines
-Koyo Radiator
-Home-made oil cooler
-NGK Plugs/Wires
-160* Thermostat
-Ground Control Coil-Overs
-KYB AGX shocks
-Racing Beat swaybars/endlinks
-Racing Beat frame braces
-Polyurethane foam in the side sills
-AC delete
-Heater delete
-Radio delete
-cut all the excess bolt lengths off
-all syn Redline Fluids
-carbon fiber hood (for the ladies )

Thats all I can remeber I think I got everything. The Car dyno'd 135whp, in all I spent about 2k on all the stuff, plus many weekends. The car was corner weighted and the curb weight on it was 1950 lbs Dry and with everything toped off and about 1/4 tank of gas was 2020, not bad.

The car would run a 14.8@90 as its fastest time, that was before the header. It was a great little car, got the dealer to give me 8500 for it :-) i was gonna sell it for 8k so I came out pretty good IMO.

EDIT : It was silver/black just like my rx8
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Old Aug 5, 2005 | 01:06 PM
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My previous ride was a 95' Acura Integra GS-R, loved that car death... after that I was addicted to high-revving engines (: Unfortunately I lost it in an accident involving a deer crossing the road at night ):

Before that I had a 1984 BMW 733i. Man that thing was like a friggen tank, 180,000 miles on it and still going after we donated it.
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Old Aug 5, 2005 | 01:09 PM
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1991 Honda Accord. all decked out with NOS and all... unfortunately it got stolen
and stripped. I decided to keep the accord but only as a project.
Got my 05 RX-8 March 2005 and I love it
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Old Aug 5, 2005 | 06:22 PM
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2001 Acura CLS, Black w/rear spoiler. It was a great car, but I've been wanting to get back into more of a sports car for a while. Car before the Acura was a '96 Grand Am (don't shoot me!! I had to do it due to divorce-related finance issues at the time). Before that '95 Firebird Formula and a '67 Camaro SS (which the ex got in the divorce..... I miss that car! )
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Old Aug 12, 2005 | 07:35 AM
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My previous was BMW 520 - great car on paper and built like a tank but sooo dull
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Old Aug 13, 2005 | 10:44 AM
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1996 MX6 5 speed...Hunter Green ......Loved that car! Love my RX8 100 times more :D
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Old Aug 16, 2005 | 02:10 PM
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1987 FC-3s Mazda RX-7 Base model Red, Loved that car. (sold it to get married)
2000 Suzuki Grand Vitara V6 LX Black BOOOOORING. Reliable, spacious, Boring, comfortable, boring, get the picture...
1988 Honda CRX SI, Red, Eibach springs, suspension authority coil overs,full aero body kit, honda sport header, verry nice car, handled like a go-kart, then I drove the 8...
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Old Sep 3, 2005 | 11:04 AM
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99 Mazda Miata. Racing beat roll bar, enthuza exhuast, racing beat sport springs, brainstorm engine start, god i miss it.
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Old Sep 7, 2005 | 11:02 PM
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Old Sep 7, 2005 | 11:03 PM
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Old Sep 7, 2005 | 11:09 PM
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this is in order

95 corolla wagan, 88 rx7 red gxl, 91 rx7 white gxl, 91 4runner , 04 grey rx8 6sp, 88 silver rx7 gxl/turbo II, 87 rx7 red turboII

so far for what i had the rx8 for i loved it , it took corners,and for the first time i went 140mph, put the cost was really killing me in the long run and plus i wanted power and was losing races with the evos and wrx, then i got the 88 silver rx7 had an n/a motor pulled it out and mounted a turboII motor and ran 13's all day everything was stock just intake and exhaust. so it a big improvement form my 15.1 rx8 to a 13.4 88 rx7 with 4k. i know in the future im going to buy a used rx8 for like 15k and ill be happy agian

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Old Sep 11, 2005 | 02:59 PM
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From: inside my cockpit
04 auto RX8







current : 05 6MT RX8 :D
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Old Sep 12, 2005 | 05:38 PM
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From: Mill Creek, Washington
98 f-150 red stx
01 f-150 silver sport

now grey 6mt rx8 (couldnt be happier!)
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Old Sep 12, 2005 | 10:29 PM
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97 honda civic ex in green

Current: 05 rx-8 black 6mt
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Old Sep 23, 2005 | 03:45 AM
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I had a Grand Prix GTP, and then a civic for like 6 months, and then my 8 Its a drop in power from the GTP, but its amazing
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Old Sep 23, 2005 | 04:01 AM
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'02 Volvo XC70! and prior to that '99 Audi A6 2.8

I guess daddy needed a little fun...:D

Other vehicle '04 Volvo XC90
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Old Sep 24, 2005 | 04:32 AM
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Previous: 1995 Honda Accord Lx
2005 6 sp white Rx8 Gt....i miss it.....


Currently: 2000 Honda S2000 (white)
1998 Hyundai Tiburon (daily driver)
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Old Nov 2, 2005 | 08:30 PM
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way back when: '66 Barracuda, '90 Park Avenue, '78 Celica, '02 Nissan Spec V, '82 Mercury Marquis

Previous: 2004 Dodge SRT-4
Current: 2005 Evo VIII
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Old Nov 2, 2005 | 08:48 PM
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1) Mercedes Benz 300E (1986)
2) Nissan 300ZX TT (1990)
3) Honda Accord (1992)
4) Nissan Sentra SE-R (1992)
5) Mazda RX-8 (2005)

(Years in bracket are model years)
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Old Nov 2, 2005 | 09:00 PM
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My previous car:

Its a 2005 Mazda 3s ( you can actually see my Rx-8 in the pic too)
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Old Nov 2, 2005 | 09:14 PM
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before my 8......

1st car - 1984 Mercury Cougar v6: sitting in my driveway still
2nd car - 2001 Chevy S-10 Xtreme: traded in for my 8
3rd car - 2004 RX-8
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Old Nov 3, 2005 | 12:11 AM
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OK my first vechicle was a 74 Chevy 454 althought I didn't own it it was what I drove. My frist car that I owned was a 92 Nissan 240SX/SE (loved it small turning radis fit me perfectly) bought it on Halloween and suprisely it wasn't cursed that bad and finally I got my 04 Mazda RX-8 absoulty the best car so far, my dream car is a 93 mazda RX-7, sat in one when I was 12 and fell in love. Doesn't fit me now my sholders are too big.
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Old Nov 3, 2005 | 06:16 AM
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Let’s start with my first car, it was a 1980 Pontiac Phoenix, after that I had a 1977 Chevy Luv, next I was driving a 1986 Oldsmobile Forenza, then a 1990 Dodge Caravan. Finally I bought my 2000 ZX2, fun car I’m going to miss it, even though it pales in comparison to the 8 in drivability. Now I’m driving my Silver MT 8.
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Old Nov 3, 2005 | 06:27 AM
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From: Europe -> UK -> SE -> Maidenhead
Renault Clio 1.2 chug chug
Peugeot 206 1.6 fun fun
And now my RX8 2.6 zoom zoom
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